Did Ya Know... Good Shepherd Lutheran Church of Carthage is hosting "Friendship Sunday," Sept. 14 with Sunday School at 9:30 a.m., morning worship at 10:45 a.m., then a fellowship dinner provided by the congregation. For more information, call 358-1325.

Did Ya Know... Area Agency on Aging and The VantAge Point will have "All About Insects" and video telephone at Northpark Mall today.

Did Ya Know... Friends of the Library book sale will be held at the Carthage Library Annex 8 a.m. to noon. Sat., Sept. 6.

Did Ya Know... An interdenominational study of God’s Word begins Mon., Sept. 8 at First Church of the Nazarene. To pre-register or obtain information, call 358-4265 or 358-2956.

Did Ya Know... The MS150 Bike Tour will be in Carthage Sat. Sept. 6.

First Cannibal: Have you seen the dentist lately? Second Cannibal: Yes, he filled my teeth at dinnertime.

Three men were repairing telephone poles. A woman passed by in her car, and when she saw the men climbing the telephone poles, she said, "Look at those darn fools - you’d think I had never driven a car before."

Electric Car Loaded With Picnickers Struck by Lightening.

A crowd of young people chaperoned by Mrs. C. O. Harrington and Mrs. Mansur, of Covington, Kentucky, picnicked at Lakeside park last evening. The ladies went out at 5 o’clock and were followed by the masculine contingent an hour later.

An elaborate picnic supper was spread in the pavilion at 7 o’clock, after which the remainder of the evening was spent in boating on Center creek and dancing in the pavilion.

The party came in on Conductor "Deacon" Smith’s car and his "hoodoo" prevailed sufficiently to cause the trolley wire to be struck by lightning. The car was just this side of Morgan’s switch when the bolt struck. The trolley wire was burned into and Motorman Josh Baker was quite severely shocked. When the trolley wire parted the lights in the car of course went out and left the crowd in darkness.

County Maps Delivered.

Heritage Publishing delivered an initial amount of newly printed full color Jasper County maps to the Commissioners office yesterday morning during a County official's meeting. The maps are being furnished at not charge to the County as production costs were covered by local business sponsorship.

The maps use the most current version of the new E-911 street and road names furnished by the Jasper County Emergency Board. They were updated as of July 29, 1997. Also updated are the boundaries of all County communities which includes accurate city limits of Carthage including the Carmar and Precious Moments annexations.

Featured on the back side of the map is a brief history of Jasper County and two full color photographs of the Courthouse on the Carthage Square. One duo-tone photo of a horse and buggy crossing a county bridge depicts the early history of the area.

Phone numbers of all Jasper County Officers in Carthage and Joplin are included.

Heritage Publishing will make the maps available to appropriate distribution points throughout the County.

Emergency Services Board Reports on First 30 Days of Activity.

The new Jasper County 9-1-1 Center located south of Carthage on Highway 71 Alternate has quietly been serving the public during its first 30 days of full operation. Executive Director William A. Cade Jr. said that the Emergency Telecommunications have assigned about 2000 events since starting initial service, July 28. An event is assigned whenever a call from a citizen requires the response of any Fire, Rescue or Law Enforcement Services. Traffic stops by any of the seven local police departments being served by the Center also create an event, which are not included in this count.

The Center takes all the 9-1-1 calls for the County outside of the city limits of Joplin. Local seven digit numbers currently in use are now forwarded to the Center as well and overflow 9-1-1 calls from Joplin are answered at the Center when necessary. Twenty-two agencies are directly dispatched by the consolidated Center and another six take call transfer from the Center.

During this period, such calls for service prompted 283 EMS events, 431 Fire events, and 1192 Law Enforcement case events. The number of 9-1-1 Hang Up calls is decreasing but still offer the potential to delay response in a real emergency. The Center has no alternative but to assume that a 9-1-1 hang up is actually a person seeking immediate assistance and unable to complete the call. In these cases, the appropriate law, fire and rescue services are dispatched since the type of emergency is also unknown. Most local agencies have accepted the responsibility for such calls with true professionalism and patience.

