Banner Graphic, Volume 15, Number 382, Greencastle, Putnam County, 28 October 1985 — Page 4

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The Putnam County Banner Graphic, Monday, Oct. 28,1985

Dear Abby: New book gives latchkey kids self-care advice

DEAR READERS: I have just read a wonderful book titled “Alone After School” by Helen Swan and Victoria Houston. It’s a complete self-care guide for latchkey children and their parents. Now that more than 60 percent of American mothers work outside the home and approximately 10 million children under 12 years old are coming home to an empty house, this book is a timely treasure. It tells children what to do

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Helen Henderson (foreground), stylist at The Boutique, Cloverdale, and Leotta Allee display some of the fashions that will be seen at the Boutique's annual fall fashion show and dinner. "Touch of Country'' is

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about accidents—bumps, bruises, burns, cuts, nosebleeds, poisoning, electric shock, stomachaches, etc. It covers every imaginable emergency, including what to do if somebody tries to break in; it stresses the importance of having the phone numbers of police, firemen, paramedics, neighbors and the 911 emergency number taped on every telephone. It tells a child how (and how not) to answer the door and telephone. There

the theme of the show to be staged at the Cloverdale Holiday Inn. Dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m. and tickets are $6. Tickets can be purchased at The Boutique. (BannerGraphic photo).

are simple recipes for children, and guidelines for parents on how to set up rules to keep peace between siblings. A single chapter titled “Is My Child Ready?” is well worth the price of the book. It contains a checklist for parents to test a child’s readiness to be left alone. (Age is not always the determining factor.) “Alone After School” should be in every home where children are left unsupervised—if for only a few hours occasionally. It’s available at your local bookstore for $8.95. If it’s sold out, it can be ordered directly from the publisher by calling this tollfree number: 1-800-238-2333. Or send a check or money order to Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, N.J. 07632 (add a dollar for postage). You’ll be glad you did. * * * DEAR ABBY: I am a 26-year-old man with a problem. How can I find a woman that both my mother and I can agree will be the right wife for me? It seems every time I get serious with a woman, my mother finds at least a hundred things wrong with her. I want to get married and settle down, but I just can’t seem to find anyone my mother thinks is good enough for me. Can you help? WANTS TO MARRY

Heloise

Department of Transportation fields complaints about airlines

DEAR FRIENDS: I have had a number of letters from readers complaining about poor treatment on planes. They have asked me who to complain to when an airline seems disinterested in taking action on their complaints. Most airlines do everything they can to keep passengers happy but there are occasions when they fail, don’t seem to want to correct problems, and adopt a couldn’t-care-less attitude about complaints. If you have a problem that has not been dealt with in a satisfactory manner by an airline, write to: Consumer Affairs Division Room 10405,1-44 Department of Transportation Washington, D.C. 20590. Keep this address handy and use it if you have any unresolved problems or if you have been unfairly treated. Believe me, your letters do count! Heloise GETTING OUT OF BED Dear Heloise: This is a hint to help older folks and invalids get out of bed: With your elbow at your waistline, place your palm or one of your hands in the other, clasping them together roll over on the outside elbow and then up and out of bed. Louise Conolty REMOVING GREASE STAINS Dear Heloise: How do you remove grease stains from polyester? Carl * * * Believe it or not, the easiest way is to use a bar of body soap. Wet the spot and rub the soap into the

MwiTOMnsm WCTTRN OPERft THEATER presents that comic masterpiece DON GIOVANNI IN ENGLISH by WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART («m r««l "star" •< Itw hit meoySo AMADEUS) T UESDAY, OCTOBER 29, at 7:30 P./M. in Kresge Auditorium Fully-staged, 32 piece orchestra, cast of 14, wonderful music. Will there be a day of reckoning for the rakiah and “WICKEDLY FLIPPANT” Don Juan? The surprise ending will reveal the answer! “The laughs came a mile a minute.” San Francisco Chronicle “In my book, this young and enthusiastic and thoroughly professional troupe gets triple-thick, four star, earthquake recommendation. Bravo.” Ft. Collins Coloradoan “The ideal introduction to opera for those who have never seen one before.” Oregon Journal “There would be a lot more opera fans in the United States if we had more evenings with Western Opera Theater.” The Beacon Newt Ticket: ‘5, *6, *7 (pre-college Vs price). Box Office Hours: 12:30-4:30 p.m., Mon.-Sot. Phone 658-4262 or 658-4828

