European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 27, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stabs and stripes Friday september 27,1985 1st barmaid Check of $100,000 to help the hungry Nelson says stateside Washington a the first Check from the proceeds of the nationally televised barmaid concert will buy food for hungry farm families rather than support legislative lobbying country Singer Willie Nelson says. Nelson a principal organizer of last sunday s musical Emra Vagara in Champaign. Iii., said wednesday he is standing by his pledge that no Money raised through the event will be used for lobbying. Instead the first Check is to be a $100,000 donation to the National Council of churches the Council will Chan Nel the Money to hunger projects serving poor Farmers Nelson said. I m just trying to take care of what i think is the most important and serious need which is naturally hunger and this is the reason the first Check was written for that purpose Nelson added. In a Telephone interview from his Texas Home. Nelson said he had intended to make a $25,000 contribution to the league of Rural voters so that about 15 of its Mem Bers could travel to Washington for debates starting this week on a new National farm policy. But Nelson said he changed his mind when he Learned tuesday that the league based in Minnesota was a lobby ing organization and had been involved in the drafting of legislation sponsored by sen. Thomas Harkin a Lowa. That legislation which Calls for production controls has generated controversy in the farm Community and is opposed by some agricultural groups. Although Nelson and other performers involved in the barmaid endorsed Harkin s Bill. Nelson had said before the barmaid concert that none of the proceeds would be spent on lobbying. I was t aware that it the league was a lobbying group Nelson said. And had 1 known that then i would have known that i d be taking a Chance at criticism to spend Money for  Nelson said that while he will not devote any barmaid Money to league lobbying he will Send $11,700 to the group out of his own pocket so its members can travel to the capital. Nelson said plans Call for the $100,000 donation to be spread among hunger projects in seven farm Belt states including Iowa Minnesota Nebraska Wyoming. Oklahoma Kansas and Ohio. Carol Fouke a new York based spokeswoman for the National Council of churches said however that plan Ning was still going on and that no information was Avail Able on where the Money would go. She emphasized that the Council is serving As a conduit and a reference identifying local charities to receive the funds. Concert publicist Victoria Rose said tuesday that Mem Bers of the nationwide television audience viewing the 14 hour concert pledged Between $8 million and $10 million in contributions Well Short of the $50 million organizers had predicted. Nelson said he had received no official update on proceeds but he added he was not disappointed by the reported returns. I did t have any figure in mind at All Nelson commented. I heard All these numbers being lucked around and i thought that was sort of ridiculous but i never did come up with any figure myself because i did t have any Way of knowing. Boy gets his deathbed wish is buried in Marine uniform Harlingen. Texas up Bennie Gonzales knew he was dying and his last wish was to be buried in the uniform worn by the spit and polish marines who came to visit him and other children suffering from cancer at a Houston Hospital. His Leatherneck buddies did t let him Down. Bennie the son of Benito and Minerva Gonzales died of a malignant brain tumor at the age of 12. The marines who befriended the ailing youngster Dur ing his slay at . Anderson Hospital brought him literature and answered his Many questions about Marine corps history tradition and Honor. La. Michael o. Fallon Houston Marine commander made Beanie an honorary private tin class on april 19 and obtained approval from Headquarters in Washington for the boy to be buried in a dress uniform. His last request was to be buried in a set of Marine corps dress blues. That was difficult to do because of regulations reserving that Honor to Active duty and retired marines. That s the ultimate Honor for a Marine said staff sgt. Mike Eck. A Marine High school Roth dress uniform was obtained locally. The boy was stricken by a brain tumor in 1982 and appeared to be improving after his first surgery two years ago said his Uncle Armando Molina. He started walking running Molina said. He was a pretty Active Guy. He liked sports and he wanted to be in the marines. I was in the military and so were several other of his uncles. He had this feeling toward marines and when he was in Houston the marines came to visit him Molina said. He was really a Strong kid said Eck. He was really something. We were