Evening Star Newspaper, December 13, 1934, Page 11

ONLY WEEK LEFT 10 “SHOP EARLY" Shoppers Urged to Take] Advantage of Morning Hours. If you want your Christmas shop- ping to be early, it must be done be- fore next week. From then until De- cember 24 you are merely following the last-minute methods which mer- chants, post office officials and other authorities on shopping and mailing declare will be least satisfactory to you, as well as to them. Whatever day you select, however, | in which to do your buying, you are urged by the special “shop -early— mail early” committee of merchants to start out bright and early in the morning. During the hours before noon, they point out, you will find clerks fresh and eager to help, stocks will be less mussed and mixed up than later in the day, traffic will be lighter. street cars not so crowded and other conditions more suitable for shopping. Buying Best in Years. Thus far, it is reported by Sylvan King and Edward D. Shaw, chairman and secretary of the special commit- | tee, holiday buying has been the best | in several years. This is due partly to an increased money-earning popu- lation in the District. an earlier dis- play of stocks and trimmings than ever before and a persistent drive to make people “shop early conscious.” To some degree, however, this last influence has concentrated its effect upon women. leaving most of the men with their shopping yet to do. “Women are much more expert in shopping and, of course, devote more | attention to the subject.” the commit- te announced. “As a result, when the | stores finally decided to meet the| demiand for earlier gift-buying. and | arranged to display their Christmas| stocks earlier in the season, the adept | woman shoppers were quick to take advantage of the opportunity. Men Postpone Shopping. “Figures show, however, that the sweep of the movement has failed to penetrate the consciousness of most men. They still put off their neces- sary Christmas purchases until ‘the last possible moment and as a result have much smaller stocks from Wwhich to select their Christmas gifts.” In a last push for shopping volume during the next day or two the com- mittee urges: 1. Make out at home tentative shop- ping lists. Study your newspaper fifl-‘ vertising columns, remembering that expert merchandisers have given in- tensive study to the gift suggestions | carried in these Christmas store an- nouncements. By listing your gift needs and studying store advertising you can route your shopping trip and | save many unnecessary steps. 2. Get downtown early in the morn- ing. Stores are far less crowded, clerks less tired and stocks are in| better shape during the first two hours after the store opens. Carry Small Bundies. 3. Carry home at least your small | bundles. Remember, that during the next six days stores will be doing! double thelr normal daily business and that annoying mistakes in the delivery of your packages are far more Ifkely to occur at this season than | at any other time. 4. If the article must be delivered | find out from the clerk the probable time of delivery and have some re- | sponsible person at your home at the | time to receive the package. Much Christmas merchandise is delayed in delivery through failure to do this. 5, Keep young children out of the downtown section during the rush season unless accompanied by parents or some responsible older person. 