Banner Graphic, Volume 10, Number 24, Greencastle, Putnam County, 1 October 1979 — Page 3

Dear Abby Former patients and spouses on bedside manners

DEAR ABBY: The letter from the newlywed signed FRUSTRATED, who couldn't wait for her husband to be released from the hospital to have sex, reminded me of a similar incident. Years ago, when I was on night duty at a hospital, a woman patient rang her bell and asked if I'd mind standing guard. RETIRED RN. MILWAUKEE DEAR RETIRED: At least she asked. DEAR ABBY: I was once in the same predicament as FRUSTRATED, and my husband and 1 were ready to climb the walls. Then we spoke to his doctor, who wrote my husband a "prescription" and gave it to the head nurse. (We still have the "prescription" in our scrapbook.) One nurse entered our room out of curiosity, but we fell justified in telling her to stay out —that it was doctor's orders that we were not to be disturbed for two hours. There were no more problems once the word got around the nurses' station. Sign this ... SAVED BY UNUSUAL PRESCRIPTION DEAR ABBY: As an RN in a Houston hospital 1 have seen some mighty strange goings-on. 1 recall a complaint from a woman who was sharing a double room with a pretty young girl who had broken both legs in a skiing accident. It seems that the girl (with both legs in casts,yet!) had frequent visits from her husband, during which time they carried on as though they were in a private room. When 1 confronted the

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Heloise Removing mildew from plastic curtains

HELLO THERE: We receive stacks of letters asking, “Could you please tell me the best way to get mold and mildew off plastic shower curtains? ” I think it is a good hint and certainly worth repeating, so here goes: Just fill your washing machine with warm water, add your normal amount of detergent and about a half cup of chlorine bleach, yes, the same kind you add to your clothes to make them white. Let the machine run a few seconds, then put in the shower curtains and three or four white bath towels. The mold and mildew buildup will be gone by the time the wash cycle is finished. If you want to dry your curtains, just pop them in the dryer (along with the same bath towels), set it on damp dry or low heat, and your shower curtains will come out beautiful and wrinkle free! Heloise ★ ★ * LETTER OF THOUGHT DEAR HELOISE: Every time I’m preparing dry beans of any kind for my family, I marvel at all the wonderful machines invented for processing and packaging food. I think about all the pushbutton inventions for our convenience and enjoyment, about the giant aircraft and the tremendous brains it took to send a man to the moon! Then I wonder, with all these super brains in the world, how come no one has ever invented a machine to take the rocks and pebbles out

Local representatives to attend learning disabilities conference The Indiana Association for Children with Learning Disabilities and the Evansville-Vanderburgh School Corporation will be sponsoring a conference entitled "Youth: Connections and Conniptions” Saturday, Oct. 6, at Central High School, 5400 First Avenue, Evansville. A group of parents and teachers from the Putnam County Council on the Handicapped will be attending the conference which will open with registration at 8 a.m. Dr. Doris Johnson, professor of learning disabilities, Northwestern University of Evanston, 111., will deliver the keynote address at 9 a m. on the topic “Adolescents with Learning Disabilities.” This address will be followed by a presentation of awards and a business meeting at 10:30 a.m. A series of workshops will begin at 11:20 a.m. highlighted by a lesson given by Tom Schwartz, an LD adult and a psychiatric social worker at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne on “Emotional Attitudes and Acceptance of a Learning Disabled Person. ” Workshops will end at 3:20 p.m. Lunch will be available at Central High School between 10:302:30 p.m. Exhibits and material displays will be shown between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. and a continuous film theater will rub from 11 a.m.-3p.m. Cost for the conference will be $7 at the door. Anyone interested in attending the conference with the local group should phone 653-3842 for more information.

of the beans before they are packaged? Confused * * * DEAR HELOISE: A good gift for a blind housewife is one of the little nylon dishcloths with the wiry texture and holes. The nylon balls are good for sighted people but the blind person cannot tell if they are really rinsed; bits of food can stick. The nylon dishcloth rinses so easily and dries in very little time and the blind person can feel that it is clean. These cloths last indefinitely. Just sign me Someone Who Knows * * * LETTER OF LAUGHTER DEAR HELOISE: In my kitchen I keep a pair of shears, a strong bladed knife, a pair of pliers and a screwdriver to open those wonderful “easy-to-open” new packages! Judy * * • How true, how true! Heloise * * * DEAR HELOISE: My husband and I are very short and I have to cut the legs off all our pants after we buy them. So I buy them plenty long, then save the pieces I cut till I get enough that I can make a quilt top. I bade it with flannel and quilt it. They’re great to take on picnics and to have in the trunk of the car in case of emergencies. Love your column. Keep up the good work! Karen B. * * * This is a super Idea. You

