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Show DESERET Getting MARCH 28, 1973 A3 D by on $17,1 ',000 raise helps Menzels maintain standard of living 0 NEWS, WEDNESDAY, DO-I- T mm 3 Dial OUR READERS' ACTON LINE 364-862- 6 or write to Do-l- Man, P.O. Box t 1 257, Salt Lake City, Utah ! By Dee Hedemeyer - A recent MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. (AP) raise has enabled the Marvin Menzels to maintain last year's standard of living. Editors Note: This Is the second of a t series which looks in detail at 2,000 three-par- how American families are coping with rising prices. Today we look at the Marvin Menzels, who live in a Minneapolis suburb on a gross income of 17,000. That should tell you something right there, said Menzel, about his raise and promotion to a product manager at Honeywell Inc., the electronics and computer firm. Very few people have that good fortune and if it takes that drastic an increase to maintain your standard of living, then I think the situation is pretty serious. His increase comes to about 13 percent. Menzel, his wife Dawn and two children live modestly if not frugally on his new gross income of 17,000. While the Menzels havent had to make any major cutbacks, except for buying less expensive cuts of meat, neither can remember ever being so conscious of money and prices. Menzel is planning to replace his 1969 Ford she has a 1971 Pinto but not before he does some serious comparison shopping. I cant remember when Ive been so deliberate about buying a car, said Menzel, 29. ' "It will probably be a trauma. Last summer they planted a small vegetable garden for the children to play with. This year they plan to raise vegetables. Pvecently tney tallied their cancelled checks for food from Jan. 1 through March 15 of last year and came up with 299. This year the figure was 389.38. But we arent exactly eating like we were eating last year, said Mrs. Menzel, 25. You watch more closely. You go from hamburger to the roast. You try to figure out where is $& k4isr7 . ' i ' VjS'' trfi v a" S 1 fc.AX...V taMgftfovi Dawn Menzel writes a check to pay for groceries. She pays for everything by check. AP Wirephoto the most waste by shrinkage or by bone." treat Sirloin steak is now a company-onl- y and a weekly menu more than likely will include spaghetti, hash, pork and chile. Sometimes she shops several times in one week because, she said, she cant face spending a large sum of money all at once. It makes me so sick, lamented the slim blonde. I look at the meat prices and I feel guilty. I guess its a crime to pay that much when you eat it and its gone. A year ago she shopped at only one grocery store. Now its two and recently, when she wanted to fill her freezer, she went to three. For that shopping trip Mrs. Menzel scrutine ized four newspaper ads, clipped coupons and made three shopping lists. Before it was all over the excursion took two hours and cost 50.17 for 10 bags of groceries. Bananas were 10 cents a pound where she bought them; 12 cents elsewhere. The beef steak she bought was 99 cents a pound; 1.59 at another store. She got turkey for 49 cents a pound instead of 59 cents and 79 cents at two other markets. The Menzels do not keep a formal budget, but their joint checking account, which they balance carefully, serves that purpose. She writes a check for everything, even 72 cents to the newsboy. Though she has to pay for the checks, there is r.o service charge because they a line of opened a ready reserve service full-pag- Administration retreats on cuts States senators, more than 85 representatives and a group of governors, the White House changed Weinbergers mind By Alan Emory North American Newspaper Alliance WASHINGTON Nixon administration is in full retreat on its controversial proposals to slash deeply into social service funding. The proposals, which critics from both parties maintain would shift nearly four million Americans from jobs to welfare rolls, had been slated to .go into effect April 1. Health, Education and We- Rockefeller has been a strong defender of Nixons money freeze and program cutback policies, although they have created severe problems for state officials. Under last years revenuesharing legislation, Congress set an annual ceiling of 2.5 for him. Secretary Casper Weinberger has cancelled that date and informed sources now maintain most, if not all, of the program changes have been tossed into the trash can. lfare Some sources argue that received some Weinberger bad advice from aids on the changes. ' Others maintain that when legislation surfaced to block the proposals with support from more than 40 United Protestors included the National Governors Conference and Council of Public Welfare Administrators who worked vigorously behind the scenes to scrap the proposals. Weinberger told Sen. William E. Brock, last week a complete review of the plans was under way, but other sources said the decision had already been made to shelve the new rules. Among the more controversial suggestions were an end to aid for the aged, mentally retarded, for handicapped children, for treatment