European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 4, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes a Page 11anri Landers a Price policies for mar activities explained now i know in be heard and seen everything. First Bowling games went up in Price. Then the hamburgers and French Fries portions got smaller and the prices bigger at mar Ruri facilities. Child care got almost unaffordable at on base centers. I have to sign my car Over to mar should it be found abandoned and done to get a Choice about it. We pay the highest markup in gasoline prices so that the proceeds can go to mar and just when we thought there Wasny to anything left pow a we have to pay an extra $5 for mar with ouf vehicle registrations where will it end pay toilets in the Exchange the mar run facilities my family frequents for food and play Are the Bowling Alley and the Golf course and As everybody knows one has to pay for the privilege of using both. Meanwhile people using the gym done to have to pay at ail but everybody knows Upkeep of that facility costs As Well. So How about starting to charge people for the usage of the gym and Tennis courts not any overpriced stateside health club fees but maybe so cents per visit of gym and Tennis court. Monthly and weekly Quot memberships could be implemented and maybe a family card 12 visits for $5, Etc. I sure  mind so cents for my occasional racquetball game a an in a sure others  either. All this of course i lieu of the $5 extra fee for vehicle registration. Now to the other Side what about mar what Are they using All the Money for that they Are reaping from various sources i know that the salaries paid to employees food service child care giver Etc Are nothing to shout about. Of course i Don t know How they look further up the ladder. So where does it All go besides into expensive newspaper inserts and fancy professionally done to advertisements How about using base bulletins instead and local reproduction and newspaper stories that done to Cost an Arm and a leg and Are almost always free i say enough is enough and the extra $5 was the Straw that broke the camels Back. A Rosemarie Wininger Ramsten a West Germany a editors note a John a. Allred mar staff officer office of the Deputy chief of staff personnel he Usa eur replies thank you for the Opportunity to comment on morale welfare and recreation mar programs in this command and to provide an insight on Bow mar products and services Are priced. In response to your comment on gasoline markup you Are Correct in that the profits achieved on motor fuels assist in meeting dividend contributions to mar. How pen pals Ever the profits from motor fuel sales also support cafes capital program requirements and operations which Are not self sustaining but require support to meet the military Mission  Remote site and training exercise support by cafes. As regards your comments on abandoned vehicles i a a like to a. M. A a As one or five options for an individual to voluntarily would like to Point out that Usa eur vehicle registration policy implemented on May 31,1989 added mar me or t. A a _ dispose of their privately owned vehicle Pov. If an properly dispose of his or her Pov from the command and the vehicle is put its a a individual fails to prior to departure subsequently found then it will become the property of mar. It is policy was republished in Usa eur bulletin dated april 30 and will also be included in the revision of Usa eur regulation 190-1 to be released later this year. The $15 Cost of registering a Pov in Usa eur is considerably less than the average stateside Cost of $23 per car. That a Good to know but More importantly the $5 increase you mentioned will be used entirely to Al Nance local army and air Force mar programs and facility improvements in this command. This is a Good example of How command leadership looks after the needs of the Soldier and airman and their families. This leads me to your comments about mar pricing policies and procedures. Congressional constraints on use of appropriated funds taxpayer moneys wider. Appropriated apr and non appropriated Naf funds in support of mar. Scores army policy for use of Apt dmm Anders Are responsible Tor providing Wmk is to their respective communities and in doing local commanders Are responsible for providing mar programs a a. So balance the use of apr and Naf dollars to resource those programs. The availability of funds and the authority for their a a j be huge a a mix of funding support to be provided. In Short com use Are key determinants in Meas rim Manders must decide a Fri programs goods and services to offer and How much should be charged to generate needed Nat funds to help finance a Well rounded mar program to members of this command. Generally speaking commanders will Institute a usage fee for those activities which receive Little or no apr support. As a general practice pricing policies will in most cases be established in such a manner to avoid a Nickel and Dimings the customer to death. I Hope this information helps explain some of the details involved in the fiscal management of mar programs and activities. Your suggestions on usage fees Are Welcome but please remember that local fees and charges will increase As costs Rise and apr resources Are reduced. To not pay our Way is Paramount to elimination of Many of the mar programs you now enjoy. 