The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 21, 1930, Page 18

2 : THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, SUNDAY, DEC. 21, 1930. } 9,000-Foot Bridge to Span Golden Gate THREE MORE DAYS T0 SHOP e L L TR R TR U LR T GIFT > 9 hundreds of idle men. TI Balls [ hundreds of idle men | Inexpensive Christmas | be an annual payroll of $T: wreaths may be made cuttings from pin s going to give Miss Jenny ,000. 14 Fur Cap Sweater Silk Umbrella ren but she did say she to give her a lot of pres- of e Ti For the first time in bridge build- OW 1€S | ing a modernistic retreating type of | A . ['imely Suggestions for i B e o the late Christmas Shopper For Evervone----- CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS Wreaths Foxtails | Tinsel Ribbon | t's view of the world’s longest single suspension highway bridge to be built across Seal Cad the Golden Gate. Joseph B. Strauss (inset) is chief engineer of the bridge, the San Francisco entrance St 0 ARG - | of which is sketched (upper left). m = , Al 1 Tags rnaments £ F ’ LI l l OFYon ! e 5 v OTRT PAP = or t te utaren SAN FRANCISCO, Dec es” has become the slogan of the | ONE MERRY CHRIS , FANCY GIFT PAPER = | $35,000,000 bond fssue pas , day throughout this city. ONE HAPPY NEW YEAR £ | ’ H ] S v : northern California counties has re- The hotels of this city have cut - % £ W OO“) ['urbans | moved the last obstacle to construc- their charges from 10 to 15 per| «Mother, mother, Mrs. Thimble Fl)r H(’r" For Hlm— H & tion of the Golden Gate bridge, the cent and the example is being fol- | is g to give old Miss Jenny a = I‘EIDCV Hose world's longest single suspension lowed by cafes and restaurants. In- | wonderful Christmas present—the s g @ (highway span. creased business is the result think she wants most in all the - < vENs . 3 = b | It will hang on two steel cables One of the largest vaudeville es- | world—do vou know what it is?" » Fe s = Fh(, I‘ eminine Glfr l,()unglng RObe g C«()dtb | weighing 43,750,000 pounds from tablishments in the city set a gen- Why, no, Johnnie. I'm afraid I A H . towers 740 feet high. eral admission of one mark, abc don’t. What is it?” 3 ¥ ]’a]amas = DI‘CSSCS | Although the Golden Gate is 25 cents, which includes admission, e { g e - I,mgcrlc = St [only silghtly more than a mile, cloakroom fee and a glass of beer | Vb IESE Rl Sl . ~ . = - - r wine . o) roffee. t AIS. g 5 = )es | the bridge will stretch 8943 feet O Wine or a cup of coffee. It has| " % = \, ie (wl ff H sierv S]lk shlrt B N0¢ o Gl e RadlGapacity Hotsss far both ‘datly What do you mean, Johnnie? LNron osiery = | : Miss Jennie isn't married. She ¢ - . = T = o central span will be 4,105 Performances g : = TICS = oVys 5 A 0Tt Ao I{lgll e e can't have any children. I know ‘A\ I);”nt\ P 1()WCI‘ H 1 water at the center, both side span: Shoehs Alipys WADED Sme R LU . w”\ S : = D()”% s o0 e ias D 1° @ o 0 00 00 0 0 ¢ o o she wouldn't adopt any, and now Handkerchiefs Si 0X £ = e Sy 0 o | she Is so old and all—it's ridiculous, " & > e = P IT IS EASY TO MAKE e | Johnnie, don't talk such nonsense.” £ G truction will require four Driving GIO\'CQ = ames eq 0 A CHRISTMAS WREATH e | “That isn't nonsense, mother. Of Gl()\'cs i=Y s = years and provide employment \::‘111 RS = Mrs. Thimble didn’t S £ s = . - > barberry and bayberry, with e i nice things, such as a Hdnd Brl}.{ < _'l“_""""‘“mb will be vmp%oyed‘ with pine cones wired on. At any e r, and a lot gnr things \.