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Show Walter K. Granger Addresses Lions Congres-iinati Walter K. Graiif-'er ndaressins the Lions Club Mommy, maintained that inflation tan be prevented through price control land taxes, 'provided Americans cooperate co-operate with bond purchase plans and will do everyth.ng possible to get out of debt. Speaking of price control, Mr. Granger expressed the opinion that to be effective it mast cover all prices including wage. Questioned by Morgan Rollo, In charge of the program, Mr. Granger Grang-er discussed taxation, stating that everyone wouiu ueg.n iu pinch of the war cost when the income in-come tax bill becomes due next March. He also discussed the problem prob-lem of protection to the farmer through the parity price regulation regula-tion program, maintaining that without government subsidy many farmers would be ruined. The speaker also told of the problems that had confronted the I government and industry in chang-, chang-, lng over from peace time industry tr. wur time industry, ootllted out why the cost of some of these changes had been' so high as to draw severe criticism and charges of government waste. Many of these wastes are now being eliminated, he said, and many more will be as fast as contracts can be .studied and rewritten. He expressed the opinion that the government would purchase the entire 1943 wool clip, as lias been requested by the producers, and that the program would continue con-tinue for the duration. He had found no opposition to the plan, he said, and that It would undoubtedly undoubted-ly be put into effect when the proper prop-er time comes. As an entertainment feature of the club program, N. S. Wood, pianist, favored the group with several solos. Plom Williams, manager of the Cedar City Safeway store, was introduced in-troduced as a new member, and Lee Liston, coach at the Branch Agricultural Agri-cultural College, was approved for membership. |