Show ' lx THE GUNNISON VALLEY NEWS GUNNISON UTAH Gunnison Valley News at Gunnison Published Every Thursdi Entered — Utah State National postoffice it Gunnison as under the Act of Congress of March it (Ha Member — Press Association Using Rates Given E M INSTUOSITI ES The chain stores are the core of modern mass distribution Their progressive highly competitive methods of operation were responsible for the establishment of a merchandising system which under the impact of war shortages has become the best hope of the consumer The chains are essential adjuncts of the merchandising Industry Th$y should no longer be made to suffer Rather they by punitive legislation should be encouraged to be even more efficient in devising better ways to distribute necessities Solving civilian suppiy problems does not lie Old wholly with writing new laws one that hinder instead of help should be written off Punitive chain store taxes are a hindrance RISING FLOOD FRIGHTENING reserve stocks unrwu bonosi 1 However the Federal Power Commission “on the request of the Bonneville Power Administration” has ordered the Washington Water Tower Company to transmit Bonneville lower over its lines to the two war plants at greater cost to the government than if the energy were supplied by the private company says Kinsey Robinson president of the company By this action the scope of publicly operated electric power has been further broadened a contract entered into in good faith by the Washington Water Power Company with Bonneville haa been violated (the contract under provided specific conditions which Bonneville power would be distributed by the Washington Power Company) and most important the public has been given another clear cut demonstration of the potentialities of unregulated bureaucratic authority When officials of a private comacts pany indulge in questionable they are accountable to local regFar is different the ulatory agencies situation under government ownerThe Washington case involves ship the question of a money kas to taxit makes little difference payers whether the loss is $1000 or $1000-00The taxpayers can do nothing about it THE AP r ( a OLD Sum Brook PROSPECT As bureaucracy expands abuse of expands In direct public authority proportion The latest example comes from the state of Washington where been war emergency powers have used by Federal officials to further electric socialized of the cause power Water Recently the Washington Power Company of Spokane offered to two new war esto supply power tablishments in its territory Local regulatory authorities have It will take the utmost effort from no jurisdiction over Federal bureaus all of the people to save this country And in this instance two Federa from total inflation and collapse bureaus are working together to pro The apectudo of endless wrangling mote a socialized power program un over adoption of a tax der the' palpable guise of furthering plan certainly adds no strength to the war effort that effort A plan of such a nature Unbridled centralized authority will inevitably be put in force for over local communities is something the simple reason that it Is the only new in this country The prospect of way that the government will be able its continuing unchecked is frightento collect the heavy taxes now being ing It is no wonder that in recent levied anti to be increased in the poll in Washington and Oregon future To put it bluntly we have opinion was 11 to In favor of the a choice between a public ownership question being deplan and chuos Huge assessments cided by vote of local communities against earnings already spent will affected instead of by Congress result in a mass of tax delinquents which could easily threaten the sta- financing the war grow greater While the “experts” wrangle over bility of government itself small leaks in the Ruml plan the A iolicy of too little anti too late debt flood rises with regard to tax measures would A tax should be be just" as fatal as a lack af bnttlc passed without delay Taxation must We be equipment on the war front on a pay as you earn basis put are s (tending hundreds of billions f levied against current income Until dollars in a matter of months No that is done the full effort of ail ordinary mortal can conceive of such the poople cannot be drawn upon to a sum Rut it is clear that with ay for the war for many will never every passing day the problem ofj pay otherwise THROUGH i IowiTbii from WESLEY CHERRY Editor A inexorably upward There are many merchandising Most handicaps that could be cased glaring are the punitive chain store luxes which blot tho statute books These of more than twenty states taxes yield small revenue They were efficthe offset passed primarily to They iency of chain store operation are unjustified even in normal times because they are an abuse of the In time of war power of taxation when the ami national emergency utmost efficiency is needed from all enterprise they are nothing short of legislative monstrosities In Advance Application m i Retail men bant iuo doing a ibutiun job upon vvhuh il(enls the And morale and health of millions they are doing it under the most difficult cimimtances The price of nearly eveiythmg they sell is rigidly controlled 'Hieiefnie ability to stay out of bunkiuplry is measuied solely by ability to hold down costa at a time when the trend of ull costs is TIIE on NOTK: dixlillerii-are engaged in the production of aleo-lifor war pur- - Our f 100 $200 $100 Payable A WAK t Six Months ORSA B CHERRY Publisher LKGISLATIY 1879 Rates i from an old friend matter Subscription One Year Editorial Association Advei 3 waM greeting Utah s Kentucky Bourbon Straight TiiUfJ I Every man woman and child now haa an opportunity Needed help in the country’s defense program funds are being raised by the sale of United States to BRAND m CHEERFUL AS ITS MWB 904 Proof National Distillers Prod CorpNY Our bank welcomes Defense Bonds to the public opportunity to cooperate with the government without compensation or profit — in making these We suggest that you make Debonds available the CONFISCATING EXPERIENCE SKILL AND NO ACT OF GOD tales of fuel shortage have been Minoiity groups whose business or brought back from the fighting profesions render service to the joib fronts In spite of disruptions in the lie which would be absorbed by1 transport system and the loss of grandiose schemes for social security! priceless oil fields to the enemy in receive scant consideration