Show C SAM PRESIDENT I IJ J j C PENNY N COMPANY MAKES STATEMENT Tho The executives es of the J C Penney Company have not dis discussed the oasis of a merger with any Chicago mail order house Sometime ago n a committee was chosen from our executives to study the economic advantages that might gl gnaw W out of the merging of our or organization or- or organization with one or the other of the large mail order houses ho There are arc many unsolved problems in the field of distribution Mass l production has outstripped the facilities facilities facilities ties distribution Wherever possible improvement is being made in the economics of mer mg in order to provide r a better service for the consumer as well as generate a great t greater greater r e-r enthusiasm among the workers The initial study now being made by our organization to determine what benefits mi might ht be secured through a combination of order mail mail and the over-the-counter service will be completed in the near future No step further than othan this has been made nor ner will il it i be made imade unless the fa facts ts r resulting from the initial sur- sur survey survey sur survey vey warrant further negotiations le leading ding toward a merger melger FEATURED FE IN LOCAL STORE Free Book for Every EHry Child will be featured by the local J C Penney Co store for the holiday holida season and there is a aa free b- b book beautifully illustrated for every child who comes in to visit visit ac- ac according according ac according cording to Mr Ir Graham manager The book with suitable verses acut a acut acut cut out doll m aril and other symbols of the Christmas MaryLn spirit isa is a gift from lar l Mary Lu Lit and Little Jim who are arc the guid guid- guid- guid ing guiding in spirit of itself includes a bewildering bewildering bewildering i ering ering array of dolls some of which seem real enough to be alive with eyes that not only open and shut but that also wink in a most coquettish manner r and throw fascinating glan- glan I ces over beribboned shoulders shoulder Some of these dolls have a most most convincing convincing wa way of talking some are baby doMs do ls some are arc grown n up dolls and there are engaging misses or of all an ages in between Penco flyers doll doU carts carls fire engines building to toys g for L the Uie e mechanically minded the whole show snow needs the dexterity of mind that goes goer goe with friends of LittleJim Mary Lu and Little Jim to unravel all their their m mysteries Mr Ir Graham says that Mary Lu Luand and Little Jim are sending their gift books to their friends in too 1400 towns and cities this year and that anyone may have a book for the asking ask- ask ing ing asking |