European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 8, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes ladders dear Ann Landers i have a 4-year-old son. His father is on parole after serving time for burning Down my House when i refused to let him in. He is a drug addict a dealer and an alcoholic. He has committed several armed robberies since he s been out of jail but Luck has been with him and he never been caught. Like Many criminals he found god in prison conned the authorities and got an Earl release for Good behaviour. His Good behaviour lasted about a month. When i realized that he had t really changed stopped seeing him but he continues to Call and keep me informed of his activities. He has t mentioned seeing our son. There s no Way d let him anyway. How can i teach my child to be straight and stay away from people like that what Doi Tell the boy when he starts to ask do i have a daddy where is he Why can t i see him he does t know his father. We separated when Junior was 6 months old and his father went to jail when Junior was a year and a half. The word daddy never comes up because nobody talks about him. My son has a scar on his thigh from when his father burned him with a cigarette. He was 3 months old at the time. His father was beating me. I got away but he grabbed the boy and held the cigarette to his leg to make me come Back to him. What do i say when the boy asks about the scar a you can see i need some answers. Please help me. Columbus  Georgia you Are Lucky that your husband has no interest inthe boy. Let s Hope it stays this Way. When Junior starts to ask questions about his daddy and he will one Day simply say he is living somewhere else because living together did not work out. This explanation will hold him for a while. If he wants to know More when he is older you can Tell him daddy broke the Law and went to prison. Some children nag a Parent to take the other Neback so they can be a  if this happens make it Clear that daddy is impossible to live with and you Are better off apart. If Junior asks about the scar Tell him a Long time ago someone accidentally burned him with cigarette then change the subject. It serves no useful purpose to depict his father As a monster. Dear Ann Landers i read in the paper that a Catholic priest from Philadelphia won Over a million dollars $1,077,777.77 to be exact playing a Slot machine i Donald Trump s Casino in Atlantic City. A Casino executive said father Giliberti comes irregularly on fridays to play the Slot machines and that he fed this particular machine for an hour and a Hal before he hit the Jackpot. I was surprised to read that the priest said he was going to buy a car for a Friend and use the bulk of his winnings to set up a fund for teen agers to attend Cath Olic High school in Philadelphia. I was unde the impression that Catholic priests taken oath of poverty and everything they have belongs to the Church. How about this big q in  big q Catholic priests who belong to orders such As the jesuits dominicans and holy Cross take a vow of Pov erty. Father Frank Giliberti is a diocesan priest and heis not bound by any such restrictions. Los Angeles times syndicated columnist Landers welcomes your letters. You can write to her in care of the stars and stripes Apo 09211, . Page 11 letters sergeant seeks help on appraising Art about six years ago my Boss gave me a very Large looked upon your staff As the answer people As the Beautiful painting. When he gave me the painting he do these types of requests daily through your column indicated he had had it several years and so had the person who had it before him and so on and so on. Anyway the paper backing had had it and the Frame needed ref Ishing. The other Day i removed the paint ing from the Frame and refinished the Frame. It was then that i noticed How old the painting appeared to be. It is on very heavy poster Board with marking on the Back indicating it poster Board was from Sweden. The painting was signed by Grant. I then went to the Library and found that there was famous Painter named Duncan Grant who was born 104 years ago. The information i found was minimal but indicated that Grant had studied and travelled extensively in Europe. Before i get too excited about the possibilities How might i do some More research nothing else is Avail Able for research in my Community. I d very much like to see some of his work and especially his signature. Next step of course would be to find someone to authenticate and appraise. I will be in Germany another three years so i would prefer to find someone with in the proximity of Worms if at All possible who could perform the appraisal. I d also like an indication of what the authentication and appraisal May Cost. Also How would i get the painting insured if ind edit is authentic i realize this is a lot to ask. However i be always i do so much Hope you can help me or at least sen me in the right direction. Staff sgt. Sandra l. Nunley