The White Falcon - 10.12.1976, Blaðsíða 2

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the Consumer bulletin
Navy Exchange
Christmas schedule for main store:
Dec. 15—Last day to pay on Toy-
land layaways.
Dec. 16—Doe night. Extended hours
at the main store, 6-9 p.m. for la-
dies only and once again refreshments
will be served.
Dec. 18—Last day of shopping be-
fore Christmas week begins, 10 a.m.-
3 p.m.
Dec. 22—Special late shopping,
10 a.m.-9 p.m., and last late evening
shopping before Christmas.
Dec. 23—Last day to pick up lay-
aways at warehouse (4 p.m.); and last
full day of shopping before Christmas
Dec. 24—Last minute Christmas
shopping at the main store; complex
departments will open at 10 a.m. and
close at noon.
Dec. 28—First day of operation
after Christmas.
Preserve the hoiidays...on film
So you've bought the presents, got
'em wrapped and safely stashed away.
Everything's set and you can sit back
and relax, right? Wrong, if you've
forgotten to make sure that you have
flashbulbs and film for your camera.
Visiting friends and relatives, open-
ing of presents, the family dinner
are some of the events you may want
to record and enjoy years from now or
send to those who couldn't be with
you. Visit the Navy Exchange photo
department today. While you're there
check out the selection of photogra-
phic gifts.
Your holiday shopping center
Have you noticed the additional
gift merchandise now on display at
the Navy Exchange? There are numer-
ous items that will make excellent
gifts for everyone on your list, and
the prices are truly hard to beat.
Be sure to check the special hours of
operation during the holidays. The
modified schedule is designed to en-
hance your Christmas shopping, and
the exchange sales force will be
standing by during these periods to
assist you in making the right gift
choice. Make the exchange your holi-
day shopping center and enjoy the
money you'll save.
Gift wrapping service
Personalized Services is gift
wrapping this year. One day service,
if possible. Corsages are also being
designed for parties at a very low
Christmas price. Family portraits
are a special gift for the folks back
home.
Navy Exchange takes over uniform
Navy Exchanges soon will be hand-
ling uniform items under a clothing
sales consolidation program announc-
ed by the Navy Resale System Office
in Brooklyn. Under the new program,
NAVRESO will take over operational
control of all retail clothing and
small stores.
The consolidation, to be handled
on an activity-by-activity basis,
will require about a year to com-
plete. Items will continue to be
sold at the rates published in Navy
clothing price lists, NAVRESO offi-
cials say.
All Navy Exchanges except those at
Naval Station San Diego, Naval Educa-
tion and Training Center Newport and
the Naval Construction Battalion cen-
ters at Port Hueneme and Gulfport
will operate clothing outlets. Retail
clothing stores aboard ships will not
be affected by the change, officials
say.
Moving uniforms into the exchanges
will make it more convenient for cus-
tomers, NAVRESO said, pointing to the
longer operating hours and improved
locations compared to the current
retail clothing and small stores.
Navy Exchange Keflavik will take
over Clothing and Small Stores in
March.
"Jet11 speedy auto parts service
The exchange Service Station now
accepts special orders for automotive
parts. Just come in to the Service
Station and fill in one of the order
blanks. No deposit is required. Or-
ders are transmitted to the central
procurement office in Brooklyn by
message. The parts are airshipped
via Lofleidir. Prices are comparable
to mail order sources and delivery
time has been approximately two to
three weeks. With further experience
the exchange is confident of decreas-
ing delivery time.
Safety "Pit Stop" check
The exchange is always trying to
provide maximum customer service in
all its locations. Another service
has been added for patrons at the
Service Station. Called the "Pit
Stop" program, it goes into effect
this week. All patrons' cars coming
into fhe bays will be given a free
"safety inspection" by Service Sta-
tion mechanics. The inspection form
will be given back to patrons with
their completed receipt for work done
on their car in the bay. All major
safety discrepancies will be high-
lighted and the Service Station mana-
ger or mechanics will answer any
questions you have concerning any un-
satisfactory item. You can get these
parts on order to bring your car up
to mechanically sound condition by
using the speedy "Jet" auto parts
service. Don’t wait until your car
fails you. Take action on those
items which are pointed out to you.
Copy machine services available
The Navy Exchange procured a copy
machine and has completed installa-
tion at the USO. Services should be
available this week. See the cashier
at the USO for any copying services
needed. Price per copy will be 10q.
Most orders should be completed while
you wait. Another service from the
Navy Exchange.
