Did Ya Know... St. Ann’s Church Chili Dinner and Bazaar is today on 1156 Grand from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Serving will be 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Did Ya Know... Openings are available for the Christmas Dinners Popular on Sat., Dec. 13th and Tues., Dec. 16th. For more information, call the Carthage Chamber of Commerce at 358-2373 or stop by the office on 107 East Third street.

Did Ya Know... Each Friday night in December, Santa and the Red Bus will give one-hour tours of the Carthage Christmas Lights. For details, call Main Street Carthage at 358-4974.

Did Ya Know... A Numeracy Workshop for tutors will be Sat., Nov. 8 from 8:30 a.m. to 12 noon at the Family Neighborhood Center on 706 Orchard. Call 358-5926 for details.

Charles: Hello, darling, would you like to have dinner with me tonight?

Current Girl Friend: Oh, I’d be delighted, dear!

Charles: Okay. Tell your mother I’ll be over at six o’clock and please not to have hash.

Education: Something you spend years getting so you can work for a person who has no education at all.

Tom Franks Promoted.

T. J. Franks, a well known former Carthage boy, was in Carthage last evening and while here received a circular letter from General Freight Agent Russell, of the Frisco, notifying him that the office of district freight agent held by C. R. Gray will be abolished.

Chas. Gray has already been promoted and Mr. Franks will succeed him and although under the name of general agent, he will have supervision of the same territory the division freight agent had charge.

Mr. Franks is a justly popular young man in Carthage, having lived here for years until he was transferred to Wichita. He began railroading ten years ago as a brakeman and was soon sent to Carthage as a depot employee. Over two years ago he was promoted to traveling freight agent as C. R. Gray’s right bower, and he is thoroughly competent to assume the duties of the new position.

Veto Discussion.

The topic of the announced veto of the Council vote to reopen Myers Park Airport was approached during the Budget /Ways and Means Committee last Tuesday night. Committee Chair Bill Johnson explained his understanding of the veto process.

"The way the Charter is written," said Johnson, "If the Mayor does not sign (the bill), it is considered vetoed. It comes back up at the next Council meeting, and if the Council votes to override it, seven affirmative votes, the Council bill passes even without the Mayors signature.

"So, no one knows what’s going to happen, it’s my understanding, until he brings it up."

Council member Lujene Clark returned to her criticism of the bill’s preparation.

"I don’t think anyone tried harder on this Council to make sense of this Council bill than I did," said Clark. "I just think that Council bill was — it could have been improved upon and very probably could have influenced the vote."

The question of amending the bill was raised. It was decided that could not be done, but that another bill could be introduced to the Council at any time.

The Mayor announced last week that he intended to veto the bill and will give his reasons at next Monday’s Council meeting.

Sitting On The Pole.

The Budget/Ways and Means Committee questioned the reasons for the placement of a power pole at last Tuesday night’s meeting

Several Council members were upset about the pole for various reasons. The pole is located at the end of the closed runway at the Myers Park Development.

Mike Harris told the Committee that he could see no reason for the pole.

The pole became an issue after CW&EP installed a series of power poles on the north side of HH to deliver electricity to the new A&W restaurant. The power lines cross HH from the next to the last pole. The pole placed in front of the closed runway was used extend the tension of the line westward to facilitate the corner. Some Council members questioned the need for the extension rather than placing tension lines at the corner pole.

Council member Bill Fortune stated that he understood that both poles would have to be removed if the runway was reopened. Council member Mike Harris disagreed. Member Art Dunaway also said it would not be necessary.

According to the City Engineering Department, the second pole would have to be removed to meet airspace requirements if the runway was opened.

Council members Jackie Boyer and Lujene Clark have reservations about the placement of any power line poles along the southern edge of the Myers Park Property because the development plan calls for underground utilities. Clark wanted to clarify who authorized CW&EP to put any power poles on the site.

Committee Chairman Bill Johnson said that CW&EP typically does not consult with the Council before placing power poles.

"I’m not an electrician," said Johnson, "why they were put the way they are, that’s not my territory."

