Banner Graphic, Volume 12, Number 99, Greencastle, Putnam County, 5 January 1982 — Page 4

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The Putnam County Banner-Graphic, January 5,1982

Hints from Heloise

DEAR HELOISE: I was wondering if you could help me with a laundry problem. Everytime I buy a new pair of blue jeans and wash them, they come out with light streaks in the denim. I use a liquid laundry soap and softener sheets in the dryer. Do you think there may be something wrong with my washer or are the jeans defective? L.T. ★ * * Glad you asked that

Dear Abby Funerals can be a time of celebration but dancing is nixed

DEAR ABBY: “Confused in Indiana” wrote to say she was “shocked” to learn that a friend went dancing the night she buried her husband. You agreed, saying you thought it was "inappropriate” for mourners to dance so soon after burying a loved one. Who do you think you are to pass judgment in the first place? That woman has the right to mourn her husband any way she wants to! After my father was buried, we went to my cousin’s house where my father had spent many happy hours. He particularly loved the clubroom. Right after the funeral I went down there and found the jukebox playing and all the relatives dancing and enjoying refreshments. On the chair where my father had always sat was a baseball cap made of flowers. (Dad loved baseball.) That was the only floral arrangement that was not left at the cemetery. It was as though my father was there watching everybody do what he loved to do in life. After all, Abby, haven’t you ever heard of an Irish wake? My family is not Irish, but not everyone sits “shivah.” MERRY IN MARYLAND DEAR MERRY: I’ve had many surprises in my mail, but one of the biggest was the number of readers who wrote to disagree with me. You’re right everyone has the right to deal with his grief in his own way, but somehow, dancing the day of the funeral seemed

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Faulty manufacturing is blamed for color streaks in jeans

question since, from what my readers write me, this seems to be a widespread problem and they are as fed up with it as you and I are. No, it is not the fault of your washing machine, your dryer and, most of all, you. And, yes, the jeans are defective! (Some say on the label they are made to fade, so we are not talking about those.) Listen to what the International Fabricare Institute has to say on the subject:

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“Streaks in jeans or lines which look bleached are caused by the failure of the surface colors to be fully resistant to the care process. The rubbing off of the surface colors exposes an undyed portion of the fiber. Colors can also rub off and stain the person wearing the jeans. “Who is responsible? The manufacturer which originally dyed the garment! “Drastic color failure of this type can be controlled by better color application of the

inappropriate to me. And it still does. * * * DEAR ABBY: A very close friend of mine, who is a successful management consultant, has the worst case of halitosis I have ever encountered! Being a professional myself, I am worried that my friend’s problem may cost him professionally and socially. He’s single as well. I have polled my friends, and no one has come up with a suitable solution. He is such a lovely person and he must be told. But how? And by whom? HIS FRIEND DEAR FRIEND: He must be made aware of his problem by someone who cares a great deal about him. I nominate you! If you can’t find the words to tell him that he needs to see a dentist and/or a physician about his offensive breath, send him this column. It would be an act of kindness. Trust me. * * * DEAR ABBY: I’m a married woman (early 20s) and this problem concerns my best friend. (I’ll call her Lila.) We are like sisters. Lila has been going with the same fellow (I’ll call him George) for three years and they are practically engaged. George’s grandmother was sick in the hospital, so Lila went to see her and they wouldn’t let her in because “family members only” were allowed to visit. It has caused a terrible rift between George and his family. George sides with Lila and so do I. Abby, don’t you think they should have considered this girl “family”? George’s family say that as long as they are not married, she is not family. George’s grandmother died a week later, and he is still on the outs with them. LILA’S FRIEND DEAR FRIEND: Since George’s grandmother was seriously ill, it is understandable that only family members were allowed to visit. Lila should have checked before going to the hospital.

Notes and Quotes Food variety spells proper diet

BETTY H. SENDMEYER Extension Home Economist Almost every magazine on the newstands has an article every month as a Miracle Diet, telling us to “Eat Only This” or “Never Eat That” - Hogwash!! Most people can’t stay on such diets for long. And some diets are downright dangerous.

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fabric in the original dyeing process. Some slight color loss can be expected on a new garment in wear, but this should not result in objectional light areas. “Is there a remedy? None! ” Folks, there is one remedy we as consumers have and that is to take the jeans back to the store where we purchased them and get a refund when this happens to a new pair after only one washing. Perhaps manufacturers will eventually get the message

There’s ONE safe and sane way to diet. This is it -- Eat a wide VARIETY of foods including most of the ones you eat right now. Just eat a LITTLE LESS of everything. Eat one slice of roast beef instead of two. One less pat of butter. One less rich dessert, etc. Eat a BALANCE of foods.

that this is unacceptable and will make a product that will hold its color. I don’t think it is being unreasonable to expect this. We’re not asking for the impossible just value that is fair and reasonable when we pay out our hard-earned money for an item. Agree? Heloise INSTANT 818 Dear Heloise: Have you ever needed a quick bib or apron? We had been pinning a towel around a semi-invalid’s

