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Racine Journal Times Bulletin (Newspaper) - February 28, 1960, Racine, Wisconsin Zierten measures up to Job housewife has stake in his daily rounds by James d. Selk a Little known part of City government the department of weights and measures probably has More effect on the average citizen s life than any other single unit. Take for example the Racine housewife who spends $28 for groceries. A variation of Only one half an ounce in a Pound in each package would mean a savings or loss of about $1. The average Racine family of four has been estimated to have a financial stake of at least $100 a year in weights and measures enforcement. One Man operation Racine s sealer of weights and measures Robert Zierten runs a one Man department which is charged with making sure a scale holding a Pound of chopped liver indicates that it is holding a Pound and not 15 or 17 ounces. This week Racine and hundreds of other cities in the country will observe National weights and measures besides chopped liver Zierten also checks Gas pumps of gauges packages containers n fact anything that weighs or measures. Although Zierten likes his work he admits it is not always a bed of roses. One time he was called from his vacation by a Racine factory to Check a suspected Short shipment of steel. Lack of evidence he spent two Days weighing 55 tons of steel in three Quarter ton quantities and after giving the factory a certified report that they were Short three quarters of a ton a truck Driver found the missing steel. It had been misplaced. Another time he confiscated a Pound of liver As evidence in consult nato on bases u. S. Asks w. Germans Washington m the United states has asked West Germany not to seek military support bases in other european countries without talking it Over fully with its nato allies. At the same time the French foreign office in Paris said France had offered Germany room for bases on French soil. The germans also were said to be seeking Spanish bases. Spain is not a nato member. Britain objected to German bases there apparently because of memories of nazi Germany s ties with Spain in world War ii. Secretary of state Christian a. Herter said in a he had never Given the germans a go ahead to seek bases in Spain. A German news report said he did but the statement said the subject merely was mentioned to Herter while he was in Paris in december. We have suggested to the a suspected Short weight Case. He put the meat in his Home refrigerator for Safe keeping but forgot to Mark it As evidence. He was met with an Aroma of frying liver when he returned Home that night and his worst fears were confirmed his wife had Fried the evidence. Although at first glance it would look like the sealer works Solel y to protect Consumers from crooked merchants he is just As concerned with protecting merchants from themselves. In a Large volume operation it s possible to give away tens of thousands of dollars Worth of material on slow Scales Zierten said. Unexpected visit Scales and Gas pump measuring devices in Racine Are tested regularly once a year for accuracy. In addition unannounced spot checks Are made frequently. The overwhelming majority of Racine merchants according to Zierten Are honest. Weights and measures enforcement he said helps them stay that Way by eliminating the unscrupulous competitor with his under priced merchandise statement Side possible by Short weight practices. Strange As it May seem on the surface Many of the defects in weighing and Mea surins equipment Are found to be detrimental to the merchants. Profits disappear Racine sunday bulletin feb. 28, 1960 Sec. I. Navy musicians plan to Complete junket Washington the scheduled appearances when it . Navy band will Complete its tour of South America in spite of the air tragedy at Rio de Janeiro which took the lives of 19 of its members. I the Navy said saturday the band will give a concert at Buenos Aires today at Santiago feb. 29 and at Montevideo March ,3 and 4. No changes have been made in the band s returns to the United states. The plane crash victims were members of the band s concert orchestra Section. Say it with. 219 six Tii St. In the Middle of the Block journal