European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 07, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                A molar under the Pillow is Worth $1 by Cliff Edwards the associated press race yourself Rosemary Wells has spent 20 years researching the. Tooth fairy and among her findings a the going rate for a tooth under the Pillow is one inflation eroded Dollar. Wells who runs a desktop publishing business at her Home in Deerfield iii., has assembled surveys articles and some 500 tooth fairy items a including dolls pillows paintings cartoons and stories a to understand the myth of the dental sprite who dispenses Money for molars. Quot it s a rite of passage a very important time in a child s life Quot she said. Wells found out through a. Survey of 2,324 dental patients across the nation that 88 percent of parents use or plan to use the tooth fairy concept with their children. She also found that the going rate is about $1. Of course inflation Gums things up. A Buck in 1991 is Worth Only 9 cents in 1930 dollars when a kid got an average of 21 cents Wells said. No one knows what the tooth fairy looks like but almost everyone has ideas. Quot you be got your Basic tinkerbell Type tooth fairy with the wings Wand a Little older and whatnot Quot Wells said recently. Quot then you have some people who think of the tooth fairy As a Man or a Bunny Rabbit or a  the Chicago based american dental association after several hours of brushing up on the subject issued a Quot no  the tooth fairy a origins Are obscure Wells said.,As far As she can Tell tooth fairy lore really took flight around the turn of the Century. I Quot its tied to the right of passage a stage in growth of the individual. The time when we Mark off the child a first tooth. It s remembered in every culture and predates christianity Quot Wells said. Quot our cultures remember it with the tooth fairy. Some cultures have a rat or mouse or they throw it to the Sun or they might Bury it or another keeps it in her apron. The japanese throw it into the air hoping the new tooth comes in straight and Good Quot Wells a 60-year-old . In English began researching the topic in the Early 1970s when she was teaching scientific writing at Northwestern University dental school s dental Hygiene department. Or. Irene Goldenberg family psychologist in the psychiatry department at the University of California at los Angeles said myths and rituals play an important part in a child s development. Quot this one is a Nice one because it makes something Good happen from something that might be painful or frightening and it even makes parents feel better when they do something to make a child feel happier Quot she said. Quot of course it s one of the More outrageous myths Quot Goldenberg added. A that s Why we have the expressions a she still believes in the tooth fairy and a if you believe in that you believe in the tooth fairy Quot Quot the other part of the tooth fairy a Mission a the part that Many dentists like a is promoting proper care of Teeth. The Kentucky dental association  set up a tooth fairy hot line that got so Many Calls that officials had to give tier Quot laryngitis Quot before the Campaign was Over. One folklore researcher thinks parents Are teaching their children the wrong lesson with the tooth fairy. Quot the tooth fairy is modelled after the Exchange ritual of our capitalistic society Quot said Tad Tuleja director of the undergraduate writing program at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst. Quot children learn to take an item even a part of their body and Exchange it for  readers action Lin single soldiers treated unfairly of a i am sick and tired of single enlisted military members being discriminated against in the air Force. I have been in Germany for a Little Over two years and decided to live in the dormitory until i paid off some Bills. Now that i can move off base i have been dealing with the wonderful policies of the housing referral office. I must add these policies Are made by the air Forde and not Here Al Rhein main. A realtor fee will be paid by the military for a married couple with no reimbursement required. However a single military member either moving from the dormitory or newly arrived on base is not authorized the use of a realtor unless it is paid for at their own expense. Also a single officer newly arrived on base is authorized a realtor with no reimbursement required. Another problem a government rental housing program Gorp a a new program designed to save Money Lor the military. The military will lease the apartment or House for the entire length of your tour. However once again single people Are not authorized. If this program is supposed to save Money for the military then Why does it not apply equally to Al individuals allowed to reside off base also the amount of Money that is authorized for Gorp differs from that of a person who has been Here for some time. A married e-4 who has been Here for two years or so is Only authorized about 1,400 Marks a month. However a married e-4 who qualifies by Gorp is authorized about 2,400 Marks a month. When will the military learn that single people would also like to have a few luxuries besides one Small room in the dormitory. I have been in the military for 12 years and would like to be treated As an adult a not like a 19-year-old who has just left Home with no possessions. It makes one feel As if a marriage of convenience would be More beneficial if Only to reap a few of the added benefits of married personnel. Staff sgt. Darriel May Rhein it main a Germany in tech sgt. Steven g. Leither Coic entitlements Branch directorate of personnel plans he Safe replies the overseas housing allowance Oha consists of three parts rental ceiling Utility allowance and initial terminal occupancy allowance Ito. On sept. 1, 1990, the Ito portion of Oha was replaced by the move in housing allowance Miha. Members drawing Oha prior to sept. 1, 1990, will continue to draw Ito until aug. 31, 1993 Ito ends upon permanent change of station or movement into government quarters whichever occurs first. Members who qualify for Oha after sept. 1, 1990, Are entitled to Miha. Members cannot chose which portion of Oha they desire. Miha consists of three parts miscellaneous rent and Security Miha rent allows for the reimbursement of rental agent fees Only after the installation housing officer certifies in writing adequate Economy quarters Are not available. Reimbursement of these fees is based strictly on housing availability not rank or marital status. Rental agent fees incurred prior to approval from the installation housing officer cannot be reimbursed. Regarding the government housing government Economy rental housing program Gri Rhein main a is the Only grip Community in the . Air Force. The program was designed to make extra family quarters available by having the . Government pay landlords rent related expenses up front for a set number of years. To be eligible for grip housing you must be eligible for military family housing. Members living in grip housing do not receive Basic allowance for quarters Badocha or Miha. We cannot answer your concerns on the pay and entitlements of other military members. Please refer Miha and grip questions to your installation housing  for family separation allowance once returned i was told by our finance service company along with a number of other soldiers who fell in this category that because of the 0-dependent cola rate we did not qualify. Why is this weren t we separated from our spouses and children does this mean that if we do another hardship tour such As Korea we will still not qualify what Are the regulations is this pay Only for single soldiers and those not married to other service members staff sgt. Brenda Johnson Wiesbaden Germany be master sgt. Robert Johns staff finance no office of the Deputy chief of staff resource management he Usa eur replies from your letter you May be entitled to family separation allowance Fra As you were informed while serving in the Gulf. The situation you described regarding Fra is covered in the department of defense pay manual. A if a Soldier is married to a Soldier and they have a child that either Parent can claim for bad Basic allowance for quarters one Parent May claim the child for bad purposes and the other Parent May claim the child for. Fra. Payment of Fra is not dependent on the entitlement to any other allowance. We have contacted your servicing finance office and they understand the entitlement to Fra for soldiers married to soldiers. You should Contact your servicing personnel administration Center to assist you in preparing the proper paperwork for submission to finance for payment. It my husband and i Are dual service members. Served in the Gulf for five months. While there i was told that i was entitled to family separation even though my husband received the cola Cost of living allowance rate with dependents but i was never paid. To write us readers action line is the readers Quot court of last resort striving to answer some of the questions about life overseas in a military environment or questions about policies and guidelines when other avenues for answers Are not readily available. If you have a question and Don t know where to turn for the answer write to readers action line co the stars and stripes Apo 09211-4211. All letters must be signed and preference will be Given to those seeking information of general interest to our readers. Page 16 a the stars and stripes wednesday August 7, 1991