DEAR WANTS: No, but you can help yourself by seeing a counselor to find out why your mother’s approval is more important than your own in choosing a wife. * * * DEAR ABBY: I operate a motel in a college town. I have discussed this problem with other motel operators, and we seem to have the same problem: unregistered guests. We rent a room to one person, and it ends up with more than one occupant. Our greatest fear? Fire! The thought that we wouldn’t know to search the rooms for other bodies in case there had been a fire is terrifying. Right now I have a room rented to a college female on a monthly basis. She’s had four different overnight male visitors that I’m aware of, but I have no idea what their names are or whom to contact in case of emergency. It’s not only college students; some parents think because we don’t charge extra for small children, they don’t have to be registered. Abby, please bring this to the attention of the public, so people will understand how serious this matter is. WASHINGTON INNKEEPER DEAR INNKEEPER: Thanks for a letter that I hope will give people cause to pause—and sign the register.

grease stain, then wash as usual. It really works like a charm. Heloise HONEY MEASUREMENTS Dear Heloise: I have a hint I’d like to pass along that may be of some help to somebody When using a recipe that calls for HALLOWEEN PARTY Dear Heloise: October 31 is the time for ghosts and goblins to howl and I have a few suggestions for a Halloween partv To avoid having extra glasses to wash, write the names of the children attending the party on their glasses with nail polish. It can be easily removed with nail polish remover. Make jack-o’-lantern sandwiches as the main course: American cheese between slices of pumpernickel, with the top slice cut like a jack-o’-lantern to let the cheese show through. Place the sandwiches under the broiler a few minutes. Dunking for apples can be fun if the children don’t get too wet. I solve the problem by using a bathing cap and also by cutting head holes in large plastic garbage bags. This keeps the goblins dry. Oranges make great jack-o’-lanterns if you draw faces on them with non-toxic marking pencils. The best part of all, the children have great fun and you can keep them home safe and not worry about them trick or treating in the neighborhood.

