Banner Graphic, Volume 18, Number 167, Greencastle, Putnam County, 23 March 1988 — Page 4

THE BANNERGRAPHIC March 23,1988

Dear Abby: Shady schemers finding fertile ground with AIDS scare nowadays

DEAR ABBY: I just received an advertisement in the mail that infuriated me. It read, in part: “The national health crisis we’re in is real and extreme ... Horrible as ' all the stories are about AIDS, herpes, influenza (and the list goes on and on), the whole story hasn’t yet been told! A frightening report issued to the U.S. Surgeon General says that 1,300 doctors and health professionals from around the world call AIDS ‘the biological equivalent of the nuclear bomb,’ which is all that is needed to ‘render the human race extinct within 50 years.’ The AIDS virus may have contaminated the surfaces of everything you and your family come in contact with daily! Public toilet seats, telephones, restaurant tables, silverware and doorknobs.

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Then the ad goes on to tell you how to obtain this “miracle” product: “Just fill in the form and enclose check or money order,” etc. Abby, I thought people got AIDS only from unprotected intimate sexual contact, sharing needles and syringes, or from a contaminated blood transfusion. Suddenly, I’m getting literature from a “Ph.D.” telling me I can get AIDS from a telephone! What do you think? CONFUSED VIRGINIAN DEAR CONFUSED: It doesn’t take a Ph.D. to figure out that some opportunist has come up with a get-rich-quick scheme by capitalizing on the fear of AIDS, and widespread public ignorance about how AIDS is transmitted. Before you send for anything

Deborah Henderson, Paul Miller wed at First Baptist Church

The recent wedding of Deborah Dawn Henderson, Route 2, Greencastle, and Paul Douglas Miller, Route 1, Greencastle, has been announced. The bride is the daughter of Darlene Wall, Greencastle, and Bill Henderson, Bainbridge. The bridegroom, meanwhile, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Miller, Route 1, Greencastle. They were married at First Baptist Church with Thomas Paul Albin 111 officiating. Given in marriage by her brother, Andy Henderson, the bride wore a floor-length candelite satin bridal gown. THE CLOSE-FITTING, lowwaisted bodice was overlaid with lace and irridescent and seed pearls. The bodice featured a scoop neckline, with both neckline and waistline edged with lace and pearls. Bridal-length leg-of-lamb sleeves were patterned with pearls and edged in lace and pearls. The flared skirt featured a six-foot train inset with the pearl design in the sleeves. The hemline and train also were edged with lace and pearls. The bride wore a hat covered with the lace and pearl design of the dress and fingertip-length lulling. She carried loosely gathered calallies that fatured lulling, baby’s breath, lace, pearls and stems wrapped in satin ribbon.

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as useless as a “specially treated towelette” that promises to destroy the AIDS virus, make a free call to the nearest AIDS hot-line or to your local public health department and ask for some information on the new “miracle” product. * * * DEAR ABBY: You had an article in your column from a sailor on the USS Towers, telling how hard it was for sailors to be away from home for months at a time. I know exactly how he feels because I recall those days during World War II and Korea. Of my 9 1/2 years in the U.S. Navy, I had 42 months overseas duty aboard ships in war zones. No one knew where we were until our ship passed

Stacy Williamson, Route 5, Greencastle, served as maid of honor, with Susan Nevill, Indianapolis, and Rita Jackson, Coatesville, as bridesmaids. THE ATTENDANTS wore tealength, drop-waisted and teal-em-bossed taffeta dresses that featured scoop necklines, leg-of-lamb king sleeves with princess-styled, closefitting bodice and full skirts. They carried loosely gathered spider mums, baby’s breath and teal and gold ribbons. Flower girls were Stacy Miller, Bainbridge, and Jody Miller, Sullivan, who carried baskets covered with taffeta and lace and containing rose pedals and potpourri. Monty Keyt, Greencastle, served as best man, with Jeff Sutton, Omaha, Neb., and Danny Miller, Greencastle, as groomsmen. Ushers were Jeff Miller, Bainbridge, Allen Jeffries, Roachdale, and Mike Smith, Bainbridge. Shawn Smith served as ringbearer. Soloist Tamara Campbell performed with Mariam Durham as organist AT THE RECEPTION, guests were registered by Donna Wall. Servers included Lynda Durham, Nan Henderson and Ronda Wright The bride is employed at Wishard Hospital, Indianapolis, while her husband is employed at Century Concrete Inc.

