The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-10-10
|ICEFIXINCIN
|IAlL FOOD
u IS AIRED
L. and Peek Still
TOJds With Regard
l. Federal Policy
|SEgIFE'S BUDGET
I'M Be AFFECTED

<,r,ycTON. Oct. 10. lUP).
f., s.'' over Inclusion of price
p PROVISIONS in recovery
4 .s,.sret las, night on the
INES margin in the house
;ooi budget. :,
! he ne beautifully appointed
1 " r,,~, Of the MayflOwer
4 No agricultural adjust
j. i,,;-:s.ra.;on opened hear
n on a proposed mas
IL !Yr the food and grocery
.:,.;ss 4 provision for a
H. ne. profit Of two and
/; -s- cent for wholesalers
T., and one-half per cent
lscS.
L., ago agricultural auIiiIll-
4. George y. Peek condemn
PROVISION. declaring it
mix a hardship upon the
L. and would not augment
[r-e O: the farmer.
the same time. Recovery
r-a,or Hugh S. Johnson
his organization widely
lave, me stop loss" provi-
! !. IL general retail code,
s.s :yom the food retail
would forbid the sale of
$,,tise q: less than 10 per
|s,Qys me invoice cost to the
h.
&,yr has taken a directly
IL SAND from Peek's on
sz-i question of price fix
rSs.s ! retailer must sell
& sTsz,s of Is to 20 per
-1rs ian the invoice cost
Unreasonable profit. This,
Fylss the 10 per cent pro-
J would not harm the con-
!, 5g; would eliminate cut
competition.
opposition to the price
sac&on, however. became
arsa that Johnson has ask
l9rS from all members of
Iscg;,ve staff before he
-e general retail code to
l:e House with his recon-
h-c,S.
c.HSgmers' advisory board,
. protect the buying pub
r. ne recovery codes, has
a strong position against
M,lg unless government
T:y over the retail industry
21aS-pu6lic utility basis is
: S:ei.
,selng was growing among
n eaieys that the retail
VOC be revised before it
IL White House to elm
u per cent figure ard
~ more general phras-
WI S,cO the entire indus
"a: agree. Because of The
IL Between NRA and AAA
= o's; ne price question
:as'a. yesterday grocery
ned unusual interest and
-'a-Es
'a's:'a:oc Peek's condeIl-
II " Inc price regulation
81 :, u ne proposed groccrS
= described by the Ma
a.ls..c.2:oa Of Retail Groc.
~ Gearing as an attempt
a,E prejudice retail food
-...s and Independent re-
!. ~, and their position in
\ ~ c; the public"
y = i. jansen, secretary man
j ,, .-s association, read in
Il ~, .sS'aS an open letter TO
.'a called Peek's state
a.: government endorse
h. sfo;l..ess distribution,
...ce competition ard
r. ,,s'a'a Of the predatory
h. u GS,r!bution" when
\ ): '2' Inc present condi-
H. ,|s ;s;aiI food business.
EsiS.." as' hand, ". For
n Z I ~ economist OF R. Ii.
"a ~, Of New York one
me-: salerS Of the fight
r 49, liking in the retail
,,s s,aed the grocers chat
i Ron 'y@' scramble OF inter
s,si,,ss ,or price fixing and
., ,Sf,s controversial powers
|,g.,, ,aD.y lead to far-reach-
.sy ,s, =. regulation of
u Protect the consum-
! Cons. aspect Of the price
h." ', ~, came up again
II, .,. when Mrs. Mary . Il.
bar "G;, !. Of the consum-
u: J,. n a letter 70 Secre-
! Of t,%5, a @ Ickes. admins
Drica g OIL code. asked that
&a,y 1,ise fixing provisions of
/ .6er,as pact be deferred
strayyiono mas s been "a clearer
ary ~ tnaJ such action is
fl,e Of + $ support the wage
chart \, the Industry.
coTss Sea that since June
. prodg3c~,'.' liners bill for petro.
&aSu55aats,e Of over es! $500 tIf. ono
81 o5i. and that wages waSe,VH hal
Ee ss n5,,y Sl25,OOO,O0O dur.
4 the MEANS s the letter said
50 a, at high speed in re,