Pacific Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 16, 1959, Tokyo, Japan                                To wac to Iol a a a Street around the threatened old Paris markets Are jammed with foodstuffs. Big pan s Market doomed by Dick Davis up staff writer if president Charles de Gaulle hashes Way and it s expected that Hewill one of the Best known and most interesting tourist attractions in Paris will be wiped out. The us is poised for Les Halles the immense bustling centuries old incredibly Ineffie Cmunt food Market which sprawls in the very heart of the French capital adding Between 50 and go per cent to the City s food Bill. Los Latles has been known for generations us the belly of  but More than anything else it is an outdated contraption which has enabled 34 different food syndicates to do a 324-million-Dollnr a year business at the expense of five Mil lion parisians. But now everyone including the vendors who soil their wares in the narrow crowded streets of Les Hallos is predicting that Gen de Gaulle will decree in end tothe Market by transferring its distributing activities to modern decentralized food marts on the outskirts of Paris. The average parisian is jubilant but not so the food Barons who run Les Halles  u tightly controlled Guild basis. They ure the middlemen the forwarders and the agents who add progressively to the Cost of the food sold there by passing it from one hand to the next. Les Hallos with its antiquated meth ods and its myriad of middlemen costs the parisian consumer an additional 50 per cent on All fruit and go per cent More on All vegetables experts say. For the Frenchman who shells out an average 45 per cent of his pay for food any Reform would be  centuries ago Les Halles was set up right where it stands today by a King named Louis the fat. For generations it has been a tourist landmark. Visitors to Paris traditionally end a night on the Touti by eating onion soup around 5 in the morning at one of the crowded restaurants on the Edge of the Market. Les Halles " frauds speculations an deals Are part of Paris legend. So is the incredible waste inherent in its operations. For one thing leg Halles is nowhere near any of the Rall lines which Supply Paris. Louis the fat did not worry about railroads. Today exports say the Cost of moving food from a City rail station to Les Halles is More than the shipping Cost to Paris from any Corner of France. The new decentralized markets Are to be built near suburban Railhead. Estimates Are that this will Cut distributing costs by As much As 25 francs five cents per kilo Gram 2.2 pounds. Countless governments before de Gaulle have tried to reorganize the vast Market but failed. The last effective Reform was carried out in 1860 by Baron Haussmann. The energetic police chief appointed by emperor Napoleon Iii. The towering Glass roofed pavilions he built were designed to shelter food sup plies for a population of one million. Now Les Halles tries to handle 6,000 tons a Day for More than five million inhabitants. The Market has spilled out into neighbouring streets in every direction and open air stockpiles of vegetables Are slacked and sold on the sidewalks. The Lack of any sound organization is re placed by a swarming system of agents and brokers. The result is a big spread be tween what the Farmer gets for his pro Duce and what the City consumer pays. Authorities on the Market say vegetables and fruit change hards at least 14 times before they reach the Kitchen  the present system potatoes leave their native Brittany at two cents a Pound travel 400 Miles to Paris where they Are sold for ten cents. Then they Are shipped Back to Brittany to be sold for 20  Gaulle has already signed a decree ordering the gradual shop by shop move ment of the meat Pavilion to the la Vil Lette stockyards at the North end of  next step is construction of other decentralized Market  the rim of  Reform will be slow and the entire decentralization May take As much As 10 years to accomplish., sentimental tourists need not fret. Next year and the year after they will still be Able to get that Good onion soup. Add. All . H to Mioi Tim Staw and stairs afo 17, . Forces. Cd Nam and Addre in by mid and kept  not of. Ulm my a cond Ned for publication. A ri9" enlistment counselling German can enlist in . I would like to know if the re up talks Are mandatory. The Way understand it they Are Manda tory for qualified personnel. If the following would t qualify a person what Are the qualifications no awol article 15s, or courts martial and have made rank in the minimum required time. It s pretty Good when one s superiors won t bring Forth the . I will be Back in civilian