young girl with her roommate's complaint, she said, “If she’s such a prude, she can turn the other way." TRUE STORY DEAR ABBY: The letter from the frustrated newlywed reminded me of my days as a young intern at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Syracuse, N.Y. I'll never forget the 82-year-old patient who had a young woman visiting him. 1 went into his room to tell him that visiting hours were over. At first it appeared that he was alone, then I discovered that they were BOTH in his bed! (I was .wore embarrassed than they were.) NEW YORK M.D. DEAR ABBY: In my Hi years of private nursing, I cannot count the number of times I've been embarrassed when I’ve walked into private, semi private and ward rooms to find people with the same views as FRUSTRATED. I am not totally without sympathy, but I think the patient's health should be cared for at the hospital, and his romantic needs elsewhere. A hospital is not a hotel. If a patient is well enough for marital relations, and wants to get his S9B a day’s worth, perhaps he should be transferred to the nearest Hilton. MARY IN DULUTH If you need help in writing letters of sympathy, congratulations or thank-you letters, get Abby's booklet “How to Write Letters for all Occasions.” Send 11 and a long, stamped (28 cents), self-addressed envelope to Abby: 132 Lasky Dr., Beverly Hills, Calif. 90212.

don’t have to puy nay more for the extra length and just look what you can do with it. Heloise DEAR HELOISE: When our grandchildren wash their hands, they rush through the job. The bar of soap is usually much too large for their small hands so they never really get them clean. One day I put a few drops of dishwashing detergent on their hands and they loved the lather it made. They kept rubbing their little hands together and, of course, the longer they rubbed, the cleaner their hands were. They were so happy no one fussed at them and they had clean hands besides! Florence Elia ♦ ♦ G DEAR HELOISE: I have a 7-year-old daughter who loves stuffed animals. So one of my older daughters sewed together an elephant and left a hole so that my younger daughter could stuff it. I saved the fabric softener sheets (I have a lot with nine people to do laundry for) and she stuffed them into the elephant. Made a fluffy toy for her and one that smells nice, too! Barbara Streit * * • I bet It smells as sweet as yuu are! Heloise

THE FAMILY CIRCUS. By Bil Keane

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"Thirty days hath September. How many days does October hath?"

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Fern area news FERN-Mr. and Mrs. Joy Cummings celebrated their 58th wedding anniversary Monday, Sept. 24. Hie Banner-Graphic’s staff member in Fern to Mrs. Ernest Heber. Her telephone number to 453-9024. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Ellis of Clay City and Mr. and Mrs. James Ellis spent the weekend at Nashville. Monday callers at the home of Mrs. Bessie Heber were Don Warren of Greencastle, Kim and Jim Clark, Beth Maines and Mrs. Robert Cox. Mrs. Jane Baker of Greencastle, Mrs. Nadene Burks, spent Sunday afternoon in Terre Haute visiting Patty Burks, a student at Indiana State University. They attended church services at the Baptist Church held in the home of Mr. and Mrs. James Clark and son at Knightsville. Mrs. Jane Baker spent the night with Mrs. Nadene Burks and returned home Monday morning. Sherri and Jerry Ellis spent the weekend at Greencastle at the home of Mrs. Irene Reed. Mrs. Bessie Heber spent -the weekend at the home of her sister, Mr. and Mrs. Lester Hayes at Knightsville. Other guests were another sister and husband, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur White of Spencer, who celebrated their 58th wedding anniversary on Sept. 22. They all enjoyed a nice dinner together. Mrs. Bessie Heber attended the West Madison Home Extension Club which met at the home of Mrs. John Lancaster. Twelve members were present and they all enjoyed the lesson given by Mrs. Forest Miller.

