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The Mornin' Mail is published daily -Tuesday, March 17, 1998 Volume VI, Number 190

Did Ya Know... The Carthage Water & Electric Plant Board will meet at 4:00 p.m. Thurs., March 19, at City Hall Council Chambers.

Did Ya Know... Project Graduation Donkey Basketball will be at the High School at 7 p.m., Tuesday, March 17. KODE will be one of the teams.

today's laugh

Among the conditions of sale by an Irish auctioneer was the following: "The highest bidder to be the purchaser, unless some gentleman bids more."

Two Irishmen arranged to fight a duel with pistols. One of them was distinctly stout, and when he saw his lean adversary facing him he raised an objection.

"Bedad!" he said, "I’m twice as big a target as he is, so I ought to stand twice as far away from him as he is from me."

"Be aisy now," replied his second. "I’ll soon put that right."

Taking a piece of chalk from his pocket he drew two lines down the stout man’s coat, leaving a space between them.

"Now," he said, turning to the other man, "fire away, ye spalpeen, and remember that any hits outside that chalk line don’t count."

1898
INTERESTING MELANGE.
A Chronological Record of Events as they have Transpired in the City and County since our last Issue.

SAYS HIS NAME IS GOD.

Man Who is Evidently Insane Picked Up Near the Frisco Track.

The Frisco inter-urban train which reached Carthage at 12:35 p.m. today, brought a strange passenger. Just about a mile this side of Oronogo, a farmer flagged the train. When it stopped the crew found lying beside the track, a man whom the farmer had in charge. The farmer had found him where he lay. He was helped on board the train and brought to Carthage. Who and what he is, is at present bothering the police.

Officer Dan Bruffett met the train at the depot and brought the man up town. He was taken to C. C. Catron's shoe store and County Physician F. W. Flower was called to examine him. A reporter reached the store just a moment before the doctor arrive.

The man, who is undoubtedly deranged, was standing up, half supported by Officer Sherman Drake. He is about 5 feet 10 inches tall, weighs perhaps 175 pounds, has gray blue eyes, dark hair slightly gray, and a crooked nose. His mouth is covered by a heavy, drooping brown moustache and he appears to be about 40 or 45 years of age. He was fairly well dressed, with brown hat and overcoat, good suit of clothes and white shirt. His hands and face were coated with dirt as though he had been thrown head long into the mud. His hair was also full of mud and his clothing muddy.

When standing in Catron's store, he kept his hands clasped and prayed in a whisper. When spoken to he was mute and acted as though deaf. Only once did he reply to questions. When Officer Bruffett asked "Where are you from?", he promptly replied, "No where." "Where are you going?" "No where." Where did you get on the train?" "No where." "What is your name?" "God."

Dr. Flower believes that the man is suffering from the effects of a fall or blow. He had $2.35, some patent medicine, a watch and a letter addressed to Chas. W. Smith, Neosho, Mo., by City Attorney Joel Livingston, of Joplin. The letter related to the city license of medicine peddlers in Joplin.

The unfortunate man was taken to the city jail and put to bed on a cot in the corridor near the stove where there is always a fire. Some one will be secured to look after him tonight.

Today's Feature

Memorial Hall Moments.

The Special Services Committee was advised last Thursday by City Administrator Tom Short that the three new heating/air conditioning units have been installed in Memorial Hall. Short also told the committee that the one remaining old unit had failed during the installation of the three new units. Short suggested delaying action on the replacement of the fourth unit because the improved efficiency of the new units may be adequate to serve the building.

The Committee also heard that a review of the current rate structure for rental of the facility was still being studied.

Short said that requests for regulations and rates charged by other cities for community facilities have been submitted. He said initial indications are that rates for rental of Memorial Hall are lower than most other similar city operated properties.

Committee member Lujene Clark reported that she and Diane Sharits of Main Street Carthage were attempting to obtain private funding to help pay for landscaping for the Police Station and the new parking lot just south of the building .

Tigers Sign

Two Carthage Tiger football standouts have signed letters of intent to further their football playing careers into college.

Chris Brown signed a letter of intent for Missouri Valley College in Marshall, MO. Chris played offensive tight end and defensive end for Coach Jesse Wall and the Tigers. Coach Wall said he will miss Chris as a contributor to the Tigers football program and stated "Chris Brown, first and foremost, is an outstanding person. He was a strong leader for us on and off the field."

Chris was a First Team All-Southwest Conference Tight End, First Team All-Southwest Missouri Football Coaches Association Team as a tight end and has been selected to play in the Lion Club East-West All-Star Football Game in Jefferson City. Brown was voted by his team as the Offensive Player of the Year and set the school record for the longest reception against Harrisonville his senior year with a 99 yard catch. He finished that game with a career high 271 yards.

Missouri Valley Coach Dan Stanley had high praise for Brown as well. "We look at him as both a receiver and a solid defensive performer. We think he has the skills to be an outstanding football player for us."