Santa comes to Toyland again
Santa will be making another stop
at the Navy Exchange Toyland tomorrow
from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Stop in and
tell him what you want for Christmas.
He comes down frequently to Iceland
because it is so close to the North
Pole.
Encyclopedia representative
A major encyclopedia representa-
tive will be at the exchange Dec. 15-
18.
Mini-Mart hours Dec. 11
The Mini-Mart will close at 5 p.m.
tomorrow so the employees can attend
the annual Navy Exchange Employee
Christmas Party. The Viking Retail
will also close at 5 p.m.
Service awards
The Navy Exchange annually recog-
nizes its employees by awarding serv-
ice pins for years of service to the
organization. Captain Jack T. Weir
will present the service pins to the
eligible employees at the Navy Ex-
change Christmas party tomorrow
night.
Employees receiving service awards
this year are: Kristjan Juliusson,
25 years of service; Birna Thor-
steinsdottir, 20 years of service;
Gudrun Gudmundsdottir, Svavar Hall-
dorsson, Thorstein Thorsteinsson
and Klaus Bauer, 15 years of service;
Magnus Gislasson, Sigrun Kristjans-
dottir, Olof Palsdottir, Kristjan
Magnusson, Arni Sigvaldason and Jo-
hanna Waage, 10 years of service; and
R. Sigurdsson, H. Helgasson, Berg-
thora Hulda Gunnarsdottir, Eirik
Arnar Nilsen, Mary Underwood and
Soffia Gudmundsdottir, 5 years of
service.
Commissary Store
All fruitcakes have been marked
down to half price or lower. Stock
up on these while they last. These
cakes can be frozen and eaten later.
The commissary is expecting pump-
kin pie mix and stuffing mix on the
ship docking Monday. These items
should be available Thursday.
There is now a good supply of ham-
burger patties in the meat depart-
ment. It is hoped to always have
this available in the future.
Powdered baby formulas are now in
stock in addition to liquid formulas.
Check the frozen food department
for an extra special buy on cello-
phane-wrapped pizzas.
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.
TOURS
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White Falcon
TRAVEL
by Fran Prtilea
Ski AFRC
Berchtesgaden, Garmisch and Chiemsee
—three super places to ski. And from
now until April the Armed Forces Recrea-
tion Centers are offering a variety of
ways to take advantage of their facili-
ties. At any of them you can go for as
long or as short a time as you wish and
pay for your lodgings, meals, lift pass-
es, etc. on a daily basis. Each of the
three centers has various ski week or
ski weekend packages available that in-
clude most of your costs at one all-in-
clusive price. All ski weeks, no matter
which AFRC they're at, run from Sunday
until the following Saturday, and all
ski weekends run from Friday to Monday.
Each AFRC has slightly different
plans or facilities so we will try to
summarize briefly what's offered at each
place.
Chiemsee
DAILY SKIING is offered for as many
days as you wish to stay. Rental equip-
ment (skis, poles, boots) are available,
as are ski lessons.
SKI WEEKENDS have started, and in-
clude reduced price lift passes, shuttle
bus service to ski areas and apres-ski
programs at the hotel. No instruction
is available for alpine ski weekends,
but cross country packages are available
with instruction.
SKI WEEKS all include arrival Sunday
with equipment issued and adjusted.
From Monday to Thursday you receive
breakfast at the hotel, transportation
to the slopes via bus each morning and
back each afternoon, instruction each
day, dinner at the hotel and various
activities after dinner. Friday covers
breakfast, morning transportation, ski-
ing and lessons, and special slalom
races for all classes in the afternoon.
Friday night is the banquet and awards
presentation. Saturday morning is de-
parture.
Several ski week plans are offered at
various prices. The basic plan includes
instruction, equipment, lift passes, ac-
commodations for six nights, breakfast
and dinner for five days, banquet and
awards. By eliminating various items,
such as equipment or meals, less expen-
sive plans are also available. Chil-
dren's rates are available through age
14.
Garmisch
DAILY SKIING is again offered. Skis,
boots and poles may be rented, as well
as pants, jackets and cross country
equipment. Several types and levels of
lessons can be obtained also.
SKI WEEKS are for alpine skiing durr-
ing the entire season, plus for cross
country skiing each week from Feb. 2 to
April 26. As with Chiemsee, several
plans are available. All include lift
fees, instruction, transportation to
classes, awards and photos, Bavarian
party, swim party and the graduation
banquet. Then by adding billeting,
equipment and meals (breakfast and din-
ner only) in various combinations, vari-
ous plans can be tailored to your indi-
vidual needs and price range.