from the arious parts of the world together authors of such schemes Medical with shattering changes in produccare is a typical example tion methods the oil industry has Scientists and doctors have woiked managed to produce the gas and lufor centuries to discover causes and bricants needed by the armed forces cures for human ailments They have Not a single tank plane ship or often worked in obscurity and povei-ttruck has failed to move for lack of and often when heir discoveries fuel This fact should give comfort confided with popular dogmas they to every citizen for oil is vital to suffered persecution And the American oil inBut they have victory never halted their search for the dustry has proven that it is equal to truth They have never ceased striv- the demands of military necessity Increased ouput of 100 octane gasing to lift mankind to a more lofty oline stirred Secretary of the Interior plane Today because the men of medi- lekes to remaik: ‘‘I wish that I might cine knew not the meaning of the make public as a tribute to your inword defeat we have the answers to dustry the present production of 10m most of the dread diseases The pub- octane because it represents a near lic will never see casualty lists of the miracle the proportions of which can medical profession sacrificed that not unfortunately be appreciated by those answers might be learned— the anyone who does not understand the profession is too busy to keep full intricacy of the refinery equipment records of all its members who die which is necessary and the complies from the hazards of resoaich Neither tions of process involved” it was an act of God which gave is there a record of the medical men who gave their lives during epidemics our nation her vast oil reserves Bu because they drove themselves to ex- no act of God makes that oil availhaustion and fell victims to the dis- able for our use The latter was done eases of their patients Rare is the olely through the efforts of men doctor who does not mercilessly abuse who dared to take risks men who strove to guild and to produce under his health in midnight calls who the stimulant of possible profit does not respond when needed They And how often does the person with a were encouraged in their activities by a government and a people stomach ache appreciate the services with boundless faith in the competence o: of an expert physician? Usually they The performance of the are too busy whining about their own individuals oil industry in time of national emerpain to think of the doctor gency has justified their faith Now we see plans It proposed that was built by individuals calmly suggest the destruction of the medical profession as Is is now conHE SPEAKS FROM THE HEART stituted Without apology it is suggested that the doctors become pubCaptain Eddie Rickenbacker is stalic property to serve like automatons ting some blunt truths that both laThese plans would confiscate hund- bor and political leaders have carereds of years of medical experience fully dodged Captain Rickenbacker and skill It is the kind of move one has been saying what the public has might expect from Hitler It is not been thinking — “Lnity must begin by the kind one should expect from ‘etting an example of unity ‘epuality nations that pride themselves on be- of sacrifice must honestly mean sac ing great dispensers of justice and rifice by all not sacrifice by the upholders of individual rights many for the financial and political avantage of the few” The efforts Hitler floundering around in Rus- of taptain Rickenbacker’s critics to sia W’ould nowa good undermine public appreciate respect for his Japanese offensive against the Rusopinions are as futile as the efforts sians in Siberia But every time Hit- of children to hold back the tide with ler calls Tokio he finds that lliro their sand dams on the ocean beach hito’s line is busy Maybe he is trying to talk to the Solomon IslandBOMB THE JAPS WITH JUNK! 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L List en fense Bonds a co rdially invite regular item in your budget end we you to obtain your bonds at this Lank Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Gunnison Valley Bank Gunnison Utah BP" — STATEMENT OF FAITH The following editorial from the Yakima Washington Republic demonstrates the kind of straight thinking which comes from the grass roots Official spokesmen in of America Washington have yet to make a statement of faith equal to this: “The preservation of the free enterprise system is one of the chief issues before the country It is one to which we frequently refer because we think that it is second only to the war effort in importance “We believe in holding on to free enterprise because we think that it is the key to the highest level of human happiness We do not believe that men can live happily for long under a system of government control that reduces all persons to a level and withholds from the average person opportunities for advance- ment' In seeking to preserve this system of free enterprise which has developed the greatest nation and the highest civilization known to man we play no favorites We work for the interests of the large and the small business alike Frequently we are considered bereactionary cause we dare to speak for all business “The fundamental danger in government ownership or control of business lies in the fact that economic control leads to political control The moment a people must subscribe to political doctrines in order to win economic considefation it ds no long er free” and AH FIRE THEFT Gasses of Insurance Written IRA OVERFELT Gunnison Valley Bank DR In F O BULLOCK DENTIST Gunnison Every Wednesday Anytime by Appointment UNANSWERABLE Spokesmen for the Northeai Dairy Conference have asked a which agricultural cr questions will have a tough time answer “How can farmers be the cans inflation when they are selling t farms tp work in factories? “How can fanners be the cans inflation when dairy herds an tx sold because of insufficient reti to pay bills and hire labor? “How can farmers be the cans inflation when the farms have I end are continuing to be strippw all hired labor by the attractive! of factory jobs ? “How long would the protected dustrial worker stand it if he wor 80 hours per week instead of 4? he worked for approximately half of what he is now getting then was called insulting name' O IrlhllKlIJIlK READ THE AD$ it) (Shite? 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