Short Council Meet.

The City Council moved through their regular meeting Tuesday in near record speed of only forty minutes last Tuesday evening in City Hall. The agenda was light and reports from staff and committees absorbed most of the time.

Finance Committee Chair Donna Harlan noted that the contract for the City health care insurance was up for renewal and told the Council that the Committee would like to look at options.

"We would like to see some proposals from other companies," said Harlan.

Special Services Committee Chair J.D. Whitledge reported that Committee had been presented with a request from the seniors group at McCune Brooks Hospital to use the Memorial Hall auditorium on weekday mornings for walks. They requested that the Hall be furnished at no charge. Whitledge moved that the request be allowed.

Council member Jackie Boyer noted that although she felt the group was a worthy one, other equally as worthy groups could be expected to ask for similar arrangements. Other members agreed and the motion was defeated 4-5. Bastin was absent.

Just Jake Talkin'
Mornin',

I can’t remember who showed me how to make a weapon out of a two by four and a slice of tire inner tube. I do know we spent a lota hours slicin’ up old tire innards and chasin’ each other around.

We didn’t make anything fancy. Tack a strip of tube on one end of the board and there ya go. ‘Course the longer the board the farther you could shoot, but that all depended on your ability to stretch the huge rubber band. We could be seen sneakin’ through the neighborhood with those bands looped over our belt in large numbers. The handy thing was if someone shot at ya and missed, you could always recover their ammunition and fire it back. Lackin’ the proper printin’ equipment, we seldom attached suitable warnin’ labels.

This is some fact, but mostly,

Just Jake Talkin.

by

Metcalf Auto Supply

Click and Clack Talk Cars

Dear Tom & Ray:

Last year I forgot to drain out my gas in several lawn-mower type motors, and this spring, they all started perfectly. I know you guys have recommended a gasoline stabilizer for seasonal storage, but how come my motors started right up? I used unleaded gas without alcohol. Without the lead, can gas be stored without varnishing? -Elmer.

RAY: I can tell you're a scientist, Elmer. You've experienced an interesting phenomenon - your lawn mower started perfectly after a winter of storage - and now you're testing a promising theory: Can unleaded gasoline be stored without producing varnish?

TOM: And like a scientist, you're about to utter the well-worn words "Dang! Back to the 'ol drawing board." The phenomenon you experienced, Elmer, was luck.

RAY: Unleaded gas still tends to varnish. And without a gasoline stabilizer, a lot of engines stored with sitting gasoline over a period of many months won't start. And worse, their carburetors may need to be removed and cleaned if you ever want to get them started again.

TOM: This is a classic application of our famous Great Unyielding Truth: It's the stingy person you spends the most. You try to save a few bucks on a can of gasoline stabilizer, and you end up having to rebuild the carburetor later on.

RAY: So you can press your luck again next year, Elmer, and you may get away with it. Or you can play it safe and take our advice: Bite the bullet, buy a can of stabilizer and ensure yourself a place next year among the great, unvarnished masses.

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