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The Puffin is back
Pantin-Puffin is back on the road.
The home delivery service offers dif-
ferent types of pizzas, chicken and
fish dinners and big Viking burgers
and fries. Why not give it a try?
Orders can be placed by calling
2149 from 5 to 10 p.m.
Special on beer mugs
Food Services is offering a spe-
cial on insulated beer mugs. The
mugs were ordered to be used during
the Navy Birthday sale, but they ar-
rived too late, These mugs are now
being offered at a special reduced
price at the Beverage store with each
purchase of either one or more cases
of beer or soda.
Speaking of beer and soda, Busch
Bavarian beer has finally arrived
along with other brands of beer and
soda.
Having a Party? Let Pert do the work
If you have a party or friendly
get together, let the Navy Exchange
Food Service help you. They have a
variety of platters designed for a
certain number of party guests. In-
cluded are varieties of cold cuts,
salads, fried or barbecued chicken,
rolls, desserts, and relish trays.
Pert will do the food preparations
and arrangements on attractive, dis-
posable platters. It's easy, a real
time saver for you and the prices are
very reasonable.
Order forms for Party Pert Plat-
ters are available at the Viking Caf-
eteria and other exchange locations
around the base. More information
can be obtained by calling 5273 or
2265 during work hours. Take advan-
tage of this offer, especially during
the holiday season.
New Laundry service
With the customer in mind the ex-
change laundry has come up with a
laundry chute for their convenience.
You can now leave your laundry at the
cleaners any time of day or night.
Forms are available in the area near
the chute. Just fill out the re-
quired information attach it to your
laundry and place it in the chute.
Lodge reservations
Reservations for January are now
being accepted at the lodge. You
must come in person to make reserva-
tions: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m.
4 p.m.
Polyester can shrink
Polyester is a popular fabric both
in woven and knit constructions.
Customers expect it to perform with-
out problems every time it is washed
or dry cleaned. Most of the time it
does; however, it can shrink.
Shrinkage can usually be attribut-
ed to the use of too much heat. The
professional has learned to care for
polyester and few, if any, complaints
on shrinkage are received. Generally
the problem of shrinkage occurs in
the home. Customers bring their
problems to the dry cleaner in hopes
that they can be corrected.
When a garment that appears to
have been washed is brought in at the
Navy Exchange Laundry and Dry Clean-
sing, the customer is asked about it.
If shrinkage is the problem, the cus-
tomer is advised that it may be im-
possible to restore the garment. If
the garment is of a knit construction
and has merely relaxed when it was
washed and tumble dried, cleaning and
proper finishing may stretch the knit
just enough to make it fit correctly
again. If the shrinkage was caused
by the use of too much heat, restora-
tion probably will not be possible.
Always remember that when garments
are washed at home and put into a
dryer, they should be taken out as
soon as they are dry. Faulty thermo-
stats on a dryer will result in tem-
peratures in excess of those safe for
polyester. Shrinkage may not be evi-
dent immediately; but the heat used
may be just high enough to cause a
little shrinkage each time.
Keep in mind that polyester can
shrink, and that dry cleaning is al-
ways recommended for the fabric.
Take a minute for holiday safety
With the holiday season rapidly
approaching, it won't be long before
many of you will be buying new orna-
ments or will be checking over the
decorations you already have on hand.
In any event, remember that Yuletide
toys and decorations always pose
safety hazards if care in selection
and use is not followed.
The following are a few pointers
that can help to ensure that your
holidays are joyous ones.
Toys, fixtures and ornaments that
operate on house current should bear
the approval of recognized safety
testing agency, and be carefully in-
spected for faulty wiring and work-
manship.
Do not use outlets that are of
different voltage or cycle than spec-
ified for the article unless expert
adjustments are made.
*Avoid electrical overloading caus-
ed by multi-input devices. Also, try
to avoid use of extension cords.
*Do not operate outdoor lighting
devices unless they are so designed,
and appropriate, related equipment is
used. Indoor devices should be iso-
lated from water and flammable ma-
terials .
^Supervise the assembling of poten-
tially hazardous toys and test them
before allowing them to be used.
*Toys should be appropriate for the
recipient. Articles with sharp points
or edges, or capable of fitting in a
child's mouth should not be given to
very young children.
