The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-12-31
Council Of Women Says City
Dealers Should Absorb
increase.
BY HELEN LINDSAY

INDIANA polls housewives tOOaN
took the first step in a fight against
a possible retail price increase. III
resolutions adopted by the Indian
apolis Council Of Women board Of
directors.
Directed TO the state Mix Con-
troll Board the resolutions SAID the
board favored the increase to farm
ers but believed 1t should be alb
sorbed by Marion County distrib-
utor5.
The resolution asked that the
control board before granting the
petition, make public aggregate
schedule OF costs which indisputabiy
show that costs Of distributing are
IN excess with no present margin Of
profit TO the distributor
Refer to Hearing
The board members. in their reso-
luton, called attention to the pub
lie hearing Dec 30. AT that hear
ing inadequate and insufficient
schedule Of distribution costs were
offered by the distributors. which
data did not convince the consumers
present that a 1-cent increase per
quart OF milk was iustihable and
necessary. inaSmuCh as distributors
Of Ohio had absorbed the increase
given to the producers Of Ohio -
they said
Resolutions were adopted follow
ing report by the economies COM
mittee, Of which Mrs o. f. Mehring
8 chairman
Boycott Is Hintcd
Preparations which may develop
into boycott Of milk dealers, should
the increase be made, followed pro-
tests voiced by more than a dozen
women, representing civic patriotic
and school organizations, who at
tended the hearing before the
State MIX Control Board yester-
day
Indications were that the House
wives League, organized for price
fighting after the World War is to
be revived Mrs. w H. Hart, league
president, and secretary of the But
Ter FairvieW Civic League, asked
women attending the meeting to
name a representative to the league
\ from each organization interested
Yin milk prices.
ii The league was instrumental Mrs.
Hart pointed out, in preventing a
Bread price increase shortly after
fhe war, when one of its members
baked a loaf of bread TO show the
Fair Price Commission that an in
crease asked in bread prices was
unnecessary.
Asks for Figures
Mrs. B. B. Mcdonald, representing
the indianapolis Council Of Women
with Mrs. c. w Foltz,, asked that
milk distributors figures be given
the housewives.
I'VE want to be shown that such
an increase is necessary" Mrs, Nc
.Dopald said we want fair deal
ingS with the public
Mrs. Joseph ROLES, Brookslde
Civic League secretary expressed
confidence in the control board.
Our league represents $50 people.
We feel that this board is going to
be fair to the farmer, the diStribu-
tor. and the consumer. We hope
that this increase will not be nee
eSsary.'
Children Need 1t
Our children can do without
meat, but they can't do without
milk, yet that is what a retail price
increase will force them to do. Mrs.
George w. Horst representing the
Elsa Huebner Olsen Club, told the
board
Il never have operated a business
but l have managed home. | think
milk producers and dealers should
be able to operate successfully on
the present rate, by exercising the
same economies that housewives
have had to practice in home man
agement.
You milk dealers have advertised
what an important food milk is, and
we women agree with you. But, re-
eardless of its Importance, there are
families in Indianapolis which will
have to cut down on their milk sup
plies if this increase goes into eff
feet"
Asks Thorough Consideration
Difficulties of teacher or
carnations in providing milk for
needy children under the present
rate will become aggravated to the
point of exclusion for some districts,
Mrs. Horton Oliver, representative
of the Indianapolis Council of Par
ents and Teachers advised the
board.
we ask you to consider the ne
ceSSity of milk for undernouriShed
children before you raise the price
of milk again Mrs. Oliver said. in
her protest. There will be differ
ence in the contents Of relief baS-
ketS under such an increase, too. In
some instances, where the number
Of children in relief families makes
milk an absolute necessity, other
staple foods will be reduced in
quantity"
Her prophecy was SubStantiated by
that Of Mrs Joseph Weber, pr5Si-
dent of the PIT A. organization al
School so.
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