Two of the engine/generators at the Power Plant
Did Ya Know... The Jasper County Youth Fair Board will meet May 21, 7:30 p.m. at the Youth Fair Bldg., Municipal Park. All person of the community are invited. Review of new rules and changes for 1997 will discussed. Persons who have questions in regard to exhibiting at the fair should attend.
Did Ya Know... The Community Diabetes Education and Support Groups will meet Wed., may 21, at 4-5 p.m. in the dining room at McCune-Brooks Hospital. Everyone is welcome to attend. D.J. Bertonchino, Pharmacist, will speak on diabetic medicine and interactions with other medications. For more information call Yvonne Thomas, 358-8121, ext. 355.
The parson of a tiny congregation in Arkansas disappeared one night with the entire church treasury, and the local constable set out to capture him. This he did, dragging the culprit back by the collar a week later.
"Here's the varmint, folks," announced the constable grimly. "I'm sorry to say he's already squandered our money, but I drug him back so we can make him preach it out."
People who live in glass houses at least have some place to live.
INTERESTING MELANGE.
A Chronological Record of Events as they have Transpired in the City and County since our last Issue.
Frisco Car Fired by Tramps.
The burning of several freight cars in the Frisco yards was narrowly averted last night, by the discovery of the blaze in its incipiency.
A passenger who had come in on the Missouri Pacific noticed that the car, which was standing almost opposite the Frisco depot, was on fire. He notified night Operator Whitlock who promptly extinguished the conflagration.
As the night was quite chilly a fire had been started in the car by tramps who had deliberately gone off and left it
Dr. D. F. Luckey has instructions from the Board of Agriculture to prevent the driving of any infected cattle from the Indian Territory or Cherokee, Kan., into Missouri. All the infected range in the western part of Jasper and Newton counties was burned off last fall and there is a chance to get entirely rid of all infections in the state.
Mornin',
Some learnin’ just never goes away.
I reached to reset the trip meter on the dash of the car the other day, felt a tinge of guilt and fear. I realized that I had my arm stuck through the steering wheel.
Now with the new fangled power steerin’ not standard on vehicles of today, there is little risk. But when I was a learnin’ to maneuver a tractor ‘cross a plowed field, the one thing that was stressed to me by an obviously experienced farmer was ta never reach through the wheel. Hit a furrow just right and the steering wheel on that old John Deere spins like a pinwheel.
Now I’ve seen it happen, always glad that farmer knew his business. I still feel real bad for the first guy who learned that lesson.
I’m wonderin’ how many things we do without really bein’ aware of ‘xactly why we do ‘em. Just cause we were taught. I don’t suppose there’s much to fear ‘bout gettin’ a broken arm while drivin’ down the interstate, but I ain’t gonna chance it.
This is some fact, but mostly, Just Jake Talkin’.
The CW&EP Board of Directors voted last Thursday to place the two large pumps installed as part of the levee improvement project in the same rate category as “Sports Field Lighting.” The vote was to include Corps of Engineers approved flood control areas with discretionary operation of levee pumps being done in off-peak hours. The action will reduce the cost of testing the pumps that will be required at regular intervals.
The Mayor, at last week’s Council meeting, asked the Board for some relief from the “demand charge” that is incurred when the motors are started.
The Mayor apparently became aware of the charge when the City received a bill for about $600 that resulted from the initial tests for the recently installed units.
According to City employees who were witness to the tests, the pumps should go a long way in keeping water discharged from the protected area on North Main.
The Board also voted to accept an agreement with Leggett and Platt which would allow the Fortune 500 company to remove their rail spur that leads to the CW&EP electric plant. Leggett and Platt agreed to reimburse CW&EP for expenses incurred in the event an generator/engine needed to be moved by rail. The document would cover such an event for the next 50 years.
Two of the engine/generators at the Power Plant
The agreement clears the way for expansion of the old Steadley building recently acquired by L&P.
A motion to adopt a resolution honoring retiring board member Dexter Friesen passed unanimously.
The Board will meet with the City Council immediately following next Tuesday’s Council meeting to review the utility’s budget for the coming year.
Expenditures for the month, including bills, accounts payable and payroll totaled $1,185,974.68.
Those present at the meeting included President Mark Gier, Secretary Ben Johnson, Bill Putnam, Jr., Pete Metcalf, and Council liaison Bill Johnson. Members Steve Beimdiek, Vice-President, and Jack Crusa were not present.
A request for $1,000 to help defray unexpected expenses for the Civil War Reenactment was approved to pay for hay and traffic control. Ben Johnson reported that nearly 1,000 reenactors were registered.
by Judith Sheldon
Sponsored by McCune-Brooks Hospital
A GENE TEST FOR LUNG CANCER? Researchers at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas have made an important breakthrough in the study of who might be most vulnerable for developing lung cancer. The clue may be found in mutations, or alterations, in the genes of a specific chromosome.
