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Home My WebLink AboutThe Huron Expositor, 1980-07-24, Page 14, 14, 4—THE HURON. EXPOSITOR0'.4.004411'.10002 Fitr,144.CRERBEI114,1V/PP Protection• Act Vi.hlelt States: The, Controversial question -"Norcallt Seger shall Pifer of cOmputer pricing in super; tot. ode a product thatis• ' Markets has been very InYco' MarkedWith enInpUtek One' ' in the '..newS recen0Y.. JUs unless the: 144P/id* last week twe InaJor Toronto purchase prlee of •such tte*spap,ers spotlighted .the product is clear1y. ex*ssed one in a, special col- on the•prodisct;Its mapper n, the , other in an edit- otipordoloor,s, ' Understood, amendment, is ,,COmputer pricing IL al- all that is required by way of ready, in the supermarkets - legislailon to put a stop to the Some stores are experimentkind of difficulties which log with the system by might arise in the wake of showing the prices on the computer • pricing. Similar shelves only. At the cash -mit meas res,have been taken in desk, the computer scanner so e U.S. Mates and in' read the prices whieh . shown In computer code only hies, on the goods being bought. -In fact, this clear-cut My, colleague, Bernard amendment has been intro - Newman (I,iberal MPP for duced in the Ontario Legis- • Windsor-Walkerville) hira latutei:in five differentcfccai' proposed a simple amend- ions, between April 1977 and ment to Ontario's Consumer March 1980. On one occasion A * June 1978, it was debated' many Consumers, espeCially landrcelVed sumart from, all senior„citixens and others on those who spoke, At that • fixed incomes and union •time, Mr. Newman recorded member a; whohave formed Support from such large a coalition with the express tips as United' "Church 'purpose of doing whateveris • omen and labouk- -unions. , possible to ensure that indiv- • Pe went as far back at 1977,., hind prices remain on pro, when–the then Minliter of ducts in stdtes using the Consumer 4and Commercial Relations (Sidney Handle- ritan) was quotes as saying: He stated lit the -outset that “over the last year and a he WAS not opposed to: the halfoysolleagues and I have rinciple of computerizing received literally thousands checking out" in the super - of communications ranging market. His entire interest from expressions of ITMI1 WAS in the fact that the eanenrn_te__001.1 ht_atarne.consamermight.nothave,the over 46 suggestion' to. ter, °Plx'ttenttY comparison move individual pricing." shopping: When introducing his Pri- Xs- he pointed out at that vote Members' Bill, Mr, time, for some years the Newman said he had pro- 'increasing concentration of posed such legislation "in the retail food business into response to the concerns of fewet and fewer hands, the increasing size•of food stores, • the increasing number of., Huronview has party The weatherman co- operated and Friday proved to be a beautiful day for Ground North and Ground Floor Centre barbecues. Our guests at the Sunday morning service were Shirley and Don MacMillan (tom Goderich, Mrs. Rolston from Auburn, and Eric Campbell from Westfield. Rev. Wittich's sermon was on Faith. Taking a van ride on Monday morning were Amos Andrews, Bill Westlake, Cecil Cullen, Alex Woodrow. John Muir, Stewart Mc- Burney, and George Turn- bull. The afternoon found us at Storybook Gardens with Lill- ian Cartwright, Dolly Wag- • horn, Jennie Finlay. Myrtle Jacklin, VI Managhan, Luella Norris. 'Due to inclement weather Women's Bed Care and First Floor North Ladies' barbecue was cancelled until the 25th of this month. Wednesday all residents who had birthdays in July gathered in the auditorium to celebrate together. Cran- brook W.I. provided the cup- cakes and a lovely card with a pressed flower on the front containing a new dollar, bill. -Clinton Institute member Mrs. Lockhart arranged the afternoon entertainment. Mrs. Radford played a couple of rousing pieces on the piano to open the pro - grain. Mr. Flett accompanied by Mrs. Radford at the piano played ' some old favourites on the violin. Mr. Lawson entertained by playing his mouth organ. Mrs. Lockhart read the poem In the Usual Way. Margaret Murray thanked those who partic- ipated in the p.togram on behalf of the Huronview residents.• - Thursday morning Mark Sproat, Eber Lewis, Ben Sowerby. Les Fortune, Prank Bissett, Norm Dupee, Dick Wilson, Jim Ruddock, Alex Howe. Charles Macey and Louis Wild were invited to Mr. and Mrs. Joe Verway's farm to fish in their trout stream. Although we caught lots of fish voile would win any records. Bets 4erved a lovely barbecue lunch which was finished off with delic- ious homemade pies. Under the hot sizzling sun on Friday at noon, Normal Care -ladies and men enjoyed a feed of hamburgers and hotdogs cooked barbecue style by Tim Collyer and Chester Archibald. Three Christian Reform girls from Ottawa dropped in for an b,our this week and talked on their work and entertained with music to our Huronview residents. Sympathy is expressed to the family of Mary Stephen- son. Piano students pass exams The following are success- ful students of Mrs. Carol Carter. A.R.C.T., A. MUS. R. M. T. : Grade 2 Rudiments First Class Honours: Julie Mac- Donald, Brussels, Jane Bell, Anne Marie