of alcoholics and support of day care centers. The new rules would have effectively prevented any federal help for the working poor who were not on welfare. billion on social services aid. i, The new Nixon budget, trims the social services money to about 1.8 billion and some sources maintain it could fall as low as $1.5 billion. how-eve- Casper Weinberger orders review . . New York state officials, who would have been particularly hard hit, chose to pressure HEW behind the scenes, rather than risk a public confrontation, because Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller did not want to make a show of disagreement with President. Nixon. Weinberger has now agreed to scrap a regulation that would have ended the practice of allowing private agencies to put up part of a state or localitys share of social services matching funds. He is also being pressured to cancel a rule that would no longer allow the contribution of manpower, and space equipment as part of the local matching output. Anderson rjocEc Canada to remain 1 month on board 1 Quiet warning for minicigars - WASHINGTON Three powerful senators have issued quiet warning to the minicigar industry to keep their advertising off television. The makers of Dutch Treat little TV I cigars, nevertheless, are going ahead with ! ;a Other producers likely will feel they, too, must advertise their little cigars on television to keep up with the This would put the industry on a collision course Warren Magnuson, Sen. Frank Moss, ;with all members of the and Marlow Cook, I powerful Senate Commerce Committee which has jurisdiction over tobacco advertising. ; ., The three senators believe the Imuch like cigarettes, which cannot 'television. Like cigarettes, little . 'inhaled and, therefore, may cause sease and other smokers ills. small cheroots are too legally be advertised on cigars are too easily lung cancer, heart di- Relying on persuasion, the three senators convinced Iboth Reynolds and Lonllard to take their little cigar off TV. But Consolidated Cigars, run by tough, talkative Ed Kelley, defied the senators. Sharp told Commons he has two doubts about the psychological influence of the The first is that I am not convinced that the ICCS does play such a part in the thinking of the Vietnamese. The second is that I do not believe that Canada and Canadians can be expected over any protracted period to play this Foreign Secretary Mitchell Sharp told the House of Commons Tuesday Canada continues to support the commission not because of its supervisory duties which he said it has failed to fulfill but because of its psychological role. part. f. I ; The company already is showing its Dutch Treat on TV in six test markets and is preparing nation-J-a- l commercials. Kelley claims Dutch Treat contain no ciga- Irette-typ- e tobacco and, therefore, shouldnt come under thp ban. cigarette He will be careful, however, to remove all puffing scenes, to avoid showing women smoking and to keep the commercials off shows watched by children. ls The three senators got wind of Kelleys preparations advertising for Omega and Winchester little cigars. We would hope that you, too, in the exercise of your social responsibility, would assure us that you will refrain Jrom advertising such products on the broadcast media. The senators hope the industry will take the hint; otherwise, they may find it necessary to take stronger action. tc 1Q73 bv Ilnitod Foaturo SvndtraiP tnc. 1 .Ok - Their decisions to buy are made carefully. They almost always pay cash and always buy sale items. When they bought their Mediterraneabedroom and living room fiuaiture n-style on sale, they persuaded the store to give them a cut on a color television and stereo console, too. We told them the price we could pay ard they agreed, said Mrs. Menzel. Everything we bought for this house was on sale or else we dont buy it. Their only installment payment is on the 7)4 percent mortgage on their 32,000, home or the outskirts of Edina, a prosperous suburb of Minneapolis. Though they could have gotten more house for less money in another suburb, they chose this one in what she calls the poor mans end of Edina so the children could go to the area's good schools. three-bedroo- A simple lifestyle The Menzels have a simple lifestyle, centered around the Lutheran church and them family. They do not drink or smoke. She has no ambition to have a large house, a swimming pool or membership in the country club. Her most expensive dress cost 40, a purchase she feels guilty about but she rationalizes that she has worn it frequently. If she had two wishes it would be for a second bathroom and a gold charm bracelet for the two charms she has collected.. He needs a new suit, a 150 expenditure, and possibly he would like a pool for their basement recreation room. He will buy the suit. The pool table he can do without. They do most of the repairs on their home. They remodeled the kitchen for about 1,000, which included the purchase price of a garbage disposal and dishwasher. They had the linoleum floor laid professionally, though they took up the old carpet and did the