The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1946-08-08

nation has a Price ana Rent Con-
troll law. With the new law, OPA
is determined to do everything we
can to hold prices in line.
ITO be perfectly honest" states
Mr.. Leo H. Mccormick, Maryland
State Director, 'it does not give us
all the tools we had hoped for. 1t
is not all that President Truman
and many members of Congress
wanted. But the new law does as
sure the American people that liv-
ing costs won't go through the roof.
It will prevent the runaway intia-
ton which would wreck our whole
reconversion program"
ut will enable OPA to continue
some very important projections for
Americas families 1t will help pro
tect the millions of GIs who are just
getting back into civilian life
"One of the first things the new
law did was to reinstate rent con-
troll, and l know that in itself made
millions of families all over the
country breathe easier. After all-for
the average American family rent
is the second biggest bill you have
to pay.
Food, of course, is the first family
consideration. The new law retains
ceiling prices on nearly half of all
food.
LAS far as clothing is concerned,
we must face the fact that there are
going to be some rises. The prices
of some other manufactured goods
will have to be raised, but l think
many of them can be kept at, or
very near, present prices"
Under Ceiling Prices
Breakfast Cereals, Bread, Flour,
Coffee, Tea and Cocoa, Some can
ned Goods, Canned Fish, Jams, Jel-
lies and Preserves, Canned Products
containing less than 90 meat, such
as Chill Con Carne, Corned Beef
Hash, Syrups, Sugar, Peanut Oil.
Olive Oil
Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Lists
are posted in the stores week by
week. Look for the new ceiling
prices and buy vegetables now in
plentiful supply.
New And Used Passenger Cars
Ceiling prices of both new and
used passenger cars in effect June
30, 1916, were restored when the
new Price Control Act became eff
fective July IS, 1916, and will re-
main effective until new schedules
are issued, the Office of Price Ad-
ministration announced today
All deliveries of new and used
cars after July Is must be at or be-
low the OPA ceiling prices, the
agency said. This applies even in
cases where the buyer agreed with
the seller during the interim, when
price controls were off, to pay in
excess of the ceiling and made a
down payment.
Rubber Heels And Rubber SOleS,
Rubber Footwear
The action, effective July 26, per-
mits shoe repair shops to pass on to
consumers a 1072% increase allow
ed simultaneously today in the cell
ing prices of the same rubber heels
at the manufacturing and wholesale
levels.
The new ceilings of shoe repair
shops for MEMS rubber heels at
tached to the customers shoes will
be IS cents a pair for top grade
brown heels, SIS cents pair for
standard black heels and so cents
for competitive black heels.
Women's rubber heels will have
new ceilings ranging from Is cents
a pair for a popular type top lift to
SIS cents a pair for top grade Cuban
heels.
Boys whole heels will have new
ceilings ranging from As cents to
IS cents a pair.
Rent Control
The restoration of OPA ceiling
rents and eviction controls in effect
on June 80, 1916, in Maryland Rent
Control Areas were announced this
week by Walter R. Heath, Area Rent
Director.
Mr.. Heath also released answers to
some of the most frequently asked
questions in order that they might
serve as a guide to persons with
similar problems.
Informative Questions
l. @. Is there now an OPA rent
ceiling on my home?
A. If you live in a rent control
area, your home is under the same
Federal rent control as on June 80,
1916.
2. @. Ceiling rent on my apart