European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 4, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday july the stars and stripes 6 to 1. _. G. Pm or 621st is Safe bet for top service by Bill neat staff writer Gros nauheim. Be rfcs i Stock clerk and any a ifs i by a a sergeants who nee4 Fruh veg fables meats Staples and Condi ments depend upon the Tulsi Gen. Eral Supply go s Complex augrom Axhelm. Germany wite a has a monthly turnover of $50, 000 in  62lst. Headquartered in Hanau s Hutmier Cavern operates Supply service with an inventory of $8 million and a Stock of 4 484 items by actual count almost everything from axes an shovels to bread Andregg apr unit customers primarily it the Frankfurt area. " a capt. Robert a Hartford jr.,co of the 621st says Bis ration breakdown Point provides food Aboul 50,008 tons a Yei mor different units a Lei Al Al so 7git troops. " even though we Stock almost h 500 items we still process abqut15,000 additional requisitions per month for supplies we Don t Stock he said. Hartford also explained that621st activities and services stretch from one end of Ger main to the other with a ration breakdown Point in Darmstadt and another at  about 170 . Army and Ger Man employees staff the offices Stock rooms and pickup Points for the Supply outfit keeping run Ning accounts for their military customers to prevent excess spending of unit funds our self service country store Supply Center handles fast moving expendable Type House keeping and office supplies. We have about 1,300 customers who move these items at a monthly clip of about $45,000," said Hart Ford. The store stocks 52s items rang ing from paper clips to axes and shovels just about anything a unit could need for Day to Day operations he said. Of course if an item is not in the store we go to our Stock Catalon and order it for the re questing  the most popular spot in the Supply Complex is a Small Condi ment store that handles Salt Pep per Catsup and a Long list of  every Supply clerk is million inventory spec. 4 David Graber right503rd Supply and transportation he Frankfort picks up merchandise from warehouse Foreman spec. 4 Sebastian Fazio at it 6hst s Supply Complex at Gros nauheim. Is who comes to us will visit the condiment store added Hart Ford. It Sells about $37,000 wort each month that s a lot of Salt and  the 621st operates a military clothing sales store at Hanau s Pioneer Cavern and one in Geln Hausen. It also operates a Mobile clothing sales Van that visits troops in relatively isolated areas like bad k i s s i n g e a Bacn Hausen Muenster Wackenheim and Kassel. Hartford said this Van i sometimes a Welcome sight to j gis in those isolated areas. The can buy almost any kind of i clothing they need from the Van. I our clothing sales units handle close to $350,000 Worth of clothing a  another service provided bythe 621st is a fire extinguisher re charge Plant that services from500 to 700 extinguishers per  work Load of this outfit varies according to the number of military units holding Field problems As All extinguishers processed Here Are used on wheeled and track vehicles. I perhaps the most unusual service provided by the 621st is their Reefer Mobile Van that sup port the Berlin brigade during Field operations. He added these Reefer vans also support British troops in Northern Germany when they gout for Field  since the 621st has receive several awards from support come and seventh army As Best unit of Supply and Best Supply Point in the 2nd support brigade one could almost bet they will continue to uphold their company renotto of "6 to 1 we come  huffs at am her Oelberg special i Supply and maintenance operating problems have got you bugged lately you May need a Little help to get your outfit Roll ing smoothly again. The . Army material come a has civilian equipment maintenance technicians Avail Able to assist All commanders in Usa eur. The customer assist Ance office specializes in tank automotive aircraft electronics weapons fire control missile Sand mobility support equipment. Among the help your unit can receive from customer assistance is classroom training in opera Tion and maintenance methods. It can even assist on suppl policy and procedures customer assistance will give on the Job training in the Field on operation and organizational maintenance of your equipment especially new gear before the equipment is  one of the services offered is help in preparing equip ment records the army equip ment records systems Bette known As tears.o.k., so you need help. Ask your own co or your maintenance officer to Call your direct support unit. They will give your outfit a hand or if they cannot provide the necessary assistance they will figure out the kind of help you need and make arrange ments for it. Facility of year Span Dahlem Germany special facility of the year for radar control a i proach facilities in the european i african Middle Eastern communication name area was the Peifei control facility at this air base. It is manned Blithe 2137th communications so. Turkish Cotton carders a cure for achln9 backs w a Izmir Turkey special the most common Type of Bow in the Vicinity of this Home of nato s 6th Allied tactical air Force Isth unwieldy 6-foot-Lom? yay of the Friendly neighbourhood Parnu Kutini whose sole Pur pose in life is to assure a Good night s sleep. The Palm Katie or Man who heats Cotton is a familiar sight to members of 6th Nataf As he walks Down the Street chanting aloud for customers whose mat tresses Are beginning to give them backaches. The Cotton Carder is especially Welcome now because most Turk ish housewives Art still in the throes of House cleaning. And the fall of the itinerant Carder Osgood news after the Long Winter. His tools Date Back to the Days when the strange looking Bow served As everyman s Cotton in after a Deal is made the House Ife empties one room of her House or directs the Cotton Carder it onto the nearest Balcony. There the Carder inspects the hardened mattress then slits it pen. Spreading and helping the on the floor. Holding his Bow by its wooden or Bamboo spar he places it at Uncle of 45degrees to the White mass with the Nylon string just barely touching the Cotton. Next with the Dokmak Dumbbell shaped tool be beats the Bow string rapidly until the initial hum. If order i snowstorm a inc. 0. Under doors and window frames. 1 assured of a restful night. Pm. Wife Cotton of Quarter it i ul4atikakuon, Crete special rom a wed h. Sulou of thew Wisl Seipt iritis a is Attr k 4to Kyj am a a purity group has been if cd 0 communicator for the March i to May is Quarter by the  Pam birthday special will to one time will in displayed at major shop is items and a nit clearance air wine variety of  be reduced As an anniversary present to the customer. 1 men s Slacks shirts belts ties ladies cardigans pullovers Lin serie boy s Slacks girl s anklets sheets Pillow ases. Yard goods and cameras Are just a Sample of the items marked Down As Happy birthday specials. Clearance merchandise includes men s Slacks suits sport shirts sport shirts Den is required to serve in the military for a period determinedly Bis education and results of tests. He must remain in the reserves until he is 42, and once a year he returns to the army dresses items will be blouses whisper gloves pumps Flats sandals and  will also be varying selections in children s Wear and items for  an other clearance merchandise adult men under 42 Are in the will include appliances and other army " kitchenware Loyd Diug items to become a professional in stationery and Many other Dis for a Brief training  swedish professional army is relatively Small. But As Han sen says there Are eight Mil lion people in Sweden and All usted Man in the swedish army requires two years of training. The highest enlisted Grade  equivalent to a 1st sgt. In the . Army. Ticali reduced  yes spokesman Points out that clearance merchandise will be reduced by As much us 35 to cent in Many cases