Page 6B East Oregonian COFFEE BREAK Thursday, September 10, 2015 PEANUTS BY CHARLES M. SCHULZ DEAR ABBY Daughters unite in resisting mom’s domineering demands Dear Abby: At what point does tablecloth restaurant. After the meals a parent no longer have the right to were brought to the table, someone know who their child’s friends are? said, “We need to pray.” In this quiet, I have three grown daughters, candlelit setting, a “Bless us, oh Lord BY LYNN JOHNSTON all on their own, living on the other ...” was spoken aloud by most of the FOR BETTER OR WORSE side of the country. During a recent people in our party, causing heads visit home for their grandmother’s to turn at a number of nearby tables. birthday, I asked each of them to Undoubtedly, the din sounded like give me all of their friends’ phone Jeanne chanting. I was embarrassed. numbers, in case I couldn’t reach Phillips 3lease understand, we are religious them. I also wanted to know who they Advice and we pray aloud in church, but not were exactly, how well they knew in restaurants. I have seen people bow them, etc. I was simply thinking of their heads and pray privately, which their safety. If I can’t reach my girls, I want seems more appropriate. Is there a rule of to know who might have seen them last and, etiquette about praying in a restaurant? — if need be, give that information to the police. Silently Praying For Advice Abby, all three of them told me NO! They Dear Silently Praying: Yes, there is. In said they are grown women and can take care restaurants, praying should be done quietly JOHNNY HART B.C. BY of themselves, and besides, if, God forbid, and inconspicuously to avoid distracting they didn’t want to answer their phone when other diners. I called, I sure as h—- didn’t need to be Dear Abby: I love my friends and enjoy pestering their friends. going out to dinner, and attending plays and They say they are adults, and that we movies with them. However, something (their dad and I) no longer have the right to really annoys me. My husband and I are “dictate” who they are friends with. I say I’m usually early, and when we go to the movies, their mother and no matter how old they get, our friends ask us to pick up the tickets if I will ALWAYS have the right to know who we arrive ¿rst. After the movie we’ll grab a they are friends with. I would appreciate your bite to eat and at the end of the evening say thoughts. — Renee In Oregon goodbye. Dear Renee: I agree that you are their The question is, how do we ask them for mother, but you are not your daughters’ the money we laid out for the tickets if they PICKLES BY BRIAN CRANE parole of¿cer. They are self-supporting, forget to offer it? This has happened three self-suf¿cient adults. 3erhaps if you were less times with different friends and we’re out the overbearing, your daughters would be living money. — Annoyed In Teaneck closer, would answer their phones more Dear Annoyed: There are a couple of often when you call and would open up to ways to do it: As you hand the tickets over, you about their friendships. Frankly, I think you might say, “That’ll be $20, please.” But you should apologize for giving them such a if that’s uncomfortable for you, the following heavy-handed third degree. day, you or your husband should call these Dear Abby: My wife and I had dinner with “forgetful” friends and ask them to send you some other couples at an elegant, white linen a check.

BEETLE BAILEY BY MORT WALKER DAYS GONE BY 100 Years Ago had removed itself from the public arena that From the East Oregonian the council chamber had become during the Sept. 10, 1915 hearing, Hermiston lost two reserve policemen Forty lusty-lunged and gayly bedecked immediately and two full-time of¿cers gave cowboys — cowboys at least for the time Chief Jim 3ollard notice they are leaving as being but in everyday life business men of soon as they ¿nd other employment. Full-time 3endleton — are making themselves seen, felt of¿cers Lynn 3hipps and Dennis Schultz were and heard in Baker today, and 3endleton Day the only men remaining from the regular force at the annual Baker fair is proving a big one. of six men when 3ollard took over April 1. The 3endletonians arrived at 8 o’clock this 25 Years Ago morning in their special 3ullman and the train From the East Oregonian had no sooner stopped than the peace of Baker Sept. 10, 1990 GARFIELD BY JIM DAVIS was broken by the pop-pop of a fusillade of “I’ve always wanted to be a model,” sad pistol shots, for the Round-up boosters started Angela 3ilmer of 3endleton. She explained right in to shoot up the town and shoot it up that ambition led her to the Oregon 3re-Teen they did. The only casualties were in their 3ageant in 3ortland earlier this summer. Her own number, however. Big Buckaroo Jack success there led to her current title as Modern Robinson, in shooting off his revolver, shot Miss Oregon 3re-Teen in a separate pageant himself in the left leg and hit Blondie Lee program that is new to the state. Now the Drake in the right leg. The cartridges were 12-year-old blonde is looking forward to a blank and the wounds were slight. Robinson ¿ve-day cruise to the Bahamas in April 1991. had his dressed by a physician who refused to Among 110 contestants, Angela placed fourth accept any payment. runner-up at the June 1-2 pageant. It was her 50 Years Ago second try at the Oregon 3re-Teen pageant, From the East Oregonian in which she also captured ¿rst runner-up BLONDIE BY DEAN YOUNG AND STAN DRAKE Sept. 10, 1965 in speech. Angela was invited to apply for The Hermiston City Council heard ¿red the Modern Miss pageant after the 3ortland policeman Ray Graham out here Wednesday contest, her mother, Terry 3erkins, recalled. night, along with anyone else among some 50 Angela noted Modern Miss is based primarily spectators who wanted to speak, and let his on academic achievement and community dismissal stand as before. But after the crowd involvement.

THIS DAY IN HISTORY Today is the 253rd day of In 1919, New York City Today’s Birthdays: 2015. There are 112 days left welcomed home Gen. John J. World Golf Hall of Famer in the year. 3ershing and 25,000 soldiers Arnold 3almer is . Actor DILBERT BY SCOTT ADAMS Today’s Highlight in who’d served in the U.S. 3hilip Baker Hall is 4. History: First Division during World Actor Greg Mullavey is 82. On Sept. 10, 1955, the War I. Singer Danny Hutton (Three Western series “Gunsmoke,” In 1935, Sen. Huey 3. Dog Night) is 3. 3olitical starring James Arness as Long died in Baton Rouge, commentator Bill O’Reilly is Marshal Matt Dillon, began two days after being shot in . Rock musician Joe 3erry a 20-season run on CBS the Louisiana state Capitol, (Aerosmith) is 5. Movie Television. allegedly by Dr. Carl Weiss. director Chris Columbus On this date: In 1939, Canada declared is 57. Actor Colin Firth is In 1608, John Smith war on Germany. 55. Baseball Hall of Famer was elected president of the In 1945, Vidkun Quisling Randy Johnson is 52. Rock Jamestown colony council in was sentenced to death in musician Robin Goodridge Virginia. Norway for collaborating (Bush) is 50. Movie director THE WIZARD OF ID BY BRANT PARKER AND JOHNNY HART In 1813, an American with the Nazis (he was Guy Ritchie is 47. Rock naval force commanded by executed by ¿ring squad in musician Mikey Way (My Oliver H. 3erry defeated October 1945). Chemical Romance) is 35. the British in the Battle of In 1963, 20 black students Rock musician Matthew Lake Erie during the War of entered Alabama public Followill (Kings of Leon) is 112. (Afterward, 3erry sent schools following a standoff 31. out the message, “We have between federal authorities Thought for Today: “If met the enemy and they are and Gov. George C. Wallace. there is no knowledge, there ours.”) In 1974, the West African is no understanding; if there In 1846, Elias Howe country of Guinea-Bissau is no understanding, there received a patent for his became fully independent of is no knowledge.” — The sewing machine. 3ortugal. Talmud.

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