The Apache sentinel., 1943-12-10
Forts PIX Growth
Is Phenomenal

rage 1WO)
ner is awarded to the exchange each
month showing the most outstand-
ing operation and bonus is paid to
each clerk in any exchange that
shows sales accountability within
one per cent. There is a bonus plan
for managers of branches which
have good operation.
Activities Mushroom
An activity Of the exchange which
has shown tremendous Growth is the
warehouse operation. Prior to April,
1912, the warehouse was contained
in a 10x12 ft. room alongside the
main exchange. The Post Com
mander then made available the
building where the SOU Post Office
is now located. The exchange quick
ly outgreW this and finally moved
into one of the large warehouses in
the warehouse area. Mr.. Frank
Storment is the warehouse manager
and this activity handles enormous
quantities of merchandise every
month.
| Deliveries are made to the eX-
changes and to the customers in
cCNN1l u OCnAos Jul JdSSCllScI CdIS
are used for errands and in the su-
pervision of the activities. This fleet
is owned entirely by the FIT. Hua-
chuca exchange. All of this equip
ment is kept busy.
The dairy farm has been an ac-
tivity of the exchange since prior to
the first World War, and has one of
the finest herds Of pure bred Fiol-
stein cattle in the state. Recently
some pure bred Guernseys were pur-
chased. The dairy farm has 70
mich COWS, 2 Holstein bulls, l
Guernsey bull and 10 young calves
and heifers. The production is
about 100 gallons of milk per day.
| Cows are MIXED with modern milk
/ ing machines and the milk is pas
teurized and bottled at the cream
cry where ample refrigeration IA
cilitieS are available. A new auto
matte bottle-Washing machine was
recently installed Deliveries are
made once a Gay to quarters and
officers mesSes.
The exchange food market would
compare favorably with some of the
largest markets in the state in the
volume of food handled
Recently it was necessary, be-
cause of inability to secure meat, to
slaughter beef. The slaughter house
is now being enlarged and modern
lied and very soon will be capable
of handling any amount of meat
that may be needed on the post.
During the past summer a beer
garden was opened outside of ex-
| change No. Is. That was in the ma
ture of an experiment.
Soldiers Operate PIX
Another interesting off-shoot of
the exchange is the PIX operated by
the 37th Special Service Co. in their
area. This exchange is under the i'm
mediate supervision of 1t. Rhoden,
Commander of the Exchange Pla-
toon of the Co. and is used for train
ing the men of the platoon in ex-
change operation. The branch takes
| inventory daily and changes man
| ayers frequently in order that many
men may have the experience. The
operation of this branch has been
outstanding. A great deal of credit
is due Lit. Rhoden and his platoon.
/ This platoon also handled the sale
/ of soft drinks, candy and cigarettes
! at the baseball and football games
When the tactical troops go into
the field on maneuvers, the ex-
/ changes follow them. This week 20
or more trucks are being loaded
with merchandise to go into the
field to serve the troops during each
rest period.
Rivers of Drinks
From Jan l, 1943, to date, the fol-
lowing quantities of few soldier
essentials have been consumed on
this post: 97600,000 cigarettes, 81
! 100000 candy bars, 1,133,000 bottles
of beer. 897,724 packages of cookies,
100000 packages of chewing gum,
2,886,000 bottles of soft drinks and
100000 cigars.
Profits Are Returned
No doubt the reader wonders what
| happens to all the money taken in
at the various exchanges. a small
profit is made by the exchange, a
part Of which is distributed to the
| organization funds for their use. A
few of the things for which the eX-
! change has provided funds are seats
| at the baseball stadium, $14,675; and
! skates at the field hOllSa S1500 The