O.P. a.
A Conference of all Gffj.ce of
Price Administration clerks was
held in Juneau from April 23 to
April 3Gth. "‘’he object of this
conference besides a really heavy
schedule of studying present regu
lations applying in the Territory
of Alaska, was to outline the pre
sent ah future outlook of the 0PA.
As the nublic is aware the
Office of hr-jee Administration was
set up for the buration and as long
thereaft r as necessary, V-E day
ion!t Lo'ni; to make much difference
1!■ s or going to continue to be
st ictlv rationed for some time.
Commodities are going to be scarce
and pri ce controls will have to be
maintained. There will be the
prouium ui rcuonveraiun i rum ti wui
production to pence time productior
As long as problems like those
exist th* job isn't finished,
I/'ori emp:nsis will be placed in
the .future on price control. You
will notice in your stores that '
canned fruits and vegetables are.
wearing new prices, - 'ihese new ^
prices • r based on th-' 1P44 pack
which icoming in now. Any adjust
ment T/de at the wholesale level,
or at th- earner's level will be
reflect d in these pricesi
Clc*-’ ing is coming under spe4
cific prices, as rapidly as pos
sible. We are assured that more
mat'-rial has been alloted for work
cloth s r.nd children's clothes,and
I
OPA Continued.
that three months from now we should
find it much easier to secure those
items than it has boon for sometime
in the past. Nor is the control
of clothing prices started with
your dealer. It starts way back
with the manufacturer and allows
\rour dealer r reasonable profit
while still supplying the consumer
with essential articles at n price
•within keeping of the order to
"hold the line" on prices. Rayon
hosiery has been under control for
some time. V/omen's slips are com
ing under now, and others will
follow rapidly.
me ueuter uno puouc unn«rsi-!mut
these things the better the whole
program will work. It is gratifying
to know that more and more p ople
are asking q\j«stions about price
control. You are urged to ask for
information, and to do your little
port te>' make it possible for the
thousands of people- in our country
who are not. among the big wage ear
ners to maintain an American
stfi^rdf.r^ of/living.
aiSFiwrnoNS
5AF2RT—An ordinary guy, ..a long way
from home.
?3YCH0L0GI3T--.:- scholar who expresses
something everybody knows in terms
10 one oan understand.
ilGHBROW—& person educated beyond
his intelligence
3i:.2ClALIST--0ne who knows more and
nore about less and less.
OLSON
JOHNSON
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