The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, July 29, 1935, Page 3

a ~ Nash-Finch Company Founded in 1885 At Grand Forks by Three Young Men Brain-Child of Country Boys Grows Into Far-Flung Wholesale Firm HAVE BRANCH IN BISMARCK One of World’s Largest Con- cerns Sprung From Meag- er Savings of $400 Back in 1885 three observvant young Grand Forks men had an idea. They thought they could open a virgin business field by catering to the appetities of people in ‘rural com- munities, furnish these people with fresh fruit, vegetables and other prod- ucts they were not able to obtain in their local groceries. Scraping together their meager sav- ings of $400 they formed a business partnership which in the 50 years that have followed has built a cum- pany from unpretentious beginnings to one of the world’s largest wholesale companies, This month the Nash-Finch com- pany is celebrating the fruition of that spontaneous idea that set three small town North Dakota boys on the road to success and fortune. ‘The young men were Willis K. Nash and his two brothers, Fred P. Nash and Edgar Nash. Later, in 1889, Harry B. Finch, now president of the com- pany, joined uhe Nash Brothers in capacity of warehouse boy. These young men believed that grocers located in outlying towns were entitled to the same service and the same freshness of supplies, partic- ularly of fruit, as grocers of the large metropolitan cen- ters. They be- lieved that whole- sale fruit and gro- cery houses should be scattered throughout the smaller cities of each state, giving quick local serv- ice; so that gro- cers would not be ee ee Gependent upon wholesale houses located in distant metropolitan cen- ters. In 1916 8 coffee plant was establish- ed in Minneapolis in order to sup- ply customers of the company with coffee of high quality, freshness and uniformity. " Today Nash’s Toasted Coffee is one of the popular W.E. DIETZ coffees of this Vice President community. Always a large distributor of fresh fruit, the Nash-Pinch company often found it difficult to obtain the qual- ity of fruits they desired. For this reason, the company entered the fruit growing business, and today operate fruit yrowing ranches in Cali- fornia, Idaho, Washington, Colorado and Texas. Today the Nash-Finch company operates 57 wholesale grocery houses in the states of North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Minnesota, Iowa, Oklahoma, Wyoming and Washington. Worker-ownership, a plan whereby employees are direct shareholders in the business, 1s another idea which has always been a part of the Nash- active in the busi- ness, and, with A. E. SELBY Mr. Harry B. Finch, still determines the policies of the company. ‘Two of the present executives of the company ir addition to the founders are natives of North Da- kota. One is Harold B. Finch, executive vice \ other is Albert E. “Bert” Selby, presi- dent of the Nash Coffee company, af- fillated enterprise. Both men are graduates of the University of North Dakota. And in the Nash-Finch or- ganization scores of other North Da- kota boys may be found, boys whose ability and enterprise have carried them to executive positions in this far-flung company of humble begin- nings. Crowd of 1,300 Helps Dedicate Moffit Pool A crowd, estimated at 1,300 persons, ‘was present Sunday at dedication ‘nival staged by Bismarck swimmers in the evening. Ben Jacobson, Burleigh county re- creddonal State Hazelton, 18-7, snd Moffit shut out McKenzie, 5-0. The Moffit ovoys’ handed the Wing girls’ team its first Géfeat of the season, 16-6, Hundreds of versons swam in the pool during the entire day in addi- tion to many who took part in swim- ming races and the water pageant. tended by "\1 City and County ‘ W. K. NASH Mr. Nash, whose original $400 investment back of an idea has carried him to the posi- tion of one of the world’s largest distributors of foods. J. C. PELTIER Ass't. Manager, Bismarck CMTC Dancing Party Given Saturday Night camp at Fort Lincoln were enter- tained at a dancing party in the post gymnasium Saturday evening in the second of a series scheduled for this cluded junior and senior high school igirls and those of the