The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-07-08
THE WILMINGTON MORNING STAR WILMINGTON, N. c.
0PA BEER PRICES
TO TAKE EFFECT

over county are scheduled to take
effect the latter part of next week
after registration of all county
beer dealers at the rationing board
Thursday, it was announced yes
terday by the Wilmington War
Price and Rationing Board.
Doors will be open at the board
office Thursday from 9 o'clock to
II noon and from to 4 o'clock
for registration of all New Han
over beer dealers.
The OPA order divides all re-
tail sellers into three price group
ings, namely Group 1B, Group 2B
and Group 3B. Classification Of
retail outlets will depend upon
prices charged during the base
period of April 40, 1913, and also
filed with the local board.
Premium beer in 12-ounce con-
tainers will sell for Is cents each
in Group 1B, 20 cents each in
Group 2B and II cents each in
Group 3B. premium beer will
sell for 20 cents in Group 1B, Is
cents in Group 2B, and u cents
in Group 3B.
The Raleigh district office es-
tablished a maximum of II cents
for premium and II cents for non
premium beer sold in 12-ounce
containers in the lower price
Group 3B.
Quart-sized premium beer, or
the 32-cunce container, will sell
for 40 cents in the lowest price
Group 3B, As cents in Group 2B
and so cents in Group 1B. Non
premium beer, in quarts, will re.
tail at IS cents in 3B, 40 cents in
2B, and As cents in the top CLASH
fication, 1B.
, On-draught beer, retail outlets
in Group 1B, will be allowed a
maximum of seven cents for six
ounce containers, and one cent per
ounce plus two cents for contain
ers of eight ounces or more. Re-
tail outlets in Groups 2B and 3B
will be allowed to charge six cents
} for six-ounce containers, and one
cent per ounce plus one cent for
containers of eight ounces or
{ more.
;, If retailer was not in business
$ during the base period in April
: of last year and the nearest COM
Il petitor did not establish a ceiling
with the ration board, the seller
). will be placed in the lower priced
e Group 3B. However, he has the
n privilege of requesting reclassifi-
t. cation from the Raleigh district
office by stating what he thinks
If the price ceiling and correct clas-
l. sification should be.
The group to which the retailer
will belong depends on his legal
> ceiling prices for the beverages
> during the base period. If the
,fl legal prices for various brands
- and types of beverage subject to
i. the order vary SO that the ceiling
= prices on some brands or types
. seem to place the seller in one
D particular group and ceiling prices
on others seem to classify him
y into a different one, he will be
~ classified into the particular
group representative of the prices
:. at which the greater number OF
sales were made, War Price and
Rationing officials stated.
- Purpose of the registration is
\ to secure from all beer dealers
the correct information as to
their group which will determine
. their ceiling price for each brand
~ of beer, premium and non-pre-
3 MUM. Cards showing group num-
bers will be issued.
j Group posters, price posters and
other information will be distrib-
u uted at that time. All local beer
II retailers are requested to regis
ter on that date as failure to dc
"a so will constitute violations Of
e OPA regulations, if sales are
made after that day.
s Every dealer is required to pos
Ai1S Yelling PI1SCo I'LL oSSA anu dAS
either by supplying the customer.
y with menus showing the brand
name, quantity and ceiling price
Of of each kind and type of bottled
J.. beer and ale sold by it and the
d quantity and ceiling price of al
beers and ales sold on draugh
is Or by posting sign giving this
information. He must also post 6
OF card given by the ration boart
s. showing the group number of hi
establishment.
The prices fixed for each groul
of retailers include all state taxes
,, sales Or otherwise, and all fedora
I taxes, with the exception of thu
federal excise tax on cabarets
l. Sellers who are required to pay
). the cabaret tax are permitted tt
h, add the same to the prices if the
,r tax is separately stated and col
e lected.
g The ceiling prices will prevail
throughout the state, and the Ra
e leigh district office will include
le 81 eastern counties, of which New
l. Hanover is one.
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