| Show I Price Control Will WillBe WillBe i ie Be e Subject o of 01 Meet Friday Evening As a feature of price control week in Panguitch May 17 to 24 a public meeting will be he held Friday night of this week May 19 in the North Ward Yard chapel at which the price control program will be explained b by experts in inIng ining Ing lug will convene at 9 00 p. p m. m te to price e control field The meet- meet and the is invited and 1 urged J t to attend tt nd H. H Grant Ivans director for forthe forthe forthe the office of price administration for the state and Ivan Hull board operations executive will both be in attendance at the meeting and will talk to the group on price control and general general general gen gen- eral rationing problems Mayor M. M Vee Foy has the following following following fol fol- fol- fol lowing to say concerning the im- im of price control and In support of price control week A cup of coffee costs 35 35 in China a steak and a ham sandwich sandwicK 96 To cope with such prices a salary of a week would be insufficient Wars Vars have always caused in inflation inflation inflation in- in of of prices The peace following following following fol fol- fol- fol lowing after has brought b deflation deflation deflation tion and financial ruin for many The United States should not have to undergo another depression depression depression depres depres- sion similar to that following the last world war when business establishments esta failed farmers lost their farms and workmen lost their jobs Democracy learns and profits by past mistakes In this war the Congress of the time United States has provided price control control control con con- and rationing to save the nation nation nation na na- na- na tion from economic ruin As a result living costs for the average average average aver aver- age wage earner Is the time large cities of the United States have increased but 25 per cent over the 1939 average as compared with an increase of 64 per cent I for a similar period in the time First I World War Tar Wherefore In order to call can I attention to the economic dangers dangers dangers dan dan- gers inherent in inflation I 1 M. M Vee Vea Fo Foy mayor maor of Panguitch request citizens and all organizations organizations organizations to observe in an appropriate ate manner the seven-day seven period of oC May 17 to 21 24 set aside as Price Control Week to call attention to tho time need of cooperation with the time nations nation's program to avoid Inflation |
