Banner Graphic, Volume 22, Number 109, Greencastle, Putnam County, 10 January 1992 — Page 4

THE BANNERGRAPHIC January 10,1992

Dear Abby

Trip down memory lane mostly happy stroll

DEAR ABBY: I was electrified to see a name in your column that took me back 75 years! That’s right years! It was Wilferd A. Peterson, the author of “Slow Me Down, Lord.” Wilferd and I were Boy Scouts together from 1914 to 1918 in Muskegon, Mich. Merrit Lamb was the head of all scoutingin Muskegon. Lamb enlisted in World War I and was killed in action. Wilferd Peterson was proposed as his successor but was passed over because he never graduated from high school. (Neither did I.) It was a great disappointment, but shortly after that, Wilferd moved to Grand Rapids and later became a successful author and publisher. I went to work in a machine shop and saved enough money to attend the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts, then spent 65 years behind a drawing board in advertising agencies in Chicago and New York. My claim to fame: While in New York, I was responsible for the original inception of two top-notch magazines 55 years ago Woman’s Day and Family Circle. I am now retired and living in Arizona. And at the age of 90, I am still swimming and walking daily. Thank you, Abby, for taking me on a trip down memory lane. W. FREDERIC CLARK DEAR MR. CLARK: My plea-

Calendar of events Friday Euchre will be played at every Friday at 7 p.m. at the Stardust Hills Clubhouse, Cloverdale. Cost will be $2 for 10 games. Temple Lodge No. 47 F&AM will have its annual installation of officers on Friday, Jan. 10. Lodge members will open the lodge at 6 p.m. Public installation at 7 p.m. with social hour to follow. All friends, relatives , masons and others invited to attend. Saturday The Cloverdale Township Volunteer Fire Department will have a Bingo Bonanza Saturday, Jan. 11 at the Stardust Hills Club House, Cloverdale. Early bird games at 6:30 p.m. Regular games at 7 p.m. All proceeds will go to the fire department. Everyone welcome. Sunday The Greencastle Branch of the NAACP will meet at 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 12 in the basement of Mt. Zion Baptist Church. Everyone is invited to attend. Stillboard shoots are set for 10 a.m. every Sunday at the Cloverdale Conservation Club. (Factory guns only). Turkey shoots will resume at the Madison Township Fire Department at 1 p.m. each Sunday. Prizes will be awarded. Rehearsals are set for 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 12 for the annual community cantata at New Providence Baptist Church, located southeast of South Putnam High School. Weekly rehearsals are preparation for the presentation on Palm Sunday Weekend. Everyone is invited to participate. Contact Judy Hacker at 795-4925, Ann Dixon at 5282644 or Joetta Milligan at 795-4870 or the church office at 526-2462 for more information. Monday The National Association of Retired Federal Employees will meet at 12:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 13 at Jackson’s Family Restaurant. Meeting will follow lunch. The Putnam County Council on Aging executive board will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 13 at the Senior Center. All members should note the change of date due to the regular meeting date being a holiday. The Putnam County Coin Club will have its regular monthly meeting at 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 13 at the GTE community room. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Officers for 1992 are president Jon Ricketts, vice president Richard Ryland, secretary Ruth Chew and treasurer Jeff Marshall. The mystery question will concern large cents from 1793 to 1813. Lady Elks will meet at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 13 at the lodge. New members welcome. The Putnam County Shrine Club will have its monthly meeting at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 13 at the Putnam Inn. Dinner at 7 p.m. Discussion on buying land. Officers and members asked to attend. 1992 dues are due. Visitors v elcome. Tuesday TOPS Ind. Chapter 998, Cloverdale, meets each Tuesday at 9 a.m. at the Cloverdale Conservation Club on Jim Street Road. Visitors are welcome. We give support and encouragement to men and women with weight problems. For more information, call 795-4696 or 6728303. Brick Chapel Extension Homemakers will meet at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 14 at the home of Barbara Neary. Emma Walton will serve as her hostess. Daisy Suit will give the lesson. Please bring unfinished necklaces. The Four Leaf Clover Extension Club will meet at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 14 at the Double Decker Restaurant. Flossie Hatcher will give the lesson, “Drilling for the Right Oil.” Devotions by Polly West. Hostess is Mary Smith. The Better Homes Extension Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 14 at the home of Mrs. Louise Brackney. The lesson will be “Drilling for the Right Oil,” and members are reminded to bring Food Pantry items. The Happier Homes Extension Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuedsay, Jan. 14 in the home of Peg Chase. Program by Mary Ellen Glidewell. Wednesday Bethel Circle of Gobin United Methodist Women will meet at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 15 at the home of Mrs. Jean Bennett. Thursday The Day Circles of Gobin United Methodist Women will meet Thursday, Jan. 16 as follows: McKendree at 9:30 a.m. with Mrs. Carolyn Thomas assisted by Mrs. Lois Underwood; Oxford at 9:30 a.m. with Mrs. Dorothy Stickle; Aldersgate at 1:30 p.m. with Mrs. Lois Davis. Women’s Life Strategies Class meets each Thursday from 6:308:30 p.m. at Community Church of God, 637 E. Washington St., for women who are being abused or have been abused. Child care is provided. Call 653-4820 for information. Bingo will be played every Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Stardust Hills Clubhouse, Cloverdale. Concession stand will be available. Alpha Gamma Delta alumnae chapter will meet at the home of Mrs. Robert Bottoms at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 16. The Merry Jills Home Extension Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 16 at the Alpha Omicron Phi house. Marion Stamper will be hostess. Please note change. Friday Putnam County AARP No. 1303 regular meeting is set for 1:45 p.m. Friday, Jan. 17 at the Senior Center. The program will be a travel talk with slides of a recent Caribbean Cruise. Everyone invited.

