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Show ON THE HOME FRONT The over-all price ceiling, of-imum of-imum price regulation," went in-ficially in-ficially labeled the "general max-to max-to effect thruout the United States for sales at retail last Monday, May 18, and merchants of the Rocky Mountain region "have shown every indication of a sincere and conscientious effort ef-fort to put the provisions of the regulation into operation." according ac-cording to Clem Collins, regional region-al director of the Office of Price Administration. 'The price ceiling regulation," Collins said, "is a most import- ant part of our battle against a rising cost of living, and we must work together to insure its success. "In these first few weeks of of operation under the regulation, the public must be patient and tolerant. It is a physical impossibility impos-sibility for so vast a program to function smoothly overnight T". ste" -sUliilahuar service -iU I gftorm p?p wiethe.-bualnlir rnerfoTrthe nation and the government gov-ernment work out the inevitable last-minute problems of the program. pro-gram. "Every American should be thoroughly familiar with the provisions pro-visions of the regulation and should have faith in the good will of our merchants and the ability of our government to enforce en-force the regulation." |