Show chain store group proposes postponing vote on tax referendum measure postponement of the 1942 referendum eren duni election on the chain store death tax until after the war in the interest of a united defense tle fonso effort by all retailers chain and independent was waa urged by the utah chain stores association tills this week in a proposal submitted to the utah retail grocers association sponsor of of the levy the proposal originating with directors of the chain store etore group the grocers to join in a petition i ang legislative determent deferment of the referendum should tile tho log li lature meet in special sessco desalon before august 1 1942 it was by 11 II tracy fowler as pie ine ident of the chain stores association and sent to A D stew art president of the retail grocers association hottest of all issues before the 1941 JO 41 legislature tile the chain store bill would impose a special tax up ill to per year on oil each existing chain store outlet in utah plus an additional annual license bax up to on each store established or relocated after the offe effective active date of the act purpose of the tux tax chain store representatives assert Is to wipe out the chain stores through a pro process cess of slow alow death by freezing attorney general grover A giles it was tre called has already ruled the freezing clause to be unconstitutional tut ional the measure senate dill bill 44 was rendered len dered inoperative when more than 54 qualified cutali voters oters signed petitions successfully invoking invoicing the tw taw for the first time in bictory tory their action bield hold up tho the act until it could be voted upon at the general election on november 3rd ard although chain stores have a life and death interest in the electorates elect orates decision lit in tho the referendum because 0 f tho measures discriminatory and drastic slow death provisions they realize that the necessity fo for r a united all out war effort by retailers overshadows all other issues mr air fowler bowler told mr stewart ewart Bt at a time when american soil Is s under invasion and american lives are being sacrificed in its defense we believe as wo we are arc confident that you do that in n period of such grave national peril we should submerge our internal differences and meet the emergency that faces us mr air fowler wrote it Is a conflict in ili which all of us have a place and mands of each of us ua the utmost in time money and energy it Is a struggle in ill which it would bos criminal to tip dp less than our b best a st both independent and chain re tailors have an ail important task in this war we are depended upon to assure the steady flow ot of available supplies so that production may inay proceed unhampered and civilian morale bo be maintained at a high kovol our contribution la Is we arri ard the army of supply tile the letter worn we rb a suggested legislative measure to postpone the referendum and a legal opinion regarding tile the fetu AbIlity of the proposal and asi assuring suring that tile the rights of alt all concerned including tho the public are safeguarded mr fowler informed tile grocers group that the proposal to postpone had been substantial inspired by governor herbert B maws a ws amany many sp splendid lendia state merits ments regarding tho necessity tor for complete undivided effort in marshalling nil all of facilities for tho the job of winning the war and expressed the hope that it if tho the independent grocers accept tho the proposal and tho the legislature approves it it will bs h possible to arrange tor for further wholehearted whole heated cooperation between us lit in any and all ways lit in which we can unite and unselfishly cary out our responsibilities to utah and tho the zia nation tion |