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We wish to. advise that 92% of all scales tested in Rappahannock County were accurate and approved on the first test. This compares favorably With the State average.
The gasoline pumps and grease measurers in use.at service stations were also tested—82% were ac-' curate and approved. Of those rejected 6% were measuring inaccurately; other rejected failed to conform to specifications.
Those devices which were rejected will!be retested as soon aa suffj$ient time has elapsed to permit the necessary repairs or repiacment. Correct devices are marked with a Yellow and Blade approval sticker.
Under present modern merchandising systems of prepackaged products, whether packed by the manufacturer or /Mailer, iris necssary to determine, not only whether the, scales in use are correct, but equally important whether the product pact ed in advance of sale are correctly marked asjto net content atul if that product contains the accurate amount trt weight, measure or count at the time* it is offered lew sale. ' jL,;''
Within the past three years qre have increased our supervision,'of preweighed and premeasured commodities. During the fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, 51,427 indivi dual packages of food items were reweighed > 16 percent of which were short Weight. All short weight items were orderd off sale until corrected^ {
Your Weights and Measures Section is constantly striving to render better weights and measures services to1 the people of Virginia and will continue in our efforts to see that “equality" prevails in all commercial transactions. More than ever,^during these times of high prices^, it means a lot to all of us to get what we pay for. We are keenly awgre of die fact that pounds and ounces are dollars and centti - ... ( :■ * ' .
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