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Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth W. Whitaker, Route, Cloverdale, announce the approaching marriage of their daugther, Cheryl Kav, to Tim Arnold, son of Mr. and Mrs Everett

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Dear Abby Uninvited wedding guests have bride-to-be seeing red

DEAR ABBY: I’m so angry I’m ready to explode! I am soon to be married, and I cannot believe the number of people who are bringing guests to my wedding. A great deal of planning went into making up our guest list, keeping in mind both the size of the room and the cost of the affair, and I resent all these extra people, most of whom I don’t even know. Only one person called to ask if he could bring a guest. Abby, this is not a backyard barbecue; it’s a formal wedding, for God’s sake! What should a bride do when the dining room for her sit-down wedding dinner accommodates 210, and the response cards indicate that 234 will attend? (Incidentally, the dinners cost S7O a plate.) Has anyone ever telephoned an invited guest who penciled in a couple of extra guests and said, “I’m sorry, but I can’t accommodate your guests”? I’ve heard, “There’s always room for one more,” and I suppose there is—but 24? Any suggestions? FURIOUS ON LONG ISLAND DEAR FURIOUS: If you’re asking for my permission to call those who penciled in extra guests to say, “Sorry, I can’t accommodate your guests,” you have it. * * * DEAR ABBY: Someone wrote in to say that women whose husbands always drove them around were at a terrible disadvantage should they become widowed without having learned how to drive. He then urged all married men to teach their wives how to drive. I’m all for women learning how to drive, hut 1 have never met a man who taught his wife to drive who would recommend it to another man. A man can teach another man’s wife how to drive, hut when it comes to teaching his own wife, it’s one big fight from beginning to end! I am not smart enough to explain it in technical terms, but there is something about the husband-wife relationship that makes it impossible for the wife to accept criticism or instruction from her own husband. And for some reason, a man has very little patience with his own wife’s mistakes.

Fastest growing segment of U.S. society? Seniors

WASHINGTON (AP) - More than 5,000 Americans celebrate their 65th birthday every day, crossing that invisible line to join the fastest growing segment of society the elderly. “One of the most significant demographic facts affecting American society is the aging of its population,” the Census Bureau reported in a special study on the elderly. The number of people aged 65 and over increased twice as fast as the rest of society over the last two decades, the bureau said. They accounted for one American in 10 as of 1982 and are likely to

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Newlyweds or old-timers, it makes no difference: If there’s a man alive who ever taught his wife how to drive without a fight, I’d like to know how he did it. BEEN THERE IN FLORIDA DEAR BEEN THERE: Probably by knowing how to disengage his mouth until he put his brain in gear, his patience in overdrive and his temper in reverse. ♦ * * DEAR ABBY: I need advice fast. My mother, who just turned 65, had an operation two months ago for cancer of the lung. One-third of her lung was removed and she’s been on oxygen ever since. Her doctor says she’s doing fairly well. Now my problem: I have caught my mother smoking several times. Her doctor told her not to smoke, but she smokes anyway. My father has a heart condition, and if he found out, it would tear him apart. And if her doctor knew this, I don’t know what he’d do. I love my mother and don’t want her to turn against me, but I know that not saying anything to my father and the doctor isn’t right. How should I handle this situation? UPSET DEAR UPSET: I’m sure you are aware that smoking around oxygen can be disastrous, so for that reason alone you must tell the doctor that your mother is sneaking smokes. Although the cancerous portion of your mother’s lung was removed, her craving for tobacco was not, so she also needs to be treated for nicotine addiction. Tell your mother’s doctor at once. It could save her life. * * * (Getting married? Send for Abby’s new, updated, expanded booklet, “How to Have a Lovely Wedding.” Send our name and address clearly printed with a check or money order for $2.50 (this includes postage) to: Dear Abby, Wedding Booklet, P.O. Box 38923, Hollywood, Calif. 90038.)

exceed one out of five by the year 2030. And the so-called old-old, those aged 85 and above, are increasing faster than any other part of the U.S. population, reports Charles F. Longino, director of the Center for Social Research in Aging at the University of Miami. The over-85 population grew by 154 percent between 1940 and 1960, and by another 141 percent by 1980, he noted. “What is new is the fact that the sheer number of persons 85 years of age and over is now substantial enough to have a major impact on the health care and social service systems,” Longino observed in a

