Today's Feature

Public Works Meeting.

The Public Works Committee will meet this afternoon at 5:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers of City Hall. No new or old business is in the agenda. At the previous Public Works meeting, City Administrator Tom Short was preparing to attend a Missouri Department of Transportation meeting to hear the progress of the Fairview Interchange Project.

Rodeo Time in Carthage.

News release

The Carthage Saddle Club is hosting its 28th Annual ACRA/IPRA Rodeo Friday, June 24 and Saturday, June 25 at the Carthage Saddle Club Arena located inside Municipal Park.

Events are to include Saddle Bronc Riding, Barrel Racing, Team Roping, Bareback Riding, Calf Roping, Steer Wrestling and bull riding. $500 added money per event will draw some of the top cowboys competing. Events start at 8 p.m. nightly. There will also be vendors selling western items and rodeo food at the concession stand.

There will be a Kid’s Calf Scramble both nights and on Saturday night at 7:30 p.m. there will be a Clown Contest for kids 10 years of age and under.

A Rodeo Royalty Contest has also been in progress for the past few months. The winner will take home a new 2-horse trailer and the 1st runner up will take home a new saddle. The winner will be announced Saturday night. The contestants are selling tickets around town. The Rodeo Royalty Contestants this year are Candi Nenneman, Neosho; Shayla Wilson, Carthage; Brandy Thornton, Jasper; Trey Perkins, Carthage and Randa Bell, Carl Junction.

Advance tickets are $7 for adults ($8 at the gate) and $3 for kids from 6 to 12 ($4 at the gate) and under 6 is free. Advance tickets can be purchased at the Carthage Chamber of Commerce, JR’s Western Wear, Race Brothers Farm & Home, S&S Outfitters, Xpress Truck Stop and Triple K Saddle Shop.

Heartland Chautauqua.

News release

The public is invited to join the Heartland Chautauqua troupe for tent raising at George Washington Carver National Monument on Monday, June 20 at 5:30 PM. The raising of the "big tent" welcomes the arrival of Heartland Chautauqua, produced by the Missouri Humanities Council. Be sure to bring a sledgehammer if you have one! Musical entertainment and refreshments will be provided.

Historical performances will be taking place at the monument throughout the week, June 21-25, with historian – actors portraying Theodore Roosevelt, John James Audubon, Fred Harvey, Mary Elizabeth Lease, and George Washington Carver; and culminating into a day-long Carver Day festival on Saturday, June 25.

The park is located on Carver Road off State Route V just west of Diamond (Hwy. 59), east of Hwy. 71. For more information, contact Chief Ranger Lana Henry at 417-325-4151.

THE lake is where folks go when they don’t want their neighbors to know ‘xactly where they will be for the weekend.

"How ‘bout gettin’ together for a cook out this weekend," the neighbor asks.

"Can’t this weekend Herb, we’re goin’ to THE lake."

‘Course if the neighbor is the pushy type and hints for an invite, most ever’one can fall back to the next defensive position.

"Well ya take the second turn after Williams Fork, go to the sign that says "Bait" and watch for the dirt road that leads up that rocky incline. Watch out for the ruts"

I know this works, I spend the whole weekend just lookin’ for that "Bait" sign.

This is some fact, but mostly,

Just Jake Talkin’.

Skin Itch of Eczema Is Torture

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I have had eczema for about five years. I have tried everything, but it helps only for a while. Can you give me some hints on how to take care of it? — V.A.

ANSWER: When eczema first bursts forth, it’s a patch of red skin with blisters so tiny you almost need a magnifying glass to see them. Eczema’s trademark symptom is an unremitting itch that can be just short of torture. It provokes an urge to scratch. Scratching provides a few seconds of relief, but it also causes the itch to return with new intensity.

An important part of eczema control is to break the itch-scratch cycle. Cool, wet dressings can often curtail it. Soak a clean cotton cloth in cool water and let it stay on the itchy skin for 15 to 30 minutes. You might find that adding Burow’s tablets or powder to the water increases its anti-itch power.

Cortisone creams and ointments soothe irritated eczematous skin, and that speeds its recovery and takes the itch away. Many are on drugstore shelves. If the cortisone available without a prescription doesn’t bring results, then prescription cortisone creams and ointments stronger than those available over the counter almost always furnish relief. Protopic ointment and Elidel cream are also quite effective in taming eczema.

Once the skin responds to treatment, you have to go on a moisturizing program and maintain it for the rest of your life.

Collecting
By Larry Cox
Sponsored by Oldies & Oddities

Q: I have two early adding machines, an Odhner and a Remington Rand Model No. 93. Do they have any value? I would like to sell them. — Ona, Willowbrook, Ill.

A: Most early calculators and adding machines have little value to collectors, but there are, of course, exceptions. It takes an expert to sort the desirable ones from the rest. Arthur Cheslock is interested in pre-1945 adding machines. His address is 514 St. Paul St., Baltimore, MD 21202. For a second opinion, contact Darryl Rehr, P.O. Box 641824, Los Angeles, CA 90064.

Q: I have a dozen or so old jigsaw puzzles, mostly from the 1940s. Where can I sell them? — Jim, Pueblo West, Colo.

A: Robert Bergeron is a dealer who buys and sells older jigsaw puzzles. His address is 5 C IA Group, 2054 E. Balboa Drive, Tempe, AZ 85282.

Q: I have a large collection of Barbie dolls. Who can I contact to find out current values? — Charlotte, Lititz, Pa.

A: Annette Givens is an appraiser who specializes in Barbie dolls. Her address is 1958 Natador Way, No. 222, Northridge, CA 91330. Expect to pay a nominal fee for her services, and enclose an SASE with your inquiry.