Banner Graphic, Volume 10, Number 221, Greencastle, Putnam County, 21 May 1980 — Page 5

Dear Abby Straightening out a gender bender

1 'EAR ABB\: The letter from the woman with the deep ■voice who was tired of being called “sir" on the telephone could have been written by me. *_* I like the way Bea Arthur handled it on one of the . "Maude” episodes. . When a telephone caller said, “Yes, Mr. Findlay,” Maude replied, "This is Mrs. Findlay. Mr. Findlay has a mus- ' tache.” VERA IN LOUISVILLE DEAR \ ERA: Should you ever sprout a mustache (and many 45-year old women do), here’s an alternate . solution for handling it: DEAR ABBY. Regarding the 45-year-old woman with the deep voice who is frequently called “sir” on the telephone: A\ hv should anyone assume you are a “sir" or a “madam”? ’ .My solution works great. Example: , Me: Operator, may 1 have the number of so-and-so?” v Operator: "Sir, the number is ~ Me: “Thank you, sir." Operator: (Slightly annoyed.) “You are speaking to a ' lady." Me: "Oh, really? Well, so are you." Operator: (Somewhat suprised.) “Oh, please excuse me.” Abby, as you said, skip the correction unless it’s important to the gender-bender, but I have found this a good way ; 4S) treat myself to a chuckle instead of being annoyed. SNAPPY COMEBACK . DEAR ABBY: Here's a suggestion for you older people that will make future generations bless you: Oet busy and go

Roachdale news

♦.ROACHDALE - The FAH Club met May 14 at the Redwood Inn for their annual guest 4»y dinner with ten members two associate members iJpesent. *IAn invitation to the of Mr. and Mrs. Jpalton Harbison’s golden wed«JJ«g anniversary, to be held 4T»m 2-5 p.m. June 1, at the 4Jeaehdale Christian Church, 4sas presented. -I The door prize was won by Elsie Clones. After the the group visited the Old xlhil Museum. * Guests for the occasion were Mrs. Walter Stevens, Mrs. Sylvia Lynn, Mrs. Forrest Hadley, Mrs. Merle Zimmerman. Mrs. Harold Rusk, Mrs. Kenneth Coffman, Mrs. Raymond Keck, Mrs. Terry Reed. Associate members present were Mrs. Mary Young and Mrs. Bonne Harbison. The monthly euchre club met May 13 at the home of Mrs. Norma Poynter. Taking prizes were Mrs. Edna Suiter, high Jones: Mrs. Helen Hargrove, traveling lones; Mrs. Joan Culley, high scores; and Mrs. Liljian Long, booby prize. Over 100 guests attended open house at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Neil Green and family Sunday in honor of graduates Keith Green, the son of the Neil Green, and Connie Green, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Green, graduates of North Putnam High School; Philip Green, son of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Green, and Scott Blau, son of Mr and Mrs. Carl Blau, who both graduated from schools in Ohio. All four are grandchildren of Mrs. Lola Green. Others holding open house for "North Putnam graduates were Mbs. Margarite Mcßride, for Tracy: Mrs. Sara Knowling for Sara Lee; Mr. and Mrs. Ed t?dlley for Brian; Mrs. Marie Wtsner for Marcia; and Mrs. Kdthie Harbison for Tony. Those attending the Harbison often house were Mr. and Mrs. Ldhry Harbison of Boonesville, Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Harbison

SMR. SPANKY'S 17 N. Indiana 653-4802 Every Tuesday—starting May 13th POOR BOY'S SKATE T jC <f per person lor k f J a 2 hour session 7 2 sessions: 5-7 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. —Every Wednesday—starting May 14th ADULT SKATE ONLY 21 years or older 2 including skate rental ’ fiy y m SIBO fflSjm • with your own skates 3m 8 —lO p.m. - JV — Friday, May 16 % M COSTUME PARTY 6-8 p.m. FIRST PRIZE - Free pair I of Tennis Shoe Skates SECOND PRIZE • Free 15 trip pass May 23rd, School's Out ALL NIGHT SKATE Midnight to 7 a.m. - *4 00 Admission Fee

of Crawfordsville and Mrs. Beulah Frazier. Gary Bennington, Pocono, Penn , spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs. Ed Bennington and attended the commencement ceremonies of Brian Culley. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Parke, Florida, spent a few days with Mr. and Mrs. Ed Brown and they all visited Bart Brown of Putnamville. Mr. and Mrs. Burley Malayer attended an open house at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Malayer for Michael Miller and Russell Keck. They also attended open house at Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie Taylor’s and Mr. and Mrs. John Guernsey’s homes. Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Rex Wendling were Mrs. Edna Suiter, Drew Wendling, Dee Loft, Frankfort, and Mr. and Mrs. Hal Wendling, Plainfield. The occasion was Donna Wendling’s birthday. The Roachdale Philomath Club met recently in the home of Mrs. Byron Crosby with Mrs. Eugene Hutchins as assistant hostess. Mrs. Deryl Sanders opened the meeting with the quotation of the month, “All that I am and ever hope to be, I owe to my angel mother,” salutes to the flags and club collect. Nine members and one guest, Miss Helen Ashby, responded to roll call with colonial customs for mother. A collection for mental health was taken and committee chairmen for the year 1980-81 were named. Committee are: program. Miss Avis Risk, Mrs. Eugene Hutchins, Mrs. Byron Crosby; flowers and cards, Mrs. Dewey Wilson, Mrs. Audrey Modlin; nominating, Mrs. Derly Sanders, Mrs. Ed Brookshire, and Mrs. Jerry Jefferies. Miss Risk gave the program “A Tribute to Mothers,” reading a quotation about mothers. The next meeting will be a picnic lunch with Mrs. Ben Buser as hostess and Mrs. Howard Myers, assistant.

through all those family pictures you have stored away in boxes, and label them with names, dates and places if possible. I recently found a box of family pictures in my mother’s attic, and so many of them had no identification whatsoever, I could have cried. There was one wedding picture of a stunning couple with only “1882” scribbled on the back. How 1 wish I knew who they were! Another picture shows a couple, about 60, with “Missouri” stamped on the back. My great-grandparents left Missouri in the mid ’2os, so it could be them. But we’ll never know for sure. There were several beautiful baby pictures, but very few had names or dates on the backs and no one in the family can identify them now. Future family genealogists will bless you for providing names, dates and places for these old family pictures. FRUSTRATED IN EUGENE, ORE. DEAR FRUSTRATKI): Thanks for a great idea. Readers, act now or all those priceless pictures will become strangers without names, and a precious part of your family history will be lost forever. Getting married? Whether you want a formal church wedding or a simple, “do-your-own-thing” ceremony, get Abby’s new booklet. Send $1 plus a long, self-addressed, stamped (28 cents) envelope to: Abby’s Wedding Booklet, 152 Lasky Drive, Beverly Hills, Calif. 90212. THE FAMILY CIRCUS By Bit Keane

"Disco dance all you want, but stop turning the lights on and off."

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