6. Make every possible purchase during the next few days. Early shop- ping has been unusually heavy throughout the country this year and the merchants’ stocks are being de- pleted rapidly. GERTRUDE STEIN VISITOR Will Arrive December 20 to Be Guest of Mrs. Anne Archbold. Gertrude Stein, of “Pigeons in the Grass, Alas” fame, will arrive here December 29 for a week end visit with Mrs. Anne Archbold, 3905 Reservoir road. At Mrs. Archbold’s home it was said Miss Stein would stay here “over Sun- day.” RED CROSS LEADER Q) Il \\\\\\\‘\| SAVE 200 MILES VIA OID'POINT COMFORT AUTOS ‘Carried FREE ‘When Accompanied by Passenger L) INE WAY . ... $3.00 OUND TRIP.. . $5.00 80-Day Limit ° SPECIAL—$3.50 Round Trip M‘ Sat., Leaves 6:30 P.M. o1 me Monday, 7 AM. A big steel steamer is your hotel -.Iml garage. 14231 St LW, NAtional 1520 NORFOLKE N WASHINGTON LINE BHORT LINE to the CAROLINAS THE EVENING ST AR, WASHINGTON, D. Bombers Play Havoc in New England . The lobby and front of the Tremont Theater in the heart of the downtown theater and shopping district of Boston were wrecked by what Fire Chief Dennis Coughlin believed was a bomb planted in the ticket booth. Police were not immediately able to determine the motive for the bombing, one of four occurring in New England yesterday. PAYNE RENAMED Reappointed for Fourteenth Termeby President—Other Officers Are Chosen. Judge John Barton Payne today be- gan his fourteenth year as chairman of the American Red Cross. His reappointment by President 1 Roosevelt was announced late yester- day coincident with the annual meet- ings of the organization’s Central Committee, Board of Incorporators and chapter delegates. Gen. Charles P. Summerall, U. 8. A., | relired, former chief of staff of the Army and chairman of the Red Cross | chapter at Charleston. S. C., was elected to the Board of Incorporators to fill the vacancy created by the death of Louis A. Pradt of Wausau, Wis., one of the original incorporators when the Red Cross was reorganized in 1905. Judge John Bassett Moore of New York presided at the meeting. President Roosevelt also appointed five members of the central commit- tee to represent the Government. They are Thomas Jefferson Coolidge, | Undersecretary, to represent _the| Treasury Department: William Phil- | lips, Undersecretary, to represent the | State Department: Maj. Gen. Robert U. Patterson, surgeon general of the Army, to represent the War Depart- ment: James Crawford Biggs, solicitor | general, to represent the Justice De- partment, and Rear Admiral Perceval S. Rossiter, surgeon general of the | town Navy, to represent the Navy Depart- ment. Other members elected to the cen- recom- mendations of the annual conven- tion last April, included Cornelius N. Bliss of New York and Elict Wads- representing the tral committee, confirming worth of Boston, —A. P. Photo. necessary, and it was time, he said, that the public realized as much. Dr. Walsh’s address was made at the monthly dinner of the Propeller Club at the Emerson Hotel. Mayor Jackson of Baltimore and about 150 officials and employes of shipping companies were present. board of incorporators; William For- PR TR tune of Indianapolis Knight of San Francisco. Elected trustees of the endowment fund were Henry P. Davison of New York, William D. Hoover of Washing- ton and Felix M. Warburg of New York. DR. WALSH DISCUSSES and Samuel Crittenton Board to Meet. ‘The Board of Managers of the Flor- Reservoir road. The meeting will be followed by a luncheon at 1 o'clock. Mrs. Thomas E. Robertson is president of the board. OCEAN MAIL CONTRACTS Regent of G. U. Declareg if Sub- sidies Are Discontinued U. 8. Must Take Over Shipping. Speaking before the Propeller Club of Baltimore last night Dr. Edmund A. Walsh, S. J.. regent of the George- University Foreign Service School. declared that if ocean m)] contracts and frank subsidies l American shipping are duconunued the Government will be forced to | OAL You will find our low prices less than those gen- frally charged eliewh for the same high of coal, because we