The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-26

percentage increase in the cost of living between the time of the last service and March 1942. A table of living cost rises is included in the consumer service regulation.
 o. A tennis racquet shop made practice of granting 10 per cent discount on racquets restrung for 8 college team, This discount was in effect in March. Must it be con- tinued?
 A. Yes. A seller may change his customary allowances and price dif- ferentials only If the change re. duces the selling price.
 care of cases of substantial hard ship?
 A. Yes, the ofnce of Price Ad. ministration has set up machinery by which Q person may apply for relief.
 @. Under what circumstances may the seller of a consumer sery- ice apply for relief?
 A. If a substantial hardship re- suits from either of two circum- stances: CD If the sellers price was abnormally low in relation to the prices of his competitors and other sellers in the vicinity; or (2) if the sellers costs increased between February and April 27, 1942-the 90-day period before the announce ment of the universal price ceiling.
 @. What are the provisions about licenses?
 A. Every person selling a con- Sumer service is automatically li- censed under this regulation. and every new seller automatically is licensed. There is no certificate or other actual license, but the seller is licensed nevertheless.
 Q. What is the purpose of the license?
 A. It is method of enforcement. If Q seller, after a. warning from OPA, violates the regulation, a court of proper Jurisdiction may suspend the license for as long as 12 months Without license 1t Is illegal to sell sermWces which are under this regulation.
 @. Must service establishment post any ceiling prices in a manner similar to the "cost-of Living" post ing rules of the General Maximum Price Regulation?
 A. No, the regulation does not require any service establishment to display 8 list of the ceiling prices.
 e. But, does not the consumer srvice establishment have to make some list or report of its ceiling prices?
 A. Yes, every person supplying | consumer service over which this regulation sets price ceiling must prepare by September a complete list of the highest prices he charged for all services he supplied during March for which prices were regularly quoted in that month. This report must also show any pricing method regularly used in March, and all customary allow anceS and discounts.
 0. Is this list open to inspec- ton?
 A. Yes. on and after September i, 1922, it must be available to anyone during business hours. A copy must also be filed with the local war price and rationing board by September 10. However, a per- son selling q consumer service other than at retail need file only the statement with the war price and rationing board, if the statement is accompanied with an affidavit that disclosure would result in sub stantial Injury.
 c. An establishment sells indus trial and commercial services, ceil- ings for which are determined un- der the General Maximum Price Regulation. It also sells consumer services, ceilings for which are de- termined under the Maximum Price Regulation for Consumer Services. Does the establishment have to pre- pare two statements of ceiling prices, one to satisfy the require Inent of each regulation?
 A. No. one statement is sufficient if 1t contains all the information required by the two regulatinos.
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