Calendar of events Monday The Boston Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. Monday, March 25 at the home of Thelma Miller. Betty Aker will assist. The program is on the historian’s book of the Boston Club. The Democrat Women’s Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. Monday, March 25 at the home of Regina Shannon, 1001 Canterbury Apartments. Chapter CB of PEO will meet at 8 p.m. Monday, March 25 at the home of Helen Houck. Dottie Sawyer will serve as assistant hostess. Tuesday Progress History Club will meet at the home of Dorothy Boyd at 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 26. Corene Stine will have the program. The Civil War Round Table of West Central Indiana will conduct its meeting at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 26 in Room 120, Julian Science and Mathematics Center, DePauw campus. The program, “Pickett’s Charge,” will be presented by Tony Trimble. The public is welcome. Wednesday The Twentieth Century Club will meet at 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 27 at the home of Mrs. Polly West. Mrs. Sue Midgett will present the program. Putnam County Historical Society will meet at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 27 at the Double Decker Restaurant. Mrs. Virginia C. Brann will give the program on “Lady of Liberty.” Make reservations with Mrs. William J. Boatright by noon, Tuesday, March 26. Chapter I, PEO will meet at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 27 with Mrs. Robert Farber. Putnamville United Methodist Women will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 27, at the church. Mrs. Eugene Stringer will be hostess. Friday Women of the Moose will have a beef stew and salad dinner Friday, March 29. Serving begins at 6 p.m. The cost is $2 for adults and $1 for children age 12 and under. Saturday A euchre party will be held at 7 p.m. Saturday, March 30 at the Putnam County Senior Center, 9 W. Franklin St., Greencastle. Doors open at 6 p.m. All senior citizens are welcome. Stilesville Chapter No. 554 O.E.S. will hold an open installation of officers at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 30. Brenda Hutchins will be installed as Worthy Matron and Robert Hanson will be installed as Worthy Patron. Temple Lodge No. 47 F&AM will have a called meeting Saturday, March 30. Breakfast will be served at 7 a.m. and work will be in the EA degree at 8 a.m. Visitors are welcome. The Parke County annual Home Show featuring 40 exhibitors in two buildings at the Parke County 4-H Fairgrounds, one mile north of Rockville on U.S. 41, will be held 1-7 p.m. Saturday, March 30 and Sunday, March :il from noon to 6 p.m. Pork chop dinners will be served. There will be 40 booth prizes awarded. Admission is $2 at the door and $1 for advance sale tickets Tickets can be purchased from participating merchants The Greencastle Jaycees will hold their annual Easter egg hunt at 10 a m Saturday, March 30 at Robe-Ann Park. The rain date is April 6.

The deadline for calendar of events items is as follows: Monday evening l p.m. Friday: Tuesday evening - 1 p.m. Monday; Wednesday evening - Friday evening -1 p.m. Thursday. The calendar is not published on Saturdays. For maximum exposure of calendar items, they should be submitted 10 days in advance of the scheduled meeting.

research proposal. Following is a rundown on the nation’s elderly, compiled from information collected by the Census Bureau, Senate Special Commitee on Aging, American Association of Retired Persons, National Center for Health Statistics, Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Population Reference Bureau. There were 25,544,000 persons aged 65 and over counted in the 1980 Census. That was 11.3 percent of the nation’s population. By 1983 they had grown to 27.4 million or 11.7 percent of the national total. The elderly are projected to increase to

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more than 35 million by the year 2000, or 13 percent, and to 64 million, or 21 percent, by 2030. Because life expectancy for men is less than for women, elderly women currently outnumber males by 3 to 2. Whites have the biggest proportion of elderly at 12 percent of their number, followed by 8 percent of blacks, 6 percent of Asians and Pacific Islanders and 5 percent of American Indians and Hispanics. The traditional notion of Florida as having the largest concentration of elderly is borne out, with 17.3 percent of that state’s residents 65 and over.

Heloise Tackle box holds makeup Dear Heloise: 1 carry along a large number of make-up items when I travel to hold everything conveniently. I bought a fishing tackle box with swing-out, divided trays. There are places in the box for even the tiniest brush to a large curling iron. These boxes may be used as is, decorated with decals or covered with pretty adhesive plastic to make them look more feminine. I don’t know how 1 ever got along without one. I just pull up the trays and everything is in plain sight No more digging through bags, etc., and the box is easy to carry. Polly MUFFIN MAKING Dear Heloise: Recently, while making muffins, I discovered a better way of filling the liners by simply using an ordinary ice cream scoop. The same amount of batter may be added to each muffin cup. It saves time, not to mention less batter dribbling from bowl to pan. Becky Beatty That’s a better batter hint! SHOWER CURTAIN WASHING Dear heloise: I have a plastic shower curtain which has a matching curtain of net. I have washed the plastic liner successfully, but the net curtain is always so wrinkled after washing. When I tried to iron it, my iron would stick to the curtain no matter how low the heat setting. One day, I solved the problem by laying the curtain using the tissue paper between it and the iron. It came out wrinkle free and beautiful. Mildred Bale • * * Yes, it’s true. Something so simple can make sewing so much easier. Thanks for sharing this golden nugget. Heloise