Show CANDY IS VIT At AtTO TO ECONOMIC PLAN OF LIFE Mostly l Women Are Used in ill Enormous Industry Not I IT Wasted T asted Su Sugar ar In a recent issue of oC an Oregon paper paper paper pa- pa pa pa- per there appeared a letter signed Mother of oC Seven condemning cOI the cand candy industry and making the statement statement state state- ment mont th that t tho the industry should be closed down an and anthe the s' s sij sar ar ar given to the the people to be e used sed for tor canning During these of oC I stress It Is Iser er very easy for tor people to jump at without taking all tho the fads facts into consideration and condemn a 3 per pcr pert legitimate and important In ILet i iLet Let us assume for Cor the sako sake of or argument argument ment that this good womans woman's wishes could be carried out What hat would In the first place an Industry industry Indus Indus- try tn the thirty eighth largest in the United States would bo be Over invested In In cand candy factories and anti equipment would be lost and a vital cog COS In tho the national economy system be destroyed at a blow Something over people I mostly women trained In can ing lug would woul bo be thrown out of or employ employ- ment meat And what would be gained What would be bo the compensation to this woman for Instance Her share for forone forone forono one ono year ear of ot tho the sugar thus taken from tho the candy Industry would be boo in round numbers three and a halt half pounds pounds- enough to enable her to put up about seven or eight more moro jars of or fruit Is Isan Isan isan an additional seven or or eight jars Jais of ot fruit per family big enough compensation compensation compensation for tor tho the tremendous loss lose inflicted inflict inflict- ed cd on a worth worthy industry Wo We must not forgot forget that right hero here In Utah and I Idaho Jaho alone there thore ure arc several thousand thousand thousand thou thou- sand people who make mako their living b by making can candy Jy that while whilo the nation Is at war business must be bo l kept ept as nearl nearly normal as possible an and J that already the cand candy industry has given up iii half halt of ot Its normal sugar require require- meats ments Another thing thing- to keep in mind is tho fact that candy Is not a waste o of sugar One man likes his sugar with coffee coHee another with mush another In I fruit Another likes his mixed with fruit nuts an and chocolate and called cand candy The food tood value of ot sugar Is just as groat when eaten as candy as when eaten In an any other form torm Soldiers Sol Sol- diers and sailors men who work hard hardin in the ship shipyards ards and the camps know the tremendous food foot value of candy Can Candy J manufacturers have havo shown themselves patriotic and willing to do I their share Their Industry Is a great one Probably cand candy has done more than an any other single pro product to overcome overcome over over- come COrno tho thio taste for alcohol It is time the candy Industry received the square deal it is entitled to |