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A. This term has not yet been fully
defined and interpretations will soon be
issued covering many of the cases which
will arise. It is clear, however, that such
services as those performed by physi-
cians, lawyers, architects, etc., are ex-
empt, whereas services performed by
barbers, beauticians, valet shops, radio
and television repair men, household
appliance repair men, and the like, are
not exempted.
Q. What records is the retailer re-
quired to keep?
A. Base period records and current
records (see below). This requirement
is very important. It is set forth in Sec-
tion 16 of the Regulation which should
be read carefully. The retailer should
keep, as base records (1) Those records
which he had on Jan. 26, 1951, which
show prices charges for goods and serv-
ices delivered during the base period or
offered for base period delivery, and
also those records which show his latest
net costs up to that date for commodi-
ties purchased by him. (2) A statement
of the categories of merchandise which
he delivered during the base period or
a list of services which he supplied dur-
ing the base period. (3) A statement
showing ceiling prices of all commodi-
ties and services which he delivered or
offered for delivery in the base period,
together with an identification of each.
As an alternative to (3) he may retail
his invoices, (4) a statement of his cus-
tomer differentials. The statements and
list specified in (2), (3) and (4) above
must be prepared by March 1, 1951, and
preserved thereafter.
(The current records required by
Section 16 include (1) those customar-
ily kept by a retailer showing prices
which he charged for the commodities
and services. (2) records showing the
basis of such computations as are nec-
essary to establish his ceiling prices
under the Regulation, and (3) his pur-
chase invoices, on which he should re-
cord his initial selling prices and the
section of the Regulation under which
he prices his merchandise.)
Manly Fleischmann
Now NPA Administrator
Secretary of Commerce Charles Saw-
yer has announced the appointment of
Manly Fleischmann as Administrator of
the National Production Authority.
Mr. Fleischmann has been Acting
NPA Administrator since William H.
Harrison became Administrator of the
Defense Production Administration Jan-
uary 23. Prior to his position as Acting
Administrator of NPA, Mr. Fleischmann
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW, FEBRUARY, 1951
was General Counsel for the agency
since its establishment in the U. S. Cham-
ber of Commerce last September.
Born in Hamburg, N. Y., July 15,
1908, Mr. Fleischmann has been a resi-
dent of Buffalo, N. Y., for a number of
years. He is a senior member of the
law firm Fleischmann, Auspurger, Hen-
derson and Campbell of Buffalo. For the
past two and one-half years, Mr. Fleisch-
mann has operated the Sterling Engine
Company of Buffalo as receiver appoint-
ed by the U. S. District Court.
He first entered Federal Service in
April 1941, serving until August 1943
as Assistant General Counsel of WPB
and its predecessor agencies.
country-wide publicity in the press, and
the suggestions contained therein were
widely used. The Council, on request,
assisted and advised the State Depart-
ment, War and Navy Departments, the
Veterans Administration and the U. S.
Maritime Commission on matters per-
taining to music. Its first President sat
on the Music Committees of the State
Department and the Joint Army and
Navy Committee for Welfare and Recre-
ation, and also on the Committee which
advised the Government on the lightest
weights of music papers that could be
used for publication during wartime.
National Music Council Offers
Its Service to Government
At the last General Meeting of the
National Music Council the following
resolution concerning the use of music
during the National Emergency was
unanimously passed:
WHEREAS- music, on account of
its universal appeal, is a source of
inspiration in times of national
emergency, and
WHEREAS during World War II
the vital importanc eof music for
the strengthening and preservation
of civilian and military morale was
completely demonstrated, and
WHEREAS
the
Government
through a full recognition of value
of music in the National Emergency
by its various departments could
immensely stimulate its use, be it
RESOLVED, that the National
Music Council offer its services to
the Government to assist with all
its facilities and those of its mem-
ber organizations in the use of mu-
sical activities in the armed forces
and in communities throughout the
nation for the stimulation of our
people in the National Emergency,
and
RESOLVED, that a copy of this
resolution be sent to the President
of the United States and to other
appropriate government and mili-
tary officials.
The National Music Council consists
of forty-four nationally active musical
organizations, with a combined indi-
vidual membership of over 600,00.
During World War II the Council
devoted much of its attention to the
use of music in strengthening national
morale, both military and civilian. In
January, 1942, it published a national
program of suggested musical activities
to assist in the war'effort. This was given
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