immediate graduating classes at St. Mary’s, and the Bismarck and Mandan high schools, were invited jesdames E. A»Thorberg and Ralph Penner. Chaperones from Bismarck were Mrs. A. D. McKinnon and Mrs. A. H. Barrett while Mrs. F. W. McKenzie escorted the Mandan girls. The regular post orchestra Played for the dancing. Another similar dance will be giv- jen at the post this coming Saturday. ee * Local Group Attends State Maccabee Rally Eight members from the local Mac- urday to attend the state rally held jin the city armory that evening, at- representatives from {Jamestown, Minot, Grand Forks, Val- ley City, Fargo and Bismarck. The group going from here included Mrs. J. H. Newton, local hive commander, |Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Lohstretter, Mr. jand Mrs. Paul Homan, Mrs. Celia Schloemer, Mrs. E. C. Stee and Miss Katherine McDonald. |__ Fifty candidates were initiated with 28 members of the Fargo Golden Rod hive conducting the degree work. Following the three-hour initiation, ‘banquet was held at which 150 guests were served. ** * Mr. and Mrs, W. C. Preckel, 517 | Fourteenth St. had as their guests over the week-end the former’s moth- er, Mrs. Pauline Preckel, and his brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Val Henderson, of Twin Falls, | Idaho. The party left for their home Monday , having previously visited Arnold Preckel at Mapleton, N. D., and Fred Preckel at Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The Preckels and Hen- Gersons are former residents of Fargo. se * Miss Gudrun Scheldrup, 607 Bec- ond St., had as her guests over the week-end her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gust Scheldrup of Portal, N. D. Miss Scheldrup leaves August 1 for Wash- ington, D. C., where she has accepted an appointment as stenographer in the department of internal revenue. She has been employed here as head stenographer in the collection de- partment of the International Har- vester company’s Bismarck branch. * * * Practice for the Bismarck women’s kittenball players will be held Tues- day morning and evening, at 10 a. m. and 7 p.m. Thursday’s game saw Nita Wilmen’s team defeating that captained by sily Kruger, 18 to 15. Tuesday the northside girls downed the women’s team, 26 to 23. ** * Mr. and Mrs. John Fleck, 712 Man- dan, and Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Wagner, 112 Avenue B, returned Sunday eve- ning from an eight days’ motoring trip during which they. visited the Fort Peck dam at Glasgow, Mont., and went through Glacier National park and on up to Banff and Lake Louise in Canada. sk * Mr. and Mrs. John Erlandson of Lakota, N. D., left for their home Monday morning after spending the week-end here as guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Lewis, 515 Mandan. nec! as State Senator Arthur G. Bonzer. Jr, manager of the state mill and elevator, was a pustness visitor in B’s- marck over the week-end. TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY ‘WANTED—Capable girl for general housework. One child. Phone 631. vabee hive drove to Jamestown Sat-|\- and floor work, which was public, a] \'°5,, - "THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE, MONDAY, JULY 29,1938 _ of $400. W. H. SCHERMER Manager, Bismarck ~Aaditional Society} Lindberghs Secluded At St. Paul Hotel St. Paul, July 29.—(?)—Colonel and Mrs, Charles A. Lindbergh re- Enlisted at the C. M. T, c,/mained in seclusion in their hotel here Monday. Some time Monday the two were to fly away in their red monoplane, which still was quar- tered at the municipal airport, but month. About 40 girls, which in- the destination remained undisclosed. » NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS STATE HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION 1. Proposals for the construction Captain Willard L. Hadsell of Lin-|of @ State Highway Still So., Regan 0, SE Cor. McLean. Co, South So, & jcoln, Neb. supervised the party, as-i wil be received by the State High- sisted by this year’s C. M. T. C. hos-|way Commissioner in the offices of tesses, Mi the Department of State Highways at Bismarck, N. Dak., not later than 9:30 o'clock ‘A. M. August 16, 1935, at which place and time they’ will’ be publicly opened and read. 2. The Proposals must be mailed to or otherwise deposited with the Department of State Highways at Bismarck, N. Dak., and shall be se: ed and endorsed “Proposal for con- structing a State Highway Still So., Refan_ So. & SE Cor. McLean (NDUSPW Project No. NRS 450 ABC (1935) Co. South in Burleigh Coun- ty 3. A certified check for 5%, to- gether with a bidder's bond in the full amount of the gross sum bid, must accompany each proposal. Ali certified checks shall be drawn on Dak. Banks, and will be cashed by tae Commissioner, and said cash will be returned to the successful bidder upon the filing of an approv- ed contract bond. .. Contemplated work consists of 3.938 miles of Earth grading and in- cidental work involving approximate- Iv: 0.36 Acres Clearing and Grubbing; 51197 C. Y. Unclassified Excavation; 8414 C. Y. S, Overhaul; 400 L. F. Fur- nish & Deliver 18” C. M. P.; 9 No. 18” Conn. Bands . F. Unlo: Haul & Install C. M. P.; 432 L. F. Fur- nish & Deliver 15” Concrete Pipe; 342 L. F. Furnish & Deliver 21” Concrete Pipe; 774 L. F. Unload, Haul & Install Concrete Pipe. 5. Copies of the Proposal blanks may be obtained from the Depart- ment of State Highways at Bismarck, N. Dak. Plans and specifications are on file in the Division Office of the Department of State Highways at Bismarck, N. Dak., and the office of the Department of State Highways at Bismarck, N. Dak., and also at the office of’ the County Auditor in the County wherein the project or pro- fects are located. 6. All bidders are invited to be present at the opening of the propos- als. 7, The right ts reserved to reject any and all proposals, to waive tech- nicalities, or to accept such as may be determined to be for the best in- terests of the County and State. Bidders must bid on all items contained in the proposal blank. Any. bid or bids received for any number of items less than those contained in the proposal will be considered as irregular and rejected as such. $." “The attention of bidders {s di- rected to the Special Provisions cov- ering subletting or assigning the con- tract and to the use of Domestic Ma- terfals, “The minimum wage paid to all skilled labor employed on this pro- ject shall be not less than eighty (80) cents per hour. “The minimum wage paid to all in- termediate labor employed on this project shall be not less than sixty- five (65) cents per hour, “The minimum wage paid to all un- skilled labor employed on this pro- ject shall be not less than fifty (50) cents per hour. “Where board is furnished by the contractor, a deduction in the above rate may be made for the actual cost of toard, but not to exceed eighty cents per day. “The minimum wages paid to the following classes of camp help to Whore the provision regulating hours of employment does not apply shall be_as follows: ROADS SURVEY SET AT FEDERAL, STATE AGENCIES MERTING Future Plans and Policies of N. | D. Highway Work Will Be Formulated A conference of all federal and state agencies interested in highway construction, maintenance, financing funds through taxation to build and maintain highways throughout North Dakota. “Tt is timely to pause and see what plan or plans consistent with the public’s ability to pay are being | formulated. While the members of the tax survey commission are not experts in highway matters, never- theless they are genuinely interested in how phase of public service and its cost. Public Is Invited to Attend C.M.T.C. Bouts All Bismarck residents are invited to attend the fourth series of boxing matches to be staged at the open air pavilion, Fort Lincoln, at 7:30 o'clock Monday night. H. B. FINCH Mr, Finch, the president of, the Nash-Finch company, The original wholesale grocery house, started in started as an errand boy and| 1889 at Grand Forks, North Dakota, on a capital rose to the head of fifty-seven wholesale grocery houses. ND. COLLEGES STILL RETAIN HIGH RATINGS Loss of Accredited Standing Branded as False Rumor by Registrar Parrott Reports that the North Dakota Agricultural college and the Univer- sity of North Dakota had lost their accredited standings