Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 30 January 1948 — Page 2

A Letter in Defense of Mothers-in-Law

+ ALL THESE “CRACKS” about mean mothers-in-law’| have me scratching this old white head to check on myself. I end with defense of mother-in-law. Often I drag the creaking joints to my daughter-in-law's home to sit with her babies. I'd much rather play “gin” with that dapper old

gentleman across the hall. cole : * These “loans” to my son, who “turns my head” with flattery, grow into donations, so I pull myself away from that stunning hat in the shop window, It isn't fun to help ance my son's budget or to help my cute daughter-in-law in her poorly organized house-hold--but I do it. ‘Grandma goes all out at Christmas-—she can look her grandchildren in the eye with a clear conscience. One woman wrote that mothers-in-law have lived their ‘own lives and should let the children live theirs. That's fine with me—

there's a& lot of living in this life of mine-—let me live it. Don't send me a lonesome gentieman—I'm already neglecting my neighbor. : : GRANDMA.

You're quite a gal, Grandma. I'd guess that you're much in demand. by your family because you aren’t demanding. You deserve that new hat—and- the dapper gentleman. : Someone has advised parents to be “never in the way” but “never out of the way”—-never bossy, never babyish ‘about attention and never nosey.

Should | Take Him Back?

I AM 16 and went with a boy 17 for seven months. We split up because of another girl. Not long ago he split up with her. Now he wants to go back with me. Should I go back? HOPELESS. Dangle him awhile. If you can add her charms to your own you're all set. Don't you feel that you're missing something, though——all that crop of eligible boys? : Maybe the girl turned him down-—he may not be such a catch.

Wants to Adopt a Baby "PM UNMARRIED and want to know about adopting a baby. Where should I write? . READER. Write Marion County Welfare Department, 148 E. Market St. or the Children’s Bureau of the Indianapolis Orphans Home, 11 N. Pennsylvania Si. You may be referred to Catholic Charities Bureau, Lutheran Child Welfare Association, Jewish Family Society or Suemma Coleman Home.

Not in Love With My Wife

1 WOULD LIKE to know just how & man can obtain a divorce

from his wife in this state. I have no real grounds for divorce but

I'm just not in love with my wife and we don’t get along. I. don't care for any moral advice. BORED HUSBAND. You need a lawyer, not me-—I imagine that you can get a divorce, : i ; You may not want any moral advice but I think you need i—you probably haven't given your wife a chance to be amusing.

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We Have Boy Trouble MY GIRL FRIEND and I have been friends we're teen-agers, so of course we have boy troubles.

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She's liked him since August, 1947.

chance, to him and she comes over almost every day. nic Institute, Mr, Gray served In

DESPERATE. - c o A {. This is ser} Your friend chief engineer of the state high tactics. You girls are At least that will

nervous and sick over him, Oh dear—liked him since had better give up this boy or change ganging up on him—ignore him for awhile. arouse his curiosity. To Mrs. 0. B, D. who wrote worry about regarding the papers. You've done a good job mending your life—keep doing t= force yourself to be cheerful with that good husband. Try to forgive your ex-husband--hate will make you unhappy and will keep his memory revived. He may have felt sincere shame for neglecting the child when It died, and not until then. Try to remember that you were wrong too—you shouldn't have married him when you loved someone else. He couldn't have been the best of husbands when he knew that.

Let Mrs. Manners and readers of the column share your problems and answer your questions. Write in care of The Times, 214 W. Maryland St. :

| Board chairman. : 3 Mr. Gray is a member Be ihe American Society of Civi - gineers, American Society of Professional Engineers, Indianapolis Rotary Club, Columbia Club and’ Highland Country Club. { a —————————— ————

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War Citation

G. Darwin Andrews, son of Mrs. Annette Andrews, English —— ——__THotel, has been awarded a citation of appreciation by the War

| ast Four Indiana Cities 00 0 Cree { ip his work in the To Hear College Choir his Work tn tot Sacred concerts will be present- procurement ed by the Indiana Central choir in program.

Tomorrow Day to Pay Tax four Indiana cities during Febru-| Mr. Andrews

The Indiana Gross Income Tax ary, Prof. Allan F. Schirmer, ian. ‘advisor 10

Division main office at 141 8.| | {music department head, will di-{ pe traveling Meridian St., will remain open Fit. Afr Cadet 8

until 5:30 p. m. tomorrow because | The choir will appear in Mar-|ining board, as

of the large number of last | minute tax payers. jon. and Rich Valley on Feb. 9 assistubt to May, Walter L. Sturdevant, chief and in Huntington and Kokomo) an a

at Muncie, as co-ordinator

Mr. Andrews [tor the university training pro|gram for Air Force personnel. He Pfc. Charles Green, son of Mrs. also served as. public relations Georgia Ann Lewis, 813 W. 10th director for the collpge St., is stationed at Gifu, Japan, program in Indiana.

deputy director of the division, announced tomoyrow as the end fof the 30 day grace period established by state law. Mr. Sturdevant said 50 mem-! bers of the unit's staff will remain on duty to answer questions and aid payers to fill in the forma. Near capacity crowds. have jammed the building in a last minute rush during the last 10

on Feb. 22.

Pfc. Green in Japan

with .the 291st AGF Band, 24h Presentation of the award was Infantry. Before entering the made by Col. C. H. Welch, chief service in 1946, Pfc. Green at- of the public information office, tended Crispus Attucks High|in ceremonies at Wright Field School. yesterday.

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