European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 31, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Cafes turn wet another All t l this ingot run to Ido further trip exp the service to the military to it int that a division can dictate and move and other Tike pawns on a chessboard without Irtel who is going to being the a amps being Seriau could ners Naltie the motion picture to the when a Abs merged this personal service was Cut to a degree now they Are considering the possibility of the motion pictures division being like a greedy monster can be nothing but harmful and should be editors note Barlow Hart cafes re Polleit the Plant and management division is currently Nudy rag  of ther Ime grating motion picture service the division reviews  structures As part of co Dunning re Ollre Mentlo insure that the cafes Mission accomplished in a manner that will con Forn to changing in this the Mission is to provide the Best motion picture service at uniformly Low cafes can we Vul that operational it service to the As Well u the economic arc taken into consideration when Analuz ing Organ Illonal alignments a Liln service to the customer a prime Factor that is considered when analysing manpower and organizational requirements of the results of the study will be based on these Basic ground completion of the study is anticipated with be commend atoms to be forwarded to Ibe for final since the cafes and the Farmer motion picture greater Ern Phasis hns been placed on improving customer relations through ukr eased training of theater personnel in und  and of in cafes efforts to create  ment conducive to the movie Palm Flymen Joyent of motion picture reminder my letters to the editor must contain full printed name and address of Ibe and must be Goni Missry policies e the officer Tor the Darnstadt Cost miniely recently held an open a netting to some commissary with is new h was an icel Peru idea and much appreciated by those who ally nod and were Able to ask him question about commissary opera the is i Noriah edition Hilly John Elmer f he nov twin he Nairn u m in quid Amirau Tama Atn i9t the Hwi vat Huff i to up Niimd to  Fareti inn for Aarif a  it Cru Only h Mufu Rhy a Tow of it u lilt u Emp Tia the at Busutt m  my Towk to in of Timm of a shift in Millerr in Tun and afo Mii int Sun he in Tukli m til Ort Lemlin Tel Ivolu Mill til ii Dinn toot uni rip i Niit Tau unit Bov new Rwy Tai Jiuu Cam Iii Skou sad to attending numbered less than is Dep Foraste Lack of re Laponse on the part of the military and civil customers of the commissary Many of whom will be heard to complain and to wonder Why about recoil developments at the darn Tadt  of those who 1  make the the comma sary officer explained the major problem he Lound upon arriving at his new align inventory was impossible became o in Correct and into chem warehousing proce similar hems with varying shelf Dales in Many different storage locations within the rather than in one area so that proper Rota Tion of Stock could be it la necessary to Correct this but doing so will cause a temporary hardship or Ifie Darmstadt items with expired shelf dates Are being placed on the shelves in Hopes of weeding out the old Stock and making room in the warehouse for and rotation some in the store will just go empty will the situation corrects this May not be an adequate explanation of the but 11 seen that the local commissary manager has Only certain Teles open to him attempt to sell old Stock veterinary inspected and certified nutritionally alter certain time lapse offer old discount if Stock Doest move after a certain length of time it can finally be removed and disposed after these Steps Are con fresh products will Roach the i appreciate the commissary officers position and i of grateful for his attempt to communicate with he seems to be the Type of manager who will bring better Days to the Darmstadt com there Are Many questions which i would like to direct to those higher up in the commissary i am extremely concerned that the Cus Tomer must the consequence of faulty management by accepting inferior and stale foot my personal response is to drive to a dif1 Ferem commissary during the hardship but Many people Are unable to do they must feed their families food that May be certified Safe to but cot tally Doest taste right for More than three years in Germany not All in Darmstadt i i have been trus rated with finding expired items on com Mussary outdated product Range from Dairy cooking to Lemon juice and Many some we cant be sure of because the expiration dates Are but our tastes Tell eggs Are almost always a month old and Arent they procured locally 1 am informed that most civilian mate aide supermarkets have an open ended arrangement with manufacturers which provides for the return of old products not sold on the commissary system Pur chases simply the perhaps there is no other Way handle goods for Oversea but can the manufacturer not be held Spon Siulc for a products being six months old when received from a shelf theres not much Lime left for fresh rotation of uie How often la the outdated Ness of a product uie fault of the local management of shipping procedures of manufacturers policies there is much we dont know about the system and How it and in sure the inherent problems Are in the Stales we have alternatives and con Boycott poor products by going Down the Street to the other but Here in Europe we Are captives of the system Williams Germany editors note Roy Deputy army troop support european Field office replies