Show Chains Propose Peace Plan in Tax Conflict Postponement of Referendum Postponement of the 1942 referendum election on the chain store until alter war in the interest oi a united defense effort by all chain and was urged by the Utah Stores association this week in a proposal to the Utah Retail Grocers sponsor of the levy ine originating with directors ot the chain store invited the grocers' organization to join in a petition asKing legislative determent of the should the meet in special session August It was signed by H. Tracy as president ot the chain stores association and sent to A. D. president oi the retail grocers' Hottest of all issues before the 1941 the chain store bill impose a special tax up to per year on each existing chain store in plus an additional annual license up to on each store established or relocated after the effective date of the Purpose of the chain store is to I wipe out the chain stores through j a process of death by freez-i Attorney General Grover it was has already ruled the clause to Sign Petitions The Senate Bill was rendered inoperative when more than qualified Utan voters signed petitions successfully invoking law tor the first time in Utah's Their action heid up the act until it could be voted upon at the general election on Although Utah's chain stores have a and interest in the electorate's decision in the I referendum because of the ure's discriminatory and drastic they i realize that the necessity for a j all-out war by re- j overshadows all other is-I Fowler told art a time when American soil is invasion and American I lives are sacrificed in its i we as we are that you that in a period of such grave national per- j il we should submerge our intern- j al differences and meet i the emergency that faces I Fowler Army of Supply is a conflict in which all of I us have a place and which de- i mands of each of us the utmost i in money and It is a struggle in which it would be criminal to do than our Both independent and chain re- have an important task In this We are depended upon to assure the steady flow of available supplies so that production may proceed unhampered and civilian morale be maintained at a high Our contribution is We are the of Accompanying the letter were a suggested legislative measure to postpone the referendum and a legal opinion regarding the feasibility of the proposal and assuring that the rights of all including the are Fowler informed the groc- I ers' group that the proposal to postpone had been substantially Inspired by Governor Herbert B. i Maw's statements 1 regarding the necessity for com- J undivided effort in marshalling all of Utah's facilities for the job of winning the and ex-pressed the hope if the in- j dependent grocers accept the pro- and the legislature approves will be possible to arrange for further wholehearted cooperation between us in any and I ad ways in which we can unite and unselfishly carry out our responsibilities to Utah and the |