Did Ya Know... The Carthage Council Of Social Agencies will meet Wed., Dec. 3, 12 noon at the Golden Corral restaurant.

Did Ya Know... The Family Literacy Council needs volunteers to wrap packages. For details, call 358-5926.

Did Ya Know... Applications for the Christmas Lighting Contest must be received no later than December 8th. For details or an application, call the Carthage Chamber at 358-2373.

Did Ya Know... Videos and Slide Programs from Powers Museum are available for loan to teachers. For information, call 358-2667.

A man mentioned to his landlord about the tenants in the apartment over his. "Many a night they stamp on the floor and shout till midnight." When the landlord asked if it bothered him, he replied, "Not really, for I usually stay up and practice my trumpet till about that time most every night anyway."

"I operate a typewriter by the biblical system."

"What is that?"

"The ‘seek-and-ye-shall-find’ system."

An ulcer is what you get mountain climbing over molehills.

Senator Gray’s Home Just Completed.

A pretty Carthage home just completed is that of Senator Howard Gray on Clinton street. The family is just now getting settled in it. It is of modern architectural design and fronts east with an inviting porch at the southeast corner. The plans for the house were drawn by Architect A. Ehlers, although the general arrangement and design of the house is fashioned after Mrs. Gray’s ideas. The interior is finished in hard pine and the walls have been papered throughout. From the front porch one enters a commodious hall, 15 X 15 feet in size, in which is a mantel and grate. To the right is the parlor, 18 X 20 feet, in which there is also a mantel and grate. At the left corner a door leads into the dining room, which is 17 X 18 feet. At the right hand corridor a door leads into an entryway from which one may either pass to the kitchen or upstairs. The pantry is located back of the

Local Phone Service May Be Reduced.

Representative T.Mark Elliott announced yesterday that due to the Public Service Commission’s initial ruling to do away with the Community Option Service (COS), he is circulating a petition against the elimination of this vital service and/or force them to guarantee two or more providers be made available. The COS service has been available to rural customers for a number of years in the CRAW-KAN Telephone Cooperative service areas of Asbury, Purcell and Alba; and allows these small communities to call into the Joplin, Webb City and Carl Junction exchange for a nominal monthly fee without being charged for long distance expenses. This ruling will affect the newly established COS between the Carthage exchange and the Joplin exchange.

"Most of the people in rural Southwest Missouri make numerous calls into the Joplin exchange and these families and small businesses depend on this cost savings for their survival," said Elliott. "This may also hinder or even eliminate access to the internet for some of these people. The obligation to the individual phone customer will be greatly increased and is yet another way to force an unnecessary burden on to families and small businesses."

Representative Elliott is also working to schedule a Town Meeting. He has invited the Public Service Commission to attend this meeting for the purpose of receiving input and commentary from local residents who will be effected by their ruling. Representative Elliott is working with local community leaders for a convenient time and location for this Town Meeting.

The Public Service Commission is currently set to do away with this service by March 31, 1998. Representative Elliott is circulating the petition and would like to have it turned into his Webb City office during the week of December 8, 1997.

There are 669 customers that will be affected by this elimination in the CRAW-KAN telephone exchange and the number of customers affected in the Carthage exchange is still being calculated.

"I will submit this petition to the Public Service Commission and will work to reverse their decision of this important service," says Elliott.

Anyone interested in signing or circulating a petition should contact Representative Elliott as soon as possible. Copies may be obtained by calling 417/673-5500, the Farm Bureau Service Center at #2 South Main, Webb City, MO.

Although most are countin’ the days till Christmas, the day of reckonin’ for City Council members and Mayor hopefuls is also fast approachin’. Those runnin’ have from December 23 till January 20 to toss their hat in the ring.

‘Sides the regular one each Council seat up for reelection, the seat occupied by J.D. Whitledge of the Third Ward will also be on the ballot. Whitledge was appointed mid term and therefore his position has ta be put up for election. That means six of the ten seats will be up for grabs.

Although none a this is classified as official, informal discussion has indicated the followin’: Mayor Riley will not seek a second term; First Ward Henry has said he won’t run again; Second Ward Fortune unknown; Third Ward Boyer, prob’ly; Third Ward Whitledge, unknown; Fourth Ward Johnson, says no more; Fifth Ward Clark, will run but has talked at least some about the Mayor position. The only sure Mayor runner is Hugh Overton so far; Bastin’s unknown.

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

by McCune Brooks Hospital

Health Notes

THE EGG AND US: Eggs, and dishes containing eggs, may soon come with at least one risk factor removed.

Egg yolks continue to be a source of saturated fats and anyone wishing to cut down on fat to help reduce LDL cholesterol levels in their blood should continue to eat whole eggs in moderation, or, in amounts allowed by their doctor-approved diets. However, the risk of contracting salmonella poisoning from eggs and products made with uncooked eggs (such as ice cream) may soon become practically nil, thanks to several Purdue University researchers who have developed a process for pasteurizing eggs in the shell to kill salmonella bacteria.

With the new process at Purdue, an egg can be put through a new low-temperature, long-time pasteurization process which will kill the bacteria, but won’t solidify the yolk or egg white. It’s estimated this will add only a few cents per dozen to the cost of eggs.

Was salmonella always a problem with eggs? If so, how come so many of us ate foods, such as chocolate chip cookies and ice cream, as kids and never came down with the infection?

The answer is that up until the 1980s, salmonella, while it existed in many foods, had not been found in raw shell eggs. Then the bacterium for salmonella enterititis mutated in a way that caused ovarian infection in chickens. This infection was passed into the egg before it was laid.