Did Ya Know... University Outreach and Extension will provide a training program for child care providers on Sat., Oct. 4 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Freeman Hospital West. For information, call 358-2158.

Did Ya Know... American Diabetes "Walktoberfest" will be Sun., Oct. 5th. For information, call 1-800-254-9255.

Did Ya Know... Maple Leaf T-shirts are available by calling the Carthage Chamber at 358-2373.

Did Ya Know... Deadline for concession or craft vendor entries for the Maple Leaf Festival is Oct. 10th. For booth space, call the Carthage Chamber at 358-2373.

He embarrassed us - he drank his soup and six couples got up and danced.

Guy trapped in field with bull: Hey, is this bull safe? Farmer: He’s a darn sight safer’n you are.

1st Man: Crossing a cow with a mule? What do you expect to get? 2nd Man: Milk with a kick in it.

"Does he really have big feet?"

"Well, all I know is that when we were on the train together, he needed a shine, and the porter shined one of his shoes and a suitcase."

Mrs. C.A. Baker Wants to Pilot a Party.

Mrs. Clarence A. Baker is planning to attend the Paris exposition in 1900, and she will make an effort to arrange for a party of tourists from Carthage. For a party of 12 to 15 persons, Mrs. Baker says the expenses of transportation to and from Paris, and living expenses in that city for three months need not exceed three or four hundred dollars. Mrs. Baker is a Parisian born and bred, and would act as interpreter for the party, and would see that they were not imposed upon.

Going to Arizona.

Mr. And Mrs. W. E. Hall and son, Ed, will leave for Arizona to remain. The health of Mrs. Harry Vanderford, their daughter in Arizona is growing worse. Mrs. Vanderford’s favorite horses, Richbold and Artist, will be taken to Arizona. The elegant Hall residence on South Garrison avenue will be occupied by Rev. L. P. Norfleet, pastor of the M. E. Church.

Hawn' Dawgs Help Memorial Hall.

The "Hawn' Dawgs" of Southwest Missouri presented a check for $1000 toward the restoration of Memorial Hall at last week’s City Council Meeting.

Lloyd Johnson said the group was "grateful for the recognition Carthage has shown us." The decision was made at the organization's annual meeting earlier this month, and the membership was unanimous in their support of the donation. Johnson said that the members heard of the City's plans to make improvements to the Hall and wanted to help. The donation follows a contribution by the Boylan Foundation last month.

The Hawn' Dawgs were a unit of the National Guard in Southwest Missouri. They became the 203rd Hawn' Dawgs in 1921 and were called to service on a state level during strikes and similar situations. They were federalized to fight in World War II on September 16, 1940. They fought, sustaining casualties and injuries, until disbanded in 1945.

Mayor Don Riley called the donation "a very wonderful expression" of their support.

"They’re a great bunch of people," Riley said, "very supportive of the city."

Riley says the City is serious about improvemtents to the facility. The Special Services Committee of the City Council is currently working on a long range plan for the renovation and use of Memorial Hall.

"One of the things we need to do is get expressions from all the citizens as to how they’d like Memorial Hall to function...the more input from the community the better," Riley told the Mornin' Mail yesterday.

New School on Schedule.

The new Steadley Elementary School is on track for opening between mid-October and the first of November according to Dr. Kenneth Bowman, Superintendent of Schools. Work to be finished includes the asphalt drives, floor tile, carpeting and cleanup.

"The rains we had last week slowed down the asphalt work," said Bowman. Two asphalt areas, one for use by parents and one for buses, are yet to be completed. Delays should not be a problem, unless rain continues to slow the work Bowman said.

Disruption for students and teachers should be minimal, Dr. Bowman pointed out.

"Teachers stay the same, classmates stay the same, the bus stays the same," said Dr. Bowman.

There's prob'ly lots a things I never mastered as well as my dad, but I know I could never get the hang of spinnin' a four-way lug wrench while changin' a tire. 'Course I suppose that could mean that I never got the practice changin' tires that he did.

One a the problems with changin' a flat on the newer cars is they don't have a decent hubcap ta throw the lug nuts in. You've prob'ly seen the guy bent down by the car, with one a those little flimsy L shaped tire tools in one hand and a lug nut in the other, lookin' completely bewildered. He's lookin' for a spot to lay the nut so he won't loose it.

Bein' on a paved shoulder doesn't help much either. Those little critters will start rollin' until they find the exact center of the car. There ya are, car up on a rickety jack, tryin' ta reach that stray nut.

The real embarrassment comes when ya gotta limp inta town with that little weenie tire. There's just no joy in changin' a flat anymore.

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

Health Notes

A few weeks ago, I did a column on Hepatitis A, a highly infectious form of hepatitis for which there is no cure, although it can be treated if caught in time. I mentioned the disease can be transmitted through foods, including fruits and vegetables. Washing them may not always be helpful since the water supply in some areas could be contaminated with HAV, the Hepatitis A virus. But there is a way to reduce the risks of waterborne infections. A colleague, Dr. Dian Buchman, who writes extensively about health, told me about using apple cider vinegar to wash fruits and vegetables. Besides being a safer cleaning medium, apple cider vinegar gives these foods a very pleasant taste. When tomatoes were first brought from the New World to Spain and Italy, they were considered as garden ornaments. Although there were reports the Central American Indians ate tomatoes, Europeans believed them to be poisonous. They were also thought to be the original Golden Apples that led to the abduction of Helen of Troy and the long war that followed. We now know they’re not just a tasty (and safe) food, but the lycopene in tomatoes could help reduce the risk of cancers of the mouth, esophagus, stomach, colon, rectum, and pancreas, as well as cervical and prostate cancers. Lycopene may also be helpful in preventing some of the problems associated with aging.