seil for | cash delivery only. For Famous Reading Antbtaciiar aeint Pennsylvania— take over the American merchant marine. Ocean mail contracts, he asserted, | simply were a pretext for doing some- thing which public policy has proves OIL BURNER SERV]CE 12 Years’ Practical Experience Immediate, Reliable, Reasomable Any Approved Make DOMESTIC SERVICE CORP. 1706 Conn. Ave. POt. 2048 Night and Sunday, Wis. 3053 | ence Crittenton Home will meet to- | morrow at 11 am. at the home, 4759 | C., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1934 EDISON COMPANY FILES RATE BRIEF| Claims 7 Per Cent Is Mini-|& mum Earning—Cites Fear |2 of Government Plants. Special Dispatch to The Star. R BALTIMORE, December 13.—Seven | i per cent is “the minimum remrn"l which the Potomac Edison Co. can | M earn in order to prevent a “flight of capital” and to permit financing on reasonable terms, the Public Serv. ice Commission was told yesterday in a brief filed by counsel for the company. According to the company's brief, the difficulties of public utility financ ing have been enhanced by “threats of Government competition and mu- | nicipal competition and also by “the uncertainty as to possible inflation.” A brief also was filed by People’ Counsel Herman Moser and Lewis M. Wilson, solicitor for the city of | i Cumberland, which intervened in the case, and which has already taken the initial step to build its own elec- tric light and power plant. This brief contended that the com- pany could issue bonds today on a more favorable basis than 5 per cent and that “a 6 per cent return on common stock, in view of the stabil- ity of the earnings of the company and its good credit, are sufficient and | Try Elli’ Toms Cove Salt Water Oysters Siulf your Christmas Turkey with Toms Cove Oysters Open Until 12 Midnight G. C. ELLIS CO. No. 7 Municipsl Fish Market NATL. 4968 Good on specified n-ln ...:y-:.. details ses fiyerr—consuls agents Fancy Butter Kernel Corn 2:5%.29¢ ASC0 Sugar Peas ...No.2can 17¢ ASCO Corn (all varieties) . . 2 No. 2 cans 29¢ Farmdale Tender Peas. . . .No.2ean 15¢ Reg. 16¢ No. 2 Cans 4SC0 Pancake and Buckwheat M Golden Table Syrup Pobed Zoat Oats Glenwood Apple Butter Coffee Victor » 19c a5C0 v 23c Acme i 29c [T Granulated Sugar . . . 5-1b. cotton bag 27¢ ASQ Finest Cornstarch Pig. Sc Jello—Assorted Flavors . . .3 pkes. 19¢ ’ Red Box ‘Polly Ann | Broken Hard Can Famous Mix Nippy Longhorn Large Budded Walnuts....... Choice Mixed Nuts. ... Thin-Shell Almonds 1b. 29¢ ee. .10 19¢ .1b. 25¢ ASC0 Sliced Sweet Chrutmu Candies Season’s Greeting Chocolates. Chocolates 5-1b. box $1.19 Chocolates 5-Ib. box §1,49 Hershey Chocolate . .21/3-1b. box 62¢ Finest Standard Quality Tomatoes 211 5¢ A4S0 Asparagus Tips . .. .2 tall cans 27¢ Cooked Sweet Potatoes. .2 No. 2 cans 25¢ Bel Moute Asparagus Tips. .sa. can 27¢ Reg. 9¢ No. 2 Cans Flour 2k 15(: Post Whole Bran Sunshine Grapefruit Juice. Sunshine Orange Juice Cake Pingapple2 en30¢ Walnut . «a4bc Pound 215 $1.00 510s.$2.25 . 5-1b. box 98¢ dy. . ture . . .21bs. 25¢ b 19¢ Supreme Fruit Cake Repp’s Apple Cider 'z sal. 25¢; #al 45¢ ASC0 Cooked Pumpkin . ... bigcan10c Fancy Cranberry Sauce . .17-0z. can 15¢ b.17¢ Cheese 55 19¢ Large Brazil Nuts California Seeded Raisins . ... California Seedless Raisins .. . Finest December 16 3)-00 Philadelphia $ 2.75 Wilmingten Sarwrday, December 15 $3.00 Vlilul-llrn Scranten Sosllr Butter Bacon Reg. 17¢ 15-1b. pkgs. Gold Seat 29¢ Family Flour Pocahontas Stove $10.00 ' Pocahontas Egg..$10.25 | Fairmont Egg.....