Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-08-11
Facts About
Price Control
BY MRS. JOHN b. O'DONNEI.l.
Price Clerk

SN EEL MlLk-LaSt week this
'"Iumn stated that sweet milk sold
IL restaurants, hotels, etc. should be
'ti:ed at &c and lUc trr halr-pint
ana pint sizes, respectively. unless
h's..Si pfice was charged by such
'N."niiShmentS in Marcn lg42 The
prices o. all eating establishments IN
Vance county have been reviewed Dy
ne Price Panel. and the findings
We're az follows: or The lurty-ur.r
eating establishments, luu- we've
charging lOc fu" halt-uiur Of sweet
max. Since this was tie same prlcc
-harSru oY these CStau!.-nrncnlS la
A'Hch 1912, the charge We. allow"c
- '"nlaIn in effect. Ten establish
mtniS were found TO b.. charging &C
!"f ha!i-p:nia. These firms were cor
acted and asked To rcCur,' this pIIcc
!" 6C. With one Cxccp. .J... We have
!"c,Ncd word that tn. Wuuld he
done. and we feel v,u,U,ruj dian
compliance from this ,.vl viii h.
secured within the nc>' d. ur lWu
. "a" lwcnty-acNcn UiIr.. r..IIII;, g.
'thllSiIuEiitS We're iuti:u. 2. isr III !tiir
ia lur milk charges.
VIOLATIONS .Tvu .,,.l.s nave.
pa. rd sInce any rrLu.i - ,lul,itrur
- ceiling prices have. rrr.:, brIuic
''' !llr" Panel. We hnu,. 'ri. iuriIIs
i:'' ever" merchant u, N.'.cr rutrn-
!, ia lilr on ever. .r'I-h. upon
EL.Ch - ceiling IiriC, Dee. been sea
bu' "" sometimes wu.l,t.. II ..uri
Quu,, I. not III, "c;tI,. U,iur,. liz,
t'.rn' 81 the quir. o. ,h..urrn Whu
st:,.S,d bciu.'C the $i,r,. 1T rlfuc-
iivv p!!cr control dep,',i urDn the
consumer as well as ..r mri chant
All CuS'-of-LivIng Commodities are
under price control. ;lnd each ner-
yHani selling these item sIuulu have
,av prices plainly pnSl,l .u his store
CoiHpaIe the price Ia with .hesc
lists. All merchant: receive .egularly
"a" M changcS OF y..4uu> ARTICLES
from either the Local Eatloning
Euagd -" direct from Washington.
j ms business to lA,.. thc price
changes ard L. adjust a.. stock aC-
CurduSly. rs tie Du moss Ol the
consumer To keep iniu!l.vd on Price
Control through magyar" ana news
paper articles. OPA wuG.d require
an enormous paid staff ;. the lob of
educating retailers and consumers 10
now regulations depended upon paid
workers. TO assist in spreading in
formation are the volunteer mem
1i.'s OF the Price Panel and the Price
Panel Assistants. Call upon them to
asSis; you with your problems.
one conscIentiOuS housewife. who
i trying L. do her part IT, combating
imitation. came to the RatlUning
Board several da''S ago and asked;
Inc Price Clerk - check some re-
CcIplN tor groceries which she had
pun chased &C. u period OF several
weeks. In ever" instance. the prices
zee found 10 De III line. AS result
81 tn!S cnecN, the consumer retained
confluence ~ her gruCe". and the
Price Panel Wa gralificd 10 see slIcn
perfect cooperation on the part OF
me merchant ana the COn>un.c! We
would like To- encourage other PEE
>OnS III following this procedure.
In the last war we did not try 20
/ control prices until we'll into the COLI
lllct. a. Il result. a. Mr. Baruch has
often SAID. price. had gone through
. the Roof before 80 tried 10 stop
/ them. Even then. price control did
! Slow The rise. Fortunately. we
/ weren't quite So sioW 10 see the need
/ al Price Control dining the present
struggle. Pearl !!arDur occurred ON
December I, 1911. The General Max
!num Price Regulation was an
nounced by OPA on April %. l94Z.
1T i significant that among the
most ardent advocates Of thorough
going price control II this w;u have
been men like Bernard Baruch ana
herbert lIuOV,E. who did the lob of