Banner Graphic, Volume 22, Number 111, Greencastle, Putnam County, 13 January 1992 — Page 3

Calendar of events Monday The Putnam County American Heart Association will have its board of directors meeting from 4:30-5:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 13 in the Old Gold Room of the Lilly Center, DePauw University. 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 di e due to the regular meeting date being a holiday. TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) No. 573, Greencastle, meets every Monday at 7 p.m. at Ml Zion Baptist Church, 802 Crown Sl Those wishing to attend or in need of information may call 653-9015 or 653-4879. 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 welcome. Tuesday TOPS Tuesday morning group meets at 8:30 a.m. at the GTE meeting room, 201 E. Washington St., Greencastle. Everyone is invited to attend. Tots Time free child care, designed for a parent’s morning out, is scheduled from 9 a.m. to noon Tuesdays. It is held each Tuesday, unless otherwise announced, at First Baptist Church, Judson Drive, Greencastle. All children under age five are eligible for the free service. 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 Sult 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. The support group for adult survivors of incest and other childhood sexual abuse meets 7-9 p.m. every Tuesday at Cummins Mental Health, 308 Medic Way, Greencastle. For more information, persons may call 653-4820 or 739-6650. 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; Aldcrsgate 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. Euchre will be played at every Friday at 7 p.m. at the Stardust Hills Clubhouse, Cloverdale. Cost will be $2 for 10 games. Saturday Bainbridge Lodge No. 75 F&AM will serve breakfast of biscuits and gracy, eggs, fried potatoes and coffee from 6-10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 18. The public is invited. A master mason degree is set for Saturday, Jan. 18 at the Bainbridge Lodge 75 F&AM. Lodge will open at 6 p.m. Dinner will be served between sections. All master masons invited to attend. Jefferson Township Volunteer Fire Department will have its annual chili supper from 6-9 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 18 at the meeting center next to the fire station in Belle Union. Singles-R-Us will meet at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 18 at the AOPi sorority house in Greencastle. Topic will be “Armchair travel.” Singles is a support group. Bring $2 for pancakes and sausage. Call 653-6655 for more information. Sunday The staff of Bainbridge Elementary School invites the public to an open house from 1-4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 19 to view the completed construction and remodeling of the elementary school.

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Woman’s busy signal is too subtle for her chatty friend

DEAR ABBY: I have a friend who calls me at the most inconvenient times. She always starts off with, “I suppose you’re busy, but I’ll onlykeep you a minute.” She supposedly calls to ask a question, but she gets into long, drawn-out stories far afield from the question she asked, then she goes into great detail and wanders off onto many other subjects. I have no objection to talking to her if I have the choice as to when. If she would ask, “Do you have time to chat right now?” or say, “Let’s set a time for a long, relaxing telephone visit,” I wouldn’t mind one bit because she is a friend and I really like her. Abby, I’ve been wanting to say this for years, and I pray that she (and all others who are guilty of doing the same) reads this and realizes that this shoe fits her foot. I do nothing to prolong these conversations, and I never say, “Oh no, I’m not busy.” Thank you. I cannot sign my name, so please make up one for me. NO DING-A-LING DEAR NO DING-A-LING (How’s that for a name?): This may not be the answer you were hoping for, but if you stay on the phone while your friend gets into long, drawn-out stories and wanders off onto other subjects when it is not convenient for you to listen, don’t blame her. In the future, when she calls and you don’t have the time (or are not in the mood) for a lengthy conversation, tell her immediately that you aren’t able to visit

