Did Ya Know... The federal government has been considering changes in Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. May 10, Bobbie Mosely, Southwest Regional Coordinator, will explain proposed changes and effects on your child's education and what steps are required for continued Free Appropriate Education. The meeting will be at The Independent Living Center, Inc., 2650 E. 32nd Street, Suite 102, Joplin from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Bring sack lunch; drink provided.
Did Ya Know... The Summer Reading Club will officially begin May 5. Check with the Carthage Youth Library for details.
"Hey, Paudge, do I hear you spitting in the vase on the mantelpiece?"
"No, Brigid, but I'm getting closer all the time."
The golfer was complaining to his nagging wife.
"Why can't you ever just be quiet," he said. "You're going to drive me out of my mind!" "Wouldn't be much of a drive," she said. "More like a two-inch putt."
A prune is a plum that didn't take care of itself.
by Al Carrell and Kelly Carrell
Dear Al: We just finished painting the outside trim on our house. The best way to mask off the many window panes that we had was a plain old bar of soap. We would run it around the inside of the glass pane before painting. Paint would not penetrate the soap film. It was easy to remove. We found we could leave it up until the paint was completely set, unlike masking tape, which was hard to remove the next day. - P. D.
Q. We have an influx of field mice. We noticed that there are mortar joints that are missing in many places in the bottom course of bricks. I started filling these gasps with mortar, when a neighbor said there were supposed to be there. Is that true? If so, why? - L.E.
A: Those weep holes are there to allow any condensation that might form within the walls to get out. The holes also ventilate the cavity between the brick and the sheathing. You can seal them against the mouse invasion by cutting strips of hardware cloth the same width as the weep holes. Make the strips about 3 inches long. Bend the ends to form a "U" and slip the ends into the weep holes. Thhe holes are covered against entrance but still let moisture out and air in.
A Chronological Record of Events as they have Transpired in the City and County since our last Issue.
CIRCUIT COURT TODAY.
Session in Joplin Tomorrow - Here Again Tuesday.
Circuit court will adjourn this evening to convene in Carthage again Tuesday morning. The court will not be in session Monday and the Odd Fellows will thus be allowed the use of the court room. An adjourned session will be held in Joplin tomorrow.
The suit of A. H. Snyder vs Al Parker over possession of the saloon building on East Fourth street was heard today but no decision was rendered.
John Saylor, recently convicted of stealing T. K. Wood's mules, was today brought into court and sentenced to two years in the penitentiary.
G. W. Robb, who struck shines of jack at a depth of 3½ feet on his lot on East Fifth street last week, will start a shaft down on the land next Monday.
The Personnel/Finance Committee and Budget/Ways and Means Committee met in a joint session last Thursday evening to hear a report on City employee compensation. A representative of the Par Group, which contracted to provide the study, was available for questions and explanations.
Overall, the City is within a generally accepted 5% of the thirty other Cities of comparable size surveyed. Some individual positions, however, were recommended to have fairly substantial adjustments made.
The study recommended that all secretary positions responsible for a City department be arranged in the same classification. Currently some such positions are classified as Secretary I, Secretary II, or Secretary III.
The study also recommended raising compensation for the position of City Codes Inspector and all positions in the Parks and Recreation Department.
The study noted that the comparisons drawn were strictly mathematical and variations in job descriptions from city to city should be taken into consideration in determining the Carthage compensation plan.
The forecast of four days of rain was so far off last week that even the weather men/women were appologizin'. I heard one say that the reason they weren't makin' accurate predictions was 'cause they were havin' trouble gettin' reliable information from Mexico.
If, in fact, that was the case, I've gotta wonder what good all that fancy satellite equipment we're always hearin' about really does. I'm figurin' they've got someone in the back room callin' the next state askin' if it's rainin' and which way the wind's blowin'.
This wouldn't seem like such a big deal, but hearin' that it was gonna be pourin' all weekend, I postponed plans to get ready for the big City wide garage sale next week. By Sunday I was observant enough ta notice the sun shinin' and got a little of the junk, er merchandise movin' done.
I suppose they will be predictin' sunny skies for next week. I plan on havin' a couple a umbrella's for sale just in case.
This is some fact, but mostly, Just Jake Talkin'.