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Consumer bulletin
Navy Exchange
Five days of bargains
The Navy Exchange is joining in
the celebration of the 201st anniver-
sary of the U.S. Navy by holding a
Navy Birthday Sale from Oct. 12 to
16.
During the event, selected mer-
chandise and services will be made
available at unusually low prices.
Other activities such as contests,
games and displays commemorating the
occasion are also planned.
Most departments of the exchange
are participating in the celebration,
and a number of items have been spe-
cifically procured to enable author-
ized customers to enjoy truly out-
standing savings. Merchandise from
most departments will be featured at
20-35 per cent savings. Signs and
displays will identify specials for
even greater savings.
A number of giveaways will be
contributed to authorized patrons who
come to the exchange during the sale
week. Perfumes, colognes, cigars,
candies, stationeries, bubble gum
and many other freebees will be given
away until the supply runs out.
Preparations have been underway
for six months to make this the best
birthday sale in this exchange's his-
tory. Shop early in the week so you
won't be disappointed.
The exchange has gone all out for
this savings spectacular, and the en-
tire family was considered during
the preparations.
All items are of the finest quali-
ty—no seconds or irregulars, and
prices have been reduced in order to
provide special values to the NATO
base community.
Laundry and dry cleaning
The Exchange Laundry and Dry
Cleaning Department will be offering
10 per cent off on laundering or dry
cleaning from Oct. 12 to 16. Why not
take advantage of this offer and have
your winter clothing ready for the
cold winter days.ahead.
Barber Shop
The Barber Shop will celebrate
Navy Birthday by offering shampoos
and beard trims for $.75 during the
sale week.
Service Station
Specials on selected merchandise
from the Service Station will be of-
fered. Come in and browse around.
You might find the auto part you've
been forgetting to pick up. As a
special incentive to shop at the
Service Station, a special gift will
be given to the 201st customer to
come by the station during the birth-
day week.
The Service Station will be open
at 7:30 a.m. for filling out work
orders on automobiles that are sched-
uled for appointments. There will be
no sales at this time. This is
strictly a convenience for those hav-
ing transportation problems.
Whm. THE MONEY goes. . ■
Bt EVERY PURCHASE IN THE EXCHANGE HELPS FINANCE
THE COST OF LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES AND NEW
■♦SO, NO MATTER WHERE YOU SPEND YOUR MONEY IN
■t Remember, exchange earnings go to the
NMy welfare funds T
Think of it this way: The authorized shopper
who passes the buck to the nauy Exchange ... can
expect to hose it passed back!
Rock Concert
The Rock Concert at the Midnight
Sun Wednesday afternoon will feature
free draft beer from 2 to 3. The
vending department will be giving
away beverages, a case of your choice
from those available, to anyone get-
ting a can from any machine with a
ticket of authorization attached.
All authorized members of the NATO
Base community are invited to parti-
cipate in the exchange activities
planned and take advantage of the
many bargains offered during the Navy
Birthday Sale.
Food Services specials
The exchange Food Services is cel-
ebrating the Navy's 201st anniversary
with a number of specials for the
week:
1. Buy a case of any type of beer
or soda at the Beverage Store and get
a special discount on Canada Dry
Grape—Beverage Store only—$2.01.
2. Twelve-inch Pepperoni pizza at
the Viking Cafeteria for $2.01.
3. A real saver—your choice of
either corned beef or pastrami, each
for $2.01 a pound at the Mini-Mart.
A. Check the luncheon specials at
the Viking and Driftwood cafete-
rias .
5. The Viking Cafeteria will be
offering its regular Thursday night
buffet on Oct. 1A for $2.01 for
adults and regular price for children
under 12.
These specials will run for the
entire week of the Navy birthday,
Oct. 10-16.
Photography is fun...
And the Navy Exchange makes it
easy and economical. There is a good
selection of the popular, no-fuss
type pocket cameras in addition to
the instant-picture models. The ex-
change is well stocked with film,
flashcubes, bulbs, batteries and
other accessories.
Commissary Store
The Commissary Store is currently
having a Navy Birthday discount sale.
In the pet food section, discounts
are being offered on the following:
tuna and chicken, tuna and egg, liver
'N' gravy, seafood platter, super
supper and dried fish.
Discounts are also being offered
on dill pickles, kosher dill, Polish
dill and kosher spears.
Salad dressings like French and
thousand islands also bear marked
down prices.
Certain laundry detergents, bath
soaps, soup products, syrup, beans,
peas, cake and frosting mixes, liquid
bleach, floor wax, oven cleaner,
spray starch, juices, rice and many
more are being offered at discount
prices. Shop now and save.
The Consumer Bulletin is compiled by Exchange employees and Commissary employ-
ees. The opinions and comments expressed herein do not necessarily reflect
the opinions and policies of the Department of Defense or the White Falcon Ed-
itorial Staff. Mention of specific consumer products in this column is inten-
ded solely for the benefit of authorized patrons, and in no way implies De-
partment of Defense endorsement for these products. Correspondence or com-
ments relating to this column should be addressed to the Navy Exchange Officer
or the Commissary Store Officer.
White Falcon
TOURS
& TRAVEL
by Fran Pra*ton
Second symphony concert
From now until noon Oct. 15, the Tour
Office will be selling tickets for the
second Icelandic Symphony Concert.
Paul D. Freeman will be the conduc-
tor and Barbara Nissman will be the so-
loist. The selections to be performed
are Overture to Theater Set by Ulysses
Kay, Piano Concert 3 by Rachmaninoff and
Symphony 4 by Tchaikovsky.
