The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-05-14

@. What prices are covered b!
the regulation?
A. Nearly all prices charged by
retailers, wholesalers, manufacture
and producers of raw materials. The
only important coSt-of-living ex-
clusicns are certain food products
@. What are the ceiling pricesi
A. In general, the highest charg-
ed during March, 1912, by each in
dividual seller.
Q. When does the ceiling become
effective?
A. l. For gcoas sold at retail,
the ceilings apply on May ID,
1912.
2. For services at retail. that
is. rendered TO the ultimate
consumer, the ceiling applies
on July /. 1912.
3. For sales by manufactur-
ers, producers and wholesalers,
and services rendered to an
indutrial consumer, the cell
ing applies on May II, 1912.
@. Will the ceiling prices be the
same at every store for the same
article?
A. No. In general, the ceiling
is the highest price at which each
store sold an article during March.
The maximum price will vary from
store to store as prices varied from
store to store during March.
@. Can prices lower than the
ceiling be charged.
A. Yes, they can go as low as
the seller wishes.
@. How will the housewife know
what the maximum prices are?
A. The regulation lists about 100
of the most important groups of
items in the average family'S cost
of living. The maximum prices CT
these items must be displayed by
any retailer selling them after May
10.
@. What about prices of goods
that are not OF the coSt-of-living
list?
A. Until July /, the housewife
should ask the s~torekeeper for his
prices. After July l. the
retailer must have a prepared
of the highest prices for
all commodities or all services which
he delivered or supplied during
March. This may be examined by
anyone on request.
@. What should the housewife
do if she believes that she is re-
to pay more than a store
keepers maximum?
A. She should ask the storekeep-
er to explain the price to her. If
she still believes that she is re-
to pay nor than his legal
she should communicate
he facts to OPA's nearest war price
md r~ationing board or its nearest !
ocal office. A.,
@. How can the shopper obtain !
/ record showing what she paid
that she can make positive CON- ,
with March prices? !
A. Every store, when requested {
" a customer, must give a sales 7
lip or receipt showing the date, \
he name and address of the store, =
he item sold, and the price re- y
eived. r
@. What articles are covered by !
rice ceilings? \
A. Practically every article used :
n the life and work of America. In q
luded are the basic articles that =
1ake up the cost Of living-clcthing +
ard goods, fuel, furniture, most 7
OodS, hardware, appliances, tobacco, =
and toiletrieS. At the manu- r
acturer's level the regulations COW :
r virtually all products and com- =
ncdities that are not already under =
rice ceilings. r
@. But there are some excep- q
ions? I
A. Yes, some exceptions are nee -
ssary. For example, the emergency n
rice control act of 1912, which !;
onfers the authority to control Il
on OPA. does not permit the r
rice administrator to set ceilings =
yer the farm products that are v
cling below parity. The act also r
xemptS newspapers, magazines, n
heater admissions, and railroad =
nd bus rates. Because of obvious !,
administrative difficulties the reg g
lation exempts fresh fish, fresh =
'uits and vegetables, rare stamps :,
nd coins and objects of art. Raw y
arm commodities, such as wheat, "
exempt from ceilings, but these
ime products when processed and
repaired for the consumer, as in
lie form Of bread, are under price v
a
@; Are there ceilings ON sales Of t.
or beverages by lunchrooms, Il
'staurants and hotels? 3
A NO, these are exempt. The n