Happy to do what we  Cost cutting to help postal service avoid hiking is class rates until 87 Washington a first class postage rates will remain unchanged Well into 1987, partly because of successful Cost cutting by postal managers this summer the postmaster Genera said wednesday. The postal service is not anticipating a rate increase postmaster general Paul n. Carlin said. Because of the Strong performance by our Field manag ers during the summer months. Our financial situation is in the process of turning around he told a network news. Carlin explained that elimination of overtime and other Belt tightening Means the 22-cent rate for a first class letter initiated in february will remain in effect at least until 1987." even if we were to Start the process of preparing for a rate increase which we Are not doing it would take 15 to 18 months from the time we started that process. We have not started that process yet and also we have no intention of doing so in the immediate future Carlin said. I m proud of the postal people in that they were Able to improve service and at the same time bring the Cost under control. Thai s quite an accomplishment and i m proud of what they be done he said. At one time the projected deficit for the fiscal year that ends monday was As High As $750 million but that has been trimmed to less than $300 million. In August usually a Down month for mail volume the postal service made a profit of $7.2 million said spokes Man Dave Mclean. In july based on the loss projections Carlin Cut salaries of senior executives and reduced the overtime being worked by clerks and carriers. New postal workers hired under new contract provi Sions at rates substantially below that paid to those on the payroll at the time of the agreement late last year absorbed the work previously done on overtime by the higher paid personnel. For managers the pay Levels have been restored but no retroactive payments were made a pay raise due to 700 other top employees in july was deferred but will go into effect next week Mclean said. Meanwhile the Senate moved wednesday to delay a scheduled rate increase for charitable groups and others from next week until the first of next year. Sen. Ted Stevens a Alaska proposed an amendment to the Treasury department appropriations Bill for fiscal 1986 that would mall the increase approved earlier this month by the postal service governors. The amendment was agreed to by a voice vote. Monopoly master Jason bum 25, of Leeds England beat total of 19 players from Arat the world tuesday to Sta the world championship monopoly tournament to Attaar tic City no. Bart Victory earned bin monopoly game containing $15,140 exactly be unseat of funny Money i Reg a Tio be. This year Mrky it 50th anniversary of the gone. Maintenance Man finds returns $20,500 in Cash checks Bonds Pembroke Pines Fla. A when $20,Soo in Cash checks and Bonds tumbled out of the trash being dumped by Robert Haase he thought about All the things he could do with it. Then he thought about the thing he had to do and returned the Money to its owner. To see that amount of Money pass through my hands Haase said about his discovery. I m in the process of remodelling my House. I could just tee it there s my living room my dining room my Kitch  but Haase who has been a City maintenance worker for 12 years said he knew what he had to do and took the Pouch of currency and papers to his Boss. They called the woman whose name was on the papers. She did t know she had lost anything because her hta husband had hidden the Pouch of savings Bonds and checks under a false Bottom in a Kitchen Cabinet. When she had her Kitchen remodeler Haase carted away two of the old cabinets which he tossed onto a pile of trash behind the City s Public works compound. That s when the Pouch fell out of the wooden Cabinet City manager Wood Hampton said Haase would get plaque from the City and a Day off with pay. Fire damages warehouse forces evacuation of school fort Worth Texas a fire swept through a Inge Federal government warehouse forcing the evacuation of an elementary school and causing $3.5 million in damage although no records were destroyed authorities  were no injuries in the tire which was reported about 8 15 a.m., and students returned to Hubbard elementary after about half an hour. The warehouse is part of the general services administration s 291-acre fort Worth records Center and one building that burned was full of plywood and paper products. Federal tax court and Bureau of Indian affairs records stored at the Center were not damaged officials said. The Blaze destroyed two 40,000-Square-foot warehouse sections and heavily damaged two others. " the building was exploding when we got Here. It was really rolling. A Wall fell in after we were Here Only about three minutes said District fire chief Jimmy Young