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easier to come by than fin im-i h ,
"Mama" but carries on a hick
conversation. The ever-popuhu I).,
dee dolls now come equipped with
sanitary cans for the diapii- ml,--,
ber gloves for the small iimiln i
bathinettes, bottles and p.u.ipl.ei
nalia for mixing formula'.
Boys will like the new lilliii':
stations which actually work the
chemistry sets equipped u ill
real uranium, and other reline
ments of the atomic a-:-.
A whole new array oi ni.imiiln
toys will amaze the juniors and
befuddle the grownups l In- . 1 1
There are magnetized pictures on
which the child may appl niir-cr-.
rhyme figures which snan in place,
magnetized pistols which alua-s
point north and make paper clip
jump, magnetized head- wlh as
sorted features which ina lie
switched endlessly to provide a
variety of funny faces.
In the luxury brackets, fur
coats and diamonds arc hot h
slightly lower in price this year,
though still subject to the lux
ury tax. Good luggage also is
but also still bears the 20 per
cent tax.
Fine perfumes arc pminnji into
this country from France in more
than pre-war supplyt ami several
famous old houses hae intro
duced new scents to captivate the
feminine fancy and proude new
gift ideas for doting husbands and
fathers.
Even automobiles may be de
livered in time for Christmas,
and the prices may be just slight
ly lower not much, but a lit
tle. As for the eroaniug hoard, tin to
will be no shortages on the ( Ini-l-mas
dinner table this year
bumper crop of turkeys I ready
for holiday con-innpl ion. and all
the trimmings are hounlilol sop
ply -apples,, nuts, candies, nan
berries, pumpkins and staple vege
tables. Christmas shopping -lioiihl he a
pleasure this year, at long l.cl
and Mr. and Mrs. t'SA. an look
forward to an lione-1 In "mlhr
Merry Christmas.
1950 Tags To Go
On Sale Today
At Canton C of C
Auto .mil truck trailer license !
tags for l'f'HI went on ale to j
day at the Canton Chamber "I
Commerce office.
The plans were announced l.el
weekend by the Ca'.ihn.i Motor
Club at Canton
Office hours are from !) a in.
to 4 p. ni. every day except Satur
day. On Saturday, the hours will lie
9 a. m. to 12 noon.
Boston Recognizes Brooklyn
BOSTON i CP 1 In the cn . r . f
the Boston public garden i- the
world's tiniest siispon-'o,i bridge.
The 50-foot span is a ,niiii..ture of
New York's famed Brooklyn
Bridge.
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These Things Will Happen
If The Anti-Trust Lawyers Have Their Way
When the anti-trust lawyers from Washington filed their suit
against A&P, we told the American people, our customers, our
suppliers and our employees how this attack would affect them.
We said that this attack, if successful, would mean the end of
A&P as you know it.
We said that it would mean higher food prices for American
consumers.
We said that if they succeed in destroying A&P the way would
be cleared for the destruction of other efficient large-scale
retailers.
We thought the American people were entitled to know about
this threat to their welfare and standard of living.
Since that time, however, the anti-trust lawyers have been mak
ing speeches, talking over the radio, writing letters and giving
stories to the newspapers, in which they say we are all wrong.
They say that this suit will not close a single A&P store; and
that instead of raising food prices it will lower them.
And they have tried to give the impression that nobody will be
hurt by this decision except the present owners of A&P.
We don't think that the American people want to be confused by
these statements. We know that when they have the facts, they
will understand that this case can affect the living standards and
the way of life of every American citizen.
Here are the facts:
It Will Destroy A&P
The anti trust lawyers have repeatedly stated that "the suit will not result
in the closing of a single A&P store", and that "the purpose of the suit is
to enjoin A&P from continuing activity which has been held to violate
the law."
The fact is that the suit is designed not only to "enjoin" A&P from alleged
illegal activities, but actually to destroy the company.
Here is what they have asked the court to do:
Break up A&P's retail stores into seven groups, each of which must
be sold to different owners, and operated under new management.
Order us to sell A&P's factories, which produce many of the fine foods
you find in our stores, to still other new owners.
Prevent any of the seven groups of stores from operating any of the
factories.
None of the present owners, who have made A&P what it is today,
can have anything to do with either the stores or the factories.
The first A&P store was opined 90 yens ago. 1 or the past 50 years the
company has been managed by George L. Hartford and John A. Hartford.
These are the men who have pioneered the policy of low-cost, low-profit,
low-price food retailing which has won A&P the patronage of millions of
American families and given them more good food for their money.
