European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 1, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Over Here problems Force family of 10 to split up by Randy Pruitt staff writer Gammel Hausen Germany a last week the eight children in the Mathie household got to put their disaster preparedness training to the test. In the wee hours one morning they were alerted by Telephone to evacuate their House. First the children prayed. Then they donned Navy Blue uniforms and filled their backpacks with a three Day Supply of food. They were ready in minutes. Later they Learned the alarm was false their parents Way of gauging their readiness in the event of an emergency. This week the Mathies face a real disaster one that has split up what this tightly knit mormon family cherishes most a the family itself. Finances and landlord problems Are forcing them to move from their Roomy off base House and they said Hahn a officials refuse to give them adequate housing. As a result Lavere and Janet Mathie have Farmed their children out to Church members and others in the Community. The oldest girls my Lissa 18, and Laray 17, were the first to leave. On sunday they went to live with a couple in nearby Sohren. Before the departure the family gathered in prayer. A we told the kids this Wasny to going to pull our family apart that it Wasny to being defeatist a mrs. Mathie said. They Sang a families Are together  a that had everyone in tears a mrs. Mathie said a including the two Young men from the base that came to help them  on monday night Latrica 16, and Wendy 13, moved in with a colleague of Mathiews. Mathie is a master sergeant with Hahn a 50th component repair so. On tuesday Larry 14, left. Matthew 16, is living with his summer Job supervisor. Nathaniel 14, also is saying goodbye. After thursday night there will be no children in the Mathie household. In 10 Days the parents will move in with German neighbors sleeping on the floor. Daniel 11, who will temporarily stay with a family Friend will join them. A German is moving a tractor out of his barn for storage of their household goods. The base housing office offered them one four bedroom unit which they declined. The Mathies said the four bedroom is inadequate and a violation of air Force regulations. The Mathies said they need two apartments. A combination of one two bedroom and one three bed a room would be acceptable. But those normally have a Long waiting list. They also said they know of other Large families in Germany and Japan who occupy two units. R base commander col. Kenneth Neher has urged them to reconsider. A four bedroom senior no we told the kids this was t going to pull our family apart that it was t being  a Janet Mathie quarters include a maids room in the basement which can be used As an additional bedroom a Neher said in a letter to the couple. Mrs. Mathie said putting that Many people in one apartment would be a fire Hazard since there Are bars on the basement windows. She said the unit she was shown had no toilet facilities in the basement. She said she and her husband have met with Neher several times in an attempt to resolve the problem. He says we might have too much space when compared to senior officers quarters a she said. Housing officials however have told them repeatedly that there is no distinction Between enlisted and officer quarters. The family has been working with housing since August and their need for new living quarters is now urgent she said. Instead of trying to solve the problem they re coming up with ways Why they can to solve the problem a Mathie said. A Hahn Public affairs spokesman said base officials were on a training exercise and unable to respond to questions about the Mathies situation. Mrs. Mathie said their present landlord who lives m Berlin at first attempted to evict them claiming they had damaged the premises. The Mathies however had noted All damage to the housing office before moving in last december she said. They later discovered the landlord was trying to sell the House but the Deal fell through. Now with Winter approaching the House has a malfunctioning heating system. The family has had to heat water to Wash the 150 pieces of dishes and cookware they use daily. The family said they also Learned that the German agent who helped them get the House disappeared with their 2,000-Mark Deposit. When housing officials at Hahn helped track Down the Money the Mathies were informed that the landlord planned to keep the Deposit and hike their rent. They now pay 1,300 Marks monthly plus utilities. Mathie said his housing allowance will not cover the rent increase. Because of a devalued Dollar he said he is paying $300 a month out of his own pocket. The Rise in gasoline prices and the houses location which is about one half hour from the base have strained the family a budget to the limit. A everything in Europe is entered at the base a mrs. Mathie said. A if you have a Job its there. If the kids have a Job its  she said they drive 360 Miles every two Days taking their children to school and various activities. In september and october they used their maximum allotment of 1,000 liners of fuel coupons. Mrs. Mathie estimates she spends 20 hours a week in the car. A we were killing ourselves in gasoline a she said. The Mathies married 18 months ago. Mathie was a widower with three children. She was a Divorcee with five children living in Las vegas. A i hated men. They