*Make sure that the boxes, bags.and
wrappings are promptly discarded, for
they also are potential safety haz-
ards .
Christmas trees
Fresh Christmas trees will be ar-
riving during the first week of De-
cember. The exchange will have a
large selection of sizes in the Bal-
sam and Scotch pines.
Layaway policy from now until
Dec. 23
All layaways from now until Nov.
15 will require 50 per cent down pay-
ment. From Nov. 15 through Dec. 23
all new layaways will be paid in full
at the time of purchase. They will
be held at the layaway department un-
til Dec. 23. After this date, all
layaways will be returned to stock.
Get involved
Navy Exchanges, like other retail
establishments, experience an ever-
present problem that threatens every-
thing from consumer prices to a re-
duction in funds that are allocated
to the Recreation fund. The problem
is shoplifting.
Who pays? You—the customer. You
can help by getting involved. Here
are some tips on how you, as a cus-
tomer, can help combat the problem:
*Be responsible for your children.
^Cooperate when you are asked to
have your bag checked. This is often
done as an audit of store personnel
and of questionable transactions.
*When you see a shoplifter take
something, seek out the sales manager
and tell him.
*Get involved in any way you can.
Understand the exchange's problems
and support efforts to control short-
ages .
Your cooperation and assistance is
solicited in order to protect the
exchange and its patrons.
The Consumer Bulletin is compiled by Exchange employees and Commissary
employees. The opinions and comments expressed herein do not necessarily
reflect the opinions and policies of the Department of Defense or the White
Falcon Editorial Staff. Mention of specific consumer products in this column
is intended solely for the benefit of authorized patrons, and in no way
implies Department of Defense endorsement for these products. Correspondence
or comments relating to this column should be addressed to the Navy Exchange
Officer of the Commissary Store Officer.
White Falcon
TOURS & TRAVEL
by Fran Prtilon
The Tour Office still has seats1
available for the Thanksgiving tour to
London. The plane will leave, Nov. 24
and return Nov. 28.
One can go for either airfare alone,
or take advantage of the airfare/hotel
package which includes airfare, trans-
portation to and from the hotel, ac-
commodations for four nights and break-
fast for four mornings. Those who are in-
terested in going, call the Tour Office
at 4420 or 4200.
The office has added some things to
the December calendar, ski packages in
Kitzbuhel or St. Anton, or a special
two-week package in St. Anton.
These packages will continue after De-
cember, so if one can't get away next
month, he should plan to go in January,
February or March.
Whichever package or place you
choose, for one all-inclusive price one
receives round-trip plane flight to Lux-
embourg^ special round-trip bus trans-
portation from Luxembourg to Austria
with a certified trans/alp guide on each
bus, six nights accommodations in a cha-
let and breakfast and dinner each day
while in Austria.
Having arrived at the destination,
one can arrange to rent skis, poles and
boots, purchase ski lift passes and take
instructions for whatever level of ski-
ing is needed. Whether a person does
ski or not, he can upon his return from
Ski-Austria week.

Added bonus includes: The flights,
going to Luxembourg from here, actually
originate in either Chicago or New York-
...so if you have someone back in the
States who would like to ski in Aus-
tria with you, we can make arrangements
to book you on the same tour.
