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CHAPTER IV, SECTION 1
In the mess halls at Elmer and Nan special
tables were designated at breakfast as ‘‘Coffee
and . . .” for those desiring only coffee and
rolls or doughnuts. At Elmer during the interim period several tables at lunch were des-
ignated as “Soup and .. .” for those desiring
a light lunch; soup, salad, and sandwich materials were available at these tables. On morn-
ings when shots were scheduled before breakfast, coffee and rolls were served in personnel
assembly areas. This was not only a convenience
to the general population, but it also reduced
the load on the mess hall when breakfast doors
were opened after the shot.
Economy in food was stressed at all times.
A Food -Control Section was assigned the responsibility of establishing the master menu,
determining the type and quantity of food to
be procured, prorating available food stocks to
various mess facilities, maintaining a running
cost account of food used, and supervising the
operations of each mess.
HOUSING.
Housing of the Task Force was in general
satisfactory, though congestion existed at both
Elmer and Nan during the peak of operations.
Expansion of the housing facilities at Elmer
after the REDWING Operation increased the
number of designated billet spaces from 2200
to 2707, or approximately 23%. Allocation of
tents at all other camps was madein accordance
with requests of TG 7.1 as containedin its letter
of 9 December 1957 and to all other elements
of the Task Force on an “as needed’ basis.
Assignments to TG 7.1 were based on its requirement of housing not more than six men
to each 8-mantent.
Unrealistic billeting requirements by Scientific and Military Users as reflected in their
strength reports resulted in shortages of certain
housing equipment, such as bunks and mattresses. This situation was resolved by frequently
moving this equipment from housing unit to
housing unit and from camp to camp. Reliable
strength reports on the part of Task Force
groups would have prevented this constant shuf-
fling of housing equipment to meet the require-
ments of each camp.
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Figure No. 4-2.
Refreshment Bar — Elmer.
were served at these facilities at moderate
prices.
There were some shortages for short
periods of specific brands of the various liquors,
primarily because it is difficult to predict accurately the tastes and drinking habits of approximately 4000 new men coming to Jobsite.
There were no gross shortages, and bar opera-
tions throughout were handled satisfactorily.
As in the previous Operations, package sales
were permitted. Sale to Contractor personnel
was strictly controlled under a ration system,
andthe sale of bottled liquors to other elements
of the Task Force was approached with the understanding that it was the responsibility of
each individual Task Group to control the sales
to its personnel and that H&N would perform
no policing of this control. There were excessive
issues of bottled liquors, far in excess of ex-
perience factors, which created a few problems
in the maintenance of adequate stocks of certain brands.
CAMP STORES.
At the request of the Military authorities
on Fred, the designation of PX was changed
to “Camp Store” on 30 April 1958. Camp Stores
were operated at each campsite for the sale of
articles for ordinary use and for recreational
BARS AND CLUBS.
purposes. Retail prices were established by the
During the interim and build-up periods
a Refreshment Bar, an Officers’ Club, and one
Beach Club were operated at Elmer and a Re-
Due to the priority of other construction,
the authorized remodeling and expansion of the
Elmer Camp Store had to be postponed, and
because of the large population served, inadequacy of the existing store facilities imposed
freshment Bar at each camp uponits activation.
On 15 March 1958 the Officers’ Club at Elmer
was placed under the operation and control of
JTF-7. On Nan a new club was constructed and
operated by H&N for the use of TG 7.1. A good
selection of mixed drinks, beer, and soft drinks
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a heavy burden on store personnel.
All Camp Store supplies were first received
at Elmer and then distributed to other sites.