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Q. Is there anything (inexpensive) that I can put in my winter boots to keep them smelling nice? James D., Merrick, N.Y. A. Sure is! Just sprinkle some baking soda in the boots when you take them off. Be sure to remove the powder before putting them back on, though. One word of caution: If the boots are leather, leaving the baking soda in for long periods of time could cause discoloration. I’m sending you a complimentary copy of my pamphlet on baking soda. It includes this hint as well as many others. Anyone else interested in a copy should send $2 and a stamped (52 cents), selfaddressed, business-size envelope to Heloise/Baking Soda #2, PO Box 795001, San Antonio TX 78279-5001. Heloise FAST FACTS Other uses for safety pins: • Slide small beads on one and wear as jewelry. • Use to pin socks together before washing. • Pin the coat sash to the coat to avoid losing it. • Pin one inside the hem of clothing for emergencies. • Place one in the top center of the quilt to make it easier to make the bed. BOOK COVERS Dear Heloise: 1 have found tv'o great ways to cover books. When my two boys were younger, 1 covered their books with freezer paper (wax side inside) and then let them draw whatever they wanted on it. To keep it from smearing, I covered it with clear contact paper. Decorative adhesive-backed paper (with the liner intact) also makes great book covers. Either way lets the kids have “personalized” books, but these covers will last much longer than plain paper. Becky Zeringue, Des Allemonds, La. LOST LUGGAGE Dear Heloise: Could you please remind people once again that when they fly, luggage can occasionally be misguided. It’s very important that they carry any medication, a change of clothing, toilet-

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with her now, and you will call her back as soon as you are able. * * * DEAR READERS: “Calvin in Milwaukee” wrote, “I would dearly love to see the inside of the homes where my grandmother and parents lived when I was a child ... Would it be out of line for me to go to the door, identify myself, and ask to be taken on a tour of the house?” I put Calvin’s question to my readers, and did I get letters! Read on: DEAR ABBY: No one should just “go to the door”; a letter addressed to “Occupant” asking for permission to see their former home should be sent in advance with a “please call us collect” to let us know. RICHARD R. IN ENCINO * * ♦ Many readers reported that you can go home again:

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I work for a company that delivers lost luggage. Please ask people to keep in mind we don’t work for the-airline and are simply returning the items. S. Bryant, Lowell, Mich. I’m passing along your good advice and am most happy to remind people not to “shoot the messenger.” Heloise

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DEAR ABBY: We live in a 120-year-old house that has been home to many families. Over the years, several have returned requesting a tour. Once, someone rang my bell only minutes after I arrived home from the hospital with a new howling baby. Another time, some former owners showed up when I had two sick children home with stomach flu. The house looked like Baghdad after the bombing, but I let them in. (I had to interrupt the tour so one child could throw up.) SUE McCLOUGHAN. PLYMOUTH. MASS. DEAR ABBY: When my husband and I went back to Boston for a family wedding, he and his sisters decided to drive by their old house. They stopped in front and sat in the car looking the house over, when a man came out. After hearing thenstory, he not only invited them in, he videotaped the entire tour and sent it to them later as a gift! SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY DEAR ABBY: For our mother’s 75th birthday, we arranged a surprise tour of the house she lived in as a girl. We let her go upstairs alone. She stayed in her old bedroom for 30 minutes, then came down with handkerchief inhand.Her eyeswere red. “Memories, memories,” she sighed. “That’s the best birthday gift I’ve ever had.” HER DAUGHTER IN RENO DEAR ABBY: Our father was an architect and built the lovely home I grew up in, in Rhinelander, Wis.

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Many years later, the present owners graciously allowed us to tour that house. While in the kitchen, J looked behind the stove, removed one loose brick, stuck my hand in, and pulled out the bundle of love letters I’d hidden there more than 60 years ago. I am 82. STELLA IN RICHMOND, vX. DEAR ABBY: As a youngster, J lived in Phoenix in a house built by my father. I didn't see it again until my husband and I went back for « family reunion. I was 70. As we drove by the house, I had an irresistible urge to stop. I got out, and sat on the concrete steps where I had playetl jacks. I asked my husband to take my picture. The owner came out, and when I told him I had lived there 60 years ago, he invited us in and gave us a tour. JAN BUSH, ORANGE, CALIF. DEAR ABBY: Our family gathered in Albany, N.Y., for our parents’ 50th wedding anniversary. My two sisters are nuns. We decided to hayje a look at the house where we weje raised. A pleasant elderly lady opened the door, assumed we were collecting for some Catholic charity, and said: “Please wait until I go g£t my purse.” My sisters and I laughed so hard, we were hanging onto each other for support. ALICIA IN HARTFORp * * * CONFIDENTIAL TO UNLUCKY IN BILLINGS, MONT.: “A baby is God’s opinion that life should go on.” Carl Sandburg Please write again, I care. »

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