Banner Graphic, Volume 15, Number 322, Greencastle, Putnam County, 27 August 1985 — Page 4

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The Putnam County Banner Graphic, Tuesday, August 27,1985

Dear Abby: Suicide attempts signal trouble ahead for victim

DEAR ABBY You frequently deal with many subjects that are socially taboo. May 1 bring to your attention one that is rarely mentioned: attempted suicide. For every successful suicide there are three to five failed attempts. Studies reveal that a person who makes one attempt is 10 times more likely than the average person to end up as a suicide statistic. Adolescents and young adults are attempting suicide in alarming numbers. An attempt to destroy oneself is a desperate cry for help, an angry attempt to punish someone, or an effort to deal with feelings of intense pain, hopelessness, frustration and depression. Some teen-agers who try to kill themselves have fantasies of being “reborn,” denying the finality of death. Many expect to be rescued. But tragically, when they are rescued after a long delay, they suffer from oxygen deprivation and/or the toxic effects of an overdose, leaving the would-be suicide with irreversible

Heloise: Blinds need to be cleaned one slat at a time

DEAR HELOISE: What is the best and easiest way to wash mini-blinds? I have five (6-foot wide) blinds. They will not fit in the tub. I always dread cleaning them because of this problem. Help! There are a lot of mini-blind owners who would like some information. A Reader * it * There is no easy way that I know of to clean mini-blinds. The best way is to clean each slat individually. I’d be afraid to put them into the tub because they are so much more delicate than the old blinds and can bend very easily. They also may scratch the tub. I have mini-blinds and I vacuum all the dust off first. To clean them, I make a weak solution of warm water and sudsless ammonia. (Follow the directions on the ammonia bottle.) The

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brain, heart, kidney or liver damage. Unfortunately, many first attempts are not taken seriously, and the underlying problem surfaces again to end with tragic consequences for victims and survivors alike. Abby, please print this and sign me ... A CONCERNED PROFESSIONAL DEAR CONCERNED: If attempted suicide is a part of an ongoing dialogue, then a successful suicide is a final message to which there can be no reply. Parents, teachers and friends of teen-agers should be alert to the cry for help in any attempt at suicide, and do everything possible to respond to that message. Trained counselors are as close as your telephone. Ask the operator for the nearest suicide hotline. Somebody will listen because somebody cares.

ammonia really removes any grease. I put on rubber gloves, then put an old sock on each hand. I dip the sock in the cleaning solution a bit and wipe each slat. Rinse them with clear water and dry. It takes time but they come out like new. Heloise ELECTRICAL WARNING Dear Heloise: 1 want to use your column to warn readers of a potential danger with an electrical circuit breaker box. We had an overload at a receptacle in a bedroom and our circuit breaker didn’t trip. Why? Because our box is in the basement and the breaker had rust on it. In the few minutes of the overload fortunately a family member was near the main box, heard the noise and threw the main circuit off it burned wiring and insulation in our walls. A few more minutes and our home would have been on fire.

DEAR ABBY: Recently my hus band and 1 had dinner at a very nice restaurant. When we gave the waitress the order for our appetizers, she said, “You got it, you guys!” After the dinner order was given, she said the same thing. After we ordered coffee, she said again, “You got it, you guys!” This went on through the whole dinner. We are not oldsters, but we would have appreciated more respect than “you guys.” She was a good waitress. We didn’t want to report her to the manager. What would you have done? CUSTOMERS, NOT “GUYS” DEAR CUSTOMERS: A friendly, tactful word of caution to the waitress would have been an act of kindness. The next customers she “you guys” may report her to the manager, costing her her job. I probably wouldn’t have tipped her off (nun uninten-

Now once a month or so we trip each breaker individually Please warn people who have circuit breakers to be aware of this situation R.S. * * ★ A good safety hint. I wonder how many people even know where the circuit breaker is. Heloise SPROUTY POTATOES Dear Heloise: When potatoes begin to get wrinkly or sprouty (or both!), peel and dice them, and cook until done. Pack in a 10-inch skillet lined with enough aluminum foil to come up the sides and cover the potatoes. Repeat until you have all the potatoes in nice disks that will fit your skillet, label and freeze them Now you have the beginning of hashed brown potatoes or regular hash with meat and onions. For best results, put a little oil with the butter or oleo in the skillet when frying. On a busy day these disks can be the start of creamed potatoes with parsley, dill, mint or cheese topping They can be used for potato salad.

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tional) until I read this. * * * DEAR ABBY: There is a chap in our office who is 35 years old, lives at home and seems perfectly happy. His mother packs his lunch every day, does his laundry and cuts his hair. He says he never invites a young lady out until he introduces her to his “Mum.” Abby, he likes the way he lives, hut is it healthy for a grown man to depend on his mother so much? OFFICE CHUMS IN VICTORIA, B.C. DEAR CHUMS: If he likes the way he lives, it’s healthy, and will probably eontinue to be until he loses his mother, or she loses him. * * * (Problems? Write to Abby. For a personal, unpublished reply, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to Abby, l\<). Box 38923, Hollywood, Calif. 9003 H. All correspondence is confidential.)

potato pancakes, lyonnaise potatoes, or potato soup. Laura Clark * * * That’s a handy idea. Most people just throw away wrinkly or sprouty potatoes. Thank you from all of us potato lovers. Heloise REMOVE CHICKEN SKIN Dear Heloise: I have found many helpful hints in your column, so it’s time to send in one 1 have found helpful hut have not seen in print. The many diet-conscious people need all the help they can get to cut calories. I use a fish skinner, a pliers-like tool to remove the skin from chicken It has a good grip and works fast. So ladies, raid your fisherman's tackle box and come up with a real gem. Works equally well on chicken and small fish. Hawkeye