Board Chairman Harlan Snow reports that the operational aspect is improving daily and that the Board is generally well pleased with the work of the staff. He did however acknowledge that the addressing database is still being perfected and that what was hoped to be the last notification of corrected addresses has produced some new problems. Some county residents have strongly expressed their understandable frustration with the changes. The Board is most anxious to have our contractor complete the current, final update and then the task of maintenance and update will be handled locally in a cooperative agreement between the Board and local governmental officials. In the meantime, Board staff at the administrative offices is working on "common sense" solutions to the issues raised. The Board is committed to maintaining the general alphanumeric road network, which was first created in 1958 by the Jasper County Commission.

"We know that there are people that have never been advised of their physical address or 9-1-1 address while others have received several changes in what they thought was their 9-1-1 address" said Executive Director William A. Cade Jr. The effort to maintain an accurate and current address database is essential to the provision of truly Enhanced 9-1-1 service.

Cade also noted that some local agencies have complained about the inaccuracy of some addresses within the database. These errors when detected are promptly reported to the appropriate group for correction. Cade also reports that a few agencies have decided that complaining about the new system is better than working with Board staff to improve any real issues. The 9-1-1 Center is customer driven, said Cade, concerns brought to us that can be resolved without reducing the integrity of the system are always subject of review and change.

I see where some seven or so "Square hoppers" are gettin' summons. This practice of relocatin' vehicles to avoid the two hour parkin' limit on the Square has become nearly a science for some.

Those who are on the Square on a daily basis take the watchin' of this operation as a sort of recreation or possibly therapy. Like watchin' a mouse in a maze workin' through to get a bite of cheese.

Apparently there was a "hopper watch" on the other day. The $25 fine for thwarting the two hour limit by movin' to another space is part of the suspense.

'Course I'd have to suppose that most of those actually participating in this dangerous game of avoidance are employed on the Square and are more than familiar with the rules of the game.

No doubt most will accept the penalty with grace and be humbled (or at least more careful).

Most would concede that games are always more interestin' if a little money rides on the outcome.

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

Oak Street

health & herbs

Natural Nutrition

by Mari An Willis

What’s new? Lots of people using essential oils. The following is a list of commonly used oils.

Basil - Uplifting and refreshing. Used for poor memory, confusion, indecision, depression, fear, paranoia, mental stress, and fatigue.

Bergamot - Relaxing, refreshing, and uplifting. Used for anxiety, nervous tension, and depression.

Clary Sage - Warming, relaxing, euphoric, aphrodisiac. Centers the mind. Used for PMS, depression, anxiety, hyperactivity, panic, fear, paranoia, and hysteria.

Eucalyptus - Cooling and stimulating. Purifying. Balancing.

Geranium - Stimulating, uplifting, energizing. Special affinity to the female body. Used for anxiety, depression, tension, PMS.

Jasmine - Stimulating, euphoric, aphrodisiac. Increases confidence. Used for depression, lack of libido.

Juniper - Refreshing, stimulating, detoxifying. Used for poor memory, mental stress and fatigue, apathy, lack of energy.

Lavender - Balancing, relaxing. Used for nervous tension, depression, headaches, insomnia, impatience and irritability.

Lemon - Refreshing, detoxifying. Used for clearing and cleansing the mental palate.

Patchouli - The smell of the 60’s! Antidepressant, anti-inflammatory, anti-emetic, antimicrobial. Acne athlete’s foot, chapped skin... Stress related conditions.

Peppermint - Cooling, refreshing, stimulating. Used for poor memory, depression, melancholy, confusion, indecision, nausea, congestion.

Ylang Ylang - Aphrodisiac, euphoric, relaxing, calming. Balances nervous system. Used for stress, insomnia, depression, anger, panic, pre-testing anxiety.

This article is neant for informational purposes only and is not intended as a substitute for medical advice.