The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1946-02-21
0PAProcedures,
Ceiling Prices
Are Outlined

the seller of a used passenger car
one copy going to the local price
control board not later than five
days after the date Of sale and the
duplicate to the purchaser, must
be continued, Harvey Guertin,
district director of the Office Of
Price Administration, today re-
minded drivers.
The original order establishing
the procedure for handling Certif-
icates of Transfer has been revok-
ed, Mr.. Guertin explained and this
simplified method of handling has
been substituted.
MEMS SOCKS
A retail ceiling price of IS cents
a pair has been established for
mems cotton and wool socks de-
clared surplus by the Navy and
now being sold for civilian use, Mr..
Guertin announced. The socks,
mainly white, with a limited num-
Der black, when sold at retail, must
bear a tag or label plainly stating
that the retail price is IS cents a
pair.
WAR RATION BOOK 4
Housewives were advised by Mr..
Guertin to retain in their possession
War Ration Book 4, now used only
to obtain sugar.
Although the currently valid
sugar stamp 80 is the last stamp in
War Ration Book 4 that is specific
ally labeled for purchase of sugar,
spare stamps in that book will be
designated. as sugar stamps from
time to time. For this reason,
War Ration Book 4 should be re-
tanned even after sugar stamp 80
has been used, Guertin emphasiz-
ed. Sugar stamp 40 was used for
the 1914 home canning program,
Guertin explained.
LUMBER
To increase distribution of lum-
Der badly needed for home con-
struction, mark-ups for direct mill
shipments on Douglas fir, Western
pine and other soft wood lumber
will soon be granted, Mr.. Guertin
said.
"This should help get some lum-
Der to small retail yards, when logs
again are available" he said.
The mark-ups to be provided for
direct mill shipments are So for
wholesalers and retailers and 80
for commission men, based on ap-
plicable mill ceilings. Re-sellers
i'll be permitted to include 90
of the MAKEUP in calculating re-
sale prices.
The lumber price amendments
now are being drafted. but until
they 60 into effect no MAKEUP
may be charged or paid to retail
ers, wholesalers or commission
men on direct mill sales.
TIRE TRADE-IN
Tires need not be traded in when
purchasing q new tire, the OPA
advised. mo regulation requires
that buyer turn in a used tire in
order to buy a new one, nor is
there a regulation which makes it
mandatory for a dealer to accept
a tire in trade" Mr.. Guertin ex-
planned. mo dealer may demand
that consumer trade in q used or
re-capped tire in order to pur-
chase a new one. However, when
tire is traded in, then the dealer
must allow fair value for it," he
said.
Under rationing, theoretically, no
tires could be traded in as long as
the tires could be repaired. There
fore, only scrap tires could be
traded in. The rationin0 reRllla.
tons, also required at any time a
tire was purchased, an old tire
must be submitted in trade by the
buyer.
Since this is no longer the case,
the OPA is. preparing an amend
ment to the regulations which will
establish a wholesale value Of
basic tire carcasses in the same
manner as used tires are handled
25% off Of the retail
maximum price.