Send your best hint to: Heloise I'D. Box 32000 San Antonio, Texas 78216

Calendar of events Tuesday The Putnam County Republican Women’s Club will have a pitch-in at the home of Gertie Luther, Route 1, Bainbridge, at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 27. All members are urged to attend. Guests are welcome. The Four Seasons Club will meet at the home of Sharon Dunn at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 27. The Anorexia Nervosa Support Group will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 3 at the Carmel United Methodist Church, located at 126 St. and Range Line Rd. There are speakers and talk sessions. The group meets every first Tuesday of the month. Wednesday CPR classes will be held Wednesday, Aug. 28 and Thursday, Aug. 29 in the ground-floor classroom at Putnam County Hospital from 6-10 p.m. To register for classes, contact Mary Teipen or Brenda Heacock, 653-5121 betweenß:3oa.m. and4p.m. Putnamville United Methodist Women will meet at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 28 at the church. Jane Boesen will be the hostess. Friday The American Heart Association is sponsoring a monthly hypertensive screening at the Peace Lutheran Church, 218 S. Bloomington St., Greencastle noon-4 p.m. Friday, Aug. 30. This is a free screening for the public. Saturday A euchre party will be held at 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 31 at the Putnam County Senior Center, 9 W. Franklin St., Greencastle. Doors open at 6 p.m. All senior citizens are welcome. Sunday The Porter reunion will be held in shelterhouse No. 3 Sunday, Sept. 1 in Robe-Ann Park. Monday The Monday Book Club will meet at 2 p.m. Monday, Sept. 2 at the home of Mrs. Herbert Heller, 904 Sherwood Drive, Greencastle. Each member is to bring the title and author of her chosen book. Tuesday Putnam County Shrine Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 3 at the American Legion Post. All members and interested Shriners are urged to attend. Please note change in meeting week for September only. Wednesday Greencastle Chapter No. 255 OES will hold a stated meeting at the Masonic Temple at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 4. There will be a special election. The district deputy will be present for her official visit. All members are welcome. Woman’s Club will meet at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 4. Mrs. Clifford Frazier will be the hostess. Mrs. Eleanore Cammack will present the P ro * ram Saturday Chapter CB and I of PEO will have a Founders Day luneneon at 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 7 at Mathena Manor. Reservations are to be made by Wednesday, Sept. 4.

Jones-Herbert reunion

The sixth annual Jones-Herbert reunion was held at Lieber State Park Aug. 17 at the reserved large shelterhouse. The morning was spent greeting and getting acquainted with relatives. At noon, a dinner was served from the picnic tables. GARY SALSMAN, president, presided over the business meeting. Mary Rissler showed color slides of the Herbert Castle, Ireland, which she and her parents visited. There was a discussion of the JonesHerbert Gazette which Nadean Bremer edits. It is published three times a year. All family members wanted to continue the paper. A free will offering was taken to cover the postage. The Gazette is sent to 102 family members. Several members spent time working on the family tree to update it.

Wedding Phillips-Brummett

Lisa Lynette Phillips, Denison, Tex., daughter of Mrs. Annett Phillips, Denison, and Jerry Phillips and Gregory E. Brummett, Sherman, Tex., were united in marriage at the First Baptist Church, Sherman, Tex., Aug. 24. Dr. Tom Brandon officiated the double-ring ceremony. Attendants for the bride were Debbie Steward, Denison, matron of honor; Tanya Edwards, Denison, and Michelle Caraway, Sherman, bridesmaids, and Kelly Sanders, Denison, flower girl. THE BRIDEGROOM WAS attended by best man, Wyatt Brummett Jr., Greencastle; Ray Nichols, Abeline, Tex., and Mike Miller, Greencastle, groomsmen, and Taylor Brummett, Greencastle, ring bearer. Wedding music was presented by Dr. Richard Tappa, Denison, organist. Candlelighters were Aaron Phillips, Denison,

After Gary Salsman was elected president, the meeting adjourned. AMONG THOSE ATTENDING were: Mr. and Mrs. Gary Salsman and children, Mr. and Mrs. David Barr, Anita McNulty and children, Ruby Jones, and Grace Cohn, all of Greencastle, Mary Rissler and children and Howard Herbert, both of Brazil, Demoin Neese, Barbra Reeves and Mr. and Mrs. Howard Herbert, all of Cloverdale, Mr. and Mrs. Doris Salsman, Belle Union, Lela Herbert Bennett. California, Mary Alice Rosenbalm and Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Bailey, Eminence, Mr. and Mrs. Dale Bailey, Paragon, Fern Thomas, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Eberg, Nadean Bremer and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Robinson and two children Broad Park

and Jeff Phillips, Scott Air Force Base. Illinois. A reception was held in the Fellowship Hall at the church following the ceremony. The bride’s mother hosted the affair. Reception assistants were Susan Sanders, Denison, and Carolyn Phillips, Hurst, Tex THE BRIDEGROOM’S PARENTS, Mr and Mrs. Wyatt Brummett, hosted a rehearsal dinner at the Deerfield Apartments Clubhouse Aug. 23. The bride is a graduate of Denison Senior High School and is employed by Texas Instruments, Sherman. The bridgegroom is a graduate of Greencastle High School and ITT Technical Institute, Indianapolis, and is employed as an electronic engineer at Texas Instruments, McKinney. After a wedding trip to Kauai and Maui, the couple are at home at 300 Highway 1417 N. Apt. 23-B, Sherman, Tex.

MRS. LISABRUMMETT