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Show Goods Shortage May Create Black Markets Increasing shortages of consumer consum-er goods, plus the bulging pocket-books pocket-books of potential buyers create strong inflationary pressure and tend to make profitable black market operations. The reorganization of civilian economy in this country is a vital part of the war job of the nation. Too often individuals fail to appreciate ap-preciate the significance of their "smart efforts" to secure scarce articles. Without thinking of the war effort, they pay extra prices or give unjustified bonuses for service. The home front must support the war effort without reserve. This includes loyal support of rationing ra-tioning and price control. If either eith-er device breaks down, the nation will get on an inflationary spree that will disorganize civilian economy econ-omy and do irreparable injury to war production. There are always people in a country willing to make an extra profit without regard to the procedure pro-cedure involved. Consequently, with rationed goods becoming scarcer and new scarcities m tne making, there will be Americans ready to violate the regulations of the Government in order to supply citizens at a price. |