New Driving Laws Helpful
In Effect This Week Homemakers
Oreg n drivers will have
Hints . .
some new or changed traffic
the jar top. This space can
carry from '» to 1 inch depend
ing on what you’re processing
Check a canning book for the
correct amount.
Choose only fresh, sound pi’o-
duce for your canning. Wash
and drain well before cutting
or breaking any other skin
Handle quickly and in small
amounts. You’ll then have
home canned fruits and veget
ables j cu‘11 not only be proud
to serve but that will be safe
to serve as well.
laws to follow beginning Au Canning Skill Reduces
gust 2_’, as a result of 1969 leg Food Spoilage
Those jewel-like jars of
islative action, according to the
Motor Vehicles Division, De heme-canned fruits anil veget
ables can quickly lose their
partment of Transportation.
One key change applies to lustre if food spoilage takes
entering freeways or other ar over, says Mrs. Belva Covey.
terial highways. It requires a Linn C ounty Extension agent. Can it—or Freeze It?
driver to yield to traffic al Food spoilage can be pre
The method you use for pre
ready on such roads when a vented, though, if you take
serving food for your family
merging or acceleration lane some simple precautions.
has been provided for his use
Use the right meth d for can depends on the equipment you
unless signals, signs or police ning your product. Beans, corn, have available.
It used to be much less ex
officers indicate otherwise.
beets, meats and all low-acid
Another new law adds the foods should always be pro pensive to can fruits and veg
term careless driving to Ore cessed in a steam pressure etables. But if you have to
gon law. It makes it illegal to canner. Fruits and tomatoes purchase canning equipment
drive in a manner to endanger plus other acid foods may be and jars when you already
or be likely to endanger any canned by using a boiling wat have freezer space available,
laerson or property.
er bath. Open kettle canning freezing may be your least
The law on crossing the cen is suitable only for jams, jel expensive choice.
ter line on highways also was lies. preserves, relishes and
Whether canning or freez
changed. The new law makes some pickles.
ing. however, prompt handling,
it illegal to cross the center
Under-processing is another cleanliness and proper proces
line when approaching the cause cf spoilage. Following sing are essential to successful
crest uf a grade or a curve if directions carefully, and ac foot! preservation. This is es
your view of the road ahead is curately counting the proces pecially true in low acid foods,
obstructed a distance which sing time, are equally import such as most vegetables and
wouki be hazardous if another ant. A good source of directions meat. Batterli growth can go
vehicle should approach from and timing is the county Ex rampant if you get slipshod
the opposite direction.
tension office, where freezing about processing times and
Previously, the law made it and canning bulletins are temperatures.
illegal to cr:ss the center line available without cost.
Canning To Meet Diet
if you were within 500 feet of
When it comes to sealing Restrictions—
any hillcrest or curve which your jars, read the instructions
When the winter season ar
blocked your view of the road that come with your jar lids. rives again, those who must
ahead.
All lids are not the same. Disc restrict their daily intake of
A driver's responsibility lids should not be reused and sugar needn’t be excluded
when making a left turn to bands that have dents, rusty from the flavorful returns of
enter a private road or drive spots or pried-up edges should the summer home canning
way also has been clarified by be discarded.
fruit list.
new legislation. Beginning Au Check your jars, too. Jars
Home canning of water-pack
gust 22, the Division says a containing commercially can ed fruit means considerable
driver preparing to take this ned foods are not suitable for money savings for those on re
action must signal for a left re-canning as the mouth is not stricted diets. Often commer
turn and yield right-of-way to the right width. Jars with cially canned unsweetened or
any vehicle approaching from nicks or cracks on the sealing artificially sweetened fruits
the opposite direction if it is surface should also be discard are much higher in price than
close enough to constitute an ed.
the commercial sugared kind.
immediate hazard.
During the actual canning
Although sugar helps can
The State’s “U” turn law process, make sure you’ve re ned fruits hold their shape,
also was amended to make it moved particles of food from flavor and color, it isn’t neces
illegal to make a “U” turn on the tops of the jars so you get sary for “keepability.” Proper
the open highway where the a good seal. Your seal also de sterilization and sealing is
driver cannot see the road for pends on how’ much space you what makes the difference in
at least 1,000 feet in either di leave between the food and 1 preservation.
rection. It also remains illegal
to make such a turn on any
curve or upon the approach to
or near the crest of a grade.
