The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-22
 Win Praise From Bolton
 Credited in Fight
 To Keep Prices Down
 During Past Week
By UNITED PRESS

American hOuSeWlVeS were pralStd today for helping. to keep prices down, as the nation entered it's fourth week without price controls. Rep. Frances P. Bolton fR.-O9 said that by refusing to pay sky high prices, American women were help ing to force prices down.
 Now we are getting reports that prices of butter, poultry and steers are dropping after first skyrocketing with the end of OPA," she said. That's a tribute to the American housewife and her refusal to pay exorbitant prices"
 May Sign Bill
 Indications were that the OPA would be revived this week as Pres ident Truman was reported to have signified he would sign with re- luctances the compromise bill agreed upon by Senate and House confer ees.
 The new bill, which must be ap- proved by both Houses, would re- store price and rent controls for another year but would postpone re- placement of ceilings on meats, poultry, dairy products and grains until Aug 20 A special three-man board will determine if price in- creases on the exempted items are enough to warrant renewing ceilings
 Meanwhile, buyers strikes and demonstrations in a number of cit ies had resulted in slight price de- creases. but elsewhere boycotts ap- peared to have had little or no ef- feet.
 The CIO Cost of-Living Con- mittee recommended consumers boycotts in statement to all CIO | unions.
 Boycott Augmented The CI,O. asked families of mem bers to resist exceedingly high prices on all types of purchases, ranging from over glamorized cosmetics to rents.
 If patches (on clothes) become popular, prices will stay down. the CI.O. said.
 At Detroit, the AFL. Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes ordered a buyers strike which woule augment a boycott already invoked by the .CI.O. United Auto Work CTS. The A.FL. Union authorized its officers to seek additional wage in- creases if Congress does not re- store effective price controls.
 Eighteen consumer, veteran anc labor groups organized at Pitts. burg.h for strike action to demand return of OPA. Retailers there re- ported showdown in sales as con. sumers refused to pay pork anc beef prices double former ceilings
 Butter Prices Drop
 Butter prices were down slightly both at Cleveland and Philadelphia after reaching high of nearly 8( cents per pound. Butter prices al Philadelphia were 73 to 75 cents to. day.
 Boycotts had little effect on the prices of meat either at Philadelphis or Cleveland. One large meat mar. ket serving about 25,0O0 customer. ln Cleveland closed after consumers served notice they would picket be. cause of high prices.
 The American Meat Institute spokesman for the major packers said that prices on meat generally were lower than those prevailing when OPA ended.
 The situation at the weekend proves that without OPA controls beef cattle, on which prices hat been run up well above ceilings b, black market operators, are seeking reasonable levels" the institute said
 Action on Rnts Increase
 State and local governments con tinued to act to prevent rent in creases. Gov. Dwight H. Greer called a special session of the Hi nois legislature for next Tuesday tx consider legislation which woult freeze rents and declare a morator ium on evictionS.
 New York, Rhode Island ans Michigan have passed legislation controlling rents and the governor of Alabama, Iowa, Massachusetts New Jersey and Connecticut hay, issued executive orders calling fo freezing of rents, according to ma tional survey by the Public Admin istration Clearing House.
 In addition, San Francisco, Lo Angeles, Long Beach, Cal, Cincin nati, Denver, Covington, Ky, an, Newport, Ky, have acted to freez rents or limit rent increases locally the survey disclosed.