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Show Retailers Demonstrate How OPA Causes "Camouflaged Inflation'' : ' ' : '. . : '' - - - ,,, f : ' ''1 .s- '" I ,,, " r "?" "' " ' t ' s 4 I . f f r V ' 1 ' I fa On che basis thai unrealistic OPA policies are raising the cost of living in the United States, the National Retail Dry Goods Association Asso-ciation displayuJ before members of Congress in Washington examples exam-ples of what it calls "camouflaged inflation." The National Retail Dry Goods Association does not seek the immediate im-mediate end of government price control but it asks that Congress amend the Price Control Act so as to increase the production of good quality, low priced consumer consum-er goods. As Benjamin H. Namm, president presi-dent of the Association said: "Production can stop inflation if we can only stop OPA from stopping stop-ping production." Officials of the Association described de-scribed "camouflaged inflation" as "holding the line" against rises in the prices of reputable goods while granting higher ceiling prices to inferior merchandise. The exhibit depicted this discrepancy dis-crepancy with the comparison of the women's slips shown above and more than 100 other items received from member stores. Among these others were a pair of men's white woven broadcloth shorts with an elastic waistband on which was placed an OPA price of $10.50 a dozen. The manufacturer man-ufacturer has discontinued production. pro-duction. Beside them were pink shorts of esser quality bearing an OPA price of $13.50 a dozen. Also shown were two electric heaters, one of first rate quality made by a prominent manufacturer manufac-turer and priced by the OPA at $8.59 retail while a decidedly poorer model nexl to it from an- 'ier maker bore an OPA price - $15.67 retail. 1'he other ex-mbits ex-mbits were similarly striking. |