Abigail Van Buren

sure. Just keep swimming and walking daily for another 10 years, and you will live to be a hundred. DEAR ABBY: About a month ago, my 9-year-old daughter started making some inappropriate remarks about sex. We sat down and talked for a couple of hours about the correct information. She promised she would come to me with any questions she had, and not rely on other fourth-graders’ information. In return, I promised her truthful answers. Shortly after this talk I caught her masturbating. I come from the generation that says if it feels good, do it, but I am very uncomfortable with her behavior at this age. I have talked with her and told her I didn’t feel it was appropriate behavior for a

9-year-old, and 1 would like to see it stopped. Well, it hasn’t, and I don’t know what else to do. I am very uncomfortable at the thought of a sexually charged 9-year-old walking around. I’m concerned also because I have an 8-year-old daughter and a 5-year-old daughter, possibly learning this from their older sister. I will sign my name so you will know this letter is valid, but please do not print it. NAMELESS DEAR NAMELESS: I do not doubt the validity of your letter. You are not alone. I receive many letters expressing that concern horn parents of 7- and 8-year-olds. My advice is to simply ignore it. Do not punish or scold the child. It is not unnatural, and it is certainly not a crime. That is the way all people discover their sexual feelings. * * * Most teen-agers do not know the facts about drugs, AIDS, and how to prevent unwanted pregnancy. It’s all in Abby’s updated, expanded booklet, “What Every Teen Should Know.” To order, send a business-size, self-addressed envelope, plus check or money order for $3.95 ($4.50 in Canada) to: Dear Abby, Teen Booklet, P.O. Box 447, Mount Morris, 111. 61054. (Postage is included.)

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Stopping windows from sweating Q. Some time ago you had an article on what to do for double-paned windows that sweat. I failed to make a note of this and don’t remember what to put on the window. Could you please help me? J.A. Miller, Sulphur, La. A. If you are fortunate enough to be able to reach the inner side of the glass panes (not all double-paned windows can be wiped clean on the inside), wipe the condensation off and dry the window. To help prevent the moisture from sticking to the glass in the future, use a dry cloth to put a small amount of undiluted liquid shampoo on the inner glass. Then just wipe it clean. Heloise SMALL HOLES Dear Heloise: To cover small holes in my walls made by nails or push pins. I use a stick of white chalk. 1 just mb chalk over the hole and brush away any excess dust. It works like magic. Linda, Jacksonville, Fla. PAINTED CARPET Q. Please help! My toddler spilled a fourth of a pint of black paint on our light-brown carpet. I'd appreciate any advice you may have. Kim Hauersperger, San Bemadino, Calif. A. 1 spoke with the authorities at the Association of Specialists in Cleaning and Restoration (ASCR) and was told that you need to have a professional check your carpet. The paint has probably soaked into the backing and padding and any attempt you make to remove it is merely going to pull the paint from there to the surface. The professional may be able to remove it, however. Heloise DECORATED BATHROOM Dear Heloise: 1 recently redecorated my bathroom in a Southwestern motif and wanted the liquid soap dispenser to match. It was impossible to find one, so I came up with the idea of cutting a rectangle from a leftover piece of the new wallpaper (slightly larger than the label on the bottle) and applying it over the label. It worked beautifully and everyone wants to know where 1 found a soap bottle to match my wallpaper exactly. Darlene Durr, Eagle Point, Ore. PAINTED DOORKNOBS Dear Heloise: To avoid getting paint on the doorknob, I smear it with petroleum jelly before I paint the door. It has saved me a lot of time and I don’t have to be as careful painting because I know 1 can quickly wipe the knobs clean. Andy A., Oklahoma City, Okla. UNIQUE STATIONERY Dear Heloise: We get quite a few junk-mail catalogs as well as the newspaper. Rather than just throwing them away when I’m through, I try to do my bit by recycling. I clip out all the pretty or interesting pictures that could be used as a decoration on plain or lined paper and make my own stationery. It’s easy to find pictures of interest to everyone you write to. This way my stationery is different from anyone else’s, I’m getting my money’s worth out of junk mail and newspapers and saving money on expensive stationery. I also do this to make unique birthday and anniversary cards. Beverly C. Miller, North Ft. Myers, Fla.

