The White Falcon - 24.06.1977, Blaðsíða 2

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White Falcon
Consumer bulletin
exchange
new<?
by Nadia Slusar
Gas chits—purchase of gasoline
for rental vehicles
The Navy Exchange Service Station
has a new policy on vehicles entitled
to purchase gasoline at the station.
Vehicles entitled to purchase
gasoline are:
*A11 "JO" license plated vehi-
cles.
*Any "J" plated vehicle with a
current valid sticker on the jvehi-
cle.
*Any rental vehicle rented by an
active duty military member or De-
partment of Defense member. Per-
sonnel must show a current valid
I.D. card, a copy of their temporary
duty orders and the rental contract,
verifying the vehicle for which they
are purchasing gasoline.
All three prerequisites must be
fulfilled to purchase gasoline.
New Service Station hours
The Navy Exchange Service Station
i.8 changing its hours of operation on
Sunday. The gas pumps only, will be
open from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. The sales
area and bays will be closed.
Service Station sale
The Service Station will be having
a Fourth af July sale on several
items. Included will be auto parts,
various items which will be deleted
from regular stock and discontinued
items. The sale will be coupled
with the Retail Store's July 4 sale
to be held Thursday through July 2.
Ship's manifest peek
Stereo gear, toys, picture frames,
Huffman bicycle accessories, books,
housewares and candies are a few of
the items that have arrived on the
Bakafoss recently. However, you
won't be seeing them in the store
for a couple of weeks because of
slowdowns in the offloading of
ships. As soon as NEX has the
goods processed into the warehouse,
the merchandise will be sent to the
store for your convenience.
New Navy Exchange officer
Lieutenant Robert A. Brown re-
lieved Lieutenant James R. Cote as
Navy Exchange officer Tuesday. Lt.
Brown's previous NEX duty includes:
assistant Navy Exchange officer,
Naval Base, Norfolk, VA; deputy
director of exchanges, Naval Dis-
trict Washington, DC and Navy Ex-
change officer, Bethesda , MD.
The exchange welcomes Mrs.
Janice Brown, Mike, Pamela and
Jennifer. NEX welcomes the Browns
to Keflavik, and hopes their stay
is rewarding and satisfying.
Navy uniform ordering
Integration of Retail Clothing
Stores (RCS) ashore into the Navy
Exchange Program is progressing on
schedule and should be completed by
July 1977. At that time, approxi-
mately 85 Retail Clothing Stores
around the world will have become
part of the Navy Exchange program
and the exchanges will be the sole
source of Navy uniforms at most shore
activities.
This action, taken to improve
service to the Navy customer, pro-
vides longer shopping hours, improved
availability of uniform items and
one-stop shopping for uniform needs.
In addition to the services provided
by Navy exchanges, three mail-order
uniform centers are in operation.
RCS uniform items for men are
available from the mail-order cen-
ter at Great Lakes, IL and women
can obtain RCS uniform items from
the mail-order center in Orlando,
FI. Prices are as specified in
the Navy clothing price lists for
men and women. Payment in the form
of certified or cashier's checks
(no personal checks) or money or-
ders must accompany all mail-orders.
Order forms are available at the
Navy Exchange Uniform Center.
The Naval Uniform Shop in Brook-
lyn, NY also maintains a complete
mail-order service for uniform
items produced by commercial
sources for both men and women. The
Uniform Shop provides made-to-measure
service and stocks Navy miniature
medals as well. Order forms are
available from the Navy Exchange.
Personnel at activities not served
by a Navy Exchange may obtain order
forms by writing to the appropriate
mail-order center. Men's uniform
itmes are handle by: Supply Depart-
ment, Mail Out Center, Building
1312 NTC, Naval Administrative Com-
mand, Great Lakes, IL 60088.
Women's Retail Clothing Store
Uniform Items are available from:
Clothing Officer, NTC 45, Naval
Administrative Command, Orlando,
FL 32813.
Retail Clothing Stores aboard
ship will continue to operate as
they have in the past.
The Consumer Bulletin is compiled by Navy Exchange employees and Commissary
Store employees. The opinions and comments expressed herein do not necessari-
ly 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 im-
plies Department of Defense endorsement for these products. Correspondence or
comments relating to this column should be addressed to the Navy Exchange Of-
ficer or the Commissary Store Officer.
Scout Olympic* prow successful
Towns &
TRAVEL
by Fran Preston
Saturday tour
Saturday, the bus tour will again go
to Whale Bay and Borgarfjordur areas.
The bus will depart at 9 a.m. and
travel through Reykjavik to the Whaling
Station.
After a stop to observe the cutting
and flensing process used on the whales,
the bus will continue through the farm
areas near the Borgarfjordur district,
and then return to Keflavik via Thing-
vellir.
Tickets will be sold at the Tour
Office from Monday until noon July 1.
Belgium
The C-118 will make several trips
to Belgium this summer.
Brussels is a convenient starting
point for trips to other parts of Europe,
but it also has some attractions of its
own that shouldn't be missed.
The focal point of Brussels is the
square call La Grand' Place. The only
buildings within the square are from
the Middle Ages. The buildings are
trimmed with gold leaf and festooned
with flags. To make them even more
striking, on weekend evenings during
the summer, sound and light shows are
given in the square...beams of colored
light highlight the buildings while
Bach plays in the background.
In addition, Brussels offers many
art galleries and museums, the most
famous of which is the Musee de l'Art
Ancien with its extensive collection
of Flemish art.
