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Show There's a Scheme Moot to. Raise Your Cost of Living! You will have a chance to Vote Against this Scheme on November 3rd Goodness knows, the cost of living is high enough Many of the stores just couldn't afford to pay an extra now. And it would be even higher if there had been $500 a year without raising their prices. None of the no chain stores. For chain store prices, as you know, stores could possibly pay a yearly tax of $5000 for tha average at least 10 less and these low prices also privilege of moving to a new location or for tend to keep prices in other stores lower than they opening a new store. This $5000 yearly tax would otherwise would be. freeze chain stores in their present locations. But without freedom to move, as conditions change, any But there's a tax measure coming up at the November store sooner or later would wither and die. election (No. 2 on the ballot) which, unless voted down, will destroy chain stores' ability to keep prices Therefore you would lose the benefits of low-price down. It will eventually destroy Utah's chain stores chain store competition, and all retail prices would themselves such stores as J. C Penney, Safeway, . shoot up. Sprouse-Reitz, Western Auto, Sears Roebuck. A Double Blow on Farmers and Stockmen A Scheme to Raise Prices , In addition to losing the savings on things you buy, The scheme was hatched by a small but highly organ- if you're a farmer or stockman you would lose an ized group of competitors who hope to put chain important market for the things you sell. Utah's stores out of the way so they can control all retail chain stores buy millions of dollars worth of Utah trade in Utah. Non-chain stores already control three- farm and range products every year. To cripple or fourths of the retail business. But sponsors of the tax destroy these chain stores means money out of your scheme know that as long as they have chain store pocket, competition, even though chain stores do less than a quarter of the business, prices will stay at a reasonable Hiink " ver- Talk k over wIth your familv and level So they want to get rid of chain stores in friends. We believe you will agree that Utah. They want to raise prices! How This Tax Scheme Will Hit You! No. 2 is a Tax on YOU With chain stores closed up, it will cost you more to m - n w m g R I live, as we've just pointed out. Here's why and how 0l6 AUrlllwl ImOi t this tax scheme would destroy chain stores: The tax would compel 123 chain stores, out of a total fTfB did III StOtG DOOtil TOX ) of some 6000 stores in Utah, to pay a yearly license of r ' Andl 85 500 each and would compel these ; .j, poHtical advertisement was paid for entirely stores to pay as much as $5000 every year for every : .with contributions from citizens, including stock- j . . ' 'holders and employees of chain stores whose savings new store opened or for any store moving to a new ; aQd jofas are treaytened with destruction. Contri- location. All this would be in addition to the yearly : butions from individual citizens will be welcomed. c tf'eiT - . .i J United Citizens Against Higher Prices, Continental average of $6,517 taxes per store they already are Bank Building s6alt Lakeb City. Rena Mavcock paying. ' Badger, Secretary. WARTIME BUS SCHEDULES EASTBOUND: Lv. 8:50 A. M. 12:35 A. M. SOUTHBOUND : Lv. 3:39 P. M. W. P. SMITH AGENT Smittie's Confectionery & Sporting Goods 221 So. Main - Phone 15 NEW! "BACTERIOSTATIC" FEMININE HYGIENE now finding great favor among women.,. Many doctors recommend regular usa of douches aa a precautionary measure meas-ure for women who want to be clean, dainty for women troubled by of-lending of-lending odor or discharge. Some products may be harmful to delicate tissues. But not Lydla E. Plnkham's Sanative Wasri! Plnkham's Sanative Wash la gaining great favor among women because It's NOT a harmful germicide. Instead it's a mighty effective "bacteriostatic" (tha modern trend). It not only discourages discour-ages bacterial growth and Infection but thoroughly cleanses and deodorizes. deodor-izes. Very soothing relieves minor Irritations and discharge and has a tonic effect on delicate membranes. Inexpensive ! Get your bottle of Lydla Plnkham's Sanative Wash today. All druggists. BANKS AS WELL AS TANKS Are Fighting For Victory 15,000 United States banks are massed solidly back of tbe Nation's war effort. Banks are lending money to increase production. Banks are urging thrift. Banks are selling U. S. War Bonds with- I out compensation. Banks are "on guard" in every community helping to win the t battles at home which must be won before we can have victory at the front. We invite you to use this bank as a "weapon" in your hands. Use it to win personal as well as national security. BuuWARBONDS AS A PATRIOTIC SERVICE Springville Banking Company MEMBE CFEDERAL RESERVE |