Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1946-07-26
OPA Is Re-Instated;
Prices Are Boosted
On Numerous Items
Truman Might Ask
Special Session
If Measure Fails

Washington, July % tP,-Icss
than "a hours after getting Il new
start IN life, OPA today hikcd June
81 prices OH numerous items and
ni@H controls from many others.
All of the agency's actions had
been planned weeks ago but had
oeSn held UP by the 25-tay price
control coma which began with the
!apSe of OPA authority on July |.
On tap were a long list of other
orders governing prices on hundreds
If terms.
But none were IL the works YET
FOR the restoration of price ceilings
ON several major items in the fam
lily budSct-including meat. dairy
products, eggs. poultry. grain. tobac-
co and petroleum.
These were exempt from price
ceilings, at least until August ~. bv
the OPA revival law which Prcsi-
dent Truman reluctantly" signed
late yesterday
The price boosts authorized today
are temporary and may be revised
under standards set up by the new
OPA law. Included were increases
ranging from six TO eight cents a
ton on coal, coke, anthracite and 81
miliar solid fuels. Some retail shoe
price ceilings were upped about
eight per cent.
Stripped from the controlled Lis:
were such items as household telc-
vision sets, rubber floor mats. UNI
brella frames. and certain types of
clocks.
An increase of 10 per cent in
manufacturers ceilings on thcrmoS-
tatS for domestic use and electric
kitchen ranges was authorized. OPA
said this price hike will not change
the retail costs of stoves.
Ceilings on rentals of so called
consumer durable goods whose sale
/ price previously had been dccon-
! trollcd were eliminated. OPA said
| that of several hundred Of Sucn
| items so far suspended from pricg
control, only power lawn mowers,
musical Instruments and some sports
equipment - which are frequently
rentcd--arc likely 10 be affected by
! this elimination action.
An increase of - cents per
pound of nTiHs9ry. lsad contained in
each gallon of 100 per cent pure lead
pigment paint was authorized.
/ Meanwhile. as the war-born aGcH-
Cy CINE back to life after % day
of legal death, there were three de-
| velopments:
l-Mr. Truman. in Il message 10
Congress explaining why he had
! signed the revival measure with
reluctance" cautioned that il ''hy
no means guarantees that initiation
| can be avoided. Hence. he added. II
il docs fail i'll that respect nc will
call q special session To strengthen
| il and probably hike taxes.
Congressional leaders quickly
! said they saw no prospects what =
ever Of boosting tax rates. And Sen
ator Whcrry (R) OF Nebraska, II
leading OPA critic, added 10 70
porter that a special session might
result instead in complete abolition
of the agency.
3-Prcsident Robert WasOn of tn"
National Association of Manufacture
crs said in a statement in New York
NAM still opposes OPA because ii
restricts the freedom of the Amer
lean people and substitutes the price
Judgment of a few Super-burcau-
Gratis for the judgment of iO.OOO.OOV
American housewives who have
given us four week demonstration
of their own ability 10 control
prices.
The CLIO United Auto Work
ers announced in Detroit they vii
continue their OPA holiday buyer.
strike because, as JAW Prcsidcn
Walter Rcuther put it: This bill on
~ pretends 10 restore price control
Actually il legalizeS initiation