sanding themselves. . Childrens expenses small Kristine, 5, attends a morning nursery school which costs 21 a month but so far most of the childrens expenses are small. Swimming lessons for Scott, 7, at a municipal pool are only 3 for a course. Garage sales are big business on the street ranch-styl- e d homes and Mrs. Menzel often buys clothes for the children from neighbors. A wmter coat for Scott cost 4. She also got an d sewing machine for 50 and s'ie makes some of the childrens clothes on it. She tries to convey good spending habits to the children. When Kristine wants to pick out four packages of candy for her birthday party, she makes hei choose only three. She resists the temptation to let the children add items to the grocery cart. For entertainment, the Menzels go to a movie about once every two months at 2.75 per ticket. This year they have gone to several hockey games on a friends season tickets. At Christmas they saw the play, I Do, I Do, at a dinner theater for 8 each. She goes to a ceramics class on Tuesdays which costs 1.50; and to Bible class on Wednesday which costs nothing. Baby sitters are 1 an hour when a neighbor is not available. of pastel-colore- eight-year-ol- Menzel saves through a stock option plan which allows him to buy up to 12 percent of his salary in Honeywell stock at a reduction. When the stock goes up in price, he sells it and used that money for major cash expenditures, such as insurance premiums. Each month he also automatically buys a 25 savings bond for the childrens education. By the end of the' year, they may have 1,000 left in savings, not counting the savings bonds. things considered the Menzels think the cost of living increase may have come along at a time to make them think twice about their spending habits. Its probably been a good side effect on the cost of living increase an increased awareness of how you are spending your money, Menzel said. We are fortunate in not having to make any major adjustments, to some one as fortunate as we are it could be a blessing.' For someone who is on a not too much lower income level than we are, I see nothing but disadvantages. . . All ls .and rusned off a polite but pointed letter to minicigar makP. of decision the by jers: We are sure that you are aware I Lonllard and R. J. Reynolds to terminate broadcast J Both cars are paid for. In fact, she paid cash for the Pinto and insisted the car dealer remove the white sidewall tires and radio in order to bring down the cost. Menzel makes all the car repairs. Stock option savings We do not have too much use for the psychological role, he told newsmen later, but there are others who do. Lets give it a chance. OTTAWA (AP) Canada says it will remain on the Inof ternational Commission Control and Supervision in Vietnam until May 31 but will withdraw a month later unless there has been some substantial improvement or distinct progress has been made toward a political settlement n Vietnam. credit for overdrafts. They have only used the service twice, by accident, and they immediately paid it up to avoid interest charges. She thinks using a checkbook deters spending. U.S. troops in Cambodia questioned WASHINGTON (UPI) -B- morareaking a torium on criticism of President Nixons foreign policy. Sen. J. William Fulbright, has demanded a full explanation for Americas continued military involvement in Cambodia. Fulbright, who has tempered his remarks since the ceasefire went into effect in Vietnam, threatened to hold hearings unless Nixon issues a public statement on the daily bombing raids and other military activities by the United States By what authority is the United States carrying on any military activities in Cambodia, Fulbright asked the administration in a statement issued Tuesday. Does the President assert as the kings of old t.iat as Commander in Chief he can order American forces anywhere for any purpose that suits him? nist forces continued offensive military operations against the Lon Nol government Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler told reporters that the Cambodian government has asked for our air support to assist Cambodian forces in resisting the Communists such time as there is a in Cambodia, the United States will adhere to that cease-fir- e agreement, he At cease-fir- e Fulbright issued his state- ment a short time after a White House spokesman said the bombing raids would continue es lone as thp Cnminti- - said. Zieeier chareed that Norih Vietnam has not withdrawn its forces from Cambodia and failed to respect the unilateral cease-fir- e declared by the Lon Nol government, Jan. 29, the same day the Vietnam ceasefire went into effect. The situation in Cambodia is that Communist forces are offensive operaconducting tions and the United States is responding to a request for assistance, Ziegler added. But Ziegler declined to respond when asked under what constitutional authority Nixon was authorizing the bombing. Magazine companies now in receivership ' In March 1972, I subscribed to 36 issues of a magazine through the Literary Readers Service of Terre Haute, Indiana. I paid them 9.59 