Did Ya Know... The Shriners will be selling Vedalia Onions today from 10 to 2 on the Square. Proceeds will go to help crippled children.
Did Ya Know... The University Extension will offer a program on "Coping With Kids Who Drive Me Crazy" on May 12 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the University Extension Center in Carthage. For more information, contact 358-2158.
Did Ya Know... Surviving Spouses will not be meeting Thursday, May 1.
Old postal workers never die, they just become unzipped.
Two characters were off on a binge.
"I'm gonna leave this job and I want you to come with," said one after his eighth drink. "I know a place in Australia where there's a lot of gold just lying around!"
"Oh, yeah," said the other.
"Yup, all ya have to do is bend over and pick it up."
"I knew there had to be a catch!"
If I were honest, there are a number of red lights that I have driven through. But on the other hand, I've stopped at a lot of green lights that I've never gotten credit for.
INTERESTING MELANGE.
A Chronological Record of Events as they have Transpired in the City and County since our last Issue.
BOUGHT A THIRD INTEREST.
Louis Hatton is Now a Partner of B. S. Briles in the West Side Cafe. Saturday evening a deal was closed whereby Louis Hatton, a well known young man of this city, becomes the owner of a third interest in B. S. Briles' cafe and bakery on the west side of the square.
Mr. Hatton has been at the cafe for the past few days invoicing, etc., but the deal was kept very quiet until today. He will devote his entire attention to the business, assisting Mr. and Mrs. Briles.
Mr. Hatton is the son of Mr. A. Hatton, the well known capitalist of this city, and is a young man of exemplary habits and high character. He has a large amount of energy, push and business ability and will no doubt succeed. He has scores of friends who will be glad to note his business venture and who will join in wishing him success in it.
Mornin',
Had a friend who wanted to invest in a business. His idea was to create the perfect system where there weren’t any decisions to be made and therefore all that was necessary was “warm bodies” to carry out the routine tasks.
Now such a system may be possible, but my friend soon discovered in the venture he got involved in could not be made that simple.
Any venture needs a set of basic guidelines, or policy, to guide the routine. The problem is that there are always situations that come along that weren’t planned or opportunities that weren’t foreseen.
In the world today, the best that can be hoped for is to attract the best people available who can make good decisions and encourage a strong work ethic.
Any project needs check points to gauge progress, but feelin’ the necessity to plan every minute detail can spell doom to whatever good might come.
Sometimes even movin’ in the wrong direction is better than sittin’ still.
This is some fact, but mostly, Just Jake Talkin’.
by Mari An Willis
Dandelions are popping up everywhere! If you have a "clean" place to gather you may want to eat some of these beauties. Besides being high in potassium, calcium, iron, Vitamin A, B-complex, C and E; dandelion stimulates all the glands in the body. It was listed in the American Pharmacopoeia for many years.
The Chinese, as well as Americans, have used this herb to treat such things as infections and liver disease. The dried roots have been ground, roasted and used as a coffee substitute. The young tender greens make a wonderful addition to salads. Steamed with fennel and thyme or in a wilted salad they are a nutritious dish.
Fresh Dandelion Dip
1/2 c creamed cheese (low fat)
1/2 c tofu (or sour cream)
lemon thyme (lemon juice)
garlic clove
green onions
1/2 c or more dandelion greens chopped
Cream the cheese and tofu in blender. Add in the remaining ingredients. Serve with raw vegetables.
*This article is meant for informational purposes only and is not intended as a substitute for medical advice.
Latest Tourist Attraction Addition to Carthage.
Larry Walbridge and Lowell Davis have teamed up to bring yet another tourist attraction to Carthage.
Walbridge says he has always wanted to mount a plane on a signpost in front of the Flyin’ W convenience store just east of town. During a conversation with Davis, the idea of the “Crap Duster” was conceived.
Above: The Davis model used as a guide for the full size “Crap Duster.”
George Fritzler, visiting Red Oak II from Des Plaines, Illinois, got wind of the idea and became the catalyst to get the project off the ground. He has spent the last week at the MCA workshop assembling the artifact.
Plans are for the design to become one of Davis’ Ertl toy farm creations.
The finishing touches are being completed this week and the mass of metal will be painted next week. After being made structurally sound enough to withstand the Missouri thunderstorms, it will be mounted atop a metal “tree.”
Walbridge hopes to have the converted manure spreader displayed for viewing by travelers of old 66 Highway, complete with a manikin pilot, within a couple of weeks.
by Carolyn L. Wyatt, GRI
Do you want to buy a home and do you understand the guidelines that lenders use to determine who is a good risk?
