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Thursday, May 26. 1983 THE INDIANAPOLIS NEWS LIVING -site til ifti ssiiiibs 'Hi -I -r -Hr I HEM aSsK. aiT JT Wff fssmmammsmm. 1111111 Mar igMw Grad Deserves Pat On Back i.K wmmmm ill mMxK xt i i vwmmmmm a 4 AJr ABBY By ABIGAIL VAN BUREN DEAR ABBY: A friend whose family is divided on this asked me to write. It seems her nephew was scheduled to graduate from high school, but he got into trouble with the law (an old habit of his) and was sentenced to six months in the county jail.

However, he is being allowed to do his homework in jail in order to complete the needed credits and get his diploma. His mother went ahead and mailed his graduation invitations and announcements to family and friends knowing he wouldn't be able to attend his own graduation. My friend thought this was a tacky thing for the mother to do. Of course, those who received graduation invitations and announcements felt obligated to send a gift. What do you think about this? NO TOWN OR NAME, PLEASE DEAR NO TOWN: I think it's to the boy's credit that he chose to graduate instead of dropping out Having that diploma will make it easier for him to shape up and stay out of trouble.

Don't assume that relatives and friends sent gifts because they felt obligated. It could be their way of saying, "Congratulations for graduating anyway. Now we expect better things from you. Don't let us down." DEAR ABBY: My wife is physically handicapped and needs help in the bathroom. When we go out, which is often, I assist her in the ladies room.

Should I take her to the men's or ladies restroom? We won't cut back on our outings regardless of what people say or think. MINNESOTAN DEAR MINNESOTAN: I posed that question to June at the West-side Community for Independent Living in Los Angeles. Her reply: "No problem. The man should ask a woman to please go into the Race Dreams Joe Bogar of Chicago and Steve Clark of Cincinnati admire a 1 973 sprint car on exhibit in Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum and Hall of Fame. In this car built by Indianapolis 500-Mile Race veteran George Snider, A.J.

Foyt won two United States Auto Club features at the State Fairgrounds in of World Series of Auto Racing at daily from 9 to 5 p.m. Admission NEWS Photo, Jim Young. 1 974 and the sprint car portion Pocono, Pa. The museum is open is $1 for those over 16. The ladies room first and tell whoever is occupying it (if indeed someone is) that a woman who needs assistance from her husband will be coming in.

Most people are very understanding and cooperative." DEAR ABBY: I heard something that upset me and wonder if it is true. Someone said that in the case of female twins, one twin is likely to be sterile. Thank you. A TWIN DEAR TWIN: That is not true in humans. However, in the case of cattle, when a female and male are twinborn, the female, known as a "freemartin," is usually sterile.

DEAR ABBY: Is there anything "improper" about having the mother of the bride escort her daughter down the aisle? My father will be a guest at my wedding, but he and my mother have been divorced since I was a small child and my mother raised me alone. SENTIMENTAL DEAR SENTIMENTAL: Improper? No way. Discuss this with the clergyman who will perform the ceremony, and good luck. Addrmtt qvgtlont to Abby, In tart of Thm Box 145, Indlono-polit 46206. tnclof a itompod, tmtf-addrottod mnvelop for a pononal rmpty.

i nx Univtrul Pms Syndicate Travel Suits Kenyons Mel and Marieanne Kenyon enjoy work in racing. Race By KATHLEEN VAN NUYS Marieanne and Mel Kenyon were going around in circles before the race car driver ever took her to a track. The couple met at a big roller skating rink filled with live organ music in East Moline. midway between their Iowa and Illinois hometowns. Now, they travel as far away as New Zealand where Kenyon.

who sped around the Indianapolis Motor Speedway 15 years, has piloted midgets 9 of the last 12 years, On their first date, Kenyon showed up in a sleek royal blue and white racing outfit, and immediately won over his future mother-in-law. But lots of things were wrong, according to Mrs. Kenyon. 'I'd never been to any races I was a "My (three) brothers were into stock cars, getting dirty and greasy, but not me I was too good for that," said the former farmgirl. "Bedsides, it was Sunday and I missed church since it was a two-hour drive to Freeport." En route, she asked if every driver wore a "monkey suit," but when she met paunchy older drivers she said she decided Kenyon looked pretty spiffyi The Kenyons, who moved here from Iowa in 1967, live near Lebanon.

They still roller skate twice a week at Crawfordsville, but now they take along sons Vaughn, 13, and Brice, 11. Last weekend, the family drove its motor home to midget races near -Davenport, Iowa, where the children saw their maternal grandparents, Mitchell and Berthelda "Budde" Neumann of Genesco, then returned to compete at Avilla (near Fort Wayne) and Plymouth. "When we're rained out, it's called a 'water That's what happened to my first race," said Mrs. Kenyon, who relishes her portrait and sculpture classes at the Indianapolis Art League. Kenyon's 500 record includes a third in 1968 in the City of Lebanon Special, two fourths and one fifth-place finish all after a fiery 1965 racing accident that cost him the fingers on his left hand.

"It was a shocking experience," said Mrs. Kenyon, "but Mel found the Lord. After that, he accomplished things. He won six national United States Auto Club (midget) champion- AND WOMEN i I PftlVATE LOCKERS I II 'ADULTS TO MP 1 I I eoDomoDwrm "Women become more involved, too, and spectators tend to be clique at a track almost like 'Days of Our Trumpeters take up posts on the turns to support their teams. Our stock car races are comparable," she said.

"Since Indianapolis is the epitome, we get a lot of questions about Indy." The biggest thing for Aussies and New Zealanders, according to Mrs. Kenyon, is to race at the Speedway. "It's a big thrill for them. One or two drivers come every year, with the result being that they're able to learn a lot. There are so many variables in setting up a race car." Aussie Geoff Brabham, in the ninth row for Sunday's 500-Mile Race, and his crew have been working at 3 K.

