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By ROSS KINCAID executive vice president

rTtHE Cost of Living Council has I emphasized that sellers still must provide ceiling prices to customers upon request within 48 hours in accordance with the procedures.

The procedure requires the posting of a 30" x 40" (minimum size) sign. Knowing that some of our members may find it difficult to obtain such a sign, we've made arrangements with a local printer and in quantity can furnish them for $1.00 each plus 50q, for shipping and handling $1.50 each. It is on light stock for mailing.

Remember, the requirement calls for the posting of such a sign on each selling floor.

Ceiling price information request forms and reply forms are also required. If you want, WBMA can supply you with these.

The unfortunate thing is that neither the Office of Emergency Preparedness or the Internal Revenue Service can give us a positive answer on how long these signs will be required i'e. in Phase II. The unofficial answer is that such a sign requirement will continue. On that assumption, we are trying to be of assistance by making the signs available.

WBMA's President A. H. "Ike" Parker was recently named to the State of Washington's State High-

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By R. V. PETERSEN executive secretary

THE statement was made many r years ago but its impact and significance are great today: Theodore Roosevelt, addressing the business community, said, "Every man owes a part of his time and money to the business or industry in which he is engaged. No man has a moral right to withhold his support from an organization that is striving to improve conditions within his sphere."

In today's business climate, the entrepreneur is witnessing constantly accelerating erosion of his freedom of operation, alarming encroachment