:Veat Survey Panel Studies Rationing' Compliance A meat price and rationing compliance survey of retail meat stores in the area is nearing completion according to Oliver W. Edwards, temporary chairman of the local board price control panel. The survey which is being (or was) carried out by price panel assistants, board members and clerks throughout the country was requested by Chester Bowles, OPA's new general manager, with the aim of helping meat dealers to comply with regulationss and of discovering what problems are preventing general compliance. The most important aspects of the regulations being checked by the surveyors are those requiring the posting of ceiling prices and graies of meats, iD was stated. The price posti'ig provisions require re-quire the butcher to post official price lists furnished by OPA, dated June 21, 1943, in a conspicuous con-spicuous place where they may be read by the public. Meat retailers retail-ers must also mark the price on each cut of meat. Since price ceilings of beer, veal, lamb and mutton vary according ac-cording to the grade of the meat, the butcher is required to indicate the grade as well as the price of meat in his show case, it was said. The grade designations are AA or Choice, A or Good, B or Commercial, C or Utility and D or Canner and Cutter if the meat is b(jef and Cull if the meat is veal. Pork is not sold according to grade. In addition to checking on compliance com-pliance with the price and grade j posting requirements, ground beef j or hamburger will come under j special scrutiny. No ground beef may be displayed for sale at a price higher than 28 cents per pound, it was explained. If customers cus-tomers want higher priced ground meat, they must first purchase the cut and surrender the necessary neces-sary ration points for it, after which the butcher must grind it within view of the customer. Similarly, OPA price regulations do not permit butcherss to cube meat cuts in advance of the sale.