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Show Merchants Open Post-war Planning i Discussions The first In a series of post-war planning discussions now being carried car-ried on by the Cedar City Lions Club, was handled by Tom Cardon of the Cardon's Shoe Store, and t C. J. Beasley of the J. C. Penney Comapny, at the weekly meeting of the club Monday. j Mr. Cardon discussed the effect of the war on the shoe business, particularly with reference to rationing ra-tioning and the quality of footwear foot-wear on the market. In connection with rationing, he said he felt It had been beneficial both to the consumer and the merchant and fhad created a more equtaoie dis. trihutlon of shoes. He also expressed express-ed the opinion held by many shoe manufacturers that rationing will continue for a period of approximately approxim-ately 18 months after the war .to cover the period of transition from war to peace time manufacture. Mr. Beasley discussed the merchandising mer-chandising field In general, stressing stress-ing the fact that due to lack of many civilian goods now there would undoubtedly be a large market mar-ket for certain Items after the war and that undoubtedly the experl-needs experl-needs would have a marked effect nulons and rayons for war-time year, probably by Fall, the production produc-tion of civilian goods will be step-era. step-era. He also pointed out that it was the general opinion among mer chandising leaders of the nation that sometime during the coming year, pobably by Pall, the produc-lon produc-lon of civilian goods will be stepped step-ped up and more Items will be available than have been during the past several months. Sgt. R. o. Houston, who has just recently returned fom the South Pacific battle area, was a special guest at the meeting Monday and spoke briefly of some of his experiences, ex-periences, especially of an 8-Jiour bombardment they were given on Guadalcanal by Jap naval forces. |