City officials and Representative Bubs Hohulin joined in the dedication
yesterday afternoon of the flag pole placed in front of City Hall. The pole was
donated by the American Legion, the V.F.W., and the Boylan Foundation. 
Did Ya Know... The current exhibit at the Powers Museum is "Surviving Hardship: Carthage in the 1930's" featuring headlines, photographs, games, glass/chine, quilts, fashions, and more of the Depression era. The Museum is open Tues. - Sat. from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. and Sun. from 1 -5 p.m. Admission is free, donations are accepted.
Did Ya Know... Small businesses produced an estimated 75 percent of the 2.5 million new jobs created in 1995.
Did you hear about the tribe in Africa that stole the king's throne from a rival tribe? They hid the throne in the rafters of their grass hut. The men who stole the throne were having a party in the hut. They were feeling happy about their successful theft when all of a sudden the rafters broke and the throne fell down and killed all of the men. Moral: Those who live in grass houses shouldn't stow thrones.
Although they were amateurs the Wexford farmer took a chance and lent them two guns and three dogs. Half an hour later they were back. "What do you want?" he asked, "More ammunition?" "Oh, no. More dogs.
The Blow Cost Him $8.50.
Mr. Anderson, The Kansas City commission man who knocked John Ramsay down in front of the express office yesterday while disputing over strawberry shipments, was arrested and fined $8.50 in police court. He promptly paid his fine and was released.
W. E. Hufft, a barber at Ed Murdock's shop, is mourning the loss of his intelligent dog "Sport," and thinks the animal must have been stolen. The dog started home Wednesday morning from the shop with the mail and has not been seen since. He is part spaniel but looks like a setter and is liver and white in color with long hair. His master offers a liberal reward for his return.
P. N. Morrison, 23, and Mary L. Brown, 16, both of Carthage, were today licensed to wed.
City officials and Representative Bubs Hohulin joined in the dedication
yesterday afternoon of the flag pole placed in front of City Hall. The pole was
donated by the American Legion, the V.F.W., and the Boylan Foundation.
It's lonesome -- sorto' lonesome-it's Sund'yday to me.
I 'pears like-mor'n any day I nearly ever see!
Yit with the Stars and Stripes above, a-flutterin' in the air,
On ev'ry soldier's grave I'd love to lay a lily there.
They say, though, Decoration days is generally observed
Most ev'rywhere's specially by soldier boys that served-
In pint o' fact, we're allus home on Decoration day.
They say the old boys marches through the streets in columns grand,
A-follerin' the old war tunes they're playin' on the band-
And citizens all jinnin' in, and little children too,
All marchin', under shelter of the old Red, White and Blue-
With roses! roses! roses! every body in the town;
And crowds o' girls in white, just fairly loaded down'
O! don't the boys know it, from their camp across the hill?
Don't they see their com'ards coming and the old flag wavin' still.
O! can't they hear the bugle and the rattle of the drum?
Aitn't they no way under heaven they can reckolect us some?
Ain't they no way we can coax 'em, through the roses, jest to say
They know that every day on earth's their Decoration day?
We've tried that -- me and mother - where Elias takes his rest
In the orchard, in his uniform, and hands acrost his breast,
And the flag he died for, smiling and ripplin' in the breeze
Above his grave, and over that, the robin in the trees!
And yet it's lonesome, lonesome! It's a Sund'yday to me,
It 'pears like-mor'n any day I nearly ever see!
Yit, with the Stars and Stripes above, a-flutterin' in the air
On every soldier's grave I'd love to lay a lily there. - - - James Whitcomb Riley
Sponsored by McCune Brooks Hospital
KEEP KIDS SAFE: Summer is the favorite time for most youngsters. It’s a chance to get out into the open air and indulge in one’s favorite sport and that means hospital emergency rooms are primed to accept more young people with injuries sustained during these expanded play periods. Remember, any injury left untreated can result in permanent damage and even inhibit proper physical growth.
Rush the child to a doctor or orthopaedic specialist if any of the following symptoms develop: 1. Inability to play following an acute or sudden injury; 2. Decreased ability to play because of chronic or long-term complications following an injury; 3. Visible deformity of the arms or legs; 4. Severe pain which prevents the use of an arm or leg.