Johnson said he would request that a representative of CW&EP be at next Monday’s Council meeting to clarify the reasons for the pole placement.

Over 60 Center

by Mary Corder

Good morning Carthage folks.

Good to be back with you. I took two weeks off, did cleaning and etc. around home and went to Illinois for a few days. Jeannine Glidwell took my place and did a super job. Doing both offices for so long was certainly wearing my body and brain both to a frazzle.

Charles Lee Hall, Harold Bright, and Dona Carver were all in the hospital while I was gone. Mrs. Jennings has been moved to a nursing home from the hospital. We really don’t know what tomorrow holds do we?

I was always a person who lived years down the road with my life. Since I married Paul Corder, I learned to live each day to it’s fullest and I truly appreciate life more.

Area Agency is sending meals out to rural routes now. If you know of anyone in need, please call the center at 358-4741 and let us know about this. The agency will deliver six frozen meals once a week and all that the person will need to do is heat it.

The center is now sending a Saturday meal to people who want them.

Thursday, November 6th, we have a speaker on scams. On the 11th, we will be having a speaker on Medicare, A and B parts. I’ll be glad to hear that speaker, then he will have a period of questions and answers. Blood pressure is Thursday 13th and also blood sugar. They will do both on the same day. The nurses from Home Health don’t trust us with our cookies and goodies in November and December. As much candy as I eat, mine would be very high after Thanksgiving or Christmas. McCune-Brooks Home Health is faithful to come to the center for blood sugar and blood pressure.

Dona Carver is still off with sickness. Iona Lewis is back at the center although her husband is very ill.

Folks if you are retiring, think about coming down to the center. We need more people. We have a lot in the nursing home and several passed away.

The roses are trying to bloom again. Seems like in the fall, flowers are always prettier than summer months. They seem to know that they are going to have to go to sleep for a long time.

That homemade bread smells so very good. The cooks make bread every day here at the center.

Christmas is coming so quickly. Where did the year go? May God touch you in whatever your need is.

We have a home bound coordinator now, Amy Edins.

Pauline Stafford’s visitors from California went home and she's back.

Some folks just don’t understand tools.

I knew one guy who claimed ta have at least one a ever’ Snap-On wrench in the catalog. For those who don’t hang around professional mechanics, Snap-On is one a the most respected names around. This guy also had a big tool box with what appeared ta be a couple a hundred drawers in it and they were indeed full of tools of all sizes and shapes.

Now whether this guy knew what they were all for I don’t have the slightest idea, but the fact was that although it was an impressive sight, they weren’t bein’ used. They all just sat there at the back of his two car garage. Now the potential was great for this collection of finely crafted equipment, but they were of little use unless they got picked up now and then.

Bein’ a member of an organization is like havin’ a big tool box. But unless ya put some energy behind those tools, ya can’t expect much.

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

by Metcalf Auto Supply

Dear Tom and Ray:

I own a 1988 Isuzu Trooper II that has 74,000 miles on it. A few months ago, we noticed that it was leaking antifreeze. No one can pinpoint where the leak is coming from. There is always coolant in the reserve tank. The hoses are fine and the head passed a stress test. We can smell the antifreeze near the front of the car after we’ve driven it and parked it. And a mechanic did find some antifreeze in the number three cylinder. Is it dangerous to drive? And will it be expensive to fix? - Beverly

Tom: No, and yes.

Ray: I think you have several leaks. The "internal" leak in your number three cylinder is by far the more serious of the two.

Tom: That’s not the leak that you’re smelling. But it’s the one that’s going to cost you many hundreds of dollars to fix. So you want to address that one first.

Ray: The coolant probably got into the cylinder through a blown head gasket or a crack in the cylinder head. I don’t know what kind of stress test your engine passed, but it couldn’t have passed a bonafide head gasket test and still end up with coolant in a cylinder.

Tom: It’s not dangerous to drive.

Ray: However, if you want to keep this truck, you’re going to have to fix the internal leak, and that’s big bucks.