The concert will be held Oct. 21.
London on the C-118
If your flight to London this month
has been reconfirmed and you need room
accommodations, stop by the Tour Office.
The Tour Office has a list of low-
cost hotels that are conveniently locat-
ed. Choose a couple that you like, give
the London Travel Office a call, and
it will make the reservations for you.
NOTE: Conventions are now being held
in London and will last until the third
week of October. Call early for reser-
vations .
Thanksgiving tour needs more people
The Tour Office needs more people to
sign up for the trip to London over the
Thanksgiving holiday. If the required
minimum number is not met by Oct. 20,
the tour will have to be cancelled.
If you've been planning to go but
haven't gotten around to signing up, do
so now. You can go either for airfare
alone, or for the hotel, package which
includes airfare, hotel room for four
nights, four breakfasts and transporta-
tion to and from the airport.
Christmas flights a
Commercial flights to‘ the Unitec*
States for the Christmas season are
filling up fast. If you want to go,
reservations can be made through the
Tour Office. Don't wait too long. You
may not be able to go on the day you
want.
And while in London...
Drop in on the National Gallery's
major exhibit of 17th century Dutch art.
Paintings by Rembrandt, Hals, von Ruis-
dael and many more famous artists will
be on display, plus works by Dutch
sculptors, silversmiths, engravers and
cabinet makers.
Glasgow weekend
Anyone interested in the long weekend
trip to Glasgow (Oct. 22-25) has until
Oct. 15 to sign up. Price includes air-
fare, hotel room for three nights, three
breakfasts and three dinners.
Special tours from London
Through contacts in London, the Tour
Office has been able to get information
on low cost tours to almost any major
city in Europe.
For cities like Paris, Amsterdam and
Brussels, the Tour Office can make re-
servations for you with just a few days
notice. Cities like Athens, Madrid and
Venice may need as much as two weeks
notice, but all of them are available at
low prices.
For more information on any of the
tours or special events, stop by the
Tour Office or call 4420 or 4200.
NEWS
BRIEFS
Navy officer receives medial
Lieutenant Commander Harry L. Baker,
Air Operations flight support officer,
was recently awarded the Joint Service
Commendation Medal for exceptionally
meritorious service while assigned to
the Defense Intelligence Agency from
September 1973 to July 1976.
During that period, LCdr. Baker serv-
ed as a member and as acting chief of
the Command and Control Branch of the
Scientific and Technical Intelligence
Directorate.
The citation that accompanied the
medal read in part: "...Lieutenant Com-
mander Baker established and maintained
particularly high standards of excel-
lence, resulting in timely and substan-
tive intelligence support which was
clearly responsive to the requirements
of the Department of Defense and nation-
al level planners...."
Captain Jack T. Weir, Naval Station
commanding officer made the award pres-
entation.
TIS/TIR requirements changed
The terminal eligibility in time in
rate requirements for the Februarv 1977
Navywide exams for E-4, E-5 and E-6 have
been changed from May 1 to Sept. 1, in-
stead of June 1, 1977, as previously re-
ported, acoording to the Naval Station
Command Career Counselor.
Also for the February 1977 exam
cycle, the requirement that candidates
meet all eligibility requirements except
time in rate and time in service three
months before the exam will be waived.
Instead, the deadline will be Feb. 1,
1977.
8 AFI officers promoted
Eight officers of Air Forces Iceland
have recently been promoted to the rank
of captain, according to Colonel William
E. Lindeman, AFI commander.
They are Jean H. Dubois Jr. and
Jeffrey S. Meints of Headquarters Squad-
ron; Philip C. Debruin, William B.
Donahue and Thomas F. Rodriguez of 57th
Fighter Interceptor Squadron; Kim
Harrelson of 667th ACWS at Hofn; and
Stephen Tatsch and Samuel G. Tota of
Detachment 14.
Sailors to bo advanced
The following personnel will be ad-
vanced Oct. 18 to the rates preceding
their names:
AKC Kollefrath
MSC Munoz
ACC Baskin
MSC Cercena
MMC Bancroft
SKI Crisostomo
AK1 Enriquez
AK1 Lazaro
YN1 Rauhala
CM1 Wheeler
BM2 Bennett
BU2 Sammons
CE2 Brissette
SK2 Haagenstad
AMH1 Galan YN2 Hartle
AC1 Hill CE2 Sprengel
Operation EDITH
Operation EDITH (Exit Drill in the
Home) was held Tuesday at 5:30 p.m.
Announced both on AFRS and AFTV, the
drill urged base families to simulate a
blocked exit, and to ensure that each
family member knew of a planned fire es-
cape route.
The drill, executed annually during
Fire Prevention Week, was part of the
week's activities sponsored by the Naval
Station Fire Department which hosted an
estimated 56 lectures and demonstrations
in this period.
Pest control service
To provide prompt and efficient pest
control service to all facilities at the
Naval Station, requests must be made
through the Trouble Desk, ext. 4100,
between • 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Requests
should be coordinated with all residents
within the building.
New arrival
Kimberly Ann Edwards was born Sept.
29, 1976. Her parents are Jo Ann and
SSgt. Larry Edwards. SSgt. Edwards is
attached to the 57th F.I.S.
Commanding Officer
Capt. Jack T. Weir
Public Affairs Officer
J0CS James A. Johnston
Information Chief
JOC James E. Dewater
Editor
J01 Von Soriano
Staff
J02 Jerry L. Foster
SN Glen Dodd
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