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36 THE TORRANCE HERALD OCTOBERS 1961
Regulation Needed to Assure All That a Pound is Really a PoundBy VINCENT THOMAS
Assemblyman. 68th District ," When you stop to think about it, it's wonderfully amazing how well our world gets along on the basis of trust in the honesty of our fellow mortals. Even that device called "money," which is the medium of exchange in prac tically every commercial tran saction, is based upon trust in the government which issues it. Without this confidence, modern business and our stan
dard of living could not con tinue for more than a brief period.
Experience over the cen turies of history has indicated, however, that it is necessary to erect legal bulwarks to sup-
j port and protect this confi- : deuce, and to provide penalties I for those who might seek to i profit illegally. Unless laws for ' these purposes arc properly I enforced, trouble between buy- I ers and sellers can grow out iof hand .
ONE IMPORTANT area in which the earliest governments were called upon to establish standards trusted by both buy er and seller is weights and measures. Laws to make sure that a pound is a pound to both parties in a sale, a yard is a yard, a quart a quart, go back far in history. Precise fixing of the measurements in volved has become an exact and complicated science.
Under our California law, these and other weights and
measures are spelled out withreference to official federal
j s t a n d a r d s. Enforcement of! compliance is by cooperative, state-county action, in whichcounty "sealers" of weightsand measures periodically testall measuring devices used in
I merchandising goods.I IN THIS DAY of u pre-pack- 'aged" goods, in which practi cally everything sold to the housewife or other ultimate consumer is packed in contain-
! ers by the manufacturer or
I processor, an Important duty of the sealers is to verify that such containers actually do en-
| close the weight or measure I of goods which is declared on I the packages. The law author izes a sealer to order off sale
1 any package containing a lesser ! amount than slated, until it is re-marked with the correct
! figure. This enforcement pro- j cedure has been a great pro- 'lection for consumers.
Present state law on this subject authorizes the director of the department of agricul ture to adopt necessary regu lations governing the pro cedures to be followed by seal ers in determining whether
packages offered for sale do contain the stated amount of contents. He is specifically au thorized to establish by regu lation necessary tolerances for packaged commodities to allow for "normal deviations" in weights arising from commer cial packaging operations.
ABOUT A YEAR ago, regu lations were proposed which included certain provisions for such tolerances in packing some commodities. These pro posed regulations were op posed for this reason by the state consumer counsel and spokesmen for union labor. A bill was also amended so as to eliminate only the establish
ment of tolerances. 11 was re ferred to Interim committee for further study.
The amended mcasui'c tvas brought up for rehearing at a recent meeting of the Assem bly interim committee on agri culture. The rommilteo was in formed the u'sting and control procedures in (lie proposed bill are practical and will enable j you don't like the sealers to do a better job I Accident* of protecting consumers Tickets
CHP Chief Issues Tip On Driving
If you're an average driver
against misleading statements of weight or measure on pack
"When you violate a traffic law, you become susceptible
VAN DE K AMP'S
THURS., FRI., SAT., SUN., OCT. 5, 6, 7, 8
REGISTER AT ANY
KHJ RADIO 93-NEWS HOURM ROUND TRIP FIRST CLASS TICKETS'
aged commodities^ they buy. to both," pointed out Highway Other hearings on the bill are Patrol Commissioner Bradford planned, at which the con- M. Crittendcn. sinner viewpoint will be more <() (], e Ot| )or ),; IM (|. drivers fully explored. can effectively 'kill two birds
with one stone' when they com ply with law. They not only 'reduce the chances of having an accident, but they eliminate the possibility of receiving a citation.
"The wisdom of this course is borne out by statistics. Last year, more than four-fifths of the 103,239 fatal and injury accidents in California involved
traffic violation.
FLIGHT
LARGE"AA"
FLIGHT ¥0 SEATTLEc^'CENTURY 21' WORLD'S FAIRDUNDEE U.S.D.A. GRADED "CHOICE" or' "GOOD" STEER BEEF
BLADE CUT CHUCK
1 DOZ. CTNHORMEL'S MIDWEST SLICED
BACON....OSCAR MAYER
SMOKIE LINKS
ROAST
LEAN MEATY BEEF
SHORT RIBSSEVEN BONE
ROAST
43*ROUND BONE
ROAST
47BONELESS CLOD
ROAST
69.BONELESS STEWING
12-OZ. PKG.
JERSEYMAID
ICE CREAMHALF GALLON
c
U.S.D.A. GRADE "A" FROZEN OVEN-READY POPPY or CALIFORNIA BRAND
YOUNG HENTURKEYS
LEE'S FINE QUALITY FAMILY SIZE CRY.O-YAC WRAPPED
SMOKEDPICNICS
IO-12-lbj Avg. Wt.
65; SfLIT i, CUAHIO m
6-8-lbs. Avg. Wt.
Sliced Picnics 39c Ib.
KOLD KIST FIOZIN
Ib,I TUUK MICK FIOZIM
iUTTIUD 12-o>. IIIF STEAKS Pfcf. 59f.
STEAKIb.
FRESH LEANGROUND CHUCK
* I GROUND* I ROUND
GROUND BEEF
CANNED POP
LAURA SCUDDER
MAYONNAISE
12 OZ. TINS
AGED WISCONSIN
£<»M§Si YEAR
OU>
FALLBROOK STRAIGHT
BOURBON WHSSKEY GREEN CUT
Six ^ Y«r* OU
LAKE COUNTY BARTLETT
PEARS
HEINZ STRAINED
2125
LARGE SIZE RED RIPE
TOMATOES j CHOPPED SPINACH, PEAS & 2'25C i CARKOTS or CAULIFLOWER^I^IB J l^l^ll ^B^ j , ......... Mini mi i fl *t ,.*......».., i * * ..
LARGE STALK
CELERY10 95
S&F ALL GRINDS
COFFEE
"In 10GO, nearly one million^- motorists received citations^, from the Highway Patrol." '
'A decrease in both can be accomplished by the single act of driving within the law, 1 ' he said.
Church Men
Slate Dinner Meeting Talk
Dr. Fred M. .Judson, minister, humorist, a n d inspirational lecturer, will speak to the Cal vary Baptist Men's Fellowship Monday evening at a dinner meeting at the Fellowship Hall of the church, 2818 Manhattan Beach Blvd.
A one-time Santa Monica councilman and former trustee for the University of Redlands, Dr. Judson is currently pastor of the Trinity Baptist Church, Santa Monica. Me will speak Monday on the topic, "Let the Fire Fall. 1 ' The event is sched uled to open at 6:30.
The Rev. H. Earl Kuesler, pastor of Calvary Church, will speak at the 8:30 and 11 a.m. services Sunday on the topic, "Family at Church Sunday." The sermon will be keyed to the October attendance ad vance underway at the church.
Ruth Melnon, missionary from Assam, will speak at the 7 p.m. service Sunday, relat ing the challenge of service for Christ on the foreign mis sion fields.
FUNDS FOR BUDLONG WORK SET
A $0,000 allocation for a roadway improvement project on Budlong Avenue from 204th to 208th Streets in the forrance-Carson area was ap proved by the Board of Super visors Tuesday.
Supervisor Burton W. Chace said work will be scheduled by ;he Los Angeles County Road Department pending the com pletion of previously schedul ed projects. The improvement will consist of constructing lavement in the center portion if the roadway to complete he pavement improvements
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