were All creeps a mrs. Mathie said smiling. A my sister decided it was time i change my  she was soon introduced to the tall lanky career Serviceman with an easygoing manner. I told him to get lost but he did no to she quipped. She invited Mathie and his children Over for dinner. A that evening when we All first met the family bonded instantly a she said. Mrs. Mathie credits the mormon Faith in helping them Deal with their troubles. A a that a the reason the family has coped so Well a she said. Gis at closing bases exempt from Stop loss Heidelberg. Germany pc i  i n. Heidelberg Germany a amps a All soldiers in units or installations marked to shut Down in Europe Are exempt from the Stop loss policy that delays the discharge of soldiers in critical. Career Fields a statement from the . Army Europe said wednesday. A soldiers assigned to Usa eur redeploying and or inactivating units regardless of the basis of that action a May be separated when their term of service expires or request an Early out in accordance with army regulations the statement said. The army also has eased the Stop loss policy by shortening the list of career Fields considered essential to operation desert shield. As of nov. 5, soldiers in the following career specialities can leave the army when their service terms expire Hawk missile Crew member Hawk fire control Crew member communications systems circuit controller explosive ordnance disposal specialist watercraft operator Eye specialist emitter locator identifier and non communication interceptor analyst. As of nov. 15, soldiers in the following career specialities Are free to separate m48 and m60 Armor Crew members telecommunications terminal device repairer single Channel radio operator observation helicopter repairer ah-1 attack helicopter repairer and Morse interceptor. Soldiers in these career Fields with suspended separations will be allowed to leave after the pre separation processing is done according to a message from the army a personnel command. A separation authorities May allow up to 30 Days additional service in order to affect a More orderly transition by the Soldier if the Soldier so desires a the message said. Defense Secretary Dick Cheney directed on sept. 1 that soldiers involved in desert shield operations be extended on Active duty. The Stop loss policy affects personnel who Are involved or about to be involved in desert shield operations or those who have skills critical to desert shield or in Short Supply in the army. It applies to All Active duty soldiers and reservists assigned to units alerted for duty. Soldiers with questions about Stop loss actions can Call a special hot line set up by 1st personnel come in Schwet Zingen Germany. The number is ets 379-6046, 6059, 6065 or 6066. From a German civilian phone dial 06202-80 and one of the four digit extensions. The hot line operates from 7 30 . To 4 30 p.m., monday through Friday. After duty hours soldiers can Call the 6046 or 6059 extensions and leave their name Grade unit and ets phone number on an answering machine. Personnel command staff members will Contact the caller the next Day. Census counts 1.13 billion people in Chino Beijing up a China disclosing results of its sin the. Beijing up a China disclosing results of its first National census in eight years reported tuesday the worlds most populous country now has 1.13 billion people and indicated growth will push the nation far beyond its population limitation targets. Tally acknowledged China a population has expanded at a robust rate despite More than a decade of birth control efforts and appeared to Seal the governments renunciation of its former goal of holding population to 1.2 billion by the year 2000. Nonetheless state television announcing the census on its evening news also read an editorial in wedness edition of the communist party newspaper people s daily saying the tally showed a a great achievement in population  the census conducted in Early july was the fourth since the communist revolution in 1949 but the first full door to door Survey employing internationally accepted data gathering techniques. The state statistics Bureau in a report carried by the official Junhua news Agency put the latest population of China a 30 provinces regions and major cities along with military personnel at 1,133,682,501. The last census in july 1982 put China a population at 1.032 billion meaning a growth of More than 100 million in the eight years a and an annual expansion that appears to have left population control targets in tatters. Since the late 1970s, China has maintained a control program known As the a one couple one child policy giving benefits to couples who agree to have Only one child and imposing penalties on those who have More. The policy has generally worked in cities but has failed in much of the Countryside where 80 percent of the population lives and where chinese peasants have traditionally seen Large families As farm labor and old age Security. The government has in the past two years relinquished its goal of holding population to 1.2 billion by 2000, saying it Hopes to limit the total to a a around that figure. Officials admit privately it is Likely to be much higher by the end of the Century. _ in fact the Peoples daily editorial even while praising control efforts appeared to further raise the target saying that a to keep population to around 1.25 billion by 2000 will still be a very difficult