The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-06-14

yourself and your family by
an item than the posted price
Of the dollars you earn and
Explained. "If you stick to your
guns, you will be helping your gov
rnment to hold the line against an
nflationary period that can only
mean hardship for all of us"
Nine-Point Guide
The OPA head offered the FOL
owing nine point guide "for waging
successful battle along this part
If the home 'front.'"
l. Check the price you are asked
o pay against the official OPA price
ist that must be posted in every
rocary store.
2. Make sure you're right. Re-
member, there are different grades
nd sizes for many food items. Be
ure you and your retailer are talk
ng about the same item.
3. Ask him about the overcharge
q friendly way. He's busy man
Perhaps he just made an honest
mistake. If so, he'll be quick to
orrect 1t.
4. The law entities you to ask
or receipt for anything you buy
YOU feel that you have been over
harged, ask for receipt bearing
he man of the store, the name OF
ne item you bought, and the
mount you paid.
5. Whether or not you get the
eceipt, notify your local War Price
nd Rationing Board Immediately
6. Write your complaint to the
peal board when you can. Give
he name of the store, the date OF
he transaction, the name of the
;em you purchased, and the price
gu paid. Include the receipt ii
GU were able to get one.
7. The local board will investi-
ate as soon as possible after re-
Giving your complaint. Your name
ill not be used. The Price Panel
i'll merely check to make sure that
le retailer fully understands his re-
possibilities under the law.
8. If several complaints are re-
eived against the same retailer and
an investigation reveals that he
as knowingly violated the law, the
PA may start criminal proceed
lgs.
9. If you wish, the local board
i'll explain just how you may start
suit in small claims court for
lree times the amount of the over
1arge or $50, whichever is larger.
an overcharge has actually &C.
lrred, the offending retailer must
lso pay your attorneys fees and
ourt costs.
ROll-Backs Noted
The list of the very highest
rices that can legally be charged
Or 1900 grocery items in any Con-
ecticut store under any circum-
ances" was made public June 10
he specific dollars-and-cents max
mum ceiling prices, which provide
pr roll-backs of from one to ten
ents on some of the 1900 food
ems covered, will become effective
Inc 81 in every retail grocery store
the state. The selling price in
ost stores will be lower than the
,iling established by this list, the
PA emphasized.
The statewide list of prices places
.sy-to-u understand ceilings on po-
toes, butter, coffee, poultry, short
hing, cereals and more than 10 per
mt of the canned and bottled
uits and vegetables in retail stores,
owles said. The action extends
community price protection" al
ady established on many food
ems in the Hartford trading area,
the rest of the state he added.
simultaneously with his an
buncement, the OPA chief made
lblic the list of 1900 items, chart
by brand name and size, and the
cry highest prices which may be
larged for these commodities in
ass l and Glass 2 stores" These,
pointed out, are smaller indie
Endent sores, some of which offer
CHI services as credit and delivery
nese services tend to make their
tail prices slightly higher in some
stances" than prices in stores of
asses 3 and 4.
Four Glasses OF Stores
All grocery stores have been d.
ded into four classes, depending
BON their volume of sales, Bowles
planned. The prices on the list
tblished in newspapers indicate
ilings for Glass 1 and stores and
e the very highest prices that can
charged by any store in Con-
cticut.
"Of course, actual selling prices in
any Glass l and 2 stores may be
wer," the OPA head said. Cell
g prices in Glass 3 and 4 stores
II be from one to six cents lower