The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, November 6, 1931, Page 8

: T— 8‘ THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, FRIDAY, NOV. 6, 1931. MEHERIN FINDS GONDITIONS | ALASKA NORMAL Business for-lgfl Set New Record, Partly Due to Newspaper Advertising Conditions in the Territory are at least norm: and comparatively they are bet anywhere else in the coun g to J. J (Joe) Mehes Bros., Alaska representative and ve n mer- chandise broker of this citiy. He turned early this week from his Fall trip to western and interior districts and will leave tomorrow for points south as far as Ketchi- kan. He will go from the First City to Seattle and later to San Fran- cisco to attend the anual meeting of Hills Bros., forces which will be held from December 14 to 19. Has Banner Year “The little Red Can is increasing in popularity every day,” declared Mr. Meherin. Alaska this year was larger than last, and by the end of December a|who normally “Our business in| Inctors. “A quality product, con- sistent newspaper advertising, and ‘prmessue business policies.” | “Does advertising pay?” asked. Without hesitancy, Mr. Me- | herin replied: “It must. If it didn’t ir firm wouldn’t do so much of il ‘We were pioneers in newspa- per advertising and the results are convincing that it is the most sat- | isfactory medium of reaching the average man and making custom- ers out of consumers. Sound ad- | vertising backed by merchandise of | merit marketed by a progressive | company is a combination that is | sure to win.” | Stay at Home This winter, fewer Alaskans will winter in the States than usual, | Mr. Meherin said. Many of those take trips to the | cities along the Pacific Coast to spend the winter «months are this year staying at home. Fairbanks, Anchorage, Seward, Valdez, and Cordova, as well as smaller communities are filled with people. There is hardly a vacant home to' be had. | There is much more interest in prospecting than in the past, and wherever it is possible winter pros- pecting will be done, he said. Will Meet Humfrey Meherin will meet A. A. EEY } Mr. ness associate and for many years [local resident, in San Francisco at the annual company meeting. Mr. he was| (Max) Humfrey, his former busi- RITTENHOUSES END PLEASANT VISIT TO JUNEAU 'Start Will Be Made Early Next Year on Extend- ed Trip to Africa Having enjoyed a delightful summer and fall visit in Juneau, Mr. and Mrs. J. V. Rittenhouse will leave on the steamship Alaska tomorrow for the States. They will i{be accompanied on the southbound voyage by Capt. C. R. Drost, who |has been their guest here for a couple of months. After disembarking from the WAlaska at Seattle, Capt. Drost will go to Victoria, B. C., where he will stay for a. while, after .which he will leave for his home in Holland, by way of New York. Mr. and Mrs. Rittenhouse plan a brief sojourn in San Francisco. They will then go to Los Angeles, where they may remain until after the Christmas holidays. | Two Year Tour | Early in the New Year they will leave California on a tour that will take them to the South Sea I am confident our sales will be the | Humfrey is district manager of the Islands, Siam, Indo China, South largest we have ever had here.” He attributed this to three major | Chicago district. He will attend the meeting with 50 of his sales- or Saturday CHICKENS, pound BROILERS, pound MANNING’S TEA pound CORN FLAKES, Red and White'.... .50, FLORIDA GRAPEFRUIT, each.... .. CORN, Tasterite, Ofor .. George Bros. FIVE FAST DELIVERIES DAILY Phones 92 and 95 25¢ 2. 15¢ Open Until Midnight Africa, FEast Africa, and north along its coast to Aden, then into| the Red Sea and afterwards down the Nile to the Mediterranean; thence to Western Europe and back to the United States. In East Africa, they will make a stop of from which town Mr. Rittenhouse will go on a lion hunt. Their contemplated tour will re- quire two years. Mr. Rittenhouse is an enthusias- 'tic sportsman. On the present visit of himself and Mrs. Rittenhouse to Alaska they have spent most; of their time in Juneau, and he has engaged in numerous hunting and fishing expeditions. They took | an extended trip to the Interior, making the circle tour from Skag- way down the Yukon, then up the Tanana to Fairbanks and from | there to the Westward coast and back to Juneau. ‘Mrs. Rittenhouse has been hos- tess and guest at many affairs during her sojourn here this year. men. will have 100 or more salesmen under his direction, Mr. Meherin declared. Representatives from all of the districts — Chicago, Kansas Citly, Minneapolis, Portland, Los Angeles and San Francisco, will be present. men will attend. Mr. Meherin will spend two or three weeks in Seattle before going to San Frnacisco. He will return here about