$ 8.70 Coke (2,000) All our coals are screened and full weizht guaranteed B. J. WERNER| 19237 5th St. N.E. NOrth 8813 Boery Saturday - Sunday $1.25 Bakimere $ 1.50 Daily—Good for 3 daye $5.65 New York Daily one way, coaches only. Lv. 12.95 om CHRISTMAS and NEW YEAR'S ROUND-TRIP FARES REDUCED % Leove anvtime from 3.00 o. m. Dec. 90 up to noon Dec. 95, or leave anytime from 300 4. ® leave Dec. 18, Anal retuen limit Jon. 15. loMma cleepina car fares reduced PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD YOUR GROCER CAN HELP YOU TO eep on the Sunny Side / %nter Raw, bleak days bring a change in living habits. You get less outdoor exercise—less vitalizing sunshine. At this time of year you must maintain your body in good condition to help ward off common winter infections. Your grocer can help you to sunny living. On his shelves you’ll find Kellogg’s ALL-BRAN, the cereal that helps keep you free from common constipation, due to insufficient “bulk.” This ailment is the most frequent cause of sluggish days, loss of appetite and energy. The “hplk” in ALL-BRAN is gentle. It resists digestion better than the fiber in fruits and vegetables, so it is often more effective. ALL-BRAN also furnishes vitamin B and iron. Get Kellogg’s ALL-BRAN in the red-and-green pack- age at your grocer’s. Two tablespoonfuls daily are usually sufficient. With each meal, in severe cases. If not relieved in this way, see your doctor. Unlike cathartics, the same amount of ALL-BRAN continues, to be effective ‘when served regularly. Sold by all grocers. In the red-and- green package. Made by Kellogg in Battle Creek. X pound carton 37¢ ‘The Pinest Butter in America Richland. . ... m. 34c Fancy Calimyrna Layer Figs. .pks- 10c Fancy Red Cherries. . . ... bot. 10¢, 19¢ ASC0 Vanilla Extract Eggs Selected . Reg. 25¢ Eveready 4500 Finest Mince Meat 1b. 19¢ Farmdale Evap. Milk. . . .4 tall cans 23¢ Eagle Brand Condensed Milk. .can 21¢ Octagon @ <2kes 27¢ Lnunfl finp Soap Powder pkg., Se : Cleanser can, Sc A Bargain Buy! In Metropolitan Gotd Sant Fruit Cocktail 1 Special Size Package With Each Purchase 12 2 49c 5 bag 250 n D}k s Pltted Pates. ..... pkg. 15¢ New Imported Currants. . .pkg. 12¢ 4500 Spices (whole or ground) . .3 pkes. 20¢ 23c| ASC0 California Peaches. .2 big cans 35¢ Bel Mowe Peaches .. ..... 4500 Finest Fruit Salad . ... Palmolive 4 <:kes ] Q¢ Toilet Soap Keep that schoolgirl complexion. 3 reg. size ek sz Super Suds 27 ¢ Washington Only 39c‘ du: 27: big can . Garden Fresh Produce and Vegetables . . . Crisp Iceberg Lettuce 2 19c Juicy Florida Large Lemons New Cabbage . . Stringless Beans California Carrots . . .2 bunches 15¢ Firm Yellow Onions . . ...3 m. 14c TR | S Large Navel Oranges . Finest Western Boxed Apples 4~ 25¢ dor. 29¢ oo sics e e .3 ter 10¢ Oranges « 12¢ Order Christmas Poultry Early Our Meat Markets will be keys. Chickens, Geese and Ducklings. ““Headquarters’ for Fresh Killed Tur- Ordering early insures your se:unng the pick of very fine Poultry, and just the size you wish. Our prices will be reasonable and the quality the finest Fancy Stewing Chlckens w2]ec Select Cuts Chuck Roast Boneless Cross-Cut Roa Finest Pork End Cut Chops Loin Roast ....... Center Cut Cho;.);.' » 23c Small Sugar-Cured Smoked Hams Lb. 19(; ... *16c ». 25¢ » 17c ® Finest Milk-fed Country Veal ® Cutlets . ............»29¢ Loin Chops ......... ® 25¢ Rib Chops ».........n» 25¢c Shoulder Chops ......» 18¢ $1.00, $1.49, $2.00 Assortment of Foods Many folks give food assortments at this ti For youn convenience we have them put up with an excellent assortment of nourishing foods. See them oa display in our Stores, and place your er mow. Bouillon Roast . . . . Shoulder Roast . .. Breast for Stewing or Roasting $1 Merchandise Certificates A Gift of “Goed Cheer” that will be appre- ciated. They may be ud for the purch: any selection of foods im our Sto Good wuntil used. Buy them in our Stores—ask our Manager or Cashier.