European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 11, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 the stars and stripes saturday August 11,1990 Cape. Mom expects Salute respect from pvt. Son from wire reports discipline is observed More closely in the Richardson family of Harrisburg pa., than in most others. Capt. Diane Richardson does t just give orders to her 19-year-old son Don. She expects him to Salute. He Calls me Captain mom i Call him private son " said the 15-year member of the army Reserve. For years her son said he wanted no part of military life. He was emphatic about not joining the army said Richardson 38. He just did t like being ordered  but he joined the army in March and leaves monday for a one year tour of duty in South Korea As a private. The Chance to become a food service specialist changed his mind. It s going to be an experience he said. Dispute settled the smithsonian institution has agreed not to interfere with Rockport mass a plan to use a $ i million be quest to convert an old school into a Public Library. The dispute was Over the will of Franz , a sculptor and poet who lived in Rockport for 36 years. He died childless in 1987 and left $1 Mil lion to the town to replace the turn of the Century Carnegie Library. The smithsonian gets at least $3 million More from Denghausen s estate. Ambiguous wording of one phrase in the will had led the smithsonian to argue that the town had to spend its own Money for the renovations and use the bequest Only for operating and maintaining the new Library. The smithsonian has agreed to drop its Challenge. Thief gets poop a thief in Seattle got the straight poop when he reached through the open window of a car waiting at a Stop Light and grabbed a Small Box. The startled Driver did t Chase him to retrieve the Box and police did t investigate the. Wednesday afternoon incident. They figured the thief got his just desserts. The package contained dog Doo that this Good  had picked up a police dispatcher reported. Touching up Louise Hoard a hair and colouring artist at Madame Tussaud s waxworks museum in London puts the finishing touches to the latest likeness of Singer Michael Jackson. The likeness by David Goodes will be displayed in the superstar Section of the museum. Scared for Economy an ii year old in Crownsville md., who publishes an environmental news letter says he is More concerned about the Economy now that Mastercard has issued him a Gold card with a $5,000 credit limit. Tommy Mullanck filled out the application before he went to summer Camp stating his birthday nov. 10, 1978 occupation student and publisher and income $5 a week allowance. The card was waiting for him in the mail when he returned last month. I jumped up and Down and said wow the Hologram on it was Cool Mullaney said. But it sure made me wonder about who was running the  Loraine person of first National Bank said the Bank made a mistake in issuing the card but it does not know How it happened. In addition to school and collecting baseball cards Tommy publishes pollution solution a bimonthly newsletter. The experience however has him thinking about the Economy. I m very scared about How Safe my Money is right now if they Are giving it away to kids like me Diana talks Princess Diana used sign language to address 800 delegates at a British deaf association conference thursday in Brighton England. The Princess who has been learning to sign since becoming Patron of the association in 1983, thanked delegates for a Book she was presented. I am very proud to receive this Book thank you. I offer my congratulations to the British deaf association for 100 years of service Diana said using her hands. The delegates responded with a standing ovation. Star to go to work designing women Star Delta Burke said she will report to the show s set next week despite a series of publicized spats with the series producers. Production on the emmy winning sitcom begins monday. Burke said she plans to continue her role As the show s feisty Southern be a Suzanne Sugarbaker. Burke and designing women producers Harry Thomason and Linda Bloodworth Thomason have been Sling ing accusations Back and Forth about problems on the set. The producers have claimed Burke behaved badly on the set on the hit lbs show last season while the actress has contended that she has been harassed about her weight gain. Mel ready for break Mel Gibson exhausted from playing the title role in Franco Zeffirelli s film of Hamlet says he is taking a break after working in four movies Back to Back. I be got to go away and learn some new tricks Gibson 34, said thursday in los Angeles. He said he reached the buyout stage near the end of filming Hamlet in which he co stars with Glenn close. Treehouse for adults look up when you pass the Daven ports1 place in Seymour iii., and you just might see de and Sandie up a tree sipping soda pop in their Gazebo tree House. Davenport a 46-year-old Farmer combined his childhood longing for a hideaway in the tree tops with an adult penchant for the peace and quiet of a Gazebo. It s atop a giant Cottonwood 18 feet in circumference which had its Middle limbs torn off in a wind storm. I could t have found a More perfect tree because it is big enough and it did look strange without those Middle limbs Davenport said. Of course some people think it looks  dear Abby i have been raised by educated by worked with married to and have offspring who Are females. But i am not quite sure How to address them. I took Hon dear and sweetie out of my vocabulary years ago except for my immedi ate family. I never did use gals or the girls in the office where i be worked. Chicks and Dames always seemed cheap and degrading to me. I recently called a salesperson a am and she became very indignant 1 thought it was the  miss seems rather Odd unless you Are certain that the woman is not married. Are the terms the women the ladies or the females acceptable when referring to a group of mature people of the feminine gender How does one address individual females Over the phone in a restaurant or at a business meeting some dear Abby women do not want to be called  Jerome Williams Phoenix dear or. Williams when referring to a group of mature people of the feminine gender Call them  Reserve females to identify the gender of animals on the Telephone operator or a am is proper. In a restaurant if your waitress does t announce my name is Nancy or whatever ask How should i address you curiously waiters do not object to being called waiter but some waitresses object to being called waitress although they prefer it to Girlie Blondie or  dear Abby what advice can you give us to Stop a motor Mouth this lady never stops talking. She takes Over the conversation and nobody else can get a word in edgewise. When she meets someone new at a party she will never once ask them a question about their family Job children Etc. She talks non Stop about herself her family her extended family and her travels. She is Well travelled intelligent and articulate and could be delightful com Pany but she turns everyone off by her insensitivity. Please Rush some advice in your column As some ofus see this woman often and need help. Dear fan Oklahoma Abby fan you have just done this woman an enormous favor someone is sure to clip this and Send it to  Abby it was with interest that i read the Story of the wed Ding gown that was worn 15 times. My baptismal dress was worn for the first time i november 1922. My sister wore it in february 1925. Since then it was worn by each of my five children my Sisters five children 11 of our 13 grandchildren and 10 of my sister s 11 grandchildren. That makes a grand total of 33 times by that time it v As so fragile i had to retire , to Date it would have been worn 36 times. Far Bih Bill Donnell Allentown a although no mention is made of How much the baptismal dress Cost in 1922, 1 would say your family certainly did get its Money s Worth. Universal p t is Syndicate