Chris is the son of Bob and Cathy Brown.

One of the Carthage Tigers best defensive players in the past few years, Craig Kyte, signed a letter of intent to play for the Missouri Southern Lions next year. Kyte, a linebacker for the Tigers will be vying for a strong safety position or possibly the weak side linebacker position according to the Lions defensive coach, Kenny Evans. Evans felt that Kyte could fill one of those positions in the near future, that, combined with Craig's desire to major in Criminal Justice, was why he chose MSSC over other colleges.

Kyte stated, "By the time I graduate, I hope to be starting in one of those places. I'm going to work hard and I hope maybe I can crack the special teams squad so that I can travel to games and be a part of the team my freshman year."

Carthage coach Jesse Wall feels that Kyte has what it takes to play football at the college level. "He was an outstanding leader for our football team. He has the intensity and knowledge of how to play the game and those are things he'll need in college, because it's so much more complex and involved than the high school game."

Kyte was voted the Defensive Player of the Year by his teammates and led the team in tackles with 84 respectively. He also received First Team Southwest Conference Linebacker Accolades his sophomore and senior year and Honorable Mention his junior year.

Craig is the son of Greg and Mary Kyte.

In addition to excelling on the playing field, both young men excelled in the classroom as well. Chris Brown is carrying a 3.46 grade point average and Craig Kyte has a 3.38 and is hopeful of being a candidate for the Honors Program.

Commentary

Martin "Bubs" Hohulin

State Representative, District 126

Some decisions are easy. School supplies are more important than videogames and wives are more important than football games; okay, so maybe thatlast one is a little hard to remember, but this next one ought to be ano-brainer: mentally retarded children are more deserving of our help and tax dollars than drunks and druggies....whoops, according to the Democrats on the Budget Committee, drunks and druggies are more deserving of your tax dollars than mentally retarded children. Let me explain.

Last Thursday we were working on the budget for the Dept. of Mental Health. The Dept. has several Divisions including Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, (MRDD), and Alcohol and Drug Abuse, (ADA). It has always chapped me that we spend $52 million tax dollars in ADA when we have people with legitimate needs that are not self-induced. On the other hand, mentally retarded children can’t help how they were born and cannot do anything to change their lot.

I offered an amendment to cut $1.3 million from ADA. Representative Charlie Shields, R-St. Joseph, offered a substitute amendment that would cut the $1.3 million from ADA and put it into home directed services in MRDD. That should have been a no-brainer. How can anyone vote to take money from retarded children and give it to drunks and druggies?

Apparently if you are a Democrat on the Budget Committee and are taking your marching orders from Governor Carnahan you can do it fairly easily.

On a roll call vote, with Republicans voting to put the money into children’s services and Democrats voting to give it to the drunks and druggies, our amendments were defeated. When I asked a couple of them in private later why they voted the way they did, all I got was a shrug of the shoulders. I can’t explain it.

I offered several other amendments cutting millions from the budget. I was successful on only one and it totaled only $19,000.00. When the first twelve budget bills were voted on and passed out of committee the budget was $19 million in the red. Thankfully, the Constitution of Missouri requires a balanced budget.

The budget will now be debated by the full House and I will again attempt to both trim the budget and move money to where it will be better spent.

As usual, I can be reached at House Post Office, State Capitol, Jefferson City, MO, 65101, or 1-800-878-7126, or mhohulin@services.state.mo.us for your questions, comments, or advice.

Gayle Crane Files for Judge

Release from Crane for Judge Committee

Joplin Attorney Gayle Crane announced that she will file for Associate Circuit Judge, Division 4, Jasper County on the Republican Ballot.

"After many years of practice, I have some goals for the court system. I want the opportunity to make the system more sensitive and responsive to the citizens going through judicial processes," Crane said. "I think my experiences as an active attorney and a working mother with 3 small children at home set me apart from my opponent with my primary objective being justice first on a case-by-case, person-by-person basis."

Crane has practiced law in Joplin since 1985.

Born and raised in Neosho, she is the daughter of Harold and Imogene Crane. She is married to John Podleski, also an attorney. They have three children: Jacob, 9, Kelli, 6, and Ann, 2. She is a member of Calvary Baptist Church, Joplin.

Just Jake Talkin'
Mornin',

The Third Annual "Raisin’ of the Green" Auction, sponsored by the Retail Committee of the Chamber, appeared ta be a success last Sunday at Memorial Hall. A good selection of goods and services were donated by area businesses and sold to benefit various promotions for the merchants throughout the year. The event again showed the continued willingness of the business community to contribute to the efforts of the Chamber and its commitment to the community as a whole.

Once again the staff and volunteers demonstrated a professional approach that resulted in an enjoyable and profitable afternoon.

This event is especially important because the money raised will be reinvested in promoting other Carthage activities locally and in the expanded trade area to increase awareness of the growing Carthage experience.

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