Judge Candidate Debate Continued.

The determination of whether Susan Butler is a qualified candidate for the position of Circuit Judge, Division II, twenty-Ninth Judicial Circuit has been postponed. Judge Darnold, who was assigned the case after Butler asked that Judge Baldridge be disqualified, approved a continuance until Wednesday, April 22 at 1:30 p.m. at the Courthouse in Carthage. Butler was represented by attorney Tom Elliston. Both Dally and Butler have filed as candidates for the seat Baldridge will vacate when he retires.

Dally filed a petition challenging the qualifications of Butler on March 31, the day after she filed for the office. Documents submitted by Dally show that Butler registered to vote in Jasper County in March of 1998, and that she has been a resident of Jasper County for three years. The state requires that Judges be a legal Missouri voter for three years prior to their taking office.

Butler has told the Mornin’ Mail that the case is "nothing personal" and Dally has stated that all parties involved need to have the clarification.

The Mornin’ Mail was first to publish the story on April 2.

Just Jake Talkin'
Mornin',

Mayor elect Ken Johnson spent the latter part of last week at City Hall meetin’ with all the Council members individually. This is not only perfectly legal, it makes refreshingly good sense.

The new Mayor has to make the various committee appointments next Tuesday evenin’ after he gets the reigns to the City. It only makes sense ta have some idea of the willin’ness and interest of the various members.

The idea of reducin’ the size of the five committees from six members to four members has been considered, with no member bein’ on more than two committees. This may be a more workable setup and limit the amount of time individual members have ta spend comin’ and goin’ from this meetin’ or that.

There has been no official indications as to committee chair appointments.

This is some fact, but mostly, Just Jake Talkin.’

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The Super Handyman

Q: We put down a really nice wood parquet floor in the kitchen about four years ago. It is starting to show wear in several spots. These areas are much darker than the rest of the floor. How can I refinish these spots to the lighter finish that was the original look? - L.N.A.

A: If the finish is still intact, the dark look might be just dirt on the surface that could be cleaned away.

If the floor was ever waxed, the darkness could be just wax buildup. See if a wax remover solves the problem.

Most refinished parquet floors have a top layer of polyurethane, which is a long-lasting finish. However, if the finish is gone, then the darkness might have to be bleached out - which then means you probably would need to restain the area and try to match the rest of the floor.

Dear Al & Kelly: I’m an old-timer, and I love to make yard ornaments and decorations. I always use beeswax to dip wood screws into before using them. The wax makes them go in easier, and I’ve never had a rust problem on anything. The only thing I don’t like is the dust that collects on my cake of wax. I have learned to keep it in a covered butter tub now. That way the wax doesn’t get dusty, and it’s also easier to keep up with in my shop, which is also my garage. - B.Z.

Dear Kelly: When I redid the master bedroom I wanted to add a border around the top of the walls to go with the fabric in the drapes and spread. Unfortunately, I couldn’t find the matching border only a matching wallpaper. So, I cut my own border from the wallpaper. I was able to get two borders from each section of paper, so it wasn’t that much more expensive to use the paper. - C.T.

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