Public Notice on Supply Prices
Prices are effective from 19 December 1945 and issued by H. V. Crosse, Secretary for Supply. Dated 17 December 1945.
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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Jan 12, 1946
Page
2
Prices are effective from 19 December 1945 and issued by H. V. Crosse, Secretary for Supply. Dated 17 December 1945.
Published by authority under the Defree Price of Goods Regulations 1941 the order is issued by H A Winter Commissioner for Supply acting dated at St Johns 17 December 1945 detailing the action and scope of the regulation in effect.
The order limits retail turkey prices to seventy five cents per pound and prohibits extra charges for packing drawing or delivery. Violations breach the Defence Price of Goods Regulations of 1941. It revokes the Food Current Prices Order No 40 of 1943, effective midnight December 18 1945, cited as The Food Current Price Order No 72 1945.
In exercise of powers under Regulation 2 of the Deferent Price of Goods Regulations 1941 I declare this order effective. Dated 18 December 1945 the Commissioner for Supply acting signs the document.
An order governs sale of poultry whether imported or produced in Newfoundland and requires retail prices to match the Schedule. It bans extra charges for plucking drawing traffic or delivery and notes infringements of the order.
The Food (Current Prices) Order No 39 of 1943 is revoked with conditions for partial relief. The new price order comes into force in December 1945 and may be cited as the Food (Current Prices) Order No 73 of 1945. Schedule lists maximum price per pound for chicken and fowls at 65 cents and geese at 60 cents.
A collage of quotations emphasizes prudence as guiding virtue. John Mason Samuel Johnson Mary Baker Eddy Epicurus Jeremy Collier and Burke are cited to link prudence with truth decency and moral conduct.
A young man from the Agricultural College debates with a farmer, remarking the farmer’s cultivation is a century behind. The farmer, replying calmly, concedes the oats yield might not reach a hundred dollars, then corrects himself and shifts to barley.
A conversation reveals an agent hawking a heavy book to a single man who insists he has no family except a dog. The agent implies the book is essential for children and playfully suggests using it to hit the dog. The exchange highlights aggressive sales tactics in a morally charged moment.
A family explains their high bed choice for their young child. The design aims to prevent falls by keeping the child from rolling out while still allowing parents to hear him.
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