Job history is one of the qualifiers. Lenders want you on the same or same kind of job for at least two years. Exceptions are just out of school, seasonal work, just leaving the military or your work being closed due to a plant closing.
Pay your bills on time. Make a list of all debts, payment amounts and the length of time still due on payments. Have you had any foreclosures or bankruptcies? Tell the lender - they will find out and better it comes from you than on a credit report.
Credit cards are an easy way to create a credit history. I usually tell customers that pay with cash to have copies of paid bills or to have cancelled checks. I also suggest that they take out a credit card, should they not have one, make a purchase and pay off the card. Cut it up if it is a temptation. Now lenders say that having a paid off credit card is not enough - you must make timely payments on the card to show that you are reliable enough to make payments.
Money saved!! A hard task at times to put aside money for a down payment. You will need from 5% to 20% of the purchase price as well as money for closing costs.
Don't forget your gross income and how it qualifies you for the home you desire. I'll cover this in another column.
Martin "Bubs" Hohulin State Representative, District 26
The more things change, the more they stay the same. As you might have heard or read by now jury selection has begun in the corruption trial of former House Speaker Bob Griffin. One would figure that would be the end of Griffin's presence in the Missouri House. Wrong! From this week's action in the House it would very well appear as if Griffin will be running the House from his jail cell.
The whole point of a democratic process is to have free and open debate, let all sides be heard and have input and then vote. Under Griffin, the Democrat majority was heard and had input and Republicans were herded quietly into a corner. That is what happened this week.
We were attempting to deal with a piece of legislation, House Bill 811. It is a bad and dangerous bill, but had the potential to be a very good bill. What it would do is provide health insurance for Missouri's uninsured kids.
It is tough to argue against health care for kids, but let me explain. Anytime there is an attempt to pass something that involves a tax increase or expands the size of government, the argument is always made that it is "for the children" or "for education." As evidence I point to the argument about river boat gambling, Prop B, Senate Bill 380, lottery, and the list goes on. This bill purports to use no tax dollars to run this insurance program, but Florida, which enacted a similar law several years ago is now having to cough up 13 million in taxpayer dollars to fund the program.
Anyway, we had some amendments to the bill which would have made the bill very workable. One would have capped administrative costs. This was especially important since the program would be run by department directors from several state agencies. These directors answer only to the Governor. Another would have strictly prohibited any state money from being used.
Unfortunately, we never got to offer these amendments, because, shades of Bob Griffin, debate was cut off, a vote was forced, and the whole thing was shoved down our throats. So much for free and open debate.
As usual, I can be reached at 1-800-878-7126 or House Post Office, State Capitol, Jefferson City, MO 65101, or mhohulin@services.state.mo.us for your questions, comments, and advice.
Sponsored by Computer Minded/On The Net
There are a lot of great reason to use the Internet. Here's a couple of reason why most people spend time on-line.
Electronic mail - Ask anyone who uses it and they'll tell you life wouldn't be the same without it. Electronic Mail (or E/Mail) is a great way of communicating on the Internet. Not only can you send and receive letters but you can also attach documents (files, etc.) to your messages.
Research - The Internet holds an enormous amount of information from all corners of the earth. You can access on-line Encyclopedias, Libraries, etc. to gain information on almost any topic you might be looking for. Once you find that information, you can print it (as well as any pictures you might see) or save it to a disk.
Business - Look up telephone numbers in an interactive phone book, access competitor sites, track UPS or Fedex packages, plan a business trip, or simply order a pizza on-line. The list of things that could help you at work is endless!
Advertising - for a small fee you can put your own company on-line! Advertise your products where up to 50 million people could have access to it.
Internal communications - Create a secure (employee only) Internet site where you could store data and information useful toy our employees.
By Steve Taylor
KDMO/KMXL News & Sports Director
Tiger Roundup: Another busy week ahead for the Carthage spring sports teams. In baseball action the Tigers are in action today at Webb City with a 4:00 match-up. The last time these teams met the game went nine innings with the Tigers losing 5-4. Later next week the Tigers are on the road against Neosho Monday and McDonald County comes to town on Thursday May 1st.
Tennis: Monday the Tennis team travels to Mount Vernon and Tuesday they are at Nevada along with a Thursday match at Webb City.
Golf: The conference tournament will be Monday for the Tiger Golf team and Tuesday they travel to Aurora and Thursday the Tigers host McCauley High School, Nevada and Thomas Jefferson at the Municipal Golf Course.
Track: The Tiger Track team hits the field at Girard Friday after a couple of freshman-sophomore matches Tuesday in Carthage and Thursday at Monett.