\'hu (4()”{"' Bflf_’; |¥ 'muv:; Sl by ?n1plxa.flzc vnhc‘ de florist's a wire circle can be e rd for herself, so that Perfume F()r Dad HER oz of I”‘L é"”‘s bviigs hj“l‘ bought with bunches of thin e have at least one Merry 11 - : 2l -— glass encased observation plat- wires, making it the easiest e mas and one Happy New Neolioees Silk Handkerchief i‘x']‘(;"* on top and plazas at each g of tasks to build up a wreath e | Year in her life, and I just figured 2 B s & 3 B 8. J that is unusual in its beau- e |cut it that was the best kind of Dai F Rk Clow [.eather Belt Middishade Suit | “Towers, surmounted by aerlal o ¢y e | twins an old woman like her could Jll]f} S1IK Gown () bi‘flw“-’r will ‘;t built of “lsfl"l@lfi @e e e e oo 0 o0 0 s possibly have”—Harold L. Cook. . : TS of non-encased square steel cells Hat Bao Arm Bands vercoat “stopped off” to give a receding = - g \ \ effect. 7. A p Gartcrs Shoes | The observation platforms provide Wardrobe Trunk Bt a panoramic view of the Pacific, . \ o e P COTC 2 1QeQ athrope San Francisco bay and the cities Handkerchief Cases |on its snores. (. | Ten-foot sidewalks with alcove F t Muffler | benches at intervals, will flank a or hy(), II()"]O_ . . 60-foot roadway with six lanes For a Friend- Shirt iR Ry g Wi 7 (w | service. The total width will be : AQ |90 feet. Al AnATies S | ; Lovely Draperies Wool Gloves i e e Ash Trays Double Deck Cards in Cases Gillette Razors Golf Hose Suit Case Overnight Bag Shaving Set Combination Set Desk Set D a [ | San Francisco side, with a terrace Felt Slippers |and 1andscape escarpment, will be KIND WISHES jsurmundrd by a portal structure, | with two massive pylons at the FOR A |ea wuhl :Ai\n:"unulm paint, \vhxfic j‘lerr}‘ Chrlstmas | strings of lights will outline the AND A SI”\' DI‘CSS | full length of each cable at night. Plazas, portal structures, pylons | and towers will be flood-lighted and Winter Coat o g b e Happy New Y ear | towers. New Hat | A series of electroliers will be | placed across the bridge while an- o | other series will extend along high- Sweater | ways leading to and from each end JO E THIBODEAU The war department has approv- B&lthrObC ed the plans and it is held that the structure will be no menace to Distributor Of Silk and Wool Hose [navigation. Its central span will be more Curtains Table Linen Blankets Sheets and Cases Comforts Towels and Towel Sets Bath Mats Bed Spreads Bridge Tables GOOD HEALTH PRODUCTS AL R L L L L L L LR L T L LT T T China Tea Sets Vanity Cedar Chest Scarf e S = S i 1 2 a / York, and its cables will elephone 195 Brass Candlesticks Fancy Powder Puff Comfy Slippers pliinii Lart gl . . . & feet thick. Painted Pottery Atomizer Zippers | Eutrance to the bridge on Ban': iy Francisco's side passes through the i Rugs Compact presidio and starts at Army point, tip of a long narrow peninsula on which San Francisco is located. On the Marin side the bridge entrance ® | is near Fort Baker. Interference with the military works will be avoided in construction and use of the bridge. e = SO i e L T LT T LU OO O T TR UL UL LU For the Baby- Hose Gertrudes Blankets Sweaters Dresses Bootees Baby Books Coats Rattles Virginia Song Festival | To Revive Old Ballads UNIVERSITY, Va., Dec. 20.—Ten thousand trained voices will sing | Virginia ballads in the Old Do- | minion’s first festival of songs here| | next Spring. John Powell of Richmond, pian- ist and composer, is directing pre. LU parations for the festival, which < will offer some ballads as old as|| and yours for a Very | the civilization in the hills whence | 3 % they originated. s 5 o The singing, sponsored by the MERRY CHRISTMAS Virginia Federation of Music Clubs il and other State organizations will | and a | be held in the Greek amphitheatre | i . . ., . at the University of Virginia. HAPPY. PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR Frankfort Cuts Prices; Juneau’s Leading Department Store Reaps Business Boom Tom Thumb Golf Course FRANKFORT-ON-MAIN, ~ Ger- A. B. HALL l ! ) 7 7 ! [<R | many, Dec. 20.—“Down with pric- This store will be open Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday Evenings We extend sincere wishes to you LT T T T T T T T T OO LA L o DR N T