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REPORT OF THE i2d NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON r Heights and measures mi > v U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE NATIONAL BUREAU OF STANDARDS SPECIAL PUBLICATION 297 — ^q I THE NATIONAL BUREAU OF STANDARDS I The National Bureau of Standards^ provides measurement and technical information services essential to the efficiency and effectiveness of the wor^ of the Nation's scientists and engineers. The Bureau serves also as a focstl point in the Federal Government for assuring maximum application of ttie physical and engineering sciences to the advancement of technology in industry and commerce. To accomplish this mission, the Bureau is organized into three institutes covering broad program areas of research and services: THE INSTITUTE FOR BASld STANDARDS ... provides the central basis within the United States for a complete and consistent system of physical^! measurements, coordinates that system with the measurement systems ofi^j other nations, and furnishes essential services leading to accurate and 1 uniform physical measurements throughout the Nation's scientific community, industry, and commerce. This Institute comprises a series of divisions, each|\ serving a classical subject matter area : i —Applied Mathematics—Electricity—Metrology—Mechanics—Heat—A- tomic Physics—Physical Chemistry—^Radiation Physics—Laboratory Astrophysics -—Radio Standards Laboratory,^ which includes Radio Stand- ards Physics and Radio Standards Engineering—Office of Standard Refer- ence Data. , THE INSTITUTE FOR MATERIALS RESEARCH . conducts materials research and provides associated materials services including mainly fefer ence materials and data on the properties of materials. Beyond its direct interest to the Nation's scientists and engineers, this Institute yields services which are essential to the advancement of technology in industry and com- merce. This Institute is organized primarily by technical fields: —Analytical Chemistry—Metallurgy—Reactor Radiations—Polymers Inorganic Materials—Cryogenics -—Office of Standard Reference Materials. THE INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED TECHNOLOGY . provides technicalcaL services to promote the use of available technology and to facilitate tech; nological innovation in industry and, government. The principal elements this Institute are: —Building Research—Electronic Instrumentation—Technical Analysisi Center for Cqmputer Sciences and Technology—Textile and Apparel Technology Center—Office of Weights and Measures—Office of Engineer- ing Standards Services—Office of Invention and Innovation—Office of Vehicle Systems Research^—Clearinghouse for Federal Scientific and Technical Information'—Materials Evaluation Laboratory—I>jrBS/GSA Testing Laboratory. ^ Headquarters and Laboratories at GaithersburK, Maryland, unless otherwise noted ; mailing address Washington, D.C., 20234. - , Located at Boulder, Colorado, 80302. , ' Located at 5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield, Virginia 2215L ; Report of the 52d National Conference on Weights and Measures 1967 Sponsored by the National Bureau of Standards Attended by Officials From the Various States, Counties, and Cities, and Representatives From U.S, Government, Industry, and Consumer Organizations Washington, D.C, June 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 1967 Report Editor: R. L. Koeser United States Department of Commerce C. R. Smith, Secretary National Bureau of Standards A. V. Astin, Director National Bureau of Standards Special Publication No. 297 Issued May 1968 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office Washington, D.C. 20402—Price, $1.25 Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 26-27766 — CONTENTS (NOTE: Reports of the Standing, Annual, and Executive Com- mittees, and the Treasurer's Report, have been arranged together, beginning on page 151, for easier reference.) Officers and Committees vii Committee Meetings ix MORNING SESSION—TUESDAY, JUNE 27, 1967 Address, by Hon. A. B. Trowbridge, Secretary of Commerce 1 Address, by R. D. Huntoon, Chief, Officer for Program Development and Evaluation, National Bureau of Standards 7 Presentation of Honor Awards, by M. W. Jensen, Executive Secretary, National Conference on Weights and Measures 28 Address, by J. E. Bowen, City Sealer of Weights and Measures, Newton, Massachusetts, and Chairman, National Conference on Weights and Measures 29 Special Awards Ceremony for A. V. Astin and M. W. Jensen, by A. Sanders, Executive Secretary, Scale Manufacturers Association, and L. Barker, Commissioner, and W. H. Holt, Administrative Assis- tant to Commissioner, Department of Labor, State of West Virginia 38 Conference Luncheon, Guest speaker: Miss Betty Furness, Special Assistant to the Presi- dent for Consumer Affairs 39 AFTERNOON SESSION—TUESDAY, JUNE 27, 1967 A Role for Automatic Data Processing in Weights and