Show I I IJ J C Penney Co Man Man- ManI Manager Manager Manager I ager Leaves for Spring Convention of the lo- lo local manager W Graham D left today Penney Penner Co store cal J C attend the annulI annual for Spring Ogden convention to of or the org org-aniza- organization organization or Spring tion which will open April 1st atthe atthe at the Hotel convention Bigelow which is s one of The country covering the entire fourteen headed by George e T Mitchell be will I of District Managers Department Ro Roy Royl II H Ott Director of Chairman Relations F r W W inzen Binzen Mer- Mer Merchandise Merchandise chandise Public Department and G E Mack Distrct District Manager will also be pres- pres present present office home the fram from ent devoted The first two o days will be business sessions sessions in in the morning to and general gS conferences between store and department mana managers ers managers from the home office in the afternoon after after- nOon O Tuesday evening there will be bea bea bea On short at the hotel with a a banquet of inspirational nature followed fol- fol followed fol program the initiation of new man mm- mma managers managers I lowed by into the J C Penney Co a agers ers ranks A business sessions the feature of or A I IA I in the morning pro program ram of or the first firstI I two days will be talks by store man man- managers managers agers Three mana managers ers w will ll be set set- selected sel selected for each of the fourteen con con- convention convention con convention points Following the business sessions four days will be devoted to Spring Special features have been developed in the presentation or of wear to wear ready cloth clothing n millinery and other style items of or the general J C Penney Co lines Recent developments in the J C Penney Co include the acquisition of stores throughout the west mid mid and West and the opening of 65 05 new stores in the general expansion pro pro- program program pro program gram to include new locations during the present calendar year Other leases arc bein being rapidly com corn complete witha with a heavy program of Fall store opening already indicated for locations which have recently been closed Sales of or the J C Penney Co for forthe forthe forthe the year just passed were in excess of according to Mr DI D DW W Graham and the quota for this year i is Total number of stores now included included included I ed in in the J C Penney Co ranks is 1212 with increases being recorded isI I each month |