In cities, it remains illegal
to make a “U” turn between
intersections and, under the
new law, it also becomes illeg
al to make such a turn within
a city where the driver cannot
see the road for at least 500
feet in either direction. (Such
turns also may be prohibited
at any location by official
signs.)
There’s also a new law’ about
towing house trailers on high
ways. It makes it unlawful for
a driver to tow a house trailer
containing passengers.
Still another law does not
apply strictly to drivers, but
to use of the slow-moving ve
hicle emblem first approved by
the 1967 Legislature. The law’
was amended this year tr make
it illegal to use the emblem
in any v.'ay except on the type
of vehicle specified by law—
that is, on a vehicle designed
for customary use at speeds
of less than 25 miles per hour.
Two new laws relate to
truck drivers. One permits a
maximum speed of 60 miles I
per hour on Interstate high
ways which are posted for
higher passenger car speeds1
than the 55 miles per hcur des
ignated speed on the open
highway O n non-Interstate
highways, the truck speed will
■emain at 50 miles per hour.
The other new law requires
truck drivers to use flares or
< ther signal devices whenever
their vehicles become disabled
at night. Previously, the flares
w'ere required if the druck Was
disabled and its lighting equip
ment was not working.
Finally, a new law will sul>-
ject vehicles to the state's
first inspection program. It
authorizes Oregon State Police
to stop and inspect vehicles to
determine if they meet safety
requirements. Drivers must
stop and submit to inspection
where signs are posted and in
spections are being given. De
fects found must be corrected
within 15 days.
Beverly Helsel Marries
Ron Hamile of Hawaii
MEHAMA —Mr. and Mrs.
Wesley Helsel of Mehama are
announcing the marriage of
their daughter. Beverly, to Ron
Hamile of Honolulu. Hawaii.
The Handles, married July 28.
in Honolulu, will arrive soon
to visit with her parents.
The new Mrs. Hamile was a
1964 graduate of Stayton Un
ion High school and attended
Oregon State University and
the University of Hawaii. Mr.
Hamile was a member of the
USAF band until his discharge
in January, 1969 He is cur
rently with a musical group
that has just finished making
,■ recording in Los Angeles
Thev will be playing engage
ments in Los Angeles. Reno,
' as Vegas and Portland be-
f re returning to Hawaii.
Homemakers mav can fruit
without sweeting in its own
juice, in extracted juice or in
water.
The processing time is the
same as for sweetened fruit.
“P” is for Picnics—
Xoi Poison
Summer picnicking needn't
be spoiled by summer f od
¡xjisonings. With today's mod
ern conveniences, it's easy to
pack a picnic and be assured
the food will arrive at the
picnic site safe and sound
There are containers that keep
foods ice cold r steaming hot,
and precautions to keep foods
clean.
Th? shape food’s in when
it’s packed may lie the most
important. And this is up to
the picnic packer herself. To
keep the foods as free as pos
sible from microorganisms,
she needs to work with clean
hands, clean utensils and have
foods either piping hot, or
thoroughly chilled.
Most food poisoning during
warm summer months is caus
ed by over-handling and im
proper care of foods.
Mici organisms invade food 3—The MUI City Enterprise, Thursday, Aug. 21, 1969
in many different ways. Once
they're in the food, they pro
duce a toxin. This toxin is the
culprit that, when eaten, caus-l
es food poisoning.
Any foods that require a lot
of handling after they’ve been 1
co ked are the ones most sus-j
ceptihle to fo<xl poisoning .
That includes a lot of picnic
favorites—ham salads, bean :
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ad.
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Toxins develop (rest at com- j
fortably warm temperatures, i
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left in the truck or back seat (
of the car makes the foods in
side highly susceptible to food
poisoning. Leaving food on
the picnic table waiting for the
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way to put food in the toxin
“danger zone.”
The best advice is to keep
hot fo<xls hot—close to the boil
ing point. And to keep cold
foods cold—as close to refrig
erator temperature as possible.
Anil keep them that way, right
up to the time you’re ready to
eat.
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