Worms West Germany editor s note Andrew l. Stangel doctor of history and civilization Karlsruhe West Germany replies i am not personally familiar with the work of Duncan Grant but i would suggest that the writer take the painting for identification to the Staat Liche Kuns Hallein Mannheim a state Art museum with a Good professional staff near the writer s address in Worms. Almost every major museum in Germany sets aside couple of hours each week for  one might Telephone to find out the time of these office hours and if necessary make an appointment. A Cura Tor will share his or her expertise in identifying an authenticating the artist. There is no charge for this service it is rendered freely to the Public and for Good reason every once in a while a great painting perhaps a Rubens or a Rembrandt is discovered in grandma s trunk and that s a very special moment in the career of the museum official who has found it although curators Are not allowed to appraise work sin monetary terms an appraisal certificate for purpose of insurance May be secured for a reasonable fee Romany reputable Art or Antiques dealer. Stop printing complaints Reader urges i never thought i would be writing the stars an stripes myself because i am really tired of seeing All the complaint letters that Are published nearly everyday. Since when is the stars and stripes Given the responsibility to answer complaints or grievances against specific problems that really Don t concern them i seems that All we read in the letters to the editor Are complaints about cafes an problems with civil Ian personnel offices problems in base housing prob lems with not being Able to find a Job gripes about the types of food available in the commissaries and More problems problems problems i really am tired of Reading the paper Only to Fin that someone who does t know the proper Chain of command to follow is trying to get the stars an stripes to fix their complaint. If you have a problem with the selection at the Exchange go through cafes with it. If there s a problem with an go to them with it. If pos Don t work for you every co office has someone in charge and everyone has a Boss the stars and stripes in t suppose to handle your problems in base housing take care of it with your Community commander have you Ever noticed that when someone com Plains to the stripes the answer they receive is from the Agency at which the complaint was directed Sophy not just go to them yourselves and save the rest of us from hearing it i personally think the letters to the editor should reused Only for things of a Broad military nature per haps a place to air an opinion on topics that concern the majority of the stripes readers not just a handful of whiners. Here at Sembach the commander s act online Wasset up to Deal with problems that could t be resolved through Normal channels but the program was quickly abused and turned into the Lazy Man s Way to get an answer. It seemed no one wanted to try to resolve things first themselves so of course the program was almost virtually halted. Act online still exists but it is Only for use after proceeding through the Normal Chan Nels for complaints has failed. I really think that stripes should adopt the Sam policy and Stop publishing this steady Stream of complaints we Are All tired of Reading about. Put the responsibility of finding an answer where it belongs with the complainer. But i and i m sure a lot of others just Don t want to read about it anymore name withheld Sembach a West Germany pen pals i am 27 years old and would like to have pen pals Between the Ages of 25 and 37. My hobbles Are cooking dancing and making new friends. Lone Knight 30 cog Ole re. Worton ., St. Catherine Jamaica West indies i am 15 years old and like to dance play scrabble and read. Herce Obanana Poblacion Sta. Catalina Negros Oriental Philippines i am 23 years old and would like to have pen pals. I like dancing and playing basketball. Delyn Torres Poblacion. Sta. 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Hocine Bou Maza cite 502 lots bt5bloc1.n0.3 Al Hadjar Annada 23200 Algeria i am a 20-year-old algerian student and would like to have pen pals Between the Ages of 18 and 23 years of age. My hobbies Are sports going to movies listening to music dancing and travelling. I write fluent arabic German French and English. Yacine Ramdane 4 . Sic me Groupe Bat 1g place do her Mai Algiers Algeria european edition col Jeffrey m. Cook Usa commander editor in chief it col Suzanne l. Phillips Usan Deputy commander editor in chief Marie Kominicki Mert Proctor Deane b. Mcdermott production manager managing editor circulation manager this newspaper is an authorized unofficial publication for members of the military services overseas. Contents of the stars and stripes Are not necessarily the official views of or endorsed by the . Government the department of defense or the . European command. 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