| Summary: | September 1, 1942 ★ VICTORY ★ 19 Makers’ ceilings set on new types of rubber footwear Maximum manufacturer’s prices for new types of waterproof rubber footwear which the WPB will permit to be manufactured to take the place of other kinds with larger crude rubber content were announced August 25 by the OPA. Amendment No. 2 to Maximum Price Regulations No. 132, which sets the prices for the new items at levels commensurate with others in the same schedule, also establishes the amounts that may be charged, over the regular ceiling levels, for rubber footwear constructed in such a way that its life can be prolonged by replacement of a stitched outsole. The following maximum prices are established in Amendment No. 2, effective August 29: CIVILIAN USE Men’s short boot, 14" height________$2.60 Boys’ 3 buckle cloth arctic—cashmer- ette_____________________________ 2. 20 Boys’ 3 buckle cloth arctic—jersey__ 2.00 Youths’ 3 buckle cloth arctic—cash- merette__________________________ 2. 00 Youths’ 3 buckle cloth arctic—Jersey. 1.85 SEVERE OCCUPATIONAL USE Men’s Stormking boot________________ 4. 45 Men’s Stormking boot, steel toe_____ 4. 95 Men’s Short boot, neoprene veneer, par- grip sole, steel toe_____________ 4.40 Men’s Stormking boot, neoprene ve- neer, par-grip sole, steel toe___ 5. 95 Men’s Hip boot, neoprene veneer, par- grip sole, steel toe_____________ 6. 65 Men’s Rubber Work Shoe, neoprene ve- neer, par-grip sole, steel toe___ 3. 90 Maximum additional charges for waterproof rubber footwear made with a stitched replaceable outsole are: Men’s________________________________$0.12 Boys’__________________________________ . 10 Youths’________________________________ . 08 Women’s________________________________ . 10 Misses’________________________________ . 08 Children’s_____________________________ . 07 A further charge of 15 cents a pair may be made for men’s waterproof rubber footwear made with a stitched replaceable sole if hobnails and toe and heel cleats are added. ★ ★ ★ Foster heads compliance branch Appointment of Maxwell E. Foster, of Topsfield, Mass., as chief of the compliance branch of the enforcement division of the OPA was announced August 26 by Brunson MacChesney, assistant general counsel in charge of enforcement. Mr. Foster, who has been regional enforcement attorney at OPA’s regional office in Boston since last February, will supervise development and execution of all compliance programs. YULE GREENS EXEMPT FROM GMPR Trees, mistletoe, holly, ferns, plants and other greenstuffs used for Christmas decorations were exempted August 22, by the OPA from provisions of the general maximum price regulation. The exemption was contained in Amendment No. 23 to Supplementary Regulation 1 of the general maximum price regulation, effective August 27. Establishment of ceiling prices for these Christmas decorations is not practicable, OPA pointed out, because of the highly seasonal nature of sales volume and the great variations in prices and values depending on the time and place where the sales take place. ★ ★ ★ Coal resales in Canada exempt from U. S. price control Resales of United States bituminous coal, delivered from the mine or adjunct preparation plant, by Canadian distributors for consumption in the Dominion of Canada August 24, were formally exempted from U. S. price control by Price Administrator Henderson. This action was taken in Amendment No. 19 to Maximum Price Regulation No. 120 because sales of coal in Canada already are under governmental control there. ★ ★ ★ Rental of new typewriters banned, others recalled Price Administrator Henderson, August 25, announced a ban on the rental of new typewriters and used nonportable machines manufactured since January 1, 1935, and ordered the return by September 15 of typewriters manufactured subsequent to that date which are now on loan. Persons eligible to purchase machines under existing regulations are not affected by the order. The rental ban on new machines and the recall of recently manufactured typewriters, Mr. Henderson said, is to make available for purchase by the Procurement Division of the Treasury a sufficient number of machines for Army, Navy, and Government use. Sugar schedule adjusted to GMPR provisions Several minor changes have been made to Revised Price Schedule No. 60 (Direct Consumption Sugars) to bring this schedule into closer conformity with administrative provisions of the general maximum price regulation, the OPA announced August 26. One section in Amendment No. 3, effective August 31, allows any person seeking relief from a maximum price set under this regulation—for which no provision is made elsewhere in the schedule— to present the special circumstances of his case in an application for an order of adjustment. This provision is identical with Section 18 (c) of the general maximum price regulation. Also incorporated in the regulation is the equivalent of Section 18 (b) of the general maximum price regulation, establishing the method for OPA adjustment of ceiling prices which are (1) abnormally low in relation to prices of competitors, (2) cause substantial hardship, and (3) can be adjusted without affecting the retail level. Another provision, similar to that in the general regulation, permits a seller who is unable to determine his ceilings by prices prevailing during the base periods, October 6-11, 1941, or December 1-6, 1941, to apply to OPA for a method of establishing ceilings. ★ ★ ★ DALLAS, TEX., has turned over 2,000 pounds of defective scales to the scrap metal campaign. ★ ★ ★ Kentucky, Tennessee to get sugar from Western processors Acting to assure adequate sugar supplies for consumers in Tennessee and Kentucky, the OPA August 27 authorized eight Western beet processors and one West Coast cane refiner to distribute in those States, which ordinarily they do not serve. The authorization carries with it an assurance to the refiners that Defense Supplies Corporation will reimburse them for the excess freight costs entailed. This action was necessary, it was stated, because supplies of sugar in the hands of Gulf refiners who normally supply Tennessee and Kentucky are at present not adequate to meet this demand. !
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