the subject  i Complex an there Are no simple an several Cowd Liona can contribute to this  situation commissaries order much and merchandise Ages before it can be items Are lost in tin warehouse and Art expired or nearly when finally displayed for defense personnel support Center who operate the wholesale Supply system and provide support to european at times loses visibility Over Ito Ltd under their control some items desired by the Patron Are not available from local sources and mint be shipped from the Continental u a Konusi knowing that lae shelf life is Lam creamed Check it an Patron purchasing change and tales Tor Given item Are Hun sex Happy Nemory of an encounter hews Iii eau fort Wurfl  Civ we him build into o4rtv in Bra Mihura or Nimon Btry Civ a Felt u big mtg Ilir Ingwl Uili Urr iw1 w Skull no Civ h1h1 Raf r g a null aj0 Mil Al null tinn Zui or cd rpm old Timoll Itji o jew in pm  offices Miny cell lid tilt 1im Kiwi Miloj Civ we  Elf Marx i Fuji Iii Limm my Civ Dinar Madrid Civ tit torni i air Tum in Lam Ken Tirloni Slot Milf May t let off a Little team Only mine is not Smoky or it is while and my husband and t Are All steamed up Over a movement in Germany and throughout the it is called marriage of win attend ing weekend sponsored by marriage encounter Bod such a wonderful time they asked and encouraged us to attend my husband and t went to a German re treat House for a whole we listened to talks Given by the couples who were already encountered and found out the Fol lowing things the weekend is open to everyone no matter what religion it started in the Catholic u is not a group session it is not a sensitivity session it is out related to marriage enrichment at All and most it la or couples with Good sound marriages to be together far a weekend to rediscover Eash our first reaction when we heard of marriage encounter was but we already have a Good marriage and dont need we found out that h is because you have a Good marriage that you should also it is not problem solving time but six months later we Are still like honeymooners after Tho weekend and an Active pan of the marriage encounter commune since we experienced such a Beautiful weekend we Are eager to bring it to other any marriage encounter couple is willing to pet Plant give anything so a couple can go on a if any couples Are interested they can Call their Chapel for listen for announcements or for posters about information nights for Marrlee enc Oun it 13 the most Beautiful gift you can give one and Bruce Morris Germany petted or seasonal items arrive after the Peak Mies above examples Are a Tew of is certainly room for Man Agenant the system can do to make these actions include reviewing items with a Short shelf life to determine if they Are really required or if substitute items can be procured style biscuits and produced by a major firm in Are now available for Suelt As cheese being handled under the system used to manage fresh fruits and vegetables and arrive at the store in a timely our army support to new installing new computer system to better control the size of orders and ensure that merchandise in the commissary warehouse is displayed for disc is taking action to ensure that deliver Only the freshest product to the conus Supply Points for they Are also making extensive use of the program where the manufacturer ships directly to the bypassing conus Mirage real improvements Nave been but management is not nor will management be until such Lime As the Patron receives the fresnel product regard to merchandise that passed the manufacturers recommended use by management must still take actions to protect both the governments interest and the interest of the All markdown losses suffered by the commissary store Are reimbursed by the Patron using a portion of the four per cent surcharge collected on each the Patron Olio reimburses for merchandise that arrives in Good but which must later be destroyed due to Dei Priora efforts by the commissary officer to move expired or nearly expired Mer Chandise do not Benefit the commissary i but Are taken to limit the required Patron when new Chan which is reaching the exp Ramon Date is supplied by be wholesale the commissary can and does receive Price re in this Case the government suf fers the the commissary officer does have a responsibility to assist the wholesale system and minimize this toss to the gov commercial suppliers Are not Able to buy their products overseas As they do id customs which permit the duty free importation of com a stary do not allow the supplier to regain ownership and sell the products locally at a the  representatives do assist in moving outdated items by offer ing voluntary Price reductions to the conv Mcnary tji Eie represent allies Are  might Purchase their products in an outdated condition and find the Quality lets than they spend Houi Aniu of dollars each month on Price and ibis action permits the Patron to Purchase items at a reduced and not have to later Rdv Burse the  the of a urn Ctm Renli la your letter the statement that eggs Art almost always a new Nib old concerns us the most defense subsistence purchases eggs from various european supplies for us normally which Are purchased on monday or Are Deli Ere to the commissaries starting on thursday of the same eggs Are inspected for Quality at Only Quality products Are euro is confident that the commissary officer in Darmstadt will continue to nuke Neces sary Darmstadt is one of Ibe Best army Facil Tiei in Europe and will be one of the Best army commissary