If the anti-trust lawyers have their way, these men and other company
executives will be completely out of the picture. No one can predict what
the policies of the new owners of the various parts of A&P will be.
No one can predict that they will sell the same quality food at the same
low prices, or that they will keep the same employees, or give them the
same high wages, short hours, pensions and security.
Nor, despite the anti-trust lawyers' statement, can anyone tell how many
A&P stores will remain open or will be closed.
So, while there may be a food store where your A&P is now located, it
won't be your A&P store.
Make no mistake about it. If the anti-trust lawyers win their suit it will
mean the end of A&P as you know it.
Your Food Will Cost More
The anti-trust lawyers have repeatedly stated that the suit will not increase,
but should decrease, grocery prices.
Anybody who has ever shopped in an A&P store, or has ever taken a
high-school course in economies, knows better than that.
Everyone knows that A&P's policy has always been to keep costs and
profits at a minimum so that it can sell good iood cheap.
The very heart of the anti trust lawyers' case is that A&P's methods, which
they claim are illegal, have enabl d the company to undersell competitors.
1 low can anyone possibly say that you will gel lower food prices by elimi
nating the company that lias done so mi:, h to bring them down?
Actually, there is no question thai this suit, it successful, will mean higher
food prices for A&P customers.
Here is just one of a number of reasons:
We manufacture many of the quality foods we sell in our stores, such
as Bokar, Red Circle and Eight O'Clock coffees, Ann Page foods, White
House milk, and many others.
The anti-trust lawyers admit that we pass along these manufacturing
savings to our customers in the form of lower prices.
Others Will Be Hurt
The anti-trust lawyers have insisted that this suit will not affect other dis
tributors, "nor will it destroy any efficiencies of mass distribution."
The fact is that the anti-trust lawyers ask the court to break up the com
pany, make it get rid of its admittedly legal manufacturing operations and
in general destroy many of the efficiencies which have enabled it to sell food
cheaper.
If such an attack is successful, it immediately raises the likelihood of similar
attacks on other chain stores.
The anti-trust lawyers are saying that they "do not contemplate any other
suits of this nature at tlris time."
But that does not mean that they cannot undertake such suits at any future
time if they win this case.
As a matter of fact, the anti-trust lawyers made practically the same allega
tions against two of our largest competitors that they are making against us.
And it can also be used as the basis for an attack against other grocers and
merchants in other lines.
There are today literally thousands of chain stores, voluntary groups and
individual merchants operating with the same methods and in the same
pattern here under attack.
If A&P is destroyed, no businessman could safely pursue an aggressive
sales policy designed to lower prices and give his customers a. better deal
if by so doing he takes business away from any competitor.
Even if the anti-trust lawyers have no intention now of prosecuting other
suits, a decision against A&P will establish a precedent that could be used
by the present anti-trust lawyers, or any future anti-trust lawyers, to destroy
any efficient business that buys cheaply, sells cheaply, and grows big in
the process.
Such a decision would mean the end of the vigorous, healthy price com
petition which has given this country the highest standard of living ever
enjoyed by any people anywhere in the history of the world.
The anti-trust lawyers are trying to give a new interpretation the anti
trust laws that, instead of preserving competition, will reduce competition.
They are trying, by court decision, to impose a new kind of economic policy
on the people of this country.
Make no mistake about it. If they succeed in destroying A&P they will be
destroying the method of distribution that has helped make the American
standard of living the envy of the world.
THE GREAT ATLANTIC &
But, the anti-trust lawyers have asked the court to order us to get rid of
our manufacturing facilities, which would put an end to all these sayings.
This means that if these A&P brands continued to be manufactured, you
would have to pay higher prices for them wherever you found them.
The anti trust lawyers say that food prices would go down in other stores.
1 hey claim that food manufacturers would be able to sell cheaper to other
grocers because they would not have to make up alleged losses they now
incur in selling to A&P.
1 his, of course, is pure nonsense. The suppliers who voluntarily seek our
business and are now rushing to our defense obviously find it profitable to
deal with A&P. Actually, their sales to this company enable them to build
up their volume, reduce their costs, and sell more cheaply to all grocers.
The elimination of A&P from the picture would tend to increase, rather
than decrease, the wholesale cost of food; and this, in turn, will be reflected
in increases in retail prices.
Make no mistake about it. If the anti-trust lawyers succeed in putting A&P,
out of business you will find your food bill is higher.
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