The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-11-16
YOUR DOLLAR
(BY Consumers Union)
Milk

What's the difference between Grade
A and Grade B milk?
Gu tests of 1873 samples of 20 diff
ferent New York City brands of milk
showed up no difference worth the
eXorbitant &c extra charge Although
Grade A milk has fewer bacteria than
Grade B, and also contains a very
small amount of additional butterfat,
both Grade A and Grade B are well
above the richness and purity require
ments of New York City's Board Of
Health.
The highest justifable difference in
cost between Grade A and Grade B.
milk, including hooded bottle caps,
improved handling, the tiny premium
paid the Grade A farmer, and extra
lbutterfat, can total no more than 1c
a quart.
Small Radios
! Small radios now sound better than
did previous years models. Consumers
Union found it tests of 1910 models
ranging in price from $S.85 to $50.
While they can't compare in quality
with larger sets, this years better
small radios offer fair musical repro
duction.
A point to remember is that most
manufacturers make several models
using the same radio chassis, but Of
fering additional wave bands, push
button tuning, loop aerials or magic
eyes" Such gadgets may be conven-
lent, but they may also add dollars
to the price of a small set, without
making any improvement in the quail
ity of reception. A large cabinet and
speaker, on the other hand, are worth
some extra payment because they i'm
prove the sets tone quality.
In it's November issue, Gu rated
80 sets as Best Buy, Also Acceptable
and Not Acceptable in 5 price classi-
fications: Under $40, $10-$15, S15-$2O,
$20-$25, $25-$30. Best Buy in the $40
1915 class was the Farnsworth Model
AT-12 at $14.95.
Radio Labor
It's easier than ever to buy a union
made radio set this year. 500 of ra-
dio workers are covered by closed
shop agreements Of the United Elec-
trical, Radio and Machine Workers.
A small additional number work in
closed shops of the international
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.
Radio work is seasonal, yet the ra-
dio workers weekly wage is still a
dollar below the average paid to in
dustrial workers. But steady i'm
provement has been made in union
shops.
The following summarizes the con-
ditions under which small-set brands
tested by Gu are manufactured:
UERMWA-Emcrson; Philco; Rca
Sears Silvertone Model 64O3; Farms
worth Zone plant closed shop; the
iother now being organized).
IBEW-Lafayette Models BB-22, D.
AZ and D-69; Wards Airline.
n-union-Admiral; Stewart War
ner (anti-union and low wages)
Zenith (anti-union and low wages).
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Mems Suits
$20-or $40--will buy you about
the same amount Of service in a suit
ICU reports after conducting tests OF
Is brands. The high-priced suit may
tit better, require less pressing, have
some style refinements and softer
cloth than you can buy at $40. But the
$50 suit will generally last as long
And Gu found amazingly little differ
ence in the fabrics used for low and
high priced brands-a range of from
I$1.90 to $3.50 yard over the entire
I$20-$50 range of suits tested.
The following brands offer best
value for money spent: Howard
($2250D; Richman ($22.50); Crawford
! I($l9.95); Bond ($25 with two pairs OF
trousers). This does not mean, OF
course, that every suit Of the brand:
named will give equal satisfaction
Type Of fabric, design, construction
and fit will all affect the wear anG
satisfaction you can get. The Novem.
ber issue Of Gu Reports offers a thor.
Iough, illustrated guide to mems suits
to help you Judge these qualities, next
time you buy.
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