They plundered publicans, storekeepers, farmers and travelers. The first recruits to the ATS were employed as cooks, clerks and storekeepers. Some managed to find work as clerks, storekeepers and some started businesses with non-Bataks partners. Amicable relations were also reported by the local Franco-American merchants and the Somali storekeepers. They were generally storekeepers, farmers and doctors. In the Transvaal, dagga was sold "openly and normally" by storekeepers to miners. The efforts of the early settlers were sufficient to attract storekeepers and even a hotel. The population of La Paz dwindled, and many storekeepers relocated to Ehrenberg. Coast Guard Storekeepers get training in Petaluma, California. Some ships carried Engineroom Storekeepers, experienced older ratings who controlled the issues of stores. Non-contractors refused to cart for the storekeepers and went on strike, rallying against non-union rates. Attacks occurred on delivery trucks and storekeepers who stocked Tropical Fantasy.