Ask Us about Groceries...and Inflation. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, [1945]. 4to, 8 pages. Printed photographic illustrations throughout. 

An early post-war publication intended for American citizens regarding grocery prices and inflation. The pamphlet urges them to join the Grocer-Consumer Anti-Inflation Campaign, a government organization designed to contain inflation.

Historian Hart-Landsberg credits the campaign as "the critical turning point in the struggle over popular participation in price control." (p. 410) In 1944, in order to combat inflation, the Office of Price Administration (OPA) published ceiling prices intended to be displayed in grocery stores. To help enforce compliance, they also printed pocket-sized lists of the prices distributed directly to the consumer. In July 1944, the OPA and the Grocers' Association came to an agreement to launch the Grocer-Consumer Anti-Inflation Campaign with grocers committed to displaying highly visible ceiling price posters of their own making.

This profusely illustrated brochure encourages grocers to sign the pledge and receive free display material for their stores. 

UNCOMMON. OCLC locates only 16 copies. 

References

Martin Hart-Landsberg. "Popular Mobilization and Progressive Policy Making: Lessons from World War II Price Control Struggles in the United States." Science & Society, Vol. 67, No. 4 (Winter 2003-2004), pp. 399-428.