Salt Lake Telegram | 1942-10-31 | Page 9 | Longest Utah Food Bar Opens at S. L. Air Base

Longest Utah Food Bar II Opens at S. S Sl 1 Air Ak Base New Canteen for Soldiers Civilian Workers Equipped With Modern Time-Saving Time Devices Longest food bar in the state and boasting the most modern sanitary equipment is the claim made for the new Salt Lake army air base canteen which had its grand opening Saturday noon Presenting an appearance very much like that of a young boy who has had h his face thoroughly scrubbed the canteen opened its doors to a large crowd taxing the capacity of or the foot counter with with its stools Busiest Busiest man at the formal opening opening opening open open- ing was VaS Lieutenant C. C J. J Mack exchange officer who can spout pout figures at great length on square feet of floor space dish washing machines walk in refrigerators linoleum-covered linoleum floors hardwood kitchen work tables soda fountain equipment fat deep-fat frying equipment equipment equip equip- ment gas cooking ranges efficiency efficiency efficiency effi effi- bf service system and the complete within waitress itself-waitress serving erving stations Has Everything This canteen teen has everything said id Lieutenant Mack and we had some expert help in planning and equipping it He was sas referring to Private Eli Schulman owner of several restaurants in civilian life who will ill be the canteen manager Forty-eight Forty civilian directed by Private Schulman will win comprise the staff of the canteen d designed for the benefit of enlisted men and civilian workers employed at the base Lieutenant Mack said much of the credit for the new food bars bar's efficiency belongs to Private W. W F. F Seiber in charge of cabinet and carpentry work Private W. W G. G Gilligan equipment installations Private R R. R T. T Amon auxiliary installations installations in in- Private Schulman and Private L. L R. R assistant to Private Schulman To Get Fast Service ice The long food bar forming two U shapes assures speedy service service service ice through its to kitchen interphone system said aid Lieutenant Mack He added that each waitress can supply such orders as coffee and milk pa pastries tries and ice cream directly from her station tation Each station has been designed to eliminate eliminate elim elim- mate as much walking as possible by the waitresses in ih order to speed speedup up the service he said The new canteen will ill be the first to operate strictly on a cash basis Effective November 1 the war department decreed that the practice practice practice tice of extending credit to soldiers at exchanges and can canteens teeM would be abol abolished hed Soldiers however are required to pay pix such bills by the twenty-fifth twenty of e each ch and i intha d no credit has been granted since that tha t time Little War Stamps Stomps Make Big Bombs They Were There When Establishment Began Operating 7 J l V- V 4 46 PH W W t i T A CANTEEN TS AT ARMY AIR BASE I THESE LADS ARE LOSING THEIR nEAR food lood bar opens Pens for lor business Rose Fose Anderson passes Inspection a s longest f to I