McQuaid, Michelle Lemon, Sandra Regele. • Grade 1 Rudiments • Jill Wheatley. Preliminary Rudiments First Class Honours - Carol McIntosh. VARIABLE INTEREST RATE LOANS A hew interest rote structure on personal loans -Abe Variable Interest Rats Want Simply it mesons that the, interest paid ori your personal loan wM be tied into the money market interest tate and will rise arid fall at earclingly The rata paid by borrovrers will be reviewed r ,iolularty beet will not reecessertiht bit odiersted every time the rnorket hie cups Rother than hotel a member to o fired Perqt, rats of interest on a hvo or three !eta' toon this new ittIon °How's you to pay r owe r interest when the market rate folfs,ot times it may also go up However our studies iteditate thot en st.e.v„.cortrz,..,Tto of OS 0 cfeeopaf wol A I mte,.en C.tod Umccert tOerks 043 your best buy You clay only on this ttettoaseng bon.ante thaw°, is itto odd. up-frbnt interest charge and you crepay your ioon ert any time wiebout pentoty cet stop m today -atter all out ^"e,es, 1 r% your future toe your Cretlit Union Clinton Community CREDIT UNION la ONTARIO St. CLINTON 4/1,24414• 01.0 TOvai HALL auli.01140 MIER 23S-06411 .P t• • r 4 Cbeck.out counters, and the •tonior,and loner check*Ont linea had lednaturally to the retail industry'Seeking a way for antornatIOn. to speed up the check -60 time of the individualshopper. " In this neiv electronic age, with the advent of the laser beam and scanning 'devices, and the development of pro- duct identity codes, a way to speed up check-out was ally devised. The new meth- od of the UPC the Universal Product Code - finally reached the market. But as this occurred, the retailer assumed that, the universal product cede, was sufficient and decided not to market individual items with a price tag. The Unlystsal Product Code is, of course, the sym- bol on boxes; cans or jars '11" e. '10 'fl represented by 10 nurnbera • Cannot eaillylie caught *lien and a 4eties otlines 'and ' computerized priding used SPaces. The Ant five exclusively,. It. is possiblelor herS represent the CompettY -prices to he transPosed - for sellin,g the product. and these emits to. he translated late numbers, , company arc isaiiiter tn,„dellars.„While Moat shoppers eacb ID the• d" are always on the aleit, it is 'States and Canada by a data bank. The last five numbers aro selected by the manu- facturer to represent a cer- tain product. Each of the numbers in the- universal price code is represented by the two black lines and two white spaces. The scanner difficult to -keep track of all the prices" and to pick up errors which are made by a fast' -operating electronic machine. 'Mist shoppers consider it very hnportant to be able to comparison shop, to have Printed -out receipts with all reads the width of the lines of the articles marked so that skd themichirof-the-spaces. one can compare them. This It does not read the numbers. is the only possible way that There are no prices on the consumers, if they are will- UPC, universal product code. This 'code only identiffes the tnanufacturer and the item. The Consumers Associ- ation of Canada has pointed out that nn error in pricing ing to take the time to study those articles that are re- duced somewhat as loss leaders to encourage people. to buy, can save. . Old age pensioners are earticularly concerned" about the possibility of emputer pricing: They are, for the most part, forced to Hire on limited imbrues and they 'watch all prices very ,care. fully • Compfiter pricing would make this task very difficult indeed. Our provincial government has conducted a survey of • shoppersnid,has discovered that soinething like 90% of • tirSesurveyed prefer, ,that . goods be, .IndiViditelly • xnarked, • hi the :Province of Quebec; there' are lawpto "ensure that this ii..the enia; Bernard HeWman'iepropto amendnient seeks to pro .sitnilar Protection to Ontart9 consumers. semplememessew "- 0 • _. • Prices in effectfroin Wednesday July 23 until closing Tuesday July gs. Pride of.Cana- YOUNG ONTARIO GROWN POWAY FRESH ONTARJO PART BACK ON CHICKEN LEGS =at, !LOS 3 FOREQUARTERS WITH WHOLE NECK AND BACK ON 3 HINDQUARTERS WITH WHOLE BACK ON 3 WINGS AND1 DIOLET PACKS FRESH! YOUNG ONTARIO FRESH! ONTARIO !HIM GRADE WHOLE CHICKENSGITirser VE Ti4E Ft PRIDE OF CANADA • PRIDE OF CANADA BREAKFAST LINK PRIDE OF CANADA COOKED SQUARE PRIDE OF CANADA SLICED SIDE BACON SOO PKG $1.48 DINNER HAM SAVE! ON A 10 De CARTON S13 75 PRIDE OF CANADA Alt BEEF $ PRIDE OF CANADA CHUNKS MINUTESI7,1A°C7t CE P1KibG PRIDE OF CANADA SLICED COOKED HAM ,751„.$1 PRIDE OF CANADA TRIPLE PAK 1 8 COLD MEATS SOO gt • • • °Ott totasttAtiNtt . „ BURNS SANDWICH COOKED HAM itc 1 SCHNEIDERS ROLOGNA Beat VepteoN fle 1,59 SHOPSYS POTATO -EGG SALAD HAM STEAKS sco SCHNEIDERS SLICED SMOKED St 19 BACK 'BACON 176 gt SCHNEIDERS TNSTY,S1ADRED •kJ, oi-A • SKILLET STRIPS soo grv !say 49 BPRO1 OF C_ANAD_A suctn50:, pKG1 49 • A • 0/4 IN ALL ZEHRS MARKETS /04 fie ,,..00asumwr Cfifitairtaa rek 4,41. SPECIAL! FOR 6 WS - PREVIOUSLY FROZEN BONELESS a , SMOKED COD FILLETS • *trent,: sa PUAEDTOSr%Pt GODERICH HURON .11o.oilw_411.k.1111.111.6211a HWY. No. a OUR MANAGER IS: RAY FIURD Do OPEN WED., THURS., FRI., EVENINGS Fr A