February 1. CALL FOR DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS Notice is hereby given that a Precinct Cancus of the Democratic Party will be held for the town of Juneau, Alaska, at 8 p.m. Tuesday, November 10, 1931, at Moose Hall, for the purpose of electing dele- gates to the Democratic Divisional Convention at Petersburg, Alaska, on November 20, 1931. For Precinct No. 1, 15 delegates will be elected. For Precinct No. 2, 9 delegates will be elected. For Precinct No. 3, 5 delegates will be elected. the Democratic Committee for the First Division of Alaska. (signed) ALLEN SHATTUCK, adv. — “MIDNIGHT IN JUNE” Christmas greeting cards and many other new and attractive subjects now on: display at Winter & Pond's. —adv. —r- A fire truck nas been developed in Germany that can run across ing rural fires. “TOMORROW’S STYLES TODAY” Second Anniversary SALE Savings of 25 to 50 Per Cent For Cash Only — No Approvals, No Refunds, No Exchanges EVERY SALE IS FINAL. A deposit on any garment will hold it until pay night, November 10. — “Juneaw’s Own Store” considerable duration at iNairobi, | In five years from now, he| Tt is expected at least 125 sales- | | This call is issued pursuant to; authority from the Chairman of Precinct Committeeman. i plowed fields and railroad tracks and ford small streams for fight- u. S. and close friends in Washington. MDONALDIS HEADING NEW BRIT. CABINET 1Sir J. Ausl:Chamberlain Is Chancellor In- stead of Snowden | LONDON, Nov. 6.—Ramsay Mac- {Donald remains hed of the Brn |ish .Government and in the | Cabinet are Stanley Baldwln, as {Lord President of the Council, and Sir J. Austen Chamberlain, as Chancellor of the Exchequer in- stead of Phillip Snowden, who re- 1 signed. Premier MacDonald has also named as Lord Privy Seal, Sir John Simon, and Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Sir Samuel Hoare. 'SHRINE DANCE GIVEN TONIGHT The first of & series of dances to be given during the winter sea- son by the Juneau Shrine Club will be tonight in the Scottish Rite ‘Temp)e. Dancing will start at 9:30 o'clock. Many dinner parties hawé been arranged for this evening as a starter for the evening's fest!vl- tles. - e A folding blotter for checks and their stubs is permanently boun| in a new- check :book. H Nelson Trusler Johnson, United States minis bride, the former Jane Washington Thornton Beck, a great-great grand- niece of George Washington. The wedding took place in Tientsin, China. For many years the Beck and Johnson families were neighbo | Strait. Specials for Saturday ENVOY WEDS IN CHINA" Asxociated ivess Photo r to China, and his BURDICK LEAVES TODAY FOR TWO WESKS CRUISE District Ranger Charles Burdick | left today on the Ranger VII, for a cruise of Icy Strait and Chatham He will be absent about two weeks. He will visit Hoonah and other communities in the district, cruis- ing one or two timber sale areas, and visiting fur farms in the region. 'ROASTING CONTROL - COMPLETES WORK “THAT NATURE BEGINS Full Charm of Coffee Blend Developed by Hills Bros.’ Patented Process Coffee, as it comes from the plan tations, is not a finished product Man must develop the flavor by roasting. Yet very often, mnn spoils the work that Nature be For roastingis a delicate task. ut there is one method that always roasts to perfection — Controlled - Roasting, invented and patented by Hills Bros. As the accuracy of the hour-glass depends upon an even, continuous flow .. . a little at a time ... so a Eerfect uniform roast is produced y Controlled Roasting — the pat- ented process that roasts evenly, continuously . . . a little at.a time. "This is directly opposite to ordinary methods of roasting.in bulk. The advantages are seen, when you drink Hills Bros. Coffee. It has a flavor no other coffee has. For no others are roasted the same way. And the flavor never varies, either! Hills Bros. Coffee is packed in vacuum cans. Air, which destroys the flavor of coffee, is removed and eft out of these cans. Ordinary, r-tight” cans won’t keep coffee fresh. But Hills Bros. Coffee can’t go stale! Always fresh wherever and whenever yon bn it. Order some today. {t by name, and look for tha Anb trade-mark on the can. Hills Bros. Coffee, Inc., Snn anclsco, Cnhlorm NEW 1931 PACK CAMPBELL’S TOMATO SOUP, 3 cans for .. ... .25¢ | 11b, 2 0z. can LIBBY’ S APPLE BUTTER, 'LIBBY’ S TO\IATO JUICE-- IOOZ.can,Sfor............25(? 