Show WRIGHT PATTERSON Plight of the t NO ONE offers the merchant L especially th the food merchant anything but abuse said the gro gro- We are arc condemned for high prices accused of making exorbitant exorbitant ex ex- profits despite the fact that more than 50 ocr er cr cent of at those who engage in merchandising eventually go broke The merchant is faced with the tho payment of government I 1 I I t subsidies government encouragement encouragement encourage encourage- ment of ot higher wages increased taxes decreased purchasing value of the dollar higher transportation costs and other ever increasing expense expense ex ex- pense items Yet the retailer Is expected expected ex ex- to absorb this Increased cost and still sell merchandise at depression depression depres depres- sion aba prices j U |