European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 6, 1962, Darmstadt, Hesse V f Oft of yes 642 stores. This 1i i giant shopping Center at Stuttgart. Clothing Section of tha yes Community Stor at Fontainebleau France. Customer using Coin operated washing machines at Fontai neb lean store. Tub Amerl Pak Wrvel fenian and de Al pendent la Europe there is something omnipresent about the european Exchange system for no nuttier we he goes the fix change system Iii there offering b Range of service and goods which cover every thing from the necessary to the convenient indeed the customer May buy everything from mop to nuts and a great Deal More in Exchange provide these services yes the sophisticated offspring of the 66-year-old Exchange system hag developed a variety of service which Are at least comparable to a modern shopping Center in America. Department store laundries and dry cleaning services carafes and service stations Barber and Beauty shops record stores photo shops cafeterias clothing stores delicatessens for a Ops Flower shops optical shops. Jeweler services radio shops shoe repairs and gift shops All Are available under yes. Spread acres part of France Italy an Germany Kes facilities operate through out 920,000 Square male an area which is roughly equal to the size of 11 Eastern states Maine new Hampshire Vermont Massachusetts Connecticut Rhode Island new York new Jersey Pennsylvania Maryland and Virginia. This network is controlled from yes headquarter at Nuernberg Germany and operates under the worldwide army and air Force Exchange service. It to the Large to overseas Exchange out yes two fold Mission serv ice and support of the welfare arid recreational program for military personnel Are More than 10,000 employees headed by col Charles l. Kerman under Kerman Are 31 army officers two enlisted men and 340 Ameri can civilians in executive positions. The remainder Are chiefly German French and italian nationals. Currently yes employs More than 1,600 . Part time workers most of whom Are off duty military personnel and dependents of military personnel. The service operates nearly 3,000 facilities. Of these 642 Are retail outlets rang ing in size from giant department stores such As the one in Stuttgart Germany to the Junior items stocked in the sys tem Van from 18,000 to 24,000 depending on the food services include 360 snack bars and More than 200 delicatessens. Through the combined facilities of snack bars and delicatessens yes annually sell lion cups of Coffee 20 million and 13.fi million Quarto of milk. To produce Many of the product in snack bar and delicatessens rates a number of processing Central meat Plant turns out 11 pounds of meat a year a Central Plant produces and distributes More-ji4 million Gallons of tee Cream a yes Abd Alex outlet. Sis Lle Malta let Ltd own warehouse cell Lyle and does its own trucking Fleet of 1441 vehicles which Range passenger ears to diesel tractor capable of a Hun everything storage merchandise to perishable goods. Laundry service in lbs has Bee proved through Lithe installation of laundromats with Golf operated automotive service in yes almost unique since mechanics Are upon to maintain 100,000 vehicle of different nuke and models. More than zoo garages and la service More than 480,009 ears each More than 12.000 items Are carried a motive parts inventories special order placed for pr4 which Are not stored yes even publishes Tea Awn newspaper yes shield a monthly publication to provide the customer with info on new products special sales and and improved services. Administratively res is divided districts which conform with the areas of Vareur command. These the French District Fontainebleau i District Verona Small German districts Berlin and Bremerhaven North Genoa District Frankfurt and South German Dos tract commanders provide yes required buildings maintenance and Neer Hig support. They regulate opera thu hours in accordance with the needs of districts. Profits from yes facilities Are Over to the american forces welfare for distribution to commanders in who spend the Money on recreational the activities deriving front the fund Are special services Brailes service clubs and sport the aim of yes in 1mb in the aun stated for the first canteens in 1885 Supply the troops at reasonable prices the articles of Ordinary use Wear consumption not supplied by Hement and to afford mean of recreation and on of ees1 Beauty shops. This one is at Fuerth Germany shopping Center. An yes Mobile snack bar brings Coffee and sandwiches to troops at Gra Fenworth. I the stars and stripes