DEAR ABBY: I have no sympathy for the 52-year-old woman who married a 60-year-old man (second time around) and found that he was impotent. I am 75 and my husband is 77. When he was 30, due to a bungled operation, he lost all sexual desire. Of course we were both very unhappy about it, but it wasn’t the end of our marriage and it didn’t diminish our love for each other. Over the years we have experienced an intimacy that would not be believed by this present generation, which thinks all there is to marriage is sex. When we cuddle up in each other’s arms on a cold winter night, we achieve a more lasting closeness than those couples who make love for three minutes, then leave each other to go to sleep in separate beds. TRUE LOVERS * * * DEAR ABBY: Will you please settle an argument? I say that schoolteachers are considered “professionals.” Am I correct? My friend says that teaching school is a “job” not a profession. She says that people who practice law and medicine are professionals, but schoolteachers are not. What do you say? MILWAUKEE MISUNDERSTANDING DEAR MILWAUKEE: A professional is anyone who receives remuneration for a job as opposed to an amateur, who does what he does without pay. * * * 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 (37 cents) envelope to: Abby’s Wedding Booklet, 12060 Hawthorne Blvd., Suite 5000, Hawthorne, Calif. 90250. CONFIDENTIAL TO NAMELESS IN ATLANTA: If you’re convinced you are hopelessly impotent, you are.

Don’t eat too much or too little of any one thing. Don’t skip meals or cut out one food group and miss those important nutrients. Eat in MODERATION. Dietary Guidelines - a booklet from the U.S.D.A. gives us seven guidelines to follow to

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neck. One day, a friend suggested I put a cord through the top hem of last year’s calendar towel. Eureka! Instant bib which was very acceptable to the gentleman. We found several old calendar towels in the towel drawer so we put long white shoelaces in them and had several spare bibs. Mrs. Evelyn Lauer it * it Send your favorite how-to hint to Heloise, P.O. Box 32000, San Antonio, Tx. 78216.

keep healthy. Food alone cannot make you healthy. But good eating habits based on moderation and variety can help keep you healthy and even improve your health. Call the County Extension Office to get a copy of this leaflet.

Calendar of events Tuesday The Tuesday Reading Circle will not meet in January. The next meeting will be on Tuesday, Feb. 9 with Mrs. Lezotte. Putnam County Singles officers will meet on Tuesday, Jan. 5 at 7 p.m. at the home of Andrea McConahay to plan future activities. Ladies are asked to bring salads and men are asked to bring drinks. Tri Kappa will meet on Tuesday, Jan. 5 at 8 p.m. in the Episciopal Church. Temple Lodge No. 47 will hold a called meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 5. Work will be in the F.C. degree. Members are urged to attend and visitors are welcomed. Refreshments will be served after the meeting. Wednesday Greencastle Chapter No. 255 Order of Eastern Star will hold a stated meeting at the Masonic Temple at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 6. Masonic brothers will be honored. All members are cordially invited. FREE: Babysitting and transportation for parents who need a break from child care. Those who can’t afford or find a sitter may take their preschoolers and infants to Tots Time Center 9 a.m. to noon Wednesdays at First Baptist Church, Judson Drive, Greencastle. Parents who need a ride on Jan. 6 and who live in Greencastle, Cloverdale, Mt. Meridian and Belle Union areas may phone CONTACT, 653-2645 (collect calls accepted) by 3 p.m. Tuesday. Arriving at Tots Time by 9 a.m. parents will be taken to one or more locations in Greencastle. They will be returned by noon for their children and driven back home. There will be a League of Women Voters national and local program planning meeting and pitch-in dinner at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 6 at the home of Joanne Kissinger, 300 Greenwood Ave. Salad, beverage, dessert is provided. The place for the Associate Tri Kappa meeting has been changed to the home of Mary Lou Miller, 709 Highwood. The club will meet on the originally scheduled date of Wednesday, Jan. 6 at 10 a.m. Friday The Woman’s Study Club will meet at 2 p.m. Friday, Jan. 8 at the home of Mrs. Jack Bennett. The program will be presented by Mrs. Carl Herbold. The Century Club will meet with Mrs. Harrold Knoy on Friday, Jan. 8 at 2 p.m. Mrs. Philip Silva will present the program. Saturday Temple Lodge No. 47 F & AM will have a open installation of officers for 1982 at 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 9. The public is invited and refreshments will be served. Cloverdale Lodge No. 132 F & A.M. will have public installation of officers at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 9. Visitors are welcome. Sunday The 29th annual Putnam County Art Exhibit will be held at DePauw Art Center Jan. 10-27. An open house will be held 2-4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 10 at the DePauw Art Center. The exhibit is sponsored by the Putnam County Art League. All entries must be submitted on Wednesday, Jan. 6 between 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. Abortion to Euthanasia-“ What Ever Happened to The Human Race” will be presented by Francis Shaffer at the Somerset Christian Church every Sunday in January at 7 p.m. Monday Roachdale O.E.S. will hold its stated meeting on Monday, Jan. 11. Oyster and chili supper will be served at 6:30 p.m. Members are asked to bring pies. This special meeting will honor Masons. The meeting will begin after the supper at 7:30p.m. Chapter CB of PEO will meet at 8 p.m. Monday, Jan. 11 with Mrs. John Coomer, 1 Tulip Trail, Greencastle. Tuesday The Cloverdale Chapter 369 O.E.S. will have a called meeting for initiatory work at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 12.

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