Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-11-19
Facts About
Price Control
by MARGARET W. COOPER
Price Clerk

ilI'c control is an emergency mCa-
sure Ia hold down the cost of li,lu..
III wartime. I'm our daily lives price
control affects everything We bUv
ard sell. what We cat, wear nd MS.
IL applies To hiah-priccd as well rs
I loW-prIccd goods. tu huXuricS as we'll
as necessities al life. If price control
extended 10 only icW PRINCIPAL pro-
| ducts. The prices of all other pouris
would rise. Therefore. il practically
everything We buy is not price con-
tr"llcd. the urLnuf cturcr would pro
/ dlICS. and the seller sell. only lhu.,
| things which were not controlled.
lriCC control. III effect. is an eco
nomIc StablIZ2r for producer. seller
and buyer in war time. when pres
sure from all sides tends 10 force
costs ana prices up. II helps main
tam our economy on as normal
basis SpDSSiDIc under dangCrnu,
! abnormal cor ditIOnS. II protects the
| businessman and housewife alike
/ Today there is Q luI more money IN
some peoples pICkctbooliS than cNC,.
before, bat not cvcryonc's income ha,
/ increased. There arc still many pv,-
pie who are living ON iiXcd in
comes, but generally. ircumC, are lD
| and more people are employed In n
! ever before.
On top OF that there are fewer
things To spend money GA. Indus
aries which used To- make such things
! a. au'nm DbilCS. radios. rc!ri.v!,.:ur,
and 50 on are now making tHni;S.
guns. pla: cS nd ammunition. There
| are less consumer goods and services
available for The general public t
spend money on. There arc mauv
people who would be glad 10 bid L.
get more pI the goods which are Shnr;
Today That is why. without prize
control. prices would 90 up ali ainp.
The line. ~ these prices rose. the
prices of food nd clothing would ris.
and tie Whole cost q! living WOuId
spiral upwards Wages wnuiu have -
be increased H"d wage increases
would PAT still more pressure Ill
prices and push them up Siul faster.
And 50 on and on il goes.
Price control CInno, he successful.
unless every one concerned docs hi
share. Tn" government has pl rrd
cCllIrG prices ON commodities and
services. II i- up t. The American
public - aCQUIini themselves with
these top legal prices and refuse 90
pay moro. II every one HpprCc.i lated
the personal benefits gained ny rl-
iCCilIc price control. far more sup
pur; nd cooperation could Dc yp-
tanned firm the public. tn" rC...i sci.
Dc Il lower cost al Twin. and .Na.-
time Initiation Viii he held firmly 100
check.
PORK POINT VALUE HEDUC-
Effective FOL November ~
poi'.t values OF certain puIh ri"m~
arc reduced Temporarily. Thcy are
rs follows: Reduce all items listed
under Porl, and Bacon .u column :.
tW" points per pound Reduce II
items listed ,ndc. Ready Ia Eat
Meats in column 1. IHu points. OK
CCpt corn beef brlSkc' dried beet and
sliced tongue These items arc rot
changed. Reduce pork hearts. pork
liVCrS. pork tongues two points. These
items are listed under Variety meats. .
All TOO per cent pork sausage. SalISC
nd head cheese that contain nothing
but pork are reduced two points.
There viii hr no reduction in point
values of amy canned meats. On the
Trade Point Value Table. which is
the wholesale chart reduce ali pork
items tWo points. Whole hogs. or half
hogs. head ON. IL. { in or out. mead
off and wiltShrcS are rcd""CG | -
points. All ) usage items that con-
tain nothing but pork meat arc re-
duccd tw" points per pound.