Show citizens urged to observe price control week to call attention to the danger of inherent inflation the of may 17 to 24 has been designated is as price control week and citizens and 01 organizations are aie urged to do their utmost to tall call attention to the need for compera cooperating ting with the governments stabilization program A cup of cotte coffe cost 35 in china a steak and a ham sandwich 96 it has been stated to rope with such prices a sai salary of a week would be ba insufficient the united states must avold the cycle of rising prices that Is wrecking the economy 0 of every nation without pries price control the united states should not have hae to undergo another depres depies slon similar to that following the last world war when hen business establishments failed farmer lost their farm and workmen lost their jobs democracy can learn and profit by past mistakes in this war the lie congress Con giess of tile the united states has provided price control and rationing to save the nation from economic ruin As a result living costs tor for the average wage earner in the larger cities ot of the united states have increased but 25 21 per cent over the 1939 average as compared valli lah an increase of 64 per cent for foi a similar period in the first world war it was waa said |