Did Ya Know... A limited number of books on Marian Wright Powers are available at the Powers Museum Gift Shop. For more information, call 358-2667.
Did Ya Know... In the upcoming weeks, Stone's Throw Community Theatre will present "East of the Rockies", a Blackwood play in a dinner-theatre format. For information, call 358-9665.
Did Ya Know... VantAge Point will host Friday Fairs at Northpark Mall on July 11, 18, and 25. For more information call 417-627-0600.
A patrolman stopped a woman for speeding. She explained that she was only going 90 in compliance with the signs.
The officer said, "That's the number of the highway."
The woman said, "It is? I'm glad you didn't stop me on Route 148!"
My landlord gave me three days to pay my rent. I picked Easter, Thanksgiving, and New Year's Eve.
He doesn't mind working. It's just that he has an inordinate fear of getting tired.
I drink so much coffee, I toss and turn at my desk all day!
INTERESTING MELANGE.
A Chronological Record of Events as they have Transpired in the City and County since our last Issue.
Dr. Brooks in St. Louis
Yesterday's St. Louis Globe-Democrat contains some interesting chat under the head of "Gossip with the Medicos," about prominent physicians attending the meeting of the Missouri Medical Society in that city. The following will be of particular interest to Carthaginians, as it refers to Dr. R. F. Brooks, of this city, who is quite prominent in the convention, and read a paper on Bright's disease.
The most striking figure in the convention so far as personal appearance is concerned, is Dr. Brooks, of Carthage. He is recognized as a skilled surgeon. He is tall and angular and wears his hair cropped quite closely on the top of the head, but allows it to fall in festoons about his ears.
He undid a years work by a prominent St Louis physician on the croup by simply telling that he had four cases of the croup and they all died. He added, "Does that look like croup is a mild disease?
Mornin',
Aside from a small delay in the City show caused by a couple a “short rounds” at Muni Park Friday night, the weekend of fireworks was a safe and satisfying one.
The efforts of the City Police, Fire and Park Departments again made the experience at both the City and the Precious Moments events as painless as possible for spectators.
In reality, the City would not come to a standstill if there were no July 4th celebrations at all.
The fact is there are a lot a costs associated with such an event that aren’t put in the budget. Just closin’ the golf course prob’ly cost a couple of thousand dollars in revenue. Police and fire overtime added to the tab. These facts are not brought up to complain, but to rather point out the importance placed on the Independence Day activities by the citizens of Carthage.
That fact has much more significance that the size or sizzle of the fireworks displayed. They are, after all, only a symbol.
This some fact, but mostly, Just Jake Talkin’.
The City Council will consider an ordinance to end the five year conflict between the City and Cliff Coffee. Coffee contracted with the Parks and Recreation Department to develop the Kellogg Lake area but the Council voted to not allow the deal.
Since that time, Coffee has had some contact with the City through his lawyers. Two years ago, Coffee proposed a settlement for a total of $67,381.32. The Council turned down the offer.
The proposed settlement, presumably already agreed on in closed session by the Council, would end the litigation and pay Coffee a total of $44,352. The Council bill carries emergency language and could well be moved to second reading tonight for a final vote.
Included in Coffee’s original proposal was an itemized listing of his expenses for the one hundred and sixty-two days that he was working on the property. This included the $4,325 paid to the City in lease payments, $5,250 spent to drill a water well, two tractors required for maintenance totaling $4,550 and other overhead expenses that totaled $18,791. The remaining $48,600 was shown for 1,660 hours of work performed by Coffee figured at $30 per hour.
By comparing the figures in the initial proposal and the resulting agreement to be voted on tonight, a reduction of $23,029.32 would appear to have been agreeable to the City and Mr. Coffee.
The settlement would end a conflict put in place when the Park Board attempted to eliminate the cost of maintaining Kellogg Lake and advertised for an interested party to take over the operation. Coffee entered into an agreement with the Board in which he would lease the property and be responsible for maintenance and development.
A short time after Coffee entered the contract, citizens expressed displeasure with signs posted indicating one way traffic and limited access to the facility.
Coffee planned to build an RV park and camping facility and provide canoe/paddle boat rentals.
A major disagreement with the City arose over the amount of shoreline that would be made available to the public for fishing.
Coffee still has a residence in Carthage but typically spends part of the year in Michigan.
Health and Nutrition
by Judith Sheldon
Sponsored by McCune-Brooks Hospital
People who are HIV-2 positive seem to be resistant to infection by the more virulent virus. This is good news for those working to produce a vaccine against the deadly disease. Although some vaccines can be made from the dead viruses that cause the disease, that has not worked with HIV-1. One reason is that it mutates quickly.
Using a related virus as the basis of a vaccine is often successful. The most famous example is the cowpox virus, which is related to the smallpox virus, but causes a much milder condition. Edward Jenner, who lived from the mid-18th century to the early 19th century, developed the first smallpox vaccination after observing that milkmaids who had been infected with the benign cowpox, never developed the dreaded smallpox. He later scratched material from the small pustules caused by cowpox under the skin of non-infected persons. None were reported to have contracted smallpox. Scientists later learned that by using a related virus, the body is fooled into producing antibodies against the more virulent disease.
Researchers are being cautious about the potential of HIV-2. They’ve known about this milder viral version for some time, but they need more data before they can say one way or another that it’s the key to developing an AIDS vaccine.
by Randi Smith
Instructor of Cosmetology
To make the very best decisions, we need all the information available. In selecting a nail technician, make sure that sanitation procedures are constantly observed. Never sit down at a nail table immediately after a previous client and allow the tech to start your service. The towels must be changed, the table sanitized, implements should be replaced and the tech should sanitize their own hands as well as yours before starting the service. Never allow your tech to touch you with a used file. A new file should be used on each client.
It can be very costly for the client, as well as the tech to ignore any safety precaution. The Missouri Board of Cosmetology has determined that the use of cuticle nippers should be omitted from the nail technicians services to a client. This reason is related to the spread of blood born pathogens. A nail technician should observe this ruling. You are paying for the service and though your tech is a licensed professional and has the obligation of putting your safety first, its like so many other relationships. You have to take responsibility for yourself.
Look for a nail technician that has been trained in the care of the natural nail, and who cares about the natural nail during any artificial application. It is possible to cause permanent damage to the natural nail if the technician hasn't been properly trained.
Sponsored by Computer Minded/On The Net
Growth of the Internet
Since the early '80s, when the government began to share their network technology with the world, there has been growth on a scale that is hard to imagine. To put it into better perspective, in the early 80's there were only 213 registered hosts on the Internet. By 1986, this number had risen to 2,308 hosts. By January 1995, there were over 4.85 million registered hosts. This number does not include personal computers that were accessing the Internet, but merely the number of servers that make up the Internet.
Who owns the Internet?
No one person or country owns the Internet. Literally millions of governments, corporations, universities, commercial companies and citizens own the Internet jointly. What this means is no one can control it in its entirety. In the United States there is a group called the National Science Foundation that over looks methods of improving the Internet performance. The NSF is supported by a group called the Internet Engineering Task Force or IETF committee. This committee has to conform to guidelines that are set by the Internet Architecture Board or IAB. In reality, there are many groups that manage every facet of the Internet. You can probably live a very prosperous life on the Internet without knowing they exist.