Revised December travel calendar
DATE DESTINATION LENGHT
2 Canary Islands 1 week
2 Canary Islands 2 weeks
A London 1 week
5 Kiztbuhel 1 week
5 St. Anton 1 week
7 London 1 week
7 Kiztbuhel 2 weeks
7 St. Anton 2 weeks
7 Kiztbuhel & St. Anton 2 weeks
9 Frankfurt 5 days, C-118
10 Glasgow 4 days
11 London 1 week
12 Kitzbuhel 1 week
12 St. Anton 1 week
14 Kitzbuhel 2 weeks
14 St. Anton 2 weeks
14 Kiztbuhel & St. Anton 2 weeks
17 Civilian affinity flight to U.S. 16 days
18 Norfolk C-118
19 Luxembourg 1-30 days
19 Kitzbuhel 1 week
19 St. Anton 1 week
20 Copenhagen 1-30 days
NEWS
BRIEFS---------------
Sailors to be advanced
The following personnel will be ad-
vanced Nov. 16 to the rates preceding
their names:
AOCM Bee
ABCS Benson
MRC Dowe
AC2 Amette
AC2 Breland
AE2 Burnett
AT2 Carr
IC2 Eades
SK2 Fernandez
ASM2 Field
AC2 Merrill
MR2 Meusburger
AC2 Pfister
ADR2 Sencoski
DP2 Stone
AX2 Sullivan
ABH3 Benjamin
UT3 Bruce
CE3 Cariaso
HM3 Clark
HM3 Cobb
ABH3 Doig
CE3 Thompson
E03 Wilson
AE2 Sprinkle
PC3 Dorrenbacher
LI3 Dulong
ABH3 Flanagan
CE3 Francis
HT3 Gleason
MS3 Gutierrez
HM3 Hampton
E03 Haulman
YN3 Kaminski
ABH3 McClintock
ASH3 McDonald
PN3 McCoy
SK3 Morris
AMS3 Oliver
AT3 Passino
MS3 Plamondon
SH3 Rosa
SK3 Simmons
HM3 Stevens
AMH3 Sullivan
ASE3 Sur
AK3 Tenorio
RM3 Vigil
AMH3 Wroten
Ice and Fire production set
The Ice and Fire Theater Group's pro-
duction of 6 Rms Riv Vu will be present-
ed tomorrow night at the Officers' Club.
Cocktails will be served at 7:30, dinner
at 8 and the play will start at 9.
The play will also be presented at
the Top of the Rock Club Wednesday and
Thursday night with cocktails at 6:30,
dinner at 7:30 and curtain at 9.
The play will feature Terry Huber and
Pat Welsch as the two strangers who are
locked up together in a vacant apart-
ment. Their zany antics as they attempt
to get out lead them into one precarious
situation after another.
Other members of the cast include
Kathy and Jim Fogarty, Kathy Dowd, Don
Draper, Mike Hammons and Debby Flack.
The play is directed by Joe Sands.
Tickets are still available at the
Officers' Club and at the Top of the
Rock Club.
FRA Ladies’ Auxiliary
The Ladies' Auxiliary of the Fleet
Reserve Association will hold their
monthly business meeting Tuesday in the
Branch Home (Bldg. T-184) at 7:30 p.m.
All ladies of L.A.F.R.A. are requested
to attend.
"L.A.F.R.A. Appreciation Night" will
be held in the Branch Home on Nov. 23 at
7:30 p.m. This is also the night of the
Branch-Unit Social. The guest speaker
will be Shipmate James W. Farley, Naval
Station Command Career Counselor. Re-
freshments will be served following the
meeting.
All interested shipmates and ladies
are invited and encouraged to attend.
PO sets mail deadline
The Naval Station Post Office advises
all patrons to mail Christmas cards and
packages early this year because of the
additional workload posed by the United
Parcel Service workers' strike on the
east coast.
To help alleviate the problem, the
Naval Station Post Office has establish-
ed the following deadlines for Christmas
mailing: SAM parcels—Nov. 19; PAL par-
cels—Nov. 26, and priority mail (air
mail) and greeting cards—Dec. 8.
Rod and Gun to elect otlicers
Captain R. R. Sparks Rod and Gun
Club will hold its annual election of
club officers Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.
All members are encouraged to attend.
For further information, call Walt at
7888 or Tony at 7226 after 5 p.m.
CPO wives to hold bake sale
The CPO Wives Club will be holding a
bake sale Monday at 9 a.m. in the Air
Operations building. Also on Monday,
the club will have the November Coffee
at the home of Pat Oglesby, Quarters
1071-D at 7:30 p.m. All CPO wives are
invited to attend.
New arrival
Angela Denise was born Nov. 8 at
12:18 a.m. Her parents are Betty A. and
AWC Jerry L. Cleveland. Chief Cleveland
is attached to ComFairKef.
White
Falcon
Commanding Officer
Capt. Jack T. Weir
Public Affairs Officer
JOCS James A. Johnston
Information Chief
JOC James E. Dewater
Editor
J01 Von Soriano
Staff
DM2 Mel Baum
J02 Jerry Foster
SN Glen Dodd
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