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The Mornin' Mail is published daily -Friday, February 13, 1998 Volume VI, Number 168

Did Ya Know... Due to circumstances beyond their control, the Carthage Over 60 Center will not have their dinner Feb. 15.

Did Ya Know... Ongoing classes and tutoring in English is available Mon. through Fri., 8 a.m. to noon and Tues. and Thurs. 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. For information, contact the Family Literacy Council at 358-5926.

Did Ya Know... Blood pressure checks and a seminar on "An Overview of Sleep Disorders" is at the VantAge Point at Northpark Mall today. The fair begins at 10 a.m. There is no charge and adults of all ages are welcome.

Did Ya Know... Tax counselors will be at the Over 60 Center every Tuesday from 9 a.m. to noon.

today's laugh

Porter: Shall I brush you off, sir?

Passenger: No thanks, I’ll climb off like the rest of the passengers.

The personnel director was checking the references of a new secretary. He called her former boss.

"How long did she work for you?" he asked.

"About eight hours," said the boss.

"But she told me she was with you for three years."

The ex-boss replied, "She was! She was!"

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INTERESTING MELANGE.
A Chronological Record of Events as they have Transpired in the City and County since our last Issue.

Gone Into Business at Coffeyville.

Wayne Condon, who for several months past has been with Ramsay Bros., dry goods merchants, has purchased a stock of dry goods and shoes at Coffeyville and has gone into business for himself.

The county court granted Troxel & Co., of Webb City, a dramshop license for a saloon on Allen street. There was quite a fight over the matter, which bid fair to rival the Gostley & Co. license affair, but disappointed those looking for a sensation. Attorney D. Beeson appeared for the petitioners and C. E. Burch for the remonstrators.

Carthage stone is unknown as yet but is good enough to force its way to every part of Uncle Sam’s domain. When the market for the stone is extended as it deserves to be extended our quarries and stone sawing works will be numbered by the dozens - and that will be a prosperous time for Carthage.

Today's Feature

City Phone System Recommended.

The Finance/Personnel Committee will recommend that the Council approve a proposal by SW Bell that would bring all City telephones into one system. According to the proposal the City will save over $1,300 per month compared with the current arrangement.

At the present time all 96 City phone lines, which includes 44 for McCune Brooks and 12 for CW&EP, are billed individually and are subject to normal fees. The Plexar system would allow the City to receive one bill for all lines. All charges will be itemized to allow for appropriate charges to be applied to individual entities.

The system will also allow individual departments to transfer calls to other numbers within or outside the system.

Committee Chair Lujene Clark had requested that the installation charge of $8,704 be eliminated and the five year term of the contract be reduced. The proposal approved by the Committee did include a reduction of a few hundred dollars in the installation charge, but no other significant changes were made to the original proposal.

The system will require that a new phone prefix be created to accommodate a block of 300 numbers that will be reserved for expansion of the City system. The prefix 237 has been tentatively reserved.

Southwestern Bell representative Tracey Tucker told the Committee that the 60 month contract wasn’t as formidable as it seemed.

"You can disconnect 35% of your phone lines at any time and not take any type of a penalty," said Tucker.

Tucker also said that SW Bell would furnish training to all City employees as to how to take advantage of the systems features.

Committee member asked how the new prefix would effect the City offices. Tucker said that for the first year the old numbers would be automatically transferred through with a recording reminding the caller that the number has been changed.

Chamber Director Heather Kelly presented a commemorative plate to Roy Mays during the appreciation luncheon at Carmar Tuesday. The presentation was in honor of the company's achievement of 1 million man hours worked without a lost time injury.

Safety Milestone Reached by Local Industry

Release by CARMAR Group, Inc.

CARMAR Group, Incorporated is pleased to announce that their work force has completed more than One Million Man Hours without a lost time injury. CARMAR has earned this distinction with the dedicated efforts of approximately 300 employees working in two divisions: CARMAR Freezers Public Warehouse and Carthage Crushed Limestone. "CARMAR appreciates the dedication, quality, and commitment of all employees to work safely in reaching this milestone. We’re on the way to a goal of two million hours worked with no lost time accident," according to company executive Rick Mayes. CARMAR hosted an employee appreciation luncheon at noon Wednesday, February 11, at the Underground.

CARMAR Freezers handles over 2 billion pounds of dry, refrigerated, and frozen product annually at the Carthage facility. The freezer division is one of five public refrigerated warehouses owned and operated by the company. Other facilities are in Springdale, Arkansas, two in Russellville, Arkansas; plus their newest facility in Thomasville, Georgia. The Carthage Crushed Limestone division produces and ships over 1.8 million tons of product each year.

Just Jake Talkin'
Mornin',

The Leadership Carthage program looks promisin.’ At this point it is just gettin’ put together but eventually it’s supposed ta be a trainin’ ground for those who might want to volunteer their services to the community.

The program gives citizens participatin' a look at how local government is set up and some community background that might be of use in makin’ decisions.

After followin’ the workin’s of the Council and various boards of the City, I’ve come to the conclusion that it takes about a year to get accustomed to the system. The Leadership Program may shorten that learnin’ curve.

In any instance, there will be some organized information available to those with an interest.

The goal is ta have the first "class" early next year. Hopefully that is a conservative estimate.

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

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