Measures, by W. J. Whitty, Center for Computer Sciences and Technology, National Bureau of Standards 45 Open Forum: Cooperation—Communication—Compliance, Moderator: M. W. Jensen, Chief, Office of Weights and Measures, National Bureau of Standards 52 MORNING SESSION—WEDNESDAY, JUNE 28, 1967 Seminar on Fair Packaging and Labeling, Moderator: M. W. Jensen, Chief, Office of Weights and Measures, National Bureau of Standards 53 (1) Implementation of the Fair Packaging and Labeling Act Cooperation or Vexation?, by F. E. McLaughlin, Assistant to the Associate Commissioner for Compliance, Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health, Education, and Wel- fare 54 iii MORNING SESSION—WEDNESDAY, JUNE 28, 1967—Continued (2) Remarks, by C. A. Sweeny, Director of Deceptive Practices, Federal Trade Commission 5j: (3) The Fair Packaging and Labeling Act, by A. J. Farrar, Legal Advisor, Office of the Director, National Bureau of Standards _ (4) Us Procrusteans Make Strange Bedfellows, by C. F. Roberts, Jr., Washington Representative, National Association of Manu- facturers, Washington, D. C. (5) Truth-in-Packaging—A Coming Reality or a Mirage? by W. Sandbach, Executive Director, Consumers Union, Mount Vernon, New York MORNING SESSION—THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 1967 Ladder Measurement and Labeling, by B. M. Getzoff, Attorney at Law, Echt and Getzoff, Chicago, Illinois What's New in Aerosol Packaging?, by E. D. Giggard, Product Co- ordinator for Aerosols, Continental Can Company, Technical Re- search Center, Chicago, Illinois 8' The Preval Cartridge, by R. A. Coever, Jr., Precision Valve Corpora- tion, Yonkers, New York 9( Measurements on the Saturn Space Vehicle, by C. T. N. Paludan, Chief, Measuring Instrumentation Branch, Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama 9^ Weights and Measures and Scale Manufacturers Problems and Oppor- tunities, by G. D. Reynolds, Jr., Vice President, John Chatillon & Sons, Kew Gardens, New York, and President, Scale Manufacturers Association Petroleum Industry Concern with Meter Accuracy 1. The American Petroleum Institute, by R. Southers, Operations and Engineering Coordinator, American Petroleum Institute, New York, New York 2. The Petroleum Industry and Its Weights and Measures Sub- committee, by J. W. Hale, Vice Chairman, API Weights and Measures Technical Committee, and Technical Representative, Phillips Petroleum Company, Bartlesville, Oklahoma 3. A Study to Determine Meter Accuracy Capability, by R. P. West, Morris & West, Consulting Engineers, Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey AFTERNOON SESSION—THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 1967 (Thursday's afternoon session was devoted to reports of the Con- ference committees, which can be found beginning on page 151.) MORNING SESSION—FRIDAY, JUNE 30, 1967 Activities of the Office of Weights and Measures, National Bureau of Standards, by M. W. Jensen, Chief, Office of Weights and Measures, and Staff Hawaii—Weights and Measures Program and Progress, by G. E. Mattimoe, Chief, Weights and Measures Branch, Hawaii Depart- ment of Agriculture, Honolulu, Hawaii iv EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REPORTS: Report of the Conference Executive Committee, presented by J. E. I Bowen, Chairman, City Sealer of Weights and Measures, Newton, Massachusetts 151 Statement of the Incoming Conference Executive Committee, presented by C. C. Morgan, City Sealer of Weights and Measures, Gary, Indiana 152 REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES: Report of the Conference Committee on Education, presented by S. H. Christie, Jr., Chairman, Duputy State Superintendent, Division of Weights and Measures, New Jersey Department of Law and Public Safety, State of New Jersey 153 Report of the Conference Committee on Liaison with the National Government, presented by R. J. Fahey, Chairman, City Sealer, Department of Consumer Sales, Weights and Measures, Chicago, Illinois — 158 Report of the Conference Committee on Laws and Regulations, pre- sented by M. Jennings, Chairman, Director, Division of Marketing, Tennessee Department of Agriculture, State of Tennessee 159 Report of the Conference Committee on Specifications and Tolerances, presented by G. L. Johnson, Chairman, Director, Division of Weights and Measures, Kentucky Department of Agriculture, State of Kentucky 168 REPORTS OF ANNUAL COMMITTEES: Report of the Conference Committee on Nominations, presented by H. E. Crawford, Chairman, Inspector of Weights and Measures, ! Jacksonville, Florida 186 Report of the Conference Committee on Resolutions, presented by I R. H. Fernsten, Chairman, County Sealer of Weights and Measures, Alameda County, California 188 Report of the Conference Auditing Committee, presented by I. R. Frazer, Chairman, County Inspector of Weights and Measures, Howard County, Indiana 190 Report of the Conference Treasurer, presented by C. C. Morgan, City Sealer of Weights