European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 4, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday May 4, 1990 the stars and stripes a Page 11 letters a cafes a minimum repair Bill explained i took my Small food mixer to Patch Barracks cafes repair the other Day to have the motor brushes replaced. All else is in perfect condition. They then advised me that i would be charged a minimum of $26.40 under a fest so minimum repair Cost policy. I had anticipated the brushes costing a few dollars since they Are very easily installed. But i never anticipated the exorbitant a a minimum Cost. Since cafes Sells a variety of Small food mixers in the $30 Range i assume this policy stimulates new sales in lieu of providing customer service for repairs . The mixer was purchased from cafes several years ago. A John Provan Rhein main a West Germany editors note a master sgt. Dayton p. Strickland customer relations he cafes Europe replies the first half hour charge for repairing household items is $19.75. This includes the Workbench set up and handling charge. This unit could Likely have been repaired within that time. In addition there would be the Cost for the parts. Had the total labor and parts charge been less than the $26.40 minimum repair charge a refund would have been made. As stated on the service order form and merchandise repair Price list we will not make repairs costing More than 40 percent of the value of the item without the customer s approval. Forty percent of a $30 mixer is $12. Any repair would Cost More than that. The reason for the minimum repair charge is indeed to discourage sending in inexpensive items which can not be economically repaired. This is done to generate sufficient Revenue to pay the Cost of repair and to avoid wasting your Money not to generate retail sales. Sex wife a child support rights discussed in a coming to you with a problem i have but i know that a lot of other women have the same and would be glad to hear from you also. In a a German lady divorced from a i. Out of that marriage Are two children 8 and 7 years old. When my divorce became final in 1987 my sex husband was ordered to pay $200 Alimony and $ 150 child support per child. For a while he did until i got a Check for $280. I went from first sergeant to command sergeant major even to the commander and they said that they can Only a a talk to my sex husband so at least the bad which is $360, is paid. They said a sorry we cannot make him  when not even that came i got a lawyer and took him to court again. Luckily he is stationed in Germany right now. The court ordered him to pay $500 child support until the children turn 18 years old. I said that if he agrees to pay that amount i will not claim Alimony. We All agreed and the court also. Now my sex husband said that if he goes Back to the slates this year which will be in june he will change it again. Now my question Why do i get treated like a third class person when i Call the unit i done to make social Calls i have two children to support and second what if he changes it again and the people at his new unit Are As ignorant As the ones Here where Are my rights please done to Tell me to get another lawyer. It Cost me a lot of Money. A name and location withheld editors note a capt. Christine d. Arrington chief client services office of the judge advocate he Usa eur replies in accordance with army regulation 608-99, commanders Are tasked with insuring that soldiers comply with court orders and take appropriate action against soldiers who fail to comply. If the command is not responsive to requests concerning non support you can request assistance from commander Mil percen attn Dap ads 2461 Eisenhower ave. Alexandria a. 22331-0400 even after your husband goes to the states he is still required to comply with the court order for support. Most states have support enforcement Laws which will allow garnishment of wages for non support. Twenty one states now recognize the Federal Republic of Germany As a state under the state support enforcement Laws. If your spouse is in one of these states he could be forced to comply with the German order for support. If you encounter a problem after the service member leaves Germany you should Contact a Legal assistance officer on behalf of the dependent children. Earth Day should be All year Reader says Earth Day 20 has passed. Does this mean we should no longer Recycle and be concerned about our environment no As has been pointed out in every recent letter concerning Earth Day there Are paper Glass All Colo scans and aluminium recycling bins in every German Community. If elderly germans walking to the Corner supermarket Stop to Deposit recyclables then we As Strong and Young americans should do likewise. Ever wonder Why Many . Installations do not have any recycling bins i always have. I have heard Many reasons Why not vandalized and put on fire another Story and not used enough to be Cost effective. Then i see disposition forms Dos that state we should not trash car batteries. They should be placed near the dumpsters where the collectors will take them separately. Not True a All trash is thrown in the same truck. This makes one think if it is Worth it. I say yes. All at least most German communities have recycling bins for batteries also. Yes batteries. Of All sizes. Just leave it on or near the Battery bin and it will be collected. Last of All a lets talk Oil and household cleaning agents. Take All old oils . Car to your local Auto Craft shop for proper disposal. This goes for the empty Oil cans also. Household cleaning agents Are collected periodically a they Are not disposed of in Normal trash. We Are constantly bombarded on to and radio How we should learn  this Means More than the language and the Beer. It Means recycling and being environmentally concerned. We All have to work together in order to achieve the most Success. A Paul Schnaars Nellinger West Ger Manyann Landers dear Ann Landers would you be interested in hearing about a recent conversation i had with a 16-year-old pregnant teen i am a nurse in an inner City High school and noticed a Young girl who appeared to be getting unusually Large. I decided i had to talk to her about it. This is what transpired nurse i have an idea that you might be pregnant. Is this possible teen yes. Nurse do your parents know teen no. Nurse what Are your plans teen plans what plans nurse Well Are you seeing a doctor teen no. Nurse what Are you going to do with the baby teen of i done to know. Keep it i guess. Nurse i am very concerned about you still playing basketball. You could get Hurt and damage the baby. Teen in an angry tone of voice i done to want to quit basketball. I done to see Why i have to quit playing just because in a pregnant. We had a discussion about the importance of prenatal care the girls parents needing to know about the baby so they could help and the importance of finishing school. It seemed incomprehensible that a 16-year-old could be so totally unaware of what she was facing. Seven weeks after our conversation the girl delivered a full term child. Those of us who work with teens arc aware that there is a great Deal of sexual activity at this age. We also realize that when there is an unwanted pregnancy the denial can be enormous. This Young girl was a perfect example. Her fear of being pregnant was so Strong that she simply willed it out of her thinking. I Hope All school nurses and teachers will keep this in mind and be on the Alert for similar cases. These Young girls need counselling. It is essential that they get prenatal care for the baby a Sake As Well As their own. Thanks for helping me pass the word. A school nurse in Kansas dear Kansas it is i who should thank you for the Opportunity. Your letter will certainly open a lot of eyes. There will be those who will say a a it a not  but in a certain that this nurses account is for real. Dear Ann Landers. How come girls and women can Wear Blue jeans plaid flannel shirts boots sweat shirts and leather jackets and nobody raises an Eyebrow but when a Man wears lace panties nylons or a Black Flimsy Nightgown he is considered abnormal this seems unfair to me and id like an explanation. A san Francisco dear san fran Marlene Dietrich made Slacks fashionable for women in the 1940s. During world War ii w Hen Rosie the Riveter went to work in the defense Plant she wore trousers because they were More practical and safer than a skirt. Menus shirts boots and pants proved to be More comfortable than dresses and heels. Men who Wear women a underwear and lace nighties do it to get turned on. C creators Syndicate european edition col. Gene e. Townsend Usan 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. The appearance of advertising in this publication including inserts or supplements does not constitute endorsement by the department of defense or the stars and stripes of the products or services advertised. 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