For most minor injuries, R.I.C.E. is still a pretty good means of providing first aid. The R stands for Rest (stop doing what you did when you were injured); I is for Ice (apply ice to the injury site to keep the swelling down); C is for compression (a brace or tape can be used to support the injure area); and E for elevation (keep the limb elevated while you’re resting). This cuts down on swelling.
Now that the real "summer" season is official, with the passin' of another Memorial Day Weekend, I'm sure there will be some changin' of the schedules for most. Kids outa school, grandkids comin' for a visit, the traditional trips to THE lake.
THE lake is where folks go when they don't want their neighbor's to know 'xactly where they will be for the weekend.
"How 'bout gettin' together for a cook out this week end," the neighbor asks. "Can't this weekend Herb, we're goin' to THE lake."
'Course if the neighbor is the pushy type and hints for an invite, most ever'one can fall back to the next defensive position. "Well ya take the second turn after Williams Fork, go to the sign that says "Bait" and watch for the dirt road that leads up that rocky incline. Watch out for the ruts, pulled the rear axle outa my Jeep one year."
I know this works, I spent the whole week end just lookin' for that "Bait" sign.
This is some fact, but mostly, Just Jake Talkin'.
Mary's ninety-three and lives alone. Her family is pressuring her to move to a "retirement center" where she won't have all the work her two-story farm house requires.
Now Mary is a tough old gal. To her, living where she does means more than just the house. The great enjoyment of her life is taking care of chickens. Every spring she gets a batch of baby chicks and brings them up to be fryers. She's' the one who catches and dresses them for the frying pan. Some of the pullets she keeps as laying hens. She delights in gathering eggs. In below zero weather she goes to the chicken house several times a day to replace their water that has frozen.
Being such a chicken-lover, she was a little upset when her old tom cat got into he crate of baby chicks she left on the porch. Well, maybe she was more than just a little upset. She took her twenty-two and shot that cat dead right there on their front porch. Course she had some blood to clean up besides disposing of the expired cat and baby chicks, but Mary's not put off by simple jobs like that.
When I last saw here, she held a dead squirrel by the tail she had just downed with her rifle because it got into the dog food in her shed. Mary is resisting mightily all efforts to get her into a retirement center. She says she won't go unless she can take her chickens with her.
I'm on her side. And I will be as long as she has that twenty-two rifle.
Sponsored by Lady J by Sharon Mitchell
Procrastination - Putting off until tomorrow what should have been done TODAY! Ladies, spring is here and summer is just around the corner. We get so busy with spring house cleaning, taking our children or grandchildren to various activities, etc. that we may have neglected to do something for ourselves.
Take a moment and look in the mirror. Does your hair need some "sprucing" up? Is your hair limp, flat, without body? You may be in need of a perm. A few females are born with natural curl, but most of us who like curl have to help mother nature out with a permanent wave from our beauty salon. A teenage boy once told his mother, who happened to be a hairdresser, "You should call perms 'temporaries' because they have to be given again in a few months." A clever observation.
An experienced hairdresser can determine correct rod size and type of solution that would be best for your hair texture to achieve the style you desire. The average life of a perm is three months. Therefor, to maintain a permanent you should have your hair trimmed every four to six weeks.
Trimming the ends will keep the curl bouncy and springy. You'll want to look your best during the summer months. So don't procrastinate. Call your hairdresser today.
by Al Carrell and Kelly Carrell
Sponsored by Carthage Farm & Home Supply, Inc.When you need to drill a hole to a certain depth, you need some type of a depth gauge. Of course, you can buy these but you can also save some money by making a simple on of your own. A strip of masking tape wound around the drill bit placed at the proper depth is a very simple way. When you are drilling and you reach the tape, you stop. If you leave a little bit of the end sticking out from the bit, it may also blow away some of the sawdust.
Dear Al & Kelly: We've been doing a lot of exterior painting and have a tip for your column. Instead of just painting over screws so that they are permanently stuck in place, back them out a couple of turns before you start the painting. When the paint is dry you can come back around and tighten the screws back down. They won't be stuck when you need to remove them later.- G.J.
A SUPER HINT - Old putty can be tough to remove. If you will slowly run a hot soldering iron along the strip of putty you want to remove followed by a sharp putty knife, you will be able to remove it in quick order. Just be careful and don't char any of the window frame. Got a question or a hand tip? Send it to the Super Handyman, care of the Mornin' Mail.
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