tunes photo Robert Zierten Racine sealer of weights and measures checks the weight of prepackaged meat during one of his daily Tours. German government that be fore any decisions Are taken old their parts Start wearing. And a businessman easily could vice when measuring devices get broke without is condemned the mor Suring makes it difficult to a knowing chant usually gets 10 or 15 gue the accuracy of a device that the matter be Lully sex this Fiene Aliy auses the de a Days to put it in proper work either it s right or ifs wrong pored within the appropriate vice to weigh or measure slow Zierten inspects and Eti Hering order. I most of the merchants 1 nato framework h e r t e r Zierten said. Approves or condemns All a warning is usually suf come in Contact with Bend Over said. If it gets bad enough he commercially used weighing Zierten said. The very backwards to co operate Zier the French foreign office said the profits disappear land measuring devices. If a de nature of weighing and Mca Iten said. Paar denies to payola Tokyo up . Television Star Jack Paar denied that there was any payola involved in the showing of a film on his nationwide Abc show about real estate in Florida he intends to buy. There s absolutely no truth to it a newspaper quoted Paar As stating. Let them Call me to Washington. They la be surprised what i am paying for it land he added. Paar and his wife Miriam arrived in Tokyo thursday after a four Day visit to Hong Kong. He is expected to return to his show March 7. The House subcommittee headed by rep. Oren Harris dark has requested a Kin scope of the Jan. 12 show to determine whether the film strip indirectly promoted a real estate development. The people spreading this innuendo Are the very same people who supplied the late sen. Joseph Mccarthy com Mitlee with their information Paar is quoted As saying. He said he took movies of the lot and the Man he bought it from As part of his personal diary which he shows regularly on his to show. Paar said the asking Price on the lot was $40,000 and that he received a discount of Only $2,500, the paper said. Antibiotic fights t. B. Bombay a new Antibiotic f 0 r which anti tuberculosis properties Are claimed has been discovered by at Bombay s Chest Institute. Spokesman said France recognizes that West Germany does not have enough room for necessary storage depots and training bases. German newspaper supports proposal Frankfurt. Gei Wany i West Germany s biggest newspaper Bild Zeitung sup i ported defense minister Franz Josef Strauss idea of setting up bases in Spain. The paper asserted it was the West who forced the germans into uniforms again after world War ii. It added these circles Don t think much about germans in uniform anyway but they should t forget that we took to uniforms again Only because they demanded it from us. We germans have been told to build up an army within nato. Time and again we have been criticized for doing that too slowly. Now Strauss is taking his Job seriously because he is a German and wants to show Model behaviour. If he wants to seize terrain inside Germany to set up training areas every Little mayor is protesting. When Strauss goes abroad to find bases then the others who Don t think much of the germans cry militarists. Strauss made a mistake. He apparently took nato and German nato contributions More seriously than wide Cir cles no German bases says greek regime Athens Greece a the greek government termed fantastic and malicious re ports that West German defense minister Franz Josef Strauss will seek Supply bases during his visit to Greece month. The reports were carried by some greek newspapers and the soviet coif Monist party newspaper pravda. For Spring cold wave Perma Zients 10 Welcome Spring Wuh a new hair style. Call tomorrow for an appointment. Our cold wave permanent Price includes haircut Creme shampoo and rinse. Styled haircuts. You re invited to charge Rahns Beauty so on second floor $2 an open letter dear friends favourable experience of Auto losses has made it possible that a a c reduction will apply to bodily injury property damage and collision for some compact Type cars. Eligible Domestic cars As rambler Corvair valiant Falcon and Lark. Foreign cars Fiat Hillman