Calendar of events Monday Cloverdale Lodge No. 132 F & AM will hold a called meeting at 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 28 Work will be in the EA degree. Refreshments will follow. Visiting brethren are always welcome. Chapter CB of PEO will meet at the home of Mrs. Freda Snavely at 8 p.m. Monday, Oct. 28. Mrs. Betty Aker will assist. Overeaters Anonymous will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 28 in the library at First Christian Church. For more information, call 653-8831 or 246-6284. The Putnam County Democratic Women’s Club will meet at the home of Rose Cummings, Route 1, Fillmore, Monday, Oct. 28. Call 246-6595 for information. Bring food for the food pantry. The Boston Club will meet at the home of Lynn Ray at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 28. Aileen Murdock will assist. Tuesday Parents Time will meet at the First Christian Church, 110 S. Indiana St., at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 29. The topic will be “Parent-Child Communication.” Child care will be provided. For more information, call 653-4789. Four Seasons Club will meet at the home of Mildred Reeves Tuesday, Oct. 29. Bring canned goods for the pantry. Note change in date. Temple Lodge No. 47 F & AM will hold a called meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 29. Work will be in the fellowcraft degree. Members are urged to attend and visitors are welcomed. Refreshments will be served after the meeting. The Progress History Club will meet at the home of Evelyn Heller at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 29. Elrose Glascoff will have the program. Please note change in meeting place. Wednesday CPR classes will be conducted at Putnam County Hospital Wednesday, Oct. 30 and Thursday, Oct. 31 in the ground-floor classroom. To register for classes, contact Mary Teipen or Brenda Heacock at 653-5121. Thursday The.children’s room of Putnam County Library will host a Halloween crafts and games program for children in grades 2-5 Thursday, Oct. 31. Persons may register at the circulation desk in the library or by calling for reservations at 653-6216. The program will be held 10-11:30 a.m. Heritage House residents will welcome children of the community Thursday, Oct. 31 by serving cookies 6-8 p.m. St. Paul’s Catholic Church Youth Group is having a Halloween dance from 7-10 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 31 at the junior high gym. Admisssion is sl. Those who plan to attend are asked to come in costume. Friday A Brown Bag Recital, the second of the monthly series of mini-recitals, will be held Friday, Nov. 1 at the First Christian Church, located at the corner of Indiana and Poplar streets, Greencastle. Performing music from the Ragtime era will be Charlotte Dudley, piano, Doug Elmore, string bass, Carl Singer, banjo, and Evelyn Robbins, vocalist. The music will be 12:05-12:35 p.m., after which those who choose to bring a sack lunch will eat in fellowship hall. Beverages will be available. Church Women United of Putnam County will observe World Community Dav at 9:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. lat the Fillmore United Methodist Church. Greencastle Barracks and Auxiliary No. 114 Veterans of World War I will meet at noon Friday, Nov. 1 for a pitch-in dinner at the VFW. Turkey and dressing will be furnished by the barracks. This will be the last meeting of the barracks and the auxiliary until April 1986. Saturday Epsilon chapter of Delta Kappa Garnma will meet at the home of Mrs. Charles Cooper at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 2. The program “A Trip Through Russia n-Chinese Heritage” will be presented by Mrs. Mace Aker. (Please note change of place). The Putnam County Democratic Women’s Club will host the Indiana Democratic Women’s Club at the Cloverdale Holiday Inn at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 2 with a buffet luncheon. Virginia Dill McCarty will be one of the guest speakers. Reservations should be made by Oct. 28 by calling Frances Ellis, 653-6595, or Mildred Sandy, 795-4533. The Past Presidents Annual Arts and Crafts Show will be held Saturday, Nov. 2 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. at the Putnam County Fairgrounds. There will be crafts of all kind and food will be available. Admission is free. There will be a coloring contest for children age 10 and younger. The Friendly Squares Square Dance Club will have its next dance 8-10:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2 at the Community Building on the Putnam County Fairgrounds. Randy Glassburn will be the guest caller. A euchre party will be held at 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2 in the Putnam County Senior Center. Doors open at 6 p.m. All senior citizens are welcome.

'Needles and Pins../theme of arts and crafts show

The seventh annual Arts and Crafts Show sponsored by the Past Presidents of the Extension Homemakers Council will be held Saturday, Nov. 2 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. at the Putnam County Fairgrounds Community Building. Admission is free. Food will be available throughout the day. THE THEME THIS year is “Needles and Pins, Needles and Pins, That’s the Way Our Crafts Begin.” Eighteen extension homemaker clubs, 32 individuals, four commercial and two churches will be exhibiting their handicrafts. Some of the crafts available this year include stuffed animals, crocheted angels, grapewine wreaths, oil paintings on saws and clocks, afghans, tin punch, candy and baked goods, pasta angels, rock clocks and bookends, potholders, soft sculptured

Chiropractic science recognizes that a properly functioning body is a healthy body. Whenever poor health prevails, the chiropractor treats the condition by locating and correcting the cause. All muscles, organs and glands of the body need a constant supply of nerve energy. If nerves are pinched or irritated, the supply of nerve energy will be cut off from some part of the body, which will be unable to function normally. Pain and/or poor health are the result. Chiropractic is also effective for the prevention of health problems. Phone for an appointment.

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dolls, and clowns, wood items, silk and dried arrangements, ceramics, household hint books and other items. There will also be two wood carvers present to demonstrate their craft- Bill Perkins, Roachdale, and Bob Chastain, Ladoga. Marie Niles, Russellville, will demonstrate chair weaving with macrame cord. DURING THE ARTS AND crafts show, the Past Presidents will again sponsor an art contest for children age 10 and younger. They will have an opportunity to draw and color. A special area has been set aside for them and supplies will be furnished. Children must finish their drawings by 4 p.m. in order to be eligible for judging. They need not be present for judging. Prizes will be awarded at the end of the show and winners will be notified.

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