with the North Central Association of colleges was branded as absolutely false and with- out foundation by Prof. A. H. Parrott, registrar of the agricultural college, here Monday. . “North Dakota’s two institutions of higher learning have a higher rating this year than at any other time in their history,” Parrott declared. “Where these false rumors started we are at a loss to say. Students matriculating at either institution may be assured that their credits will always be acceptable at other insti- tutions of higher learning outside North Dakota.” Parrott, who checks hail losses dur- ing the summer for private insur- ance companies, devoted several hours to interviewing prospective college students while here. HI-LINERS WIN TWO Valley City, N. D., July 28—(>)— Valley City defeated Jamestown 3-1 in the 12-inning opening game and shut out the Red Sox 2-0 in the second game of a double-header here Sunday. The second game was halted after the fifth inning by the six o'clock Sunday law. SIMMONS INVALIDED Chicago, July 20.—(7)—Al Sim- mons, heavy-hitting White Sox out- fielder, arrived home Monday ahead of his teammates to receive treat- ments for a groin injury suffered in Philadelphia, He is expected to be out of the lineup for two weeks. ‘and establishment of future policies} Contests listed by Chaplain Will A. has been called for Aug. 7, by State|Sessions follow: Senator John K. Brostuen, chairman! Fiyweight—Richard Mathews, Mo- of the state interim tax survey com-, bridge, 8. D.; vs. Fred E. Oesterich, mission, Jr. The conference will be held in the state capitol and will be attended not only by state and federal officials \but also representatives of private Groups interested in road work. Representatives of the state high- way cepartment and of the federal bureau of public roads will play leading part in presenting plans and a Policies for consideration and dis- cussion at the meeting. To Meet Day The sub-committee of the state tax commission will meet a day earlier to confer on subjects to come before the meeting. Acting Gov. Walter Welford will be one of the principal speakers at the meeting. In addition, invitations to attend the conference have been sent to Thomas H. Moodie, state di- rector of the works progress admin- istration; R. B. Cummins, director of the national emergency council of the state; M. O. Ryan, secretary of the state planning board; J. P. Cain, chairman of the state planning board; Franklyn J. Van Osdel, rep- resentative of the state truckers’ as- sociation at Fargo. C. J. Murphy, Grand Forks, at- torney for the Great Northern rail- road; J. F. X. Conmy, attorney for the Northern Pacific Railroad, Far- g0; A. H. Lossow, counsel for the Soo Line Railroad, Minneapolis; P. H. Lee, representing the Chicago, Mil- waukee, St, Paul and Pacific railroad, Miles City, Mont. Dr. Ir cj tay pas r. Irvi Ine, works progress Personnel director, C. E. Danielson, president of the Greater North Dako- ta Association, Minot; Myron Atkin- son, secretary of the North Dakota League of Municipalities, Bismarck; Milton Rue, contractor, Bismarck; Arnold O. Berg, secretary of the state railroad commission; A. E. Palen, district engineer, federal bureau of public roads, St. Paul; A. J. Klaudt, secretary, state highway department; 'W. J. Flannigan, state highway com- missioner, and H. J. Taylor, head of the Bismarck office of the federal bureau of public roads. “One of the major, as well as one of the most rapidly growing expendi- tures of government in recent years is for highway construction and main- tenance,” Brostuen said.. “It is a problem of grave concern to deter- mine how far the public should go, » Corsica, 8. D. Bantamweight—Clifford L. Dauph- anis, Walhalla, N. D., vs. Harold S. Walker, Westhope, N. D. Featherweight—George R. Hull, Hunter, N. D.; vs. Joseph T. McIn- tyre, Rapid City, 8. D. Lightweight—Weldon C. Thomas, Bell Fourche, 8. D., vs. Maurice A. Strand, Enderlin, N. D. Welterweight—L. A. Weydahl, Kill- deer, N. D., vs. Ira D. Sankey, Belle Fourchs e. Light Heavyweight—Fred E. San- key, Belle Fourche, vs. Robert E. Chamberlain, Aberdeen. Car Sends Pedestrian To Bismarck Hospital Melvin