1 am 47 years old. My hobbies include cooking eating and Reading. A Adela Pelihos Boa Adera Street can Ramos. Canauan Leyte Philippines i am 26 years old and like walking photography bad watching Reading swimming Bowling and antique. A Anita pad Mora 20 upper Eastern Green Lane Eastern Green Coventry tvs 7do West midlands England t am 26 year old. 1 like Reading and viewing nature. A a Sarah v. Alpon Cha City prosecutor s office Bacolod City. Philippines my hobbles Are leading and collecting Stamps. I am 23 years old. A noime a. Macawili West Negros collage education department Bacolod City Philippines i am an 1 Ivi year old girl. I like swimming Bowling listening to music and Riding horses. A Stacy Mccloud to b856 Apo n a 09227 i am 34 years old and a Catholic. My hobbies Are stamp collecting Reading and writing. A Tita t. Raagas 316 real Street 6200 Duma flute City Negros Oriental philippine i like to read Good magazines books and other literature. I am 25 and a cathode. A Teresita b. Trayko 314 Cervantes Extension 6200 Dumaguet City Negros Oriental Philippines i am 31 years old and a Catholic. My interests Are pen pal writing listening to music and news business. A Nancy u. Modesto Purok Langis san Mateo Village Bacolod City Philippines i am 22 years old. In my Leisure time like socializing meeting people swimming night life and Badminton. I would like to write to anyone anywhere with similar interests Between the Ages of 20 and 30. A Zerrle bridle 5 Green hid Road Moro Don Swindon Wiltshire sn2 2jt England my hobbles include cooking reeding Magazine and writing pen pals. I also love business. I am 23 years old. A Mita a supers #39 san Sebastian Arneta Street Bacolod City Philippines 6100 i am 25 years Ofa Catholic and would like pan friends irom abroad a Helen m. Pantoja #1 quart Street City High subdivision Bacolod City 6100 Quot Phillip Ines psychiatrist dear Ann Landers i recently saw a to talk show about Fortune tellers and decided i might be Able to help a lot of people if told my Story. Here it is at the time the following took place my life was a mess and 1 was desperate. My father had been diagnosed As having inoperable cancer i was in Legal trouble thanks to an sex Boyfriend and 1 had just lost my Job. 1 received Comfort but no real help from v our family doctor. He recommended who did nothing for me. And then i saw a sign that said a Fortune Teller Money Back  halfheartedly i decided to go in. A woman who was loaded Down with jewelry read my Palms asked for $40 and told me to come Back in three Days because 1 was a in  on my second visit which Cost the $80, she told me that in a previous life i had been cursed by the Devil and to save myself from a terrible death 1 would need to do the following bring her a Box with Blue velvet give her something made of Gold something made of Silver and $ 100 in Cash. The woman was so convincing that i borrowed Money to meet her requirements and returned the following Day. A you Are almost free a she told me. A you need to do Only one More thing. Bring me a handful of dirt from jamaica.�?�. When i told her that i  afford the trip she said a unless you do this you Are doomed. I see in your hand that the Devil has plans to see that you die in a car crash before your 23rd birthday a i was 21. I am ashamed to admit that 1 actually went to Jamaica scooped up a handful of dirt put it in a Box and returned to the Fortune Teller within 48 hours. To my horror i discovered that she had moved and left no forwarding address. I am furious with myself for being so stupid yet i know thousands of people Are taken in every Day by charlatans because they Are ignorant frightened and willing to pay anything to get their lives moving in another direction. Please Ann print my Story As a warning to others. A from Alabama and am now 24 dear Alabama Here a your Story a and a sad one it is. There is no Way to protect people against their own gullibility. Perhaps the Best warning can be sounded by victims such As you. Thanks for writing. Dear Ann Landers i have a problem that i have never seen in your column. Its about my Wristwatch. It goes absolutely dead within an hour of putting it on. No one is Able to figure out Why. I have tried All kinds of watches but they All Kong out. Someone suggested that i put a Patch of leather Between the watch and my skin. I tried it and the watch stopped As usual. My Uncle had this same problem and just gave up. Maybe this is something that runs in families. 1 need to Wear a watch to work Ann will you please Check with somebody who knows about this stuff and Tell me what to do thanks. A watch wrecker in Ohio dear Ohio according to Ron at Brodacy jewellers in Omaha scientific studies have been done on this problem. Results show that electromagnetic Fields or where a watch wrecker works could magnetize the older 17-jewel mechanical movements. If your Reader will buy a watch with an electronic Quartz movement he or she should enjoy wearing a trouble free  european edition col Gene e. Townsend. Usan commander editor in chief it. Col Suzanne l Phillips Usan Deputy commander editor in chief Marie komin1cki 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. 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