The White Falcon - 05.11.1971, Blaðsíða 8

The 16 volunteers who completed their course in August are: Front
row, (1 to r); Mrs. Sherry Bean, Mrs. Sherry- Garcia, Mrs. Marilee
Friend, Mrs. Helen Collins, Mrs. Jean Johansen, Mrs. Susan Meyer,
and Mrs. Ona Strand. Back row, (1 to r); Mrs. Patricia Remley, Mrs.
Ila Swartz, Mrs. Mary Bushey, Mrs. Marty Gaines, Mrs. Karen Belvin,
Mrs. Karol Nolte, Mrs. Shirley Clemmons and Mrs. Nancy Wilson.
First Red Cross capping
awards ceremony on the naval station
The first American Red Cross Capping and Awards Ceremony ever held
at the naval station took place at 7:30, Oct. 18 in the new high
school auditorium. The class, of 16 volunteers who completed their
course in August, are now serving at the dispensary, the dental clin-
ic and the field director's of- ______________________________________
fice.
After the invocation by Chap-
lain Ferguson, Mrs. Linda Boles,
Chairman of Red Cross Volunteers,
introduced the guests at the head
of the table. They were: Mrs.
Beling, (Honorary Chairman of Red
CrossVolunteers at the naval sta-
tion), wife of Adm. Beling; Chap-
lain E. Blant Ferguson; Capt. J.
H. McDonald, CO, NavSta;Cdr. Rob-
ert C. Meyers, Senior Medical Of-
ficer; Cdr. H.A. Simmons, Senior
Nurse of the Medical Dept.; Char-
les Blue, Field Director of the
American Red Cross, and Mr. B.
Tryggianson, President of the
Icelandic Red Cross. Capt. Mc-
Donald was the principal speaker
and Cdr. Simmons,assisted by Mrs.
Beling, capped the August and
February classes of 1971.
The following awards were pre-
sented by Mr. Blue:
A 7-year pin was awarded to
Marjie L. Muler, a 6-year pin to
Mary Thome and a 4-year pin was
awarded to Joyce Daves. Receiv-
ing 3-year pins were: Edith
Beaulieu, Linda Boles, Millie
Dickens, and Linda Morgan. Re-
ceiving 2-year pins were Betty
Dodlinger, Gayle Ehlers, Wendy
Held, Susan McLaurin (Youth Red
Cross) and Jean Redmond. And re-
ceiving 1-year pins were DianaAn-
derson, Evelyn Beling, Mildred
Bragg, Claudia Burgess, LouAnn
Gallegos, Kitty Griffin,Patricia
Kuehling, Lynne Lynn, Delores Mc-
Laurin, Judi Pett, Sandy Pierce,
Nancy Pitts, Elizabeth Ray,LaVem
Verne Rogers, Jane Smith, DOrthy
Welsh and Joan Winsworth.
Kudos
The White Falcon would like
to express the appreciation
everyone on the NATO base must
feel for those who made last
Saturday's Halloween carnival
such a success for the booths,
the scholarship fund and -
most of all - the people who
had such a good time.
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Commissary Advisory
Board discusses
exchange improvements
Vending machines, shoe sizes
and Afro merchandise were among
many items brought up for discus-
sion or action at the October
meeting of the Navy Exchange Com-
missary Advisory Board.
It was brought out that vend-
ing machines throughout the sta-
tion cause problems due to being
inoperative, not stocked or not
returning proper change. The ex-
change attributes the majority of
the problems to abuse of the ma-
chines; tipping over, kicking or
using slugs or foreign objects.
Old machines are replaced with
newer ones as they become availa-
ble, and personnel are continual-
ly trained in the maintenance and
operation of them. For maximum
service from vending machines,
customers can cooperate by treaty
ing them with more care.
A lack of variety and sty
in shoes and boots was brought
with particular mention of child
ren's boots and tennis shoes. The
Navy Exchange said that most com-
mon sizes are ordered and offered
for sale when received. Most
lines are obtained from the manu-
facturer just before they are cut
off and the next season's fashions
are prepared. Shoes not among,
the common sizes may be ordered
special through the exchange.
The exchange is carrying a few
of the typical Afro line of items
and in answer to a request, plans
to extend this line to include
hairdressings, literature and re-
cords.
Other suggestions to the board
which have prompted action in-
clude: perma-press levis will be
stocked in the exchange and the
purchase of a stamp machine which
will be placed in the Viking Caf-
eteria when received.
The exchange often gets sug-
gestions but cannot tell whether
they represent the views of a few
or many. To determine the true
demand, more response to the sug-
gestion opportunity is needed.
There are three methods for per-
sonnel to make suggestions to the
board. They can contact their
command representative, fill out
suggestion card in the main re
store or call 8186 and red
their suggestion.

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November 5, 1971