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Show JL-. A Proposal to Defer the Chain Store Tax Referendum in the Interest of a United War Effort rf This letter is published for the information of the public S and especially the 54,263 qualified Utah voters who signed v petitions referring the proposed special tax on chain stores I to a vote of the people at the General Election Nov. 3, 1942 j February 14, 1942. I Mr. A. D. Stewart, President I UTAH RETAIL GROCERS ASSOCIATION, INC Salt Lake City, Utah. I Dear Mr. Stewart: J The retail chain stores of Utah have authorized me to place before your Association a proposal for cooperation in a joint action in conneo tion with the referendum on Senate Bill 44 (the chain store tax). Under existing Utah law, this issue will be voted upon by the people at the general election on November 3rd, next. We assume that your Association, as the publicly acknowledged sponsor of S. B. 44, will undertake a campaign to persuade the public to vote for your bill. And since S. B. 44 is aimed solely at chain stores, and would be a I sentence of slow death for chain stores, our members have no alternative I but to defend themselves, to the best of their ability, before the bar of J public opinion. I In arranging for the passage of S. B. 44 you undoubtedly believed that it was of great importance to the competitive interests of your I members. We may also assume that the 54,263 qualified Utah voters I who signed referendum petitions did so in the belief that a complete air- I ing of tihe facts, culminating with a vote by the people of Utah, would I be in the public interest. We fully acknowledge that our members have I a "life and death" interest in the decision of the voters. I However, we cannot help but believe that all of these interests in I this issue have become less important since December 7, 1941. There is I only one issue now confronting us, as Americans, today the necessity of j conducting an all-out defense of our nation in its hour, of greatest I jeopardy. I At a time when American soil is under invasion and American lives I i, are being sacrificed in its defense, we believe, as we are confident that I t you do, that in a period of such grave national peril we should submerge I I our internal differences and meet unitedly the emergency that faces us. j The present war is total war. It is a conflict in which all of us have a E place, and which demands of each of us the utmost in time, money, and j energy. It is a struggle in which it would be criminal to do less than I our best. Both independent and chain retailers have an important task I : in this war. We are depended upon to assure the steady flow of avail- j ' able supplies so that production may proceed unhampered, and civilian j morale be maintained at a high level. Our contribution is distribution. I We are in the army of supply. I For these reasons, we propose that your Utah Retail Grocers Assoda- I j tion unite with us in a petition to Honorable Herbert B. Maw, Governor I of Utah, requesting that he place before the Utah legislature, if a special j session meets prior to August 1st, 1942, a recommendation that the legis- j ! lature act to suspend the vote upon S. B. 44 until a general election fol- j u, lowing the cessation of hostilities. j E Counsel assure us that this is entirely feasible, and that the rights of j i your Association, those of the public, and of ourselves, will be in no way injured by the postponement. I ' Acting upon the assumption that your membership would prefer, as K ours does, to be free during the time of trial ahead to devote full atten- I t tion to the war effort, we are submitting for your consideration an e opinion covering the question of die legislature's constitutional author- lty to order the postponement, together with a suggested measure to J: accomplish this objective. a- A copy of this letter, with attachments, is being forwarded to Gover- nor Maw for his information and because this proposal has been sub- F0P stantially inspired by his many splendid statements regarding the necessity for complete undivided effort in marshalling all of Utah's facilities for die job of winning the war. S4 tt! -S bd?S Published as a paid advertisement so that the SS DetitionV I ;'? m CVe,ry COUnty of the state who s;sned referendum petitions on S. B. 44 may also be informed of our proposal. . thZltih0pe dn ' yU wil1 acccPf this invitation. We hope oj, k wil ThTr! 1011 WlH rCSult in favorable legislative action and that between iJn ? fr furthcr wholehearted cooperation g ly rrv out o " yS by which we unitedly and unselfish- 17 carry out our responsibilities and duties to Utah and the nation. . Yours very truly, (Signed) II. T. Fowler, President, Thi UTAH CHAIN STORES ASSOCIATION, INC 11 ADAM HAT STOKP? , S BAKFr Tjri NATIONAL SHIRT SHOPS, ltf- K CHArrl I CMPANY J- J' Kr COMPMSY O "v T c" C0MPA OWL DRUG COMPANY ' L KRESS & COMPANY cp.tr ,,nn,n.,. e rn T'1 LERNER SHOPS OP UT III T ' K0IJUCK & C' flflt mOM McAN SHOP co ' ! MONTGOMERY lirn rn SrrZ CO., Inc. NATIONAL Doi; Tom " "UX "K I '"'vM H AI.GRPTN VRUG CO. "1'MT.RN AUT() SUPPLY CO. ti j ; j : I It is a common practice to boil things in too 1 II much water. Always use the minimum necessary M w to do the job. Too much stewing takes the nutri- B tional value out of the food. Of course, the pot I takes more watching this way, but it will be B worth it in the food values saved. Eg In the home where there is a fisherman (and what home doesn't have a fisherman) it is a little j out of season for trout to be a common supper dish. j All the more reason at this time of the year that the fish on your table be at its best whether it be I halibut from the coast or trout from the fish j I hatchery. In any event, fish, no matter which kind, 1 retains its flavor best when buried in ice until B used. Leaving it in the open even in a refrigera- I tor is chancy. The next time you get fish, crack i jj I some ice and keep the fish in it until you are I ready to cook it. You will be surprised at the (I 9 fresh flavor. J i i KH JOLLY WALY IS SAVING ON FUEL! Mary and Mom Jolly like a warm house in winter, and Pop's fuel bills have always been high. Now that he's put insulation into the place, his fuel bills are lower and the house is warmer If you like to save money and enjoy solid comfort, it's an idea for you. Ask about it. Utah Service, Inc. |