One Petition In.

Interim Jasper County Sheriff Archie Dunn has submitted a petition to qualify as a candidate in the special election September 30.

According to the Jasper County Election and Voter Registration office it appears that the number of signatures on the petition will be adequate to be certified.

One other party had shown an interest in submitting a petition, but no indications are that a fourth candidate will not materialize. Petitions must be turned in to the Voter Registration office by 5 p.m. this evening.

Dunn, who lost the bid for the Republican candidate and will run as an Independent, would face Democrat J.D. Love and Republican candidate Greg Dagnan.

Power and Water Demand Met.

CW&EP set at new record last week by supplying 56.3 Mega Watts of power at 4 p.m. on August 21. Approximately 20% of peak power is generated at the local facility. Water pumped has averaged 3.2 million gallons daily this month. Adequate reserve towers allow refilling at non peak times.

The way I understand it, water towers serve two purposes. One is to hold a reserve of water. That comes in handy if there is a unusual demand or a pump goes down for maintenance or a failure of some sort.

The other purpose is to create pressure. The weight of the reserve water puts a load against the pressure created by pumps and assures similar pressure throughout the system. The system currently servin’ Carthage allows the city to use more water that is bein’ pumped in any hour, then when usage drops on weekends or evenin’s, the pumps refill the tanks and get ready for another day.

I’m told that a one foot drop in the new towers’ level equals ‘bout a million gallons. I’m guessin’ a nice rain would save a couple a feet.

This is some fact, but mostly,

Just Jake Talkin’.

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Carthage Printing

HERE’S A TIP

By JoAnn Derson

• Mold on baked goods goes beyond what you can see. The mold puts out "feelers" that are invisible to the naked eye, so if you see mold on your muffin or bread, don’t think that you can cut that part off and be done with it. To be safe, throw the whole thing away.

• "To remove muffins or rolls from a pan, set it on an old, damp towel for a minute. The steam must loosen the bottoms, because they just slide right out. I thank my mom for this tip." — Janey R., via e-mail

• Using ice-cold sour cream instead of ice-cold water in your pie-crust recipe will give you a flakier crust.

• "Whenever a stew or soup recipe calls for whole herbs to be used and then taken out later, I put them in a tea infuser. I could never seem to get them all before, and inevitably someone would be served a whole bay leaf or such.

This makes it foolproof. You can also use a toothpick in a garlic clove when the recipe calls for one to be removed after cooking." — Joan R. in Macon, Ga.

• When heating milk in a pan, "seal" the pan with unsalted butter to keep the milk from filming and sticking to the sides of the pan. Lightly coat all sides of the pan with butter, and the milk is sure to not leave scum, which can take away from the rich flavor of the milk.

• "If you count calories or if you enjoy the crisp, light flavor of American beer, remember this tip when ordering drinks in Europe: ‘Light’ beer means lighter in color, not in calories, like here. Be sure to ask your bartender for the type of beer you want, and don’t confuse terms." — Travelin’ Al, Bismarck, N.D.

• Check bagged frozen vegetables with the squeeze test: if it is hard and solid, it has thawed and refrozen, so you should choose another bag.