And, if you wish to see more of
Belgium besides Brussels, fast trains
or busses can take you to the fields of
Waterloo, to the ancient towns of Bruges
and Ghent, or to the Belgium diamond
capital, Antwerp.
Besides diamonds Antwerp will fea-
ture Rubens this summer as special con-
certs, exhibits and other events will
be held to celebrate his 400th birthday.
Military accommodations near London
Just an hour from London by train
is the town of Newbury, with an adjacent
military base, Royal Air Force Greenham
Common in Berkshire. At RAF Greenham
Common is the Manor House, a 23-room
Victorian house that is open to military
rates, and reservations may be made in
advance. However, this facility will
accept room requests only five days
before your anticipated arrival.
To obtain a room, you may write
Billeting Office, RAF Greenham Common,
APO 09150 or call Newbury at
(0635) 46263, extension 145.
East Anglia
The next time you fly into Mil-
denhall, consider spending a few days
in the English countryside of East
Anglia, instead of heading straight
for London.
Harwich, and its suburb Dovercourt,
are two popular English seaside re-
sorts, with the charm of both a small
British village and a busy fishing port.
Harwich, and the rest of East Anglia,
are just a few miles from Mildenhall.
The entire area is filled with
sporting facilities and sightseeing
attractions that range from moden art
galleries to horse races, to the old
hometown of the master of the Mayflower.
In addition, the port towns of East
Anglia offer a variety of ferry services
to the continent.
From Harwich you can go to Holland,
Germany or Sweden; from Felixstowe
(the city right across the bay from
Harwich) you can go to Belgium or Hol-
land; and, from other ports a bit far-
ther away, you can find transportation
to Denmark.
Traveling in England
Everyone knows about Eurail, but
are you aware that there is a similar
rail travel offer available in England?
British Rail is the name of the English
version, and it is somewhat more flexi-
ble than the European Eurail version.
British Rail has divided the coun-
try into eight sections, and you may
purchase rail travel tickets for just
one area, the United Kingdom, or any
combination of sections within the
country.
In addition, you can purchase the
British Rail passes for either first
or second class accommodations, rather
than just for first class as with
Eurail.
In addition to your normal rail
travel, tickets are also good for
various steamer excursions and on
some sailings to the Channel Islands.
The BritRail pass cannot be pur-
chased within England, but may be
obtained by writing British Rail
International, Inc., 270 Madison
Ave., New York, N.Y. 10016.
If you wish to obtain a ticket
you can write for further price
information and application blanks.
Akureyri
Have you visited Akureyri yet? Ice-
land's largest northern city is a place
that shouldn't be missed while you are
stationed here.
Akureyri is located at the end of a
long fjord, where it lies deep in a
valley.
Noted for its mild weather and lush
vegetation, the town offers many
sightseeing attractions such as botani-
cal gardens, busy factories and a
strikingly situated church.
In addition to the in-town attrac-
tions, you can take tours to the fas-
cinating Lake Myvatn area with its
strange rock formation and abundant
bird life; to Grimsey, the island inter-
sected by the Arctic Circle so that you
can obtain your "blue nose" certificate;
to the naturally heated underground
swimming pools; and to Godafoss, one
of the most spectacular waterfalls in
Iceland.
The Tour Office can provide either
round-trip flight reservations to
Akureyri for you, or can set up an air-
fare/ hotel package for as many nights
as you may want to stay in Akureyri.
For more information, call the Tour
Office at 4420 or 4200.
Weblos Pack 364 gives events
Cub Scout Weblos Pack 364 held a First place, Joey Pace; second,
Scout Olympics at the football field
near the Youth Center Saturday.
Events included the 600 yard run,
30 yard dash for eight and nine year
olds and the 50 yard dash for ages 10
and above, shot put, standing broad
jump, an obstacle course and a sack
race.
Thirty-five boys entered the Olympics.
Fifteen adult leaders and volunteers
assisted.
The winners are as follows: Eight
year olds:
Bernard Lightfoot and third, Quinn
Abiba.
Nine year olds: First place, John
Mirabelli; second, Jason Brown and
third, Andy Ross.
10 year olds: First place, Robbie
Lansing, second, Chris Getchell and
third, Andy Ross.
Overall: First place, John
Mirabelli; second, Joey Pace and third,
Robbie Lansing.
The overall winners were selected by
total points achieved, regardless of age.
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Margaret Ann Sheridan was born at
3:51 a.m. on 13 June. She is the
daughter of Lieutenant John J. and
Cecelia C. Sheridan. Lieutenant Sheri-
dan is attached to ComFairKef.
Heather Michelle was born at 2:53
a.m. on June 19. She is the daughter
of Sergeant Eugene M. and Susan K.
Hill. Sgt. Hill is attached to
57th F.I.S.
Vacation Bible School slated for July 11-22
Vacation Bible School will be held
at the Lower School July 11-22 from
1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Monday through Fri-
day.
The theme will be "Jesus Teach Me,"
based on 10 parables, and classes will
be held for ages two through eighth
grade.
Pre-registration will be available
tomorrow at the Navy Exchange Main
Store Lobby from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Children need not be present to regis-
ter.
Those who plan to attend should be
registered.
A bus will go through the housing
areas to pick up students.
White
Falcon
Commanding Officer
Capt. Jack T. Weir
Public Affairs Officer
JOC James E. Dewater
Editor
J02 Jerry Foster
Staff
DM2 Mel Baum
YN3 Chris Bates
JOSN Ike Taylor
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