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Wednesday December 16, 2009
A Publication of
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Permit No. 14
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Mike Moore - Photojournalist
Squawk Box
With Doug Johnston
"The Decorations"
I am sure that my wife is
trying to kill me. This rev-
elation comes to me after
34 years of marriage and
all the trials and tribula-
tions that go along with it.
Actually, I suspected she was trying
to do me in the first time she prepared a
meal for me. She knew that the only food
on God’s earth that I despise is rutabagas,
but she tried to disguise the taste of them
in a beef stew. Women do those kinds of
things to prove you wrong and gain con-
trol of your mind. It don’t work. I smelled
the wretched roots cooking the minute I
walked through the door. But being the
gentleman I am I merely fished the ruta-
bagas out of my stew and ate the remains,
which I recall was quite good.
Several other incidents have occurred
Rain didn’t dampen Saturday’s Window Painting Contest! Excitement was
during our marriage that have caused me
in the air, Saturday, during the 15th-annual The Newscaster-Food Ranch Holiday
to suspect that this angelic, sweet girl has
Window Painting Contest, as entrants expressed their hidden talents and pursued
been trying to bump me off. The clincher
the opportunity to take home prize money. Inglis being such a charming and friend-
comes every year at Christmas time.
ly town, if entrants didn’t know one another when they arrived at the Food Ranch
My dear wife knows that I have one
on Saturday, they were fast friends when they left. Much comaraderie was enjoyed
outstanding fear. I am afraid of heights.
Yankeetown Meth Lab Dismantled in Inglis
all day. Continued on page 12.
I didn’t announce that fear to her before
our marriage, but it didn’t take long for
her to recognize that standing any farther
Man Dies In
off the ground than I can jump (about 10
The Inglis Police Department was
Swiggett knocked on the door and
inches) sends me into a panic. I don't even
able to intercept a batch of methamphet-
identified himself. Swiggett “heard sev-
look out windows in hotel rooms when
Home Fire
amine that was chemically “cooking” in
eral people moving frantically around the
we are more than 1 floor from the ground.
an Inglis backyard, Dec. 8, when two offi-
house,” he reported, and Meadows came
With this in mind my wife insists
cers attempted to serve an arrest warrant on
to the door. Meadows told Swiggett that
that I climb on the roof of our house ev-
Alan E. Haley, Sr., whom IPD Officer Tim
Meadows was not there, Swiggett asked to
ery year and hang Christmas lights. I do
Yankeetown-On Decem-
Swiggett had reason to believe may be at the
come inside and look for Haley Sr. Mead-
it because I love her and I love Christmas,
ber 12, 2009 the Levy
residence of Larry Meadows, 33, 419 Linda
ows replied, “Well, I have weed laying out,
but when I try to appeal to her creativ-
County Sheriff’s Office
St., in the Cason Acres area.
right now,” according to Swiggett’s report,
ity and suggest we find a way to decorate
responded to the Cattail
Swiggett replied that he was not overly con-
Mr. Haley is “known to flee law en-
that doesn’t entail me climbing half-way
Creek RV Park located in
cerned with a small amount of marijuana. At
forcement,” according to Officer Swiggett,
to Mars my complaints fall on deaf ears.
Yankeetown in reference
that point, Swiggett heard Dep. Prine yelling
so he brought Deputy Lee Prine of the Levy
Continued on page 11- Squawk Box
to a fire. Upon arrival
and looked through the open front door to
county Sheriff’s Office to serve as backup.
Yankeetown
an older model 20’ travel
see Dep. Prine speaking with Alan Haley, Jr.
The officers parked their patrol cars, one
trailer was fully in gulfed
at the back door. Meadows said, “C’mon in,
street over on Shearer St., and walked to the
in flames. The caretaker Edward Carnathan
Marina
Swiggert, and look.”
Linda St. residence. Officer Swiggett went
of the park saw the travel
Swiggett reported that he saw Nao-
to the front door, and Dep. Prine went to the
trailer on fire and called 9-1-1. Several citi-
mi Gufford, 36, and Alan Haley, Jr., 22, both
back door, in the event that Mr. Haley Sr.
zens attempted to enter the travel trailer but
Lawsuit and
of 419 Linda St., Inglis, in the kitchen and
might attempt to escape arrest by way of the
due to the intense heat and smoke were un-
Roger Brooks, 49, 1151 S. Palm Dr., Homo-
back door.
able do so.
sassa, lying on the sofa. Swiggett reported
While outside, standing at the front
Results
The Yankeetown Fire Department
door, around 9:30 p.m., Officer Swiggett no-
that Haley Jr. was nervous and insisted on
responded to the scene and a fire fighter was
ticed people moving around inside the house
escorting him around the house and also in-
able to enter the travel trailer in an attempt
on pg. 11
and someone walking toward a back room.
sisted that his father was not there. Swiggett
to rescue the home owner 89 year old, James
He also noticed a “strong chemical smell,
found Barry Smith, 29, 588 Hwy. 40W,
Edward Carnathan from the residence. Mr.
similar to that commonly found during the
Inglis, lying on a bed in the rear bedroom. In
Carnathan was later pronounced dead at the
manufacturing of methamphetamine,” he re-
the kitchen, several “suspicious items” were
ported.
Continued on page 4 - Fatal Fire
Continued on page 3- Meth Lab