Montana labor news., 1944-12-07
BUTTE PRICE PANEL
URGES COOPERATION

This is the slogan OF the "Grocer-COn-
sumer Anti-Inflation Campaign" Mil
itary victories do not Immediately re-
move the dangers Of initiation. Almost
half of the initiation of the World War I
period occurred after the Armistice. For
20 months after World War I prices rose
almost twice as fast as during the war.
very critical period in our price con-
troll program lies in the months immedi-
ately ahead.
Thursday evening, NOV l6, 1914, the
Butte Price Panel met at their regular
weekly session to discuss and make plans
for the Nation Wide Grocer Consumer
Anh-Inflation Campaign" This Anti
Initiation Campaign has been instit tied
Nation Wide for the sake of Americas
future and is being sponsored by the
Grocery Trade. The objective of the
campaign is to focus public attention on
the fact that a critical period in price
control lies Just ahead-that careless
ness now could set loose a disastrous up
ward price-wage spiral and threaten the
relatively stable base now established
for postwar prosperity; to get ceiling
price lists displayed in all food stores
at places where they can be easily read
by the public and have more house |
wives use those lists when shopping, COM
bine the efforts Of grocers dnd house |
W, res in keeping prices down on a basis
of mutual effort and friendly coopera-
ton; and to inform the entire COM
munity about the Importance cf the
Tcik done by the Price Panel and the
grocers
The Butte Price Panel urges full CO.
operation Of the people of Butte and the
Butte Grocers. Stanley Babcock, Chair
man Of the Butte Price Panel, said, "To
us, here in Butte, the most important
part is our own Home Town Grocer Con-
sumer Anti-Inflation Campaign. Com
of people working together can
do the price posting and checking that
will keep the prices down. May we ask
that each housewife take copy Of the
grocery list on their next shopping tour?
Check the prices Of your purchases. If
any prices are found in excess of the
ceiling prices, call it to the attention of
the merchant If you see that the price is
not corrected after having notified the
then report it to your Price
Panel"
All grocers have received posters ana
so that they may get into the
full swing of the campaign The Gro
GER Consumer Anti-Inflation Campaign
has the endorsement of the National
Crocers Association, the Ma
ton Retail Grocers Association, the
National Food Brokers Association the
National Grocers Manufacturing Associ-
alton and also the o. p A. State Food |
Trade Council
The Butte Price Panel is sponsoring a
Trade Meeting to discuss the benefits Of
this campaign. The meeting will be
on Tuesday evening, December IL, 1914,
at 745 P. M. in Judge Lynch's Court
room, 3rd floor of the Courthouse, Butte,
Montana. All merchants of Butte have
been invited, along with committees Of
all Women's Organizations. A special
invitation is extended to the housewives |
of Butte.
The OPA Regional Poetoaster Laureate |
submits the following song-to be sung |
to the well-known tune of Pistol Packin' |
dama"-for the Grocer-C Consumer Anti
Initiation Campaign:
PRICE CONTRoLLIN LADY
Had dream the other night;
Prices went slSy-high,
Drempt there was no OloA;
You've guessed the reason whyi
Oh-h-h--
Keep those prices down, lady,
Keep those prices down.
Use your ceiling price list
To keep those prices down.
No one watched the ceilings,
Prices zoomed and scared
Old Initiation got us down,
Prices had us floored
Oh-h-h--
Keep those prices down, lady
(etc)
Beefsteak was two bucks a pound,
Round steak was six bits.
Pay checks melted right away
without no benefits
Oh-h-h-
Keep those prices down, lady
(etc)
Ceiling prices were no more,
Rationing was out,