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SHIVERING... BUT SURE

There are better places to seek shelter than a doorstep. But not if you know the door is sure to open! This isn't just a picture of a cold, wet puppy. It is a portrait of faith. And of the things which so often go with faith; patience and courage.

GREENCASTLE OFFSET PRINTING Terry & Pat McCarter, 20 S. Jackson, 653-4026 CASTLE CHEVROLET BUICK GEO, Inc. furt ‘You 'rt Treated Like. 'Royally “ Greencastle, IN 653-6435 HUMPHREYS’ OUTDOOR POWER Sales & Service, US 231 N. 653-3019 LOYAL ORDER OF MOOSE LODGE 1592 212 West Franklin St., Greencastle, 653-5456 BOYCE’S RED & WHITE SUPERMARKET Steve & Beth Boyce & Employees 309 East Franklin St., Greencastle, 653-2159 GREENCASTLE SHELL FOOD MARKET Linda Trueblood & Staff, 701 N. Jackson, 653-8372 JOE ELLIS HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING, INC. 116 W. FranKlm, David Masten, 653-6712 CENTRAL NATIONAL BANK Officers, Directors & Staff, 1 Central Square and Putnam Plaza Branch ROSEWOOD CRAFTS Peggy Thomas and Susan Coffey 25 S. Vine St., Greencastle. 653-9659 VICKI’S FAMILY RESTAURANT Vicki Nees and Staff. U S Hwy 231 North, Greencastle, 653-4288 ROSEWOOD HEALTHCARE FACILITY Tom Ashley. Ex. Dir., & Staff, 1306 Bloomington, 653-2406 SHUEE & SONS TV & APPLIANCE Sales and Staff 24 N. Jackson. Greencastle. The Shuee Family and Staff LONE STAR INDUSTRIES Greencastle. Indiana SYSTECH CORPORATION Quality Control Analysis of Flammable Liquids Greencastle. IN BRACKNEY’S WESTERN STORE The Brackney Family, U.S. Hwy. 231 N 653-9464 HARMLESS COIN LAUNDRIES Tony. Betty and Mike Harmless 3 convenient locations to serve you DREAMSCAPE LANDSCAPING & NURSERY At Wagoner's Christmas Tree Farm, 3 1/2 mi. off U.S. 231, North of Greencastle, 739-6135 compliments of the GREENCASTLE NURSING HOME 815 E. Tacoma, 2 biks. N. of Armory MONON CAFE 814 N. Jackson, Greencastle, 653-8012 MACE BROS. General Contractors Residential & Commercial 124 N. Jackson, 653-5539 IBM (Lexington) EMPLOYEES FEDERAL CREDIT UNION 13 Putnam Plaza, 653-9731 VANBIBBER LAKE, INC. Mobile Home Sales 739-6441 Linda Vanßibber, Anita Byasee, Arnold Fenwick, Bill Vanßibber COLDWELL BANKER PUTNAM REAL ESTATE CENTER 1001 S. Bloomington St., Greencastle, 653-5158 QUANTUM MECHANICAL INC. Heating -Air Conditioning -Refrigeration RR 6, Box 45 Greencastle 739-6222 C. REID PRIEST Attorney at Law Free Consultation Estate Planning Center 653-5686 110 W. Walnut. Greencastle PUTNAM INN RESTAURANT Ron Hansen & Staff, 400 N. Jackson, Greencastle. 653-8777 B & E ELECTRIC SERVICE Electric & Commercial Refrigeration, 1108 So. Locust, 653-3953 CHARLIE BROWN’S BARBEQUE Charlie & Susie & Staff, 424 Bloomington, 653-2282 HATHAWAY’S CAFE 18 South Jackson St., Greencastle, 653-1228 PIZZA KING 653-3184 or 653-3185, 400 Bloomington. Greencastle

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