life in a very Short time it would be Nice to know what benefits the army has to offer just in Case it gets too rough sled Ding. Sp4 Victor Adelgren editor s note Usa eur he replies As follows paragraph 15, a 601-280, re quire that desirable and Quali fied personnel be periodically interviewed and counselled in re Gard to  information concerning the detailed questions contained in this b bag letter May be obtained by the writer from his re enlistment officer. I have a Young lady Friend who is 21 years of age and is a Ger Man National. She is single and is interested in joining the . Army. Would this be possible she Speaks some but not much English would this affect the situation in any Way if it is pos sible for her to join the army where in Germany May she do so to whom could i write for additional information about the army As far As she is concerned name we held by request. Editor s note Usa eur he replies As follows present department of the army regulations do not permit German nationals to enlist in the  army in this command. Such personnel May be enlisted in the . Provided they Are in receipt of . Department of Justice immigration and naturalization service form n-315. This requirement is in addition to physical and mental standards which must be  above information is contained in paragraph 4, abto1-21. Goren on Bridge answers to Bridge quiz q. 1as South you hold 4q10642 94 4a2 �k752 the bidding has proceeded South West North East pass 1 4 pass 1 v14 2 3 4 4 what do you bid now?. You reached your Lim it when you made your Overall. Let partner now decide what to . 2as South you hold 46 vk9 4akq64 j aj752 the bidding has proceeded South West North east1 4 pass 1 pass ? what do you bid now  preference is two clubs though we would not find fault with anyone who chose to bid three clubs. This is a Power Ful hand and if our suits were Spades and hearts we would surely make a jump shift but inasmuch As it appears that we must play this hand in a minor suit we prefer to take it slow and hear partner s next response. Q. 3as South you hold 4ak1085 ffj94 4qj973 the bidding has proceeded North East South West 14 i i 2pass 2 3 d pass 3 4 puss what do you bid now  Spades. Your hand is equivalent to an opening bid fac ing an opening bid and partner is marked to have club support in View of the fact that the opponents bid hearts and diamonds. North s failure to. Double two Dia monds indicates that his own suit was very weak and that he has scattered values in the other . 4east-West vulnerable and As South you hold 4kqj1087 v9 4aj9 d 853 the bidding has proceeded South West North east14 3 Dale pass what do you bid now  Spades. While it is True that partner May be amply provided to take care of West defensively nevertheless your hand is bound to prove a disappointment to partner in his at tempt to defeat three hearts. It May prove that you will produce Only one defensive trick. In part Ner s calculation you Are expected Vig 14 the stars and stripes to produce three. You must warn . 5as South you hold 41065 akq7 4j96 d qj4 the bidding has proceeded North East South West 1 a 1 in pass 2 of pass what do you bid now  clubs. This hand i certainly Worth another bid and if partner has something that resembles a Diamond stopper there should be a splendid play for three no Trump. If partner bids four clubs go to . 6you Are vulnerable and As South you hold 9764 4akj4 aq964 the bidding has proceeded South West North East 14 3o 4 pass ? what do you bid now  Spades. If partner is Strong enough to make a Volun tary bid at the level of four you will surely be Safe for an 11trick contract and you should let him know about your void in Spades. If he merely returns to five hearts you May retire from the . 7as South you hold 4 a96 Vuk a aj964 the bidding has proceeded East South West North 1 v Dale pass 1 2 ? what do you bid now?. It would be poor tac tics for you to raise to two Spades giving partner the impression that you have a Strong double a or hand is More or Lessof a minimum character and unless partner can act again you will have missed nothing. Q. 8as South you hold 9aq743 a1085 �kj94 the bidding has proceeded North East South 3 � pass ? what do you bid?. A three bid in Thi Day and age does not denote strength and it certainly denotes a hand less than an opening  can almost be certain that partner has the Type of hand on which he will proceed to four Spades in which Case it is highly Likely the opponents will double also if you pass the opponents May think your partner is try ing to steal something and May enter the bidding. Nothing could. Suit your purpose better. In Perlgut 1959, Tuoc Leago Tribune monday february 16, 1959