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Show Vole for Thelma Garff J j Democratic Candidate , - $ I". . yZ- ' -; for ,47 2 -Year Term f f to the '- .- f" 1 STATE SENATE . ' II A Staunch Friend of the ( , f : People During 1937 and ' :' 1939 Legislature. , ' 3 V ' " PRIMARY RUN-OFF OCT. ij " There's a Scheme Afoot to Raise Your Cost of Livjngl 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 the 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 Aip. Sprouse-Reitz, Western Auto, Sears Roebuck. A Double Blow on Farmers and Stockman 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 os,z 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 Think it over. Talk it over with your family 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! Mo. 2 is a Tax on 00 With chain stores closed up, it will cost you more to mm M f sa n J p mmm n r. live, as we've just pointed out. Here's why and how 0lG AtjlAlPllb H Pldabi this tax- scheme would destroy chain stores: . f The tax would compel 123 chain stores, out of a total (TlB Chllill StOfQ Ddfftk TOX) of some 6000 stores in Utah, to pay a yearly license of ' as much as $500 each and would compel these ,. , r This political advertisement was paid for entirely stores to pay as much as $5000 every year for every with contributions from citizens, including stock- new store opened or for any store moving to a new holders and employees of chain stores whose savings r . , and jobs are threatened with destruction. Ccntri- location. All this would be in addition to the yearly butions from individual citizens will be welcomed. average of $6,517 taxes per store they already are ,ni!edDCi.Viens A?insIt V'eh" Pric"' Continental . r 1 1 Bank Building, Salt Lake City. Rena Maycocc paying. Badger, Secretary. Ten per cent of your income Bjjl in War Bonds will help to build the planes and tanks fflfo. that will insure defeat of Hit-BJL3 Hit-BJL3 ler And his Axis partners. r PREVENT Smmmmwm 1-KN0CKS 4-WEAR I 2TRICTI0N 5-CARBON 1 3-CORROSION 6-SLUDGE I YOUR CAR mXj-fjbffX I FEWER REPAIRS I I MORE MILEAGE 1 It costs no more J I Travelers Oil Co. 1 1 2nd WesUSo.Umple-21st So.E 9th Eat 5 "Your gconomy Corners" J$ d J jj uL MlU i Z3U for SUGAR HOUSE and vicinity Oct .5th -20th ST JUNK DEPOT fM 1123 East 2 1 st South WffWm Substantial Prizes for Scout Troops, School Child- rTX' ti, cMJtYjL EM'sX'jv ' '"'V t 'i'"i:'n' I dren snnd Individuals bringing in largest amount $SL f Hf J ft ' of scrap metal. 3LJ JSVN V . ' I Junk helps make guns, X tanks, ships for our fight-, i ' 5 JUNK MAKES FIGHTING WEAPONS j ing men ffiWh I One old radiator will provide yC 1 " ! II I I scrap steel needed for seven- f rSring in anything made W)A J7 of metal or rubber .... r y. One old lawn mower will a . . B help make six 3-inch shells. ""w J I j Throw YOUR scrap into the fight! .' slf80 0ne useless old rire ? . ar-v &y fi?2l will provide as much , . . , , . fVfS T T i t (W ber as is used in 5? LetsJc4t em W yVw. with JU INK. -i-i-" ll. A XL?1 help make 4 hand v ffm ar ouse I gw Sponsored by Sugar House Chamber of Commerce HETttlM '"'-roB-r--M.lJ3l'-!1"- Jlm.-J3JKJJEwa'faj--'M"JEg' ' JM r-,n . r-YSTTI?-1 M I I li II IIIIIHIHill II I III |