The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-29

hAnoP was that the order prohibited kiIc price ef any commodity In Q l8en siora Co rise above the highest 7le0 charged by that store in 1Arch.
 Effective May lS
 Those retail price ceilings become Elective May ie and apply to prac- oA1ly 0verything--Shoes for the NAny, cigarettes, roast beef for the lamilys Sunday dinner, the new liv- Ing room sofa, wood for the fire- niAee. and toothpaste.
 Exempted were food articles, such na fresh vegetables, fish and fruit, which are seasonal in character, But oaned fruits and vegetables gener- mlly were placed under the ceilings. Thus, peas in the pod can increase 4n price, peas in can can't
 Wheat can increase In price put bread cannot,
 MIR and milk products, such as cheese. condensed and evaporateo milk, and butter, were excluded, put not milk, cream or ice cream sold nt retail. Eggs and poultry, flour, mutton, lamb, dried prunes and beans, books, magazines, ne yspa- DOTS and motion pictures also were Excluded.
 Such primary raw materials = nulpwood, timber, oils, ores and sim Nar items--which were not already under ceilings, covered by supple mental schedules issued last night, The price orders prescribed high hst March levels as the maSimums tor wholesale and manufacturers or producers prices, but provided hhat they w1lld SO into effect on May II, one week ahead Of the re- Aaal rpiceS,
 Prohibit Rises
 The regulations also prohibited rises in the prices of services such ms shoe repairs, auto repairs, laun- dry and dry cleaning, and mstalla- &lon of such commodities as wash- ang machines stoves and other arti- nles covered by the commodity price ceiling. The maXimums are aixed ct the highest prices charged during March but do not 90 into niEect until July l,
 Henderson, in an accompanying order, established maximum rents 0 be paid in S02 additional areas ahroughout the country, bringing to H8,0O0 00O-nearly two-thirds of the population-the number of people Affected by rent control orders.
 Henderson stressed that to lower Che quality of goods in order to a,chisel" on @ definite price level would be 6 violation.
 aenderson's regulations on retail prices erected certain safeguards for the average buyer by providing that stores post consp!cuously the ceil- ang prices of e selected list of so- called "cost-of-living" commodities which they handle.
 Tho list contains about i70 com modities, with many derivatives For Instance, 1t includes all living room, dining room and bedroom Suites-in sets or in individual pieces.
 Buyer Can Get Prices
 m an effort to safeguard buyers of hundreds of thousands of unlist- ed commodities handled by various storOs, the regulations provide that m buyer may ask and obtain from the storekeeper his ceiling price on articles in question.
 When, the regulations 90 Into ef- kect on May ls, all retail, whole sale and manufacturing establish mients are automatically license tc do business. This automatic, blanket license will become more formal later, when written registration will Do required. Licensees who fail to heed warnings against overchargine may lose their licenses for periods as long as i2 manufacturing which 1lfne they couldn't do business.
 There are other penalties, too, fol violations. Conviction for certain violations may bring fine up tc eB,0OO, one years imprisonment, oi both.
 Buyers suspecting violations oi price ceilings should communicate with the nearest regional office oi Che price administration bureau These are now located in Boston New York, Vleveland, Atlanta, Dal. aas, Chicago, Denver and San Fran cisco.
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