Knoell, Fairbury, Neb., is itu a hospital aere with serious injuries received early Sunday at Morristown, 8. D., when he was knocked down by an automobile while crossing a street. He is suffering from compound fracture of the right leg, a broken knee cap and possible internal in- juries. He was struck by a car diiven by Bennetta Irons of Keldron, 8. D. Conrad Dohn Given Suspended Sentence Conrad Dohn, charged with assault and battery in connection with the injury of a transient, was found guilty by H. R. Bonney, justice of the peace and sentenced to serve 15 days in the county jail here Satur- day. Sentence was suspended. Four- teen witnesses appeared during the hearing. or how far it will go, in providing SENATE SMOTHERS MOTION TO ADJOURN Also Turn Down Attempt to Investigate Farmers’ AAA Rally in Capital | Washington, July 29.—(®)—The senate Monday smothered a Repub- lican proposal that congress adjourn August 10. A motion by Senator McNary, the minority leader, that the senate take up a resolution by Senator Hastings (Rep. Del.) for the August 10 ad- journment was tabled at the request 53 of Senator Robinson, the Democratic leader, Without a record vote, the senate tabled a motion by Hastings to con- sider his resolution calling on the Secretary of Agriculture for infor- mation bearing on the recent farm- es’ rally in Washington which en- dorsed the crop control program of the New Deal. The vote to table was 52 to 10. All 10 voting against the tabling motion, which automatically shut off debate, were Republicans, Four Republicans, Capper, Frazier, Norbeck and Nye, and the Progres- sive, LaFollette, joined 47 Democrats for the Robinson motion, Although many Democrats favor an early adjournment, they did not want to be placed in the position of hav- ing one forced by the opposition. The house has voted down a sim- ilar proposal. reopens its weekly full-heur show ... Over WABC and Columbia Coast-te-Ceast Network at 9 P.M. Eastern Daylight Saving Time Tonight —and every Monday night you'll hear the same superb shows with famous sters you have been listening to Sunday afternoo: Redio’s most populer dramatic show now on new stations—e new, more convenient hour. Don’t miss Graham Moffat’s deli: ful comedy tonight, 9 P.M.— Eastern Daylight Saving Ti A full hour on WABC and Network TONIGHT ... and EVERY MONDAY at 9 P. M. E.D.$.T. Please consult radie column your newspaper fer lecal time. TWINE Wholesale and retail. Get in touch with us if in need any quantity. of twine. Sold in Hedahl Motor Co. Telephone 269 Dak. Bismarck, No. ‘Watchmen not less than $15.00 per week. Timekeepers not less than $15.00 per week. Clerks not less than $15.00 per week, Hostlers not less than $15.00 per week, Cook's helper not less than $14.00 Per week plus board. Zook not less than $18.00 per week Plus tcard. Barn boss not less than $15.00 per week. “The minimum rate for truck rent- al, exclusive of driver's wages, shall be five cents per cubic yard mile. “Trucks shall be limited to a max- imum load of four (4) cubie yards for hauling surfacing material from the source of supply to its place on the road. 10. “Bids are requested on’ the basis that if subsequent legislation shall require observance of minimum wages and or maximum hours of em- ployment and or limitation as to ‘age of employees, in the performance of government contracts any contract entered into shall be subject to modi- fication to accord with such statu- tory requirements to the extent au- thorized or required by law.” STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT * (Signed) W. J. Flannigan, ighway Commissioner. Hi, Dated: 7-17-35, +] 7-22-29 8-5, a | CA good cugarelle, ho needs Balance And that’s why the tobaccos in Chesterfield are carefully balanced one against the other... not too much of one—not too little of another. We take the right amounts of the right kinds of four types of to- bacco—Bright, Burley, Maryland and Turkish. It is this balancing of tobaccos that makes Chesterfields milder and makes them taste better. © 1935, Lioosrr & Myzas Tosacoo Co, Chesterfield ... the cigarette thats MILDER Chesterfield ... the cigarette that TASTES BETTER