Calendar of events

Monday The Ladies Elks will meet at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 1 at the lodge. The Fortnightly Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 1 with Mrs. Harvey Treible. Mrs. Russell Beatty will be assistant hostess and Miss Elizabeth Ensign will be in charge of the program. The Board of Directors of the Masonic Temple Association will meet at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. lat the Masonic Temple. Tuesday Over the Tea Cups Club will meet at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 2 with Mrs. Hugh Glock. Morton Lodge No. 469, F & AM, will hold its regular stated meeting at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 2. All members are urged to attend and visitors are welcome. Weight Watchers conducts a class each Tuesday evening at 7 p.m. at the USDA Building, located one mile north on U.S. 231. Doors open for registration and weigh-in at 6 p.m. Call (812) 446-5456 for more information. Kappa Delta Phi sorority will meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 2 at the Senior Citizens Center. Greencastle Morning Musicale will meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 2 at the home of Charlotte Dudley, 423 Anderson Street. The program will be given by members who spent the summer at Interlochen. Theta Chapter of Delta Theta Tau will meet at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 2 at the home of Muriel Carter. Theta Alumnae Chapter of Delta Theta Tau will meet at 10 a m. Tuesday, Oct. 2 at the home of Mrs. Perry Rush. Miss Elizabeth Ensign will serve as assistant hostess. Republican Women will meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 2 at the home of Marilyn Clearwaters at 309 West Washington Street. Wednesday The Fathers’ Auxiliary of the VFW, Post 1550, will meet at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 3. This is a very important meeting and all members are urged to be present. Extension Homemakers Evening will be held at the Putnam County Fairgrounds Community Building beginning at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 3. The lesson will be on self-defense, door prizes will be awarded and there will be displays of homemakers’ hobbies. The Bainbridge Methodist Women’s Society will meet at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 3, at the home of Mrs. Thelma Hess. Crescent Club will meet at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 3 at the home of Mrs. Ralph West. Mrs. John Poor has the program. Associate Tri Kappa will meet Wednesday, October 3, at 10 a.m. with Mrs. Laurel Turk. Thursday The Afternoon Circle of the Presbyterian Women’s Association will meet at 2 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 4 with Mrs. H. G. Treible. Mrs. Floyd Allen will be the assistant hostess Miss Grace Browning will give the program. Omnes Chapter, Order of DeMolay, will host a party for prospective members from 7-8:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 4 at the Greencastle Masonic Temple. Brian Humphreys, membership chairman, has announced that any area young man interested in the Order of DeMolay and his parents are invited. Refreshments will be served following the program. Thursday Reading Club will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 4 at the Public Service Building. Hostess will be Roberta Hopkins. Please note change of time. Friday The Cross Roads School Reunion will be held at 5:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 5 at Monnett’s Cafeteria. A large representation is expected. The County Health and Safety Committee of Extension Homemakers and local club leaders are sponsoring a County Health Fair from 2 until 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 5 at the Putnam County Fairgrounds. Many health organization and association will have displays, screenings and free information. Greencastle Chapter No. 22, Royal Arch Masons, will hold a special Convocation at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 5 in the Masonic Temple for the purpose of Inspection in the Mark Master degree. All members are urged to attend and all rituals must be presented at this meeting. A teenage dance for Moose members’ children will be held from 8-10 p.m. Friday, Oct. 5 at the lodge. Each member’s child may bring a guest and the cost is 50 cents each. Greencastle Barracks and Auxiliary Number 114, will hold their regular monthly meeting at the VFW home, Greencastle, on Friday, Oct. 5. A pitch-in dinner will begin at 12 noon, with separate meetings to follow. Final plans for the district meeting, to be held here on Oct. 14, will be made. All members are urged to attend. Morton Lodge No. 468, F&AM, will give work in the Entered Apprentice Degree at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 5. All members are urged to attend and visitors are welcome.

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Morton news

MORTON- The annual smorgasbord at Union Chapel Church will be held Saturday evening, Oct. 13. Serving will begin at 5:30 p.m. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Gullefer and Earl Evans visited Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Clodfelter. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Stultz, Mr. and Mrs. Greg Stultz, Jeff and Rick, attended the 50th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. James Frazier, parents of Mrs. Stultz, at the Jamestown American Legion Post. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mitchell and family were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Clodfelter. Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert O’Hair called on Mr. and Mrs. Mike O’Hair and family. John Jackson of St. Louis, Jim Jackson of Goshen, Mr. and Mrs. Gerald York and Peter of Clinton visited their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Jackson Saturday night. Ladies of Union Chapel Church served dinner at the sale of Mrs. Vera Evens Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Noal Nicholson were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Don Deminse Friday and Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Leland Allgood were supper guests of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mitchell and family Wednesday evening.

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mftMm The Banner-Graphic’s staff member in Morton is Mrs. Orta (Vern) Sigler. Her telephone number is 739-2062. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Stroll, Darrel and John, and Mrs. Ona Sigler enjoyed a trip Sunday to Conners Prairie. Mr. and Mrs. Pat Damsco-of Bayonne, N. J. visited Mr. and Mrs. Harold Barker and Richard over the weekend. Mrs. Janet O’Hair and Felecia, and Mrs. Tom Miller visited Mr. and Mrs. Clpir Albin. Mr. and Mrs Dale Terhupe, Mr. and Mrs. Earley Jackson, Mr. and Mrs. Hubert McGaughey, Mr. and Mrs. David Clodfelter and Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Bennet attended the 50th anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. James Frazier Sunday at Jamestown. Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Scobee and daughter, Mrs. June Scobee, called on Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Goode Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. George Stultz visited Mrs. Lillie Stultz Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Toume visited Mr. and Mrs. Jim Clodfelter Saturday evening. ; Scott Jackson spent the night with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Earley Jackson recently.'

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