White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-11-02
Retailers Meet,
Discuss Code
Enforcement
r. s. PETERSON NAMED TO SERVE
ON DISTRICT COMMITTEE
FROM HERE

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a retail trade code authority IN the va
nina trading area were taken at
meeting Monday evening in the va
kima Chamber of Commerce auditorl-
UNI. About one hundred twenty-five re-
tailers of the district met at that time
to study the national retail code which
went into effect October 30. Fred Gil
huly and j. M. Shinn of White Bluffs
attended the meeting.
BY unanimous vote, merchants pre-
sent authorized the Yakima chamber OF
commerce to approach every commun1-
ty in the district and urge them to Sc
lect delegate to general committee,
which in effect will enforce the code IN
the district and form contact between
state and national MIRA officials and
local associations which may be formed
in any towns of the district. Among
those tentatively nominated for posi-
ton on the district committee was H.
S. Reierson of White Bluffs.
The retail code will apply to all re-
tailers selling merchandise to con-
sumers and not for purposes of resale,
excluding the selling at retail OF milk
and it's products, tobacco and It's pro-
ducts. and foods and foodstuffs. En-
ployees shall have the right to organize
and bargain collectively, and no en-
ployee or no one seeking work shall be
required as condition of employment
to Join any company union or to re-
frain from joining, organizing or as
sisting a labor organization Of his own
choosing.
No retailer shall increase the price
of anv merchandise sold over the price
existing June l, 1888, by more than Is
; made necessary by the amount OF m
creases in. production, operating, re-
placement and invoice costs OF mer-
chandise or by taxes or other costs re-
: sulting from action taken pursuant TO
the National Industrial Recovery Act
or the Agricultural Adjustment Act
since June l., 1888. 1t is provided, how
. ever, that if any price on June l, 1883
was a distress price, an equitable ad-
justment may be made.
In order to prevent unfair CoiPeVi
ton against local merchants, the use
. of the so-called "loss leaders" Is de-
: clared to be an unfair trade practice
under the code. These loss leaders are
! articles often sold below cost by the
= merchant for the purpose OF attracting
; trade. This practice results In efforts
= bv the merchant to make up the loss
y by charging more than reasonable
. profit for other articles, or else by drlV'
l. ing the small merchant with little cap
ital out of legitimate business. 1t works
= back against the producer OF raw ma
- terials on farms and In industry ahe
: against the labor SO employed.
= No retailer shall use adVertlslnl
/" which refers inaccurately in any ma
&c terial particular to any competitor 0
his merchandise, prices, values, creoi
terms, policies or services; nor adver
Using which inaccurately lays claim I
= a policy or continuing practice OF gen
! orally underselling competitors. No re
taller shall place obstacles IN the wa
o. of the purchase Of a product winch
er consumer orders by brand name o
us urging upon the consumer substltu'
r. nrofl,1ct in a manner which disparage
To- the product named.