which was full payment and then a month later I got a bill for 10 more. I wrote and explained the situation and they said I would receive my first copy in 60 days. Im still waiting and I want my magazine or my money back. J.E., Granger. Chances are slim, it seems to get either your magazine or your money back because the company is now in of Literary the orderly liquidation receivership for Readers Service, Inc. Leisure Readers Service, Inc., Local Readers Service, and LRS, Inc., all of Terre Haute, Indiana. The information which came to us through the Better Business Bureau, says that, Any questions you might hav" with regard to said receivership should be addressed to Frederick T. Bauer, Receiver, 1331 Ohio Street, Terre Haute, Indiana 47808. Complaints should also be sent to Bauer. I City demands correction Developers of a building project just west of us, have dug six trenches across our lane and nobody seems to want to take the responsibility to fill them in. Its almost impossible to drive over them without getting stuck. Can you get some action? O.T., Layton. hr The city of Layton has given the subdivision excavation firm who tore up the road five days to meet the citys specifications. Hopefully, theyll comply. New check issued We applied for an insurance policy, because my husband is a diabetic, he had to get a physical before the policy could be issued. We give them 14.18 that was to be refunded if they declined the policy. That was in May, 1972, and since then weve beard nothing. I wrote to the agent four or five times but we got no response. We hope C.H.F., Richfield. you can help us get our money back. and then inadvertentwas a check made up Evidently ly put in your file by the company and never mailed. Since the agent whos no longer with the company, never forwarded your letters, the home office did not discover the error until they received our inquiry. Youve now been issued a new check and should receive it shortly. r f Reminder gets refund In November, 1972, I placed an order with an Ogden company for a phono cartridge and enclosed a check for 27.00. Their supplier in New York sent a notice that they expected to ship on Dec. 5, 1972. Now it is well Into a new year and Im still waiting. Ive written letters and made J.S.M., Salt phone calls. Now I want my money back. Lake City. The Ogden people have sent you your $27.00 and we have received a thank you from you. ! Editors Note We're sorry the volume of coils ond moil moke It Impossible to onswer every question. Please, no mecJ'ol 'r legal auestions. Answers can only be given In this column. Gve your name, address and help you. telephone number (rot for publication) to help Oolf-Ma- n OUR MAN jooes a By Harry Jones Deseret News staff writer Angela Marie Nieto is Army brat. a brat! An Her family tree has many branch-an- d they are all branches of the Army. news release from the recruiting office in our valley, announced that Angela was sworn into the Womens Army Corps yesterday. The lead of the story said, Like father like son, and like mother like A daughter. Both Angelas parents served in the military. It was her dad, Arthur F. Nieto, who swore Angela into the Army. He was a lieutenant colonel m the Chemical Corps until his retirement two years ago. Hes in the ' chemical department up on Indian Hill now. Had a gas: Oops, sorry. Anyway, Angies mom and pop were both stationed at Ft. McClellan in Alabama. Thats where Angie was born. So one guess where they, the Army brass, arc-- sending Angie for her basic training. Right, Ft. McClellan. So she wont be leaving home so much as she is going home. She lived at the Alabama fort until she was four. But, back to the old family tree. Her grandfather was a colonel in the Revoluntionary War. However, he didnt cross the Delaware in a rickety old boat with Gen. George Washington. He might have been one of those on the opposite side of the river kicking up his heels to celebrate Christmas. He was a Hessian colonel and was against George for awhile. Then he met some pretty chick from Pennsylvania. Love up and hit him as hard as the recoil of an old muzzle great-great-gre- loading musket. The next thing he did was defect to the winning side. Its not known whether her maternal took pot shots at each other or not. It wasnt a feud as such. One was a private in the 18th Missouri Regiment fighting for the South. The other was a captain in the Army of Northern Virginia. So you can see that Angie has the background to be a real military . . WAC. Angie graduated from Cottonwood High last spring and then was taking a course up or. Indian Hill. was on It Education HR! that Angie met Ler fiance. up He was slated to go to Ft. Devons, Mass. Thats when Angie started investigating Army life for girls. After her basic training in Alabama, Angie will go to Ft. Devon: to attend an Army Security Agency Communications Intercept School. i g Thats a mouthful! For her K.P. ! husband-to-be- And get married. s . sake, I hope she gets a lot of WITS END: If gasoline prices go op much more, it will become almost as expensive to drive a car as it Is to park it! f 1 |
