The Onslow County News And Views

Merchants Receive Instructions About New Price Regulations

Approximately 75 merchants of Jacksonville and vicinity Thursday night heard an explanation of new maximum price regulations governing clothing and home furnishings, which will go into effect on April 20.

The new regulations take the place of GMPR and other freeze regulations for retail sales and substitutes for most of the items mark-up control.

Here are some of the highlights of the regulations as they apply to merchants:

It applies to all who sell at retail men's, women's, children's or infants' wearing apparel, apparel accessories, or shoes, or household textile items like blankets, towels, or sheets, furniture, floor coverings, lamps, or bedding, and other specified articles.

It requires the merchant to prepare a "base date pricing chart." This chart consists of a list costs and prices for the items covered by the regulation which were being sold on the "base date."

The chart must be prepared and filed with the OPA District Office by April 20, 1945.

After April 20, 1945, ceiling prices are determined from the chart under the pricing rules of the regulation.

After April 20, 1945, ceiling prices must be shown, so that customers can find out the ceiling prices for all the merchandise which the regulation covers.

After May 4, 1945, merchandise must not be sold unless a chart has been filed and acknowledged.