opel Renault Simca Triumph Vauxhall Volkswagen Etc. This reduction however does not apply to persons who Are already receiving a 25% discount on the second car Deal when he is the owner of two or More cars. Sidney e. Nelson Agency in. Insurance Counselor phone me 4-6677 4-6678 our 6p year Nedjo Fother shop monday 9 30 to 9 Short lots broken sizes spoils War to Laird floor no Lah. Of phone orders All sales final accessories main floor 4 Only 2 piece suits 3 site 10, 1 see i a specially priced at one half of the original Cost. Reg 49.99.4 Prico Wool blazers in assorted colors sizes 10 to 16, special priced at one half of the original Cost 29 99 values i Price blouses broken sizes and co ors Reg. 1o 4,98.$t table of assorted sportswear tee shirts sweaters scarfs Slacks values to s6, now. 50c to $2 Wool vests assorted colors and styles sizes 10 to 1-1, specially priced Reg. To 8 99, now.$3 juvenile Wear see Oil floor 12 Only clearance of girls Coas sires 10, 12, 1-1, up in boy Coats and All Wool tweeds ice to 24 95 .$19 table of Odds and ends consist to of , had acc Blue leans Cotton blouses gloves Siide Pantic Ong to 3 9910c to 2.99 rack of girls dresses assorted s is colors or. A cod from 5.98 to 12.98, now.2.99 o 7.99 fourth floor specials Bedspread closeouts values to 19 99$6 Eracli polished Cotton dust ruffles run 6 992.99 Barbecue c Oths Brown c Teck. 3 95 a to. 1.99 Bath towes Irrene ars of 1 999 c fac i Hobnail bedspreads lint less to 8 9. A 4.99 Etc i Shower and window curium is Iris o 6 3 ,. A Nylon and orlon blend blankets values o 9 95. 4.99 tier curtains Dacron 36", Ren ? 95 1 a r needlepoint tapestry Yam Ren Ioc .4 for 1 needlework Linen toaster cover Verj i 19.49c need Fleword line i mixer Rover or g 1 9979c need work Linen pot Lio Deis Lens 139c needlework Nylon baby Kimono req 2 09.1.49 Chro Soun draperies 48 by 90, Reg. 6 99 .4.99 96 by 90, Reg. 1 a 99 .6.99 144 by 90, Reg 22 99 .9.99 fiberglas draperies 4r by 90, ice 7 99 .5.99 72 by 90, leg. 1 1.99 .7,99 housewares downstairs Wood salad bowls Reg. 50c each.3 for i double head sponge Moo 3 49 cd us. $1 24" Stair tred and Riser 99c a Liq. 6c to Lene Rug cleaner 2.98 value .49c 27" Wood household ladders Ren. 2.9349? dormeyer portable mixers 17.95 list .10 99 Sunbeam electric alarm clocks 7.98 value. 4.99 plus fax West Bend waterless cookware Sot 25 40 value. .14.99 Wagner carpet sweeper 7,95 value .6.66 2 Speed electric Humidifier 66.95 value .49.95 Shetland twin Brush electric polisher Reg. 29.99. .17.99 toys special for . Pinto Pete Spring horse 9.98 value.6.99 leather to Saddle seat Reg. 9.98 .4.99 Zorro target gun 1.98 value. 99c cuddly Plush lion 4,98 value .2.99 a Flower Art set 2.8a value .1.29 assorted toys games models Reg. 1.00. 59c oals-dres8es-suils third floor Corduroy storm Coats mostly Large sizes values to 22.99 .$14 just 4 Raccoon collared Coats values to 39.99 .$14 All Wool Winter Coats 49.99 values.$21 special group of Winter dresses 17.99 values.$5 just 5-2 piece orlon knit dresses 10.99 values.$6 just 4 All Wool Winter suits values to 39.99 .$15 Evjen s Wear main floor so on sleeve Sporl sluts Reg. $5.99e to 1.99 Bulky sweaters Reg. 14.95 to 19,95.$5 and $7 Tii Ormal underwear shirts and drawers 2.99. 1.69 each insulated suits Dacron filled Reg. 16.99.9.99 Winter jackets Reg. $35 and 39.95.14.99 Winter Caps Reg $4.2.99 All Wool sport shirts Reg. 13 95.8.99 sweaters Reg. 5 98 to $15.1.99 to 5.99 boys Wear Maiu floor sox Small sizes Only Reg. 39c.10c sweaters 5 95 to 7 981.99 knit Caps s 1 values.39c mufflers $1 to 1 50 .59c sport shirts 2,99 to 3.99 .69e to 1.89 reversible jackets Reg. 3.99 .2.29 Lii aids Wear second floor Corduroy crawlers detachable feel Reg. 3.98.1.99 Jodhpur style Corduroy crawlers Reg. 3 98, now 2 pair $3 table of Odds and Fuls consisting of Topper sets rattles baby Gih sets size i Patamas sleeping bags shoes and in oily Osiier infant specials Reg. $1 to $3. .25c to 1.99 morsels lingerie Rii Iril floor Odd lot of girdles and bras origin ally priced from 1 75 to 12.50 .49c to 5.99 Odd lot of lingerie Nylon Tecot slips gowns Rayon slips Cotton and flannel Paganias originally priced 2 98 to 16.95 .99c to 7.99 re l

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