Show packers to standardize grades in 1943 says OPA A recent met OPA order requires all 11 packers of processed fruits and vegetables to pack ac according to stand arched grades in 1943 it was said today by berta burton borten community service member of the local W war price and Rat rationing ionin g b board eard the packages and containers an to of these commodities cury these graded commodities must carry a label ibel u showing ing what the standardized grade is a this is a one of the most important w wartime a rt i m e p price r ic e co control m measures e s f for or t the h e P protection r 0 tee t io n 0 of f t norean consumers m ye yet t ta taken k by OPA it is believed stand ardi zed grading and labeling which has hem been advocated by consumer groups as well as progressive pack ers and a distributors in the past is a mad made e necessary at this time in an order d er to tie price control with quail ty control ah the I 1 first t item affected by this new OPA P gra grading ding and labeling reg clation is grapefruit juice currently being packed i mrs burton called attention to acid another ther recent OPA order des anid to protect consumers against abnormally big prices of used household vacuum cleaters cleaners in order 0 P A lists two prices pricel for every mo me del and make of used vacuums and r requires j cret that dealers maintain a co p py y of the regulation on th their available es ea and make it available to shoppers on request one of uie the price lists in the regulation is for ma chines that are not guaranteed and axe are sold on an as is b basis am the other price list is a I 1 for r the machines that are gu guaranteed for a y year e ar and are sold as rebuilt in the case of rebuilt machines bes besides idea being guar they must conform to a specified list of fourteen performance and rebuilding standards when theonder the order was issued the OPA astier eted that consumers would be saved between and 1 by the order and that wed used ma machines hines would be deduc ed an average of 4 to 5 bac each n cautioning local twe tire dealers a bout compliance with the tire rationing regulations recent reports from OPA state tire inspectors in dacate die ate that dealers are most f frequently re in error with regard to t the following follow mg requirements I 1 all tire dealers must moat maintain a record for quick identification of tires turned into them 2 each tire should be tagged or some similar method used to show the consumers name address and certificate number on which re placement was granted 3 all ali used tires received by dealers a in trade must most be kept hept in m thi dealers dealer establishment available for inspection at least thirty days be for they are am sold the purpose of these regulations i is a to insure that every cry useable mile is S obtained from each tire inspect ors will in inspect I 1 hect every trade in tire that to be sure that no new tires tims are in a sued when old tire ties carcasses care asses should have been raped recapped th thih procedure will a also protect d dealers aers from lonal ineal P pressure dessum by consumers who want new ne tires when they the should re eive recapping service instead |