WHAT IS THIS PRICE"CEILING"-?
It's the lid on your coat of living
for the duration.
Since war started, goods you want have
been scarce. Everything must go to war
that our soldiers need. That means less
goods for us "stay-at-homes." But there
is more money to spend. When there's more
money to spend and less goods to buy,pri
ces are bound to go up. So a "Ceiling"
has been nailed down. But price ceilings
can only do their Job if everyone knows
what they are and how they work.
Question! What is a price ceiling?
Answer! It's the top price that any sel
ler is permitted by law to charge you
and that you, as a buyer, will have to
pay during the war.
Question! What is the Law?
Answer! The Emergency Price Control Act
signed by the President January 30.
Question! Will there be ceiling prices
on everything?
Answer! No. Only on cost of living
items and. certain services - at the
present time.
Question! Will this guarantee my family
a better standard of living?
Answer! Not necessarily. We are at war.
We are cutting down wherever we can.
We have to do without many things we
have been accustomed to thinking we ab
solutely had to have.
Question! Just how is the ceiling price
established in Alaska?
Answer: Alaskan retailers base their
ceilings on November 7 to December 6,
1941. Let us take for example a lamp*
1- Wholesale cost $2.00
2- Discounts (say 5$) .10
3- 1.96
3- Cost of transportation .40
4- War risk insurance .10
5- Laid down price to dealer 2.40
6- Mark up allowed dealer .55
7- Ceiling price 2.95
This is based on the Dark up he had on
the same or similar article between Nov
ember 7 and December 6, 1941. It is not
the percentage mark up.
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Questions When does this law become effec
tive?
Answers It becomes effective in Alaska on
August 1, 1942. Your retailers will
have their ceiling prices posted.Whtch
for them and study them.
War Price and Local Rationing Board
Klaire E. Johnson, Clerk
Harry Rice was in Palmer from Anchorage
Wednesday. He says that the equipment of
his new bakery in the Simonson building is
almost installed and next week will find
it in operation. In the meantime he is
EXTENSION CLUB ACTIVITIES
The 4-H Leaders Council will meet Mon*
day evening, July 13, at the Extension
office at 8 o'clock. Mrs. Rorrison will
give the history of anc demonstrate how
to display the flag. The program com
mittee will report on plans for meetings
for the remainder of this year. 4-H
camps, the Fair, and Achievement Day will
also be discussed.
4-H camps will be held at King's Lake}
Boys, July 16 to 18; Younger Girls,July
20 to 22; Older Girls, July 23 to 25.The
total cost is three dollars for each mem
ber attending. Everyone must bring his
or her own blankets, towels, and toilet
articles.
The Civic Center club will meet with
Mrs, Vernon Moreman next Wednesday, July
15,
Tlie Homemakers Council v/ill meet Mon
day, July 27, instead of July 15 as form
erly planned.
The Yfesilla, Riverbend, and Hilltop
Homemakers clubs held a picnic lunch at
'Jhsilla Lake last Wednesday, after which
they went boating to collect sedge grass
to make baskets and mats.
The Glacier View Homemakers club met
at the home of the Bernard Bouwens last
Tuesday for a noon luncheon* Mrs. Bryant
gave a demonstration on flower arrange
ment*
The Golden Rule 4-H Baking II club met
with Mrs. H. C. Scott on *7ecnesday after
noon.
4-H BOYS CAMP
The Matanuska Valley 4-H Boys camp is
to be held July 16, 17, 18, at the Kings
Lake camp. All 4-H boys in the Valley
are invited to attend this camp. A,full
iprogram of swimming, life saving, handi
craft, and other interesting material will
be in the offing. Plan now to attend
this comp. Leave your name at the Exten
sion office if you are going to attend the
Comp.
Harold Rice, Extension Agent, returned
Tuesday from a combined business and pleas
ure trip to Seward, Moose pass and Cooper's
Landing.
One very good reason why sugar is being
rationed is that every time a 16-inch gun
is fired in the war, it eats up the dis
tilled product of a fifth of an acre of
sugar cane. Let's not reach for that sec
ond spoonful of sugar*
baking his bread at the North Pole baking
establishment in Anchorage*