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1 OPA NEWS
New and used government surplus
are under Supplementary Order 121
which provides for pricing of such
surplus when sold in Alaska at
Wholesale or detail by government
agencies or by private jobbers and
retailers, the Alaska Office of
Price administration announced today.
The.new regulation provides
pricing formulas designed b* make
available- the considerable amount
of government surplus to consumers
at reasonable prices and-to estab
lish usual markups for jobbers and
retailers, the Alaska OPA said. It
should prevent speculative buying
and selling, yet not interfere at
all with reasonable marketing
arrangements, the OPA declared.
Copies of SO 121 have been sent
to various government agencies.
This order is also available at War
Price & Rationing ■x'oards--and at
OPA offices in the Territory.
The Alaska OPA's foremost job in
thisimmediate post-war period is
to ppritimle to protect the people
of Alaska fron undue increases in
living costs, according to Mildred
R* Hermann,i 'Alaska 0?A Director.
On a national■ scale mass pro
duction and full employment will be
needed to hold inflation in check.
Mass markets arid a stabilized
American dollar are essential to
that effort. .And mass'markets can
"'be achieved oAly if ypridles/stay 1
Within'reach of that dollar. That
is where we come into the picture”,
Mrs. Hermann stated.
"Price, and. rent control in the
territory will be continued as long
as inflationary pressure indicates
that need,*'said 'Mrs. Hermann. To
day there is a great demand for
many commodities and services,many
of which will continue to be scarce
for some time yet./' S'o long as tbes„
'condltions.exist, OPA has a great
responsibility to the public. We
must see that prices of food and
clothing are held in line. In ed
ition, ther© Qre -many reconversion
items' .{joining, back into the market
shortly'like a utomobiles, refrig
erators, washing machines and radios
Also we know'for some time there
will be a severe shortage of buij.d
JLng materials and Increasing, denrnd
for housing Which will cause prices
in that field to be nrf,der. pressui e ,
,i As/.lpng as these danger spots
exist, CPA must carry out the law
' as laid down by Congress.