Show HOARDING AIDS OUR ENE ENEMIES MIES fi from om all over the country there have been reports of scare buying and in hoarding A minority of our citizens have been purchasing ridiculously large quantities of sugar tires nylon goods anil and other commodities on oil the theory that they would become scarce as the governments armament program moves on toward high rear the hoarder does not know it but lie he is servi serving ji those who would destroy us hoarding undermines der mines milies the economy it dislocates the smooth machinery of supply and demand it brings inflation it creates f fat it black markets for racketeers and finally it leads to rationing and price controls and overgrowing ever over growing goal government interference in the affairs of the people alan manufacturers ti fact u aers retailers and others say that there are arc plenty of goods to go around with few exceptions if we buy normally in the light of current needs we will not suffer for want of anything but even if this were not true there would still be no excuse no mitigation for the hoarder go goods that go out of circulation to be held in fil basements and attics ire arc goods which are lost to the country they amount to a leak in the stream of production retailers have been especially active in opposing hoarding and scare buying and pointing out its folly and f fallacy the they y know that kind of business is bad business for everyone and they aliey know now the grave results that will occur if it goes on oil long enough but no one can call stop hoarding except the consumer himself the hoarder aids our enemies |