Banner Graphic, Volume 15, Number 417, Greencastle, Putnam County, 3 December 1985 — Page 4

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■ he Putnam County Banner Graphic. December 3,1985

Dear Abby: In-laws want mom to reimburse them for contributions

I|KAK ABBY: Several months a k () . ~ur all-year-old mother in-law had to quit her job to stay home and care for our father-in-law, who had a massive stroke that left him totally helpless. 1 hey have six married sons and 1 1 grandchildren—the youngest is 1 months old and the oldest is 10 years old.

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I'he folks are on a limited budget, so all the sons must help out financially. We wives can’t care for Pop because he has no control over his bowels or kidneys, and we do not feel like that is a job for a daughter-in-law. We are also very busy with our own families. We don’t mind our husbands help-

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Almost c\crv day at I’m mini (aumt\ I lospital annnii i akcs place dial is so lull of excitement, tenderness, relief and warmth, it is sometimes railed a miracle: a train is horn. In that celebration ol welcome, a bonding takes place between a new born and Ins parents and Ins brothers and siste rs. It is a day that w ill be remembered for vears to come w ith counted candles and cakes ol all I knot's and Imstmys. lb help \out I'amiK beym at the bee,mnm,e,, the hospital encourages fathers to at tent! deliveries and invites brut hers apd sisters to come v isit the newest member olt he family. Putnam (a unit \ I lospu aI ol lets a new birthing room as well as traditional means of delivery. (her TOO new mothers each veai ayree. it s the best place to start a lamilv I• oi more information and a tom of hospital facilities, call fo.s-.S 1 2 1 ask for the ()bstet lira I I )epart mem.

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ing their parents with money, but we think Mom should repay the favor by keeping our kids every weekend. It would give each one of us a “vacation” from our kids every six weeks. Our husbands don’t think their mother should be obligated to baby-sit, but we do. After all, we are obligated to give them S2O a month. What do vou think? DOT IN GKO KOI A DKAK DOT: Your mother-in-law already has her hands full earing for her invalid husband, and to expect her to baby-sit every weekend is Ihe height of insensitivity. If you daughters-in-law need a vacation from your kids, take turns looking after each other’s children every weekend. * * * DKAK ABBY: After experimenting with parenthood for almost 40 years, I have come to the conclusion that children are a sexually transmitted disease with an incubation period of

Heloise String coil helps remove ring from swollen finger

DEAR READERS: Have you ever smashed your ring finger or had it swell for any reason? Here is a little tip for getting a ring off a swollen finger if oil and soap fail to do the trick: Get several feet of string. Hook about three inches of the string under your ring with the end of the string going toward your palm. You might have to gently push the string through with a match or toothpick if the swelling under the ring is severe. Then, tightly wind the long end of the string around and around your finger, winding it from the ring to your fingernail, being certain that the string coils are as close to each other as possible, forming a sheath of string on your finger that keeps the swollen

about lb years, at which time they become an acute cephalalgia (head ache), a cervical strain (pain in the neck) and a maximal pain in the gluteus maximus (butt). And like herpes they can be forever. DO. IN OHIO DKAK D. 0.: Please be careful! Heaven help the child accidentally conceived by your carelessness. * * * DKAK ABBY: My friends and I have a question that only you can answer. When you catch a bouquet at a wedding and the marriage ends in divorce, are you still going to be the next to be wed? JUST WONDERING DEAR WONDERING: The catcher has no guarantee that she will be the next to wed regardless of how the marriage turns out.

tissue from popping through coils of string. Holding the coils of string in place as firmly as you can, pull up on the string end that is hooked through your ring, pulling toward the top of your finger. The coils will unwind as the ring is guided to the end of your finger by the string, which is hooked under the ring. The ring will pop off the end of your finger. You really are unscrewing the ring from your finger with the help of the “threads” of string. I hope you never have to use this trick but file it away just in case. You never know when you might injure that finger. Of course if you should feel severe pain or if your finger becomes discolored or numb, rush to the nearest emergency room or doctor as soon as possible. Heloise GRANDMA’S GALLERY Dear Heloise: This is a hint for other grandmas. On the side of a closet door, I tape my granddaughter’s letters and artwork with her photo and the date. The following year I remove that artwork and photo and put a new photo up with that year’s date and start my collection all over again. Nilo * * * Your granddaughter must be very proud to have you save her gifts of art. Heloise

Send a great hint to: Heloise P.O. Box 32000 San Antonio, Texas 78210

Calendar of events Wednesday North Putnam High School will have an open house 6:30-8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 4. This event has been rescheduled from Nov. 19. The Woman’s Club will meet at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 4 at Asbury Towers. Mrs. Catherine McCord and her committee will host the meeting. The program will be presented by Mrs. Ray French. CPR classes will be conducted in the ground-floor classroom of Putnam County Hospital 6-10 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 4 and Thursday, Dec. 5. To register for classes contact Mary Teipen or Brenda Heacock at 653-5121 betweenß:3oa.m. and4p.m. The Greencastle League of Women Voters will sponsor a public forum on substance abuse at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 4 at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, 520 E. Seminary St. The public is welcome. The Associate Chapter of Tri Kappa will meet at 11:30 a m. Wednesday, Dec. 4 at the home of Joanne Fletcher for the annual Christmas luncheon. Greencastle Chapter No. 255 OES will hold a stated meeting at the Masonic Temple at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 4. This will be the Christmas meeting. Twenty-five-year pins will be awarded. All members are welcome. Thursday A representative from the Indiana State Employment Service will be in Greencastle from 8:30 a m. until noon Thursday, Dec. 5 at the courthouse in the Veteran’s Services Office. Anyone seeking employment is welcome to apply. Saturday Epsilon Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma will have an initiation at 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7 and a 6:30 p.m. dinner at the DePauw University Student Union. VFW Post No. 1550 will host the annual dinner in remembrance of Pearl Harbor Day at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7at the post home. Owen County Lodge No. 655 will have a deer supper at 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7. Work in the SC degree will begin at 7 p.m. Everyone is welcome. A euchre party will be held at 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7 at the Putnam County Senior Citizens Center. Doors open at 6 p.m. Everyone is welcome. Special holiday features at Billie Creek Village, a recreated turn-of-the-century village and farmstead located on U.S. 36, on Saturday Dec. 7 and Sunday, Dec. 8 will include 1860 Christmas at the farmhouse with Civil War re-enactors, carollers, bakery, art gallery and shopping in the general store and calico shoppe. Admission is free. The public is invited to an open house at the Herschel E. Robbins VFW Post 3284, Roachdaleat 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7. There will be a ham and bean supper and open house Saturday, Dec. 7 at the Roachdale VFW Post. Serving starts at 6 p.m. Larrabee Lodge No. 131 F & AM, Stilesville, will hold an installation of officers at 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7. The public is invited. Sunday A bus tour sponsored by the Putnam County Historical Society is scheduled for 1 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8 to the Indiana State Museum. Make reservations with Steve Deer at First Citizens Bank. Monday Chapter CB PEO will meet at the home of Mrs. Madge Baker Monday, Dec. 9. Mrs. Emmaline Henry will assist. Tuesday The Happier Homes Extension Club will meet for its Christmas party at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 10 in the DePauw Union Building. Bring a $3 gift for the exchange.

Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Hauik announce the approaching marriage of their daughter, Patricia, to Lester Brown, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert

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Brown, at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 7 at the First Baptist Church, Brazil. A reception will follow. All friends and relatives are invited.