Show OPA O Prosecutor OPA Prosecutor I j I I Judge J dge And JurY Juryj Jury I I i Charges Charged that OPA is attempting to to i t nullify clauses written into the Em Em- Emergency Emergency Emergency Price Control Act by Congress to protect citizens against bureaucratic bureaus atio I domination have bavo been laid before the United States Supreme Court in an ap ap- appeal appeal ap- ap appeal peal by Safeway Stores Inc i iThe IThe The appeal for tor relief is based upon the r I grocery concerns concern's charge that the Price I Administrators Administrator's actions in Ignoring leg leg- legally ally oily presented protests to certain oppressive oppressive oppressive sive regulations were arbitrary and capricious and constitute a 0 denial dental of ot I the tho relief provided by Congress in the price control law I Cause Causo of at this newest attack against arbitrary administration of at the price control act a t was Safeway's original I I protests filed last summer against sec- sec sections j i of at certain regulations governing food distribution The food company claimed that the regulations were dis dis- discriminatory discriminatory I unworkable and not in con conformity con con- conformity with the Intent In nt of at Congress to protect pr historical business practices The Tho protests were filed tiled within the sixty day I period required by law Thirty days were allowed OPA to deny or allow the pro pro- tests No action a lon was taken by the price administration office The food tood company i ithen i ithen then filed tiled appeal to the Emergency Court Courtot of ot Appeal a relief reller also provided by the the Congressional law of at January 1942 Basis for lor the present Controversy which Is resulting in the thc appeal to the highest court in the country was OPAs OPA's contention that their theft not having made any decision there was nothing for tor the r I food company to appeal The Emergency Court of ot Appeal concurred in this mo mo- motion motion motion tion and referred the complaining company com com- company pany back to OPA CPA The situation was termed ridiculous and an attempt by the Price Admin Admin- Administrator Administrator I to set aside the precise require require- requirements requirements ments m of at the Price Control Act by attorneys for tor Safeway This means me that OPA by simply sitting 8 with folded hands can continue to claim that the Emergency Court of or Appeals has hns no Jur- Jur jur because OPA CPA has bas neither denied dented or affirmed a legal protest of at responsible responsible responsible sible business concerns Safeway's Sa appeals from certain phases of OPA CPA regulations have been watched with Interest interest- by many business eon eon- con cerns The arbitrary attitude assumed by OPA CPA which places their lack of at decision as superior to the Intent of at Congress has forecast further lurther demand for tor action in Congress to curb administrative assumption as assumption as- as assumption of or power by the pricing bureau |