15 oz. can, 7for......... | AL 3 on | FRESH FRU Il and VEGETABLES orrhhnd” and “Evans” | FRESH BUTTER and EGGS of nghest Quality RED ROCK COTTAGE CHEESE California Grocery Telep‘fioqe 478 MISS GALLWAS IS ANNOUNCED Will Be Wedded to Louis A. Delebecque on De- cember Fifth Mr. and Mrs., F. A. J. Gallwas, of Douglas, announge the engagement of their daughter, Alberta, to Mr. Louis A. Delebecque of Juneau. Miss Gallwas was born and raised in Douglas. After completing the work in the Douglas Grade and High school, she attended the Bel- lingham Normal and the University of Washington in Seattle. When she secured a teachers’ certificate, she taught for two years in Alaska schools. ston, Tllinols, where he attended school. He is the son of Mrs. Wil- liam J. Kimberley, of Los Angeles California. He came to Juneau from Chicago in 1929 as bookkeeper and timekeeper for the N. P. Sev- the contract for the construpction ' of the Capitol Building. Mr. Dele- becque has remained in Juneau ever since. At the present time, he is meployed as day clerk at the Zynda hotel. Saturday evening, December 5 has been set for the wedding which is to be held in the Douglas Congregational Church with Rev. P. E. Bauer officiating. Miss Gertrude Waltonen of Ju- neau will be the bridesmaid and Mr. Harold Gallwas, a brother of the bride-to-be, will act as best man. Following the eeremony, home in Douglas. JUNEAU MEETS AT BASKETBALL Junior Team of Lynn Canal Town Will Play High School Alumni In the high school gymnasium at | 8 o'clock tonight a game of basket- ball will be played by -the Junior City team of Haines and a team; composed of Juneau- high school alumni. The contest will start promptly at 8 o'clock. A nominal charge will be made for admission. Arrangements for the game were . concluded ‘several days ago by cable, and the Haines players ar- Army boat Fornance last night. ————— which is said to give complete in- sulation and withstand strains, has been perfected. lieved to exist in the world have ments number ninety-two. RICH’S ALASKA SHIRT An extra heavy wool shirt with extraordi- nary wearing qualities H.S. Graves The Clothing Man ENGAGEMENT OF ¢ Mr. Delebecque was born in Evan-' a re-i ception will be held at the Gallwas HAINES TONIGHT, rived here on the United States; An enamel coating for wim,‘ heavy T > G All the chemical elements be-| now been discovered. These ele-! PLEASED WITH CONDITION HERE E F. Jesse—n_s_ays Alaska Can Look to This City for Leadership “Juneau is not only the best city in Alaska, but few if any places in the States excel it in prosper- ity,” is the opinion expressed by E: F! Jessen, editor of the Seward Gateway, who is concluding a week's visit here. Mr. Jessen and his daughter, Miss Lols Jessen, re- cently concluded a sojourn of two months in the States. ~“He stopped here on his way home. He will proceed to the Westward tonight on the steamship Admira]l Evahs. “Juneau’s resources,” continued Mr. Jessen “are manifold and rich —fish, timber and gold. Any one in normal times would be suf- ficlent to support a thriving com- munity, and even in abnormal times—no matter how abnormal— erin Company, which company had | the gold mining industry is cer- EWAHD EmToR 4tain to. e.good times. Besides, this city the capitol of the Ter- ritory, which 1s an asset of no small proportions. “The rest of Alaska ought to be able to look to Juneau to take the inftiative in any matter of devel- opment. I think it can, for in addition to the natural advantagos here there is energetic, enterprising citizenry which realizes that prog- ress achieved any place in Alaska, no matter how remote in distance, is sure to benefit the whole terri- tory in general and Juneau in par- ticular.” B FIRE BOYS AT ‘DEER’ BANQUET Forty members of the Juneau Volunteer Fire Department sat down to a deer meat banquet last night in the social hall at head- quarters. The deer was donated to the boys by Robert Coughlin, was cooked by the U and I restaurant and served by Mrs. Neville and ladies. Following the spread the regular monthly meeting was held at which only routine business was transacted. £ 'ready-madesuit. g g E m Suit Clearance Sale Keller-Heumann-Thompson, Quality Clothes have more hand tailoring than any other FOR THE NEXT 5 DAYS YOU CAN BUY FOR LESS THAN COST £ Regular $45.00 suits H Regular 42.50 suits £ Regular 40.00 suits £ Regular 37.50 suits Regular 35.00 suits | Regular 32.50 suits 1‘) Regular 30.00 suits Dor’t miss this opportunity to save Only 75 suits in this lot; don’t wait, buy now. Smart styles and models in a wide variety of fabrics NO ALTERATIONS SABIN’S TP i S SPUDS! Lots of Spuds—large, selected, sack. SPUDS! $1.85 ! —at— Christmas Sprays Hol{y and Mistletoe Miniature Wreaths Regular 40c, your /Choice for : 20c. per spray At GARNICK’S-Phone 174 CLEARING SALE of ALARM CLOCKS Save $1.00 on your alarm clock needs “All regular makes $1.00 off for a limited time Your, Name Engraved in Gold—FREE On any of our Pens and Pencils Parker—Waterman—Wahl—at factory prices THE NUGGET SHOP [/ Grace, Dlstmctwn and Luxury in EVENING DRESSES Velvets, Satins and Crepes HOLLYWOOD STYLE SHOP #t