Hints from Heloise

Judging the freshness of seafood

DEAR HELOISE: How can I tell if seafood is fresh? Any help would sure be appreciated. J. G., Sandpoint, Idaho One of the best ways is to find out if the seller you buy it from has a high turnover. You don’t want seafood that has been sitting around long! Fish and shellfish should have a fresh, delicate smell. Shrimp should have firm shells, although the color will vary from grayish to pink, so don’t worry if they look gray. Lobsters that are alive and lively, with the tail curling under and not hanging down loose and limp, usually are fresh. Their shells turn a bright red when they are cooked, so don’t be concerned with a gray-green shell. I hope these tips will help you choose fresh seafood. Heloise USEFUL PAPER TOWEL Dear Heloise: I have a small kitchen and whenever I’m cleaning and don’t have the dustpan handy, I wet one edge of a paper towel so it will adhere to the floor. I then sweep the dirt on it, fold it up and discard. It works fine Birdie, Middletown, OhioSTRAWBERRIES Dear Heloise: When I go to the grocery store and buy strawberries they are plump and fresh-looking, but

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under the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco! All outgoing mail was censored before it was sent off the ship. The Navy war sea duty was especially hard on the married men. There were married men on my ship who had children they had never seen and some of the children were 2 years old and older. I joined the U.S. Navy for four years or for the duration of the war whichever came first. I don’t know what the record of a sailor is for not going ashore, but I went for 11 months at one time without setting foot on dry land. IST CLASS PETTY OFFICER CARLTON R. EPPERSON (RET.), LYNCHBURG, VA. DEAR MR. EPPERSON: You served your country well. Con-

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when I get them home and refrigerate them they become soggy! Why does this happen? Am I doing something wrong? Merrie Hope, Seguin, Texas First, strawberries should only be refrigerated briefly. Wash them just before serving, using cold water, and never let them soak. After washing, place the berries on a paper towel to absorb the extra moisture. This should help them stay plump and juicy. Heloise DIET TIPS Dear Heloise: I have seen many diet tips in your column lately. I have some I’d like to pass along. I use vegetable fillings for omelets and use low-fat, low-calorie cheeses in recipes. Also I use non-stick spray

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gratulations and may your retirement be a long and happy one. * * * DEAR ABBY: Our local animal shelter puts out a bumper sticker that says it all: ANIMALS ARE KIND TO DUMB PEOPLE. How sad the reverse is not practicedBERNITA H. MERRITT, LORENA, TEXAS ► ♦ ♦ * • People are eating them up! To order your copy of Abby’s favorite recipes, send your name and address, clearly printed, plus check or money order for $3.50 ($4 in Canada) to: Abby’s Cookbooklet, P.O. Box 447, Mount Morris, 111. 61054. Postage and handling’are included.

instead of butter, margarine or oil ;for any frying or to grease a pan. These are just a couple, but they help me. Lorraine Smith, Terre Haute, Ind. • TOMATO STAINS Dear Heloise: I just discovered’.an easy way to remove tomato saQce stains from plastic containers. • I remembered that when I got tomato sauce on my clothing, I would wash the item as usual and hang it in the sun. The sun bleached the stain out completely. I tried the same thing for a plastic container that had just been stained with tomato sauce. I kept it in the sun for a few hours. The stain disappeared. Janet Brown, Youngstown, Ohio WORK LUNCH Dear Heloise: My husband takes his lunch to work, and because his lunch box must sit in a hot truck until'he takes his lunch break, we had to'be careful about packing certain foods. We decided to try putting one of the re-usable ice packs in his lunch box to keep his sandwich cold. It worked like a charm. Not only does it keep the sandwich from spoiling, it keeps the lettuce crisp (I put it in a separate plastic bag) and his chips and fruit; or sweet fresh. A Reader, Sante Fe;N. M.