The study showed that in the earliest stages of lung cancer, genetic alterations involving deletions had developed in a region of this chromosome. The study, which uncovered alterations throughout the lung, also reinforced the link between smoking and lung cancer development.
B VITAMINS AND THE HEART: There are ongoing studies that lend evidence to earlier findings that low levels of B vitamin intake could be linked to the development of cardiovascular disease. If you’ve read about these studies, and feel you should increase supplementation of folate and the various B vitamins, please note: While these studies seem to contain some important data, clinical trials on the subject have not been completed in most cases.
You need to talk to your own doctor or cardiologist before increasing your intake of these nutrients. Remember, cardiovascular conditions may be caused by several factors, which need to be assessed on a personal basis. So “B” wise and “B” safe: Get your doctor’s opinion first.
Sponsored by Lady J
by Sharon Mitchell
Have you ever noticed a young man, maybe around the age of 15 or 16, trying to cultivate two or three chin or upper lip hairs? Isn't it funny that a few misplaced facial hairs on a young man are a sign of impending manhood, but a few misplaced facial hairs on the chin or upper lip of his mother are quite another matter.
Facial hair is interesting. Eyebrows, for example, create most of the expression on a person's face. If you don't believe that is true, have your eyebrows removed, then look into a mirror, and try looking surprised, irritated or puzzled. Aside from a smile, without eyebrows to move up or down, or crinkle in the middle, the face remains rather expressionless.
Another interesting thing about eyebrows is that everyone grows them differently. Some men grow bushes above their eyes, and some grow one long eyebrow that crawls across both eyes and the nose. I call that a "unibrow." Some women also grow "unibrows," but go to great (and painful) measures to eliminate the middle hairs, thus creating two separate sections of hair - hopefully, one above each eye.
There are several methods of removing unwanted facial hair. If you enjoy prolonged pain, plucking one hair at a time will work. If you don't mind 5 o'clock whisker shadow, you can shave, and if you don't mind an occasional skin rash, you might try a depilatory. If you would like to remove hair quickly, with minimal ouch, waxing done by a professional cosmetologist offers clean hair removal, has very little "ouch," and is inexpensive.
Sponsored by Computer Minded/On The Net
To access the World Wide Web you need a browser. The easiest way to describe what a browser does is to think of it as a decoder. The browser goes out into the Internet, gets all the information you request, and brings it back to you. By the time you see the information, the browser has translated it into pictures, formatted text and Hypertext links.
Most Internet Service Providers have their own browser that you can use to access the information on the World Wide Web. For example, America Online, Prodigy, and even Netcom (a smaller provider) have browsers that are ready to use. But some browsers are better than others. Some people would rather use a more popular and functional browser like Netscape, Mosaic, or Internet Explorer instead of the others. Depending on what service provider you use, you can use whatever browser you like the most. No matter what browser you decide to use, the information on the World Wide Web is the same. Some have better or more shortcut buttons and special features.
A few things all browsers have are a BACK button (to back up to the last page you visited), a HOME button (to go back to the page you started on), and usually a favorite places (bookmark) button so you can get back to all your favorite sites without having to remember the address.
The 1997 Citizen Review Team of the Carthage Area United Way completed their review of all fifteen United Way agencies. This team functions as part of the annual allocations process of the United Way. Each agency submits a budget listing services they provide and a request for 1998 funding. The Board of Directors of Carthage Area United Way reviews each budget. A member of the Citizen Review Team visits each agency checking on program and budget needs for the coming year. The Citizen Review member comes to the allocation meeting with the agency and makes a recommendation to the United Way Board.
The Citizen Review Team members are: Marcy Maples, Leggett & Platt, Inc.; Dalonna Chavez, Southwest Missouri Cable TV, Inc.; Kathleen Garrison, Leggett & Platt, Inc.; Dave McCoy, McCune Brooks Hospital; Denay Phipps, Leggett & Platt, Inc.; Cathy Brown, Boatmen's Bank of SW MO; Joyce Rogler, Century 21; Linda Garza, Precious Moments; Janet LaFon, Jasper Co. Extension Office; Janet Stafford, UMB Bank Southwest; Vicki Fosdick, Jasper Co. Assessor's Office; and Jeff Zitting, Schreiber Foods, Inc.
These local citizens serve an important part of the review process of each agency. Their input is an integral part of setting allocations and planning for the needs of the agencies. All of this is in preparation to setting the goal prior to the Fall campaign.