New Zealanders who have worked there include Barry Butter-worth, here for three summers with his wife and children; Maurice and Kay Cowling, who enjoyed Hoosier hospitality in 1982, and Pat Johnson, his wife and son, who came in 1980. 'The most fun I ever had was when Mel took me to the 500 in the late '70s. We sat in the top row in the fourth turn, and I saw the race through his "They take many things for granted here, especially cheaper prices (for them), and they buy like crazy because of a high import duty," Mrs. Kenyon said. "Drivers are overwhelmed by so many different places to race.

They all say they love it and will be back." As for memories to match her first race with her husband, Mrs. Kenyon said, "The most fun I ever had was when Mel took me to the 500 in the late 70s. We sat in the top row in the fourth turn and I saw the race through his eyes. Spectators don't see what he pointed out. Drivers have a lot to do as they race." SHOES UKEWOOD VULAGI SHOWS iott 71tt at Statt Id.

37 S42-0531 SUMMER SANDLERS 1 Jill H-V5 V- THURS. J-! FRI. SAT. "There's so much going on, with three classes of midgets, motorcycles, motorcycles with sidecars and modifieds (sprint cars with a wing) that you have to decide what race to miss when you go to the restroom," Mrs. Kenyon said.

"We sold the first car we took there and have sold several since then, so that now we drive against our own equipment." It's summer in New Zealand when the Kenyons are invited to race. Their stays have ranged up to three months. Because of the boys' schooling, the family stayed only three weeks this time, leaving last Christmas on the 23 hour trip. "Our family is invited to stay in a motel apartment," she said. "Races are in the evening and Mel is busy, but we've been there enough that we have a good group of friends.

"During the 21 days, we were invited out so often that I fixed supper only four nights," she said. "It's been pointed out that I have good friends there because I have time to be a friend. At home, I'm involved in school commitments, Pilgrim Lutheran Church activities, sewing, art lessons, gardening and teaching swimming as water safety instructor for the Red Cross." The Red Cross board member also is Boone County water safety chairman. "Enthusiasm is great in New Zealand racing because participants are in it as a hobby. FREE FOAM BOARD INSULATION EVERY SIDING I0B Alm'mn YinI Steil MIS! iiwnm nm corttt ILIWIIIM MINKS IUU I KMEI UCIKIIKS iltt: tram wimowj i doom PRODUCT CUSTOM HIDE MFT.

WDH.S. Fir KtWEVTUL COMKMUL H0IIU HOME UCUSED DOMED NSUKD MSI EmWKt-UK FUKM FREE ESTIMATES RFFFRFNCFS GIVEN ships and did all his racing at Speedway." Kenyon made a film and wrote a book, "Burned to Life," and speaks about his experience two or three times a week during winter months. He also has spoken in New Zealand and Australia. "In 1969, we were first invited to New Zealand," Mrs. Kenyon said.

That also was the year her husband began devoting full time to the midget circuit 'Enthusiasm is great in Nw Zealand racing because participants are in it as a He began building race cars and motors with his brother Don and father Everett, who moved here from Iowa. Their family homes and 3 Racing Enterprises Inc. occupy a four-acre tract. Mel Kenyon drove the first midget with a roll cage over the cockpit and is working on a motorcycle engine developed into a V-8 configuration and applied to a midget. In New Zealand, she said, about 80,000 people turn out to watch "speed cars" on a big night at the Auckland midget tracks, which have two or three races a week.

tucked away in his closet. The fabric was ordered from a mill in Scotland. After welcoming guests, McDaniel will note the permanent trophy on stage that is housed in the IMS Hall of Fame. Ted Engel, Kroger vice president, will present Carter with a replica of the trophy, a scroll commemorating the occasion and a leather purse containing 33 gold crowns (half-pound English coins). "The purse is provided by Dave Ward, only (living) member of the former Britannia Club which originated the award," said McDaniel.

"It's reminiscent of those carried in Medieval England. "I telephoned all the Chicago and New York City banks to find enough crowns but I have 200 now. I guess they're only made for jubilees." Johnny Rutherford, first winner in 1969, said he will attend if he is dismissed from Methodist Hospital Clark Awards tonight mm fmt SERVING INDIANA cTX frlT, MEN WOMEN OVER 25 YEARS vT tt NATIONAL HEALTH SPAS gj CALL I NORTH I SOUTH I EAST I WEST UHD-1 7216 N. KEYSTONE 8085 MADISON AVE. 4400 E.

WASH. SI. 7325 W. .10 NOW! 257-1489 888-7211 356-7233 271-6837 MUNCIE COLUMBUS LAFAYETTE 4618 N. WHEELING NORTHERN VILLAGE LAFAYETTE SQUARE -JLjWV 289-7958 372-7958 477-7457 jjgPS 1 Race driver Pancho Carter will don a jacket made from the Clark family tartan tonight when he re- ceives the 1983 Jim Clark Award.

The award was inaugurated in 1969 in honor of the late Scottish world class driver. 290 guests will assemble in the Indianapolis Athletic Club for 7:30 p.m. cocktails and 8:30 dinner. Former recipients chose Carter as the person in the racing fraternity who best exemplifies the spirit of i Clark on and off the track. A poster of Carter, who will start the 67th 500 -Mile Race Sunday in the fifth row, has taken its place with those of former winners that rim the ballroom.

Al Unser, 1982 recipient, and other former winners will assist Carter with his jacket tailored by Harry Oliver from material that Harry McDaniel, a Kroger official, keeps.