Show Sunday Cloying Closing Act Proves Thorny Issue A sampling of opinion of local business houses Tu Tuesday day on the Sunday closing bill now in the legislature indicated in- in that it was a complex and thorny issue The bill eX else C services but locally there was some question as to what services are essential MILK MAY be sold but other foodstuffs may not Som concern concern was expressed on the effect of closing small grocery stores on the tourist trade trad However cafes and restaurants would still be open A new bill was introduced Monday which would gi give ve businesses the choice of clos clos- closing ing either Saturday or Sun Sun- Sunday day Proponents felt thIs would aid members of religious ious faiths who worship on Saturdays such as s Jews Sev Sev- Day Adventists and others ALSO IT was thought that with some businesses open both Saturday and Sunday it would prove a service to tourists Managers of larger busi- busi businesses businesses nesses seemed to favor Sun Sun- Sunday day closing of all but essen- essen essential essential services A local banking official took issue with a statewide law He felt that the policing of the law should hould rest with counties and a state law should not he be crammed down their throats The county should also determine what is isa isa a se service and what isn't he said SOME OF TH THE smaller stores who usually stay open Sundays and holida holidays rs felt that Sunday closing should be optional that is that the stores should decide for them them- selves what they should do One said however that it wouldn't hurt my feel feel- feelings feelings ings if we had Sunday clos- clos closing closing ing |