Minimum age for ski weeks is 10, ex-
cept for Easter week, April 10-16, when
it is 6. Children's rates are available
for ages 6-11.
Berchtesgaden
DAILY SKIING is again offered, with
rental equipment and lessons available.
Ski weeks are offered in two different
packages, half pension and full pension.
Both plans include five days of instruc-
tion and lift passes, billeting for six
nights (with or without bath), ski
equipment demonstrations and ski movies,
graduation banquet and awards, and class
photos. The full pension plan also has
breakfast at your hotel, Monday through
Friday; lunch at the slopes, Monday
through Friday; welcome dinner, Monday;
dinner at your hotel, Tuesday through
Thursday; and graduation banquet, Fri-
day. The half pension plan eliminates
dinner at your hotel Tuesday through
Thursday. Children ages 8 through 11
pay a reduced rate for this or any other
packages offered at Berchtesgaden*
YOUTH SKI WEEKS are a special offered
only at Berchtesgaden. For two weeks,
March 20-26 and March 27-April 2, the
alpine instructions and slopes are re-
served for children and teens only.
However, adults may participate in cross
country skiing or ski Austria weeks dur-
ing that time. For the youth ski weeks,
children from 8 through high school age
will receive the same package as their
adult counterparts, but all may pay the
children's rate, even those over the
normal cut-off age of 11. Reservations
for these two special weeks must be made
by Jan. 5, 1977.
CROSS COUNTRY SKI WEEKS follow the
same all-inclusive package offered for
the other ski weeks—billeting with or
without bath, instruction, transporta-
tion, breakfasts, dinners, banquet,
awards, photos, etc. Not included is
lunch or any rental equipment.
SKI AUSTRIA WEEKS are for the inter-
mediate to advanced skier (no instruc-
tion included). Included in the package
is transportation and lift passes for
five days, escort by AFRC Mountain Pa-
trol skiers, billeting with or without
bath for six nights, breakfast Monday
to Friday at your hotel, welcome dinner
Monday, dinner at your hotel Tuesday to
Thursday, and graduation banquet Friday.
Each day of the ski Austria week you ski
a different resort. On Monday you ski
the slopes at Berchtesgaden, then, for
the rest of the week, you ski Austrian
slopes at Lofer, Saalbach, Maria Aim and
Flachau. Be sure you have leave papers
and military ID or your passport and
Austrian currency for purchasing your
lunch.
Two special notes for Berchtesgaden:
None of the packages include rental
equipment, however, it is available at
an additional fee; all packages have
reduced rates for children 8 through 11.
At all of the resorts there are nu-
merous other activities to keep you busy
if you tire of skiing. Some of them are
ice skating, movies, sledding, indoor
swimming, sightseeing tours, shopping
Bavarian or other entertainment, floor
shows, dancing, colorful restaurants,
hockey, gambling, curling, sleigh rides,
indoor tennis, night ski jumping, dis-
cos, bowling, recreational games and
saunas. Not all are available at all
three places, but each has enough apres-
ski entertainment to keep you busy at
all times.
Reservations may be made at the rec-
reation centers by mail or phone. If
you write, you are asked to include a
$20 deposit that will be applied to your
final bill. If you phone, you are asked
to send the $20 deposit within one week
of phoning.
For more information, call the Tour
Office at 4420 or 4200.
Canine inspection slated
Wed. at Bldg. T-507
The annual mandatory Icelandic gov-
ernment inspection of dogs owned by
Defense Force personnel will be held
Wednesday, according to the Naval Sta-
tion Security Officer. The inspection-
will be conducted in building T-507 (car
wash) from 2 to 6 p.m.
Before inspection, owners are requir-
ed to have their dogs registered at the
Security Admin, building T-790, and know
the approximate weight of their pets.
The dogs should not be fed on the day of
inspection and should be on a leash.
Dog owners are requested to form a
line with their automobiles. Autos will
be driven into the building, pets will
be inspected and owners will then drive
out, the same procedure as annual motor
vehicle inspection.
A five-dollar fee will be charged for
worn vaccine and inspection.
White
Falcon
Commanding Officer
Capt. Jack T. Weir
Public Affairs Officer
JOC James E. Dewater
Editor
J01 Von Soriano
Staff
J02 Jerry Foster
DM2 Mel Baum
SN Glen Dodd
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