Show I 1 in our opinion VE WELCOME pho m year 16 14 still now nov in every respect X we vo have welcomed it but not yet bad had timo to bacomo bo come acquainted neat with itji I 1 is a stranger to us and the majority of people through 12 months month of habit want io keep right on writing 1919 1949 19 19 on checks letters s notes and bills A good many people oro aro suspicious of 1950 just as they would bo be of any tiny young stranger they fear tho th a year they are convinced that it is bringing with it depression depressions bad busin business eig labor unrest industrial turmoil and possible war but their fears are based on negative thinking thin kingl nervous tension menial conflicts rather than thin on hard and cold facts facto else in all this world are mon so blessed by an abundance of plenty as in america and all thinking thin klig their homes in vernal veral and uintah county will have ave to atau on tho the evidence of facts acta that this section of the country has bus been endowed with more mo thin its full share of tho the abundance j t let us therefore greet tho the new year not with suspicion anal and misgiving but with faith indas future sane optimism and 4 resolution to make nake it th obest of all possible years for 1950 willbe will be no jae better as ay a year ear than wo aro as a people and it lies within our power e with tho the help of god to make of it what we will the express has every confidence that the new year will bring to Vernal arid county the great eat prosperity it has ever seen jt it is 0 our pr hope that our many friends wil join us in work with us no io 0 make it become a golden reality to our good friends and neighbors and to everyone everywhere a happy and a prosperous new now year above a nil we hope that tha 1950 will bring to you the all gift laeace m in your minds and contentment tent ment nentin in your hearts AN INCENTIVE TO BUSINESS fe r cc of commerce sawyer has ba indicated ahat he 0 will urge president truman to recommend n d repeal of the wartime excise taxes the secretary is quoted as sayf ing there is no doubt thai repeal fould be an in to business IP that bhatia Is a highly encouraging as it does from an official of Ca cabinet biliet rank raa the excise taxes were strictly emergency measures they were designed to curtail production of so called non essentials during the tho war to raise revenue A similar tax was wag iso placed on tram planed and bus tickets in order todis todil courage avoidable travel and is still in effect i these taxes apply to goods and services which arent arenlt considered d luxuries by millions illions in af bof americ americana ans oos cos cetica leather goods fu furs rs and s similar items are most of us and are necessities in many cases travel ia IS also alio a necessity for reasons masons of business health andrec rea creation re atlon tion this country prides itself ddn on high r living standards a i and inythe the excise taxes definitely harm those Si experienced retailers and manufacturers are con vinced moreover that the taxes have had a strong adverse effect on the sale of affected goods an additional 20 per cent on tho price pace of some item is ii often the difference between making a gale sale and not pot making a sale and when I 1 sales are retarded for any reason on employment also lags 1 from I 1 tho the point pow jot view of government joVern ment i revenue the excise taxes are not the emeigh emergency no y that creat e ed d them thombas bas been over for years yeam their repeal would be in the direct interest of consumer con simer worker manufacturer and retailer |