Did Ya Know... More Christmas Dinners are available. For details, call the Carthage Chamber at 358-2373.

Did Ya Know... The Winter Reading Club has begun for Preschool - Young Adult. Sign up at the Library through Jan. 16.

Did Ya Know... The Family Literacy Council volunteers are gift-wrapping at Wal-Mart from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Did Ya Know... The Area Agency on Aging and The VantAge Point will have an open house 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. at Northpark Mall on Fri., Dec. 19th.

A distraught mother went to a psychiatrist and said that her son was always making mud pies, and when he had finished them he ate them.

"That’s not too unusual," said the psychiatrist. "Lots of boys make mud pies and try to eat them."

"I’m not so sure of that," said the mother, "and neither is my son’s wife."

Teacher: Can any bright pupil tell me why a man’s hair turns gray before his mustache? Student: ‘Cause his hair has a 20-year head start on his mustache.

"Do you file your nails?"

"No, I just cut them off and throw them away."

Birthday Party.

On Thursday from 3 to 5, Mrs. S. W. Hanford gave a party to a number of her son’s little friends in honor of his fifth birthday. The dining room and table were beautifully decorated with plants, holly and ribbons. The playing of games and serving of delicious refreshments were enjoyable features. Those present were Ethel and Willie Orr, May Booten, Nellie Pritchard, Lena Vest, Harry Gilmore, Earl Cox, Frankie Burke, Leroy Doran, Albert Allen, Eugene Thompson and Errol Hanford.

Chimney Burned Out.

The fire department was called out at 6:30 last evening by a chimney burning at the home of Mrs. Switzer on Fulton street. The sparks were flying at a lively rate and the strong wind was blowing them broadcast, but no damage resulted. Avery Harbaugh was lying ill of typhoid fever in the house but was not disturbed.

The discussion concernin’ the Myers Airport Relocation Committee last week gave the initial indication that some movement is occurin’ in the log jam.

The six members of the Budget Committee were all present and consist of Johnson as Chair, Clark, Boyer, Harris, Dunaway, and Harlan. Ever’one seemed pretty pleased with the draft of the document put together by City Administrator Tom Short.

Harlan, who initiated the proposal, was a little concerned with the five year limit, but seemed happy with the $300,000 bein’ earmarked for matchin’ funds. There had been some clarifications made that modified Harlan’s original submission that appear to have come from the lunch meetin’ so widely publicized in the last few weeks. If ya remember, Bastin questioned the appropriation ta pay for the meal.

Although I understand the bill has been covered with personal funds, if ever’one is happy with the outcome, maybe it’s the best $16 the City could have spent.

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

by Carthage Farm and Home Supply, Inc

If your plans call for a fresh-cut Christmas tree this year, you need to know how to spot a good one on a lot full of nice-looking ones. The most important thing to look for is a fresh tree.

By the time a tree makes it to the lot where you see it, it might have been separated from its roots for a long time. The sooner you can get it home and stick the bare trunk into a bucket of water, the better off it will be - and, the less of a fire hazard it will be.

A fresh tree is supple. If you bend down a small branch, it should spring back up.

If you scratch the tree’s trunk with your thumbnail, you should find green tissue underneath the top layer of bark.

While you are holding up the tree to check out its shape, tamp it on the ground sharply. If tons of needles rain down, better move on to another one. A tree that drops tons of needles has really dried out, it will only get worse.

Once you get your tree home, it’s a good idea to saw about a half-inch off the bottom of the trunk to allow the tree to absorb more water.

Put the trunk into a bucket of water. If you don’t plan to set it up right away, keep it in water in a cool spot, such as an unheated garage or basement.

When you’re ready to put up the tree, use a stand that makes it easy to check the reservoir and to refill it with water. Do not let your tree run out of water. You probably will need to add water a couple of times a day at first.

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