The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-10-26
Consumer Notes
Issued Weekly by Consumer
Counsel Division, A. "A. A.
Washington, D. C.
Time on Consumer Broadcast
Changed

dio program sponsored jointly by the
General Federation of Women's Clubs
and the Consumers Counsel Division
of the Agricultural Adjustment Ad-
ministration-is now heard every Fri
day afternoon at 1:45 p. M, Eastern
Standard Time, instead of Tuesdays |
as formerly.
This consumer information program
is broadcast from the Nations capital
over the nationwide Red Network OF |
the National Broadcasting Company.
Consumer reporters bring listeners |
spot news of developments on the con-
sumer front. Timely tips on budget
economizing and buying advice on
goods and services gathered from ex-
perts in Federal agencies also go out
over the air waves.
Donald Montgomery, Consumers
Counsel now goes on the air during
the broadcast with weekly message
to keep consumers informed on how
war conditions affect their budgets.
If you want help on your buying
problems, tune in on this up-to-the-
minute consumer broadcast. Your To-
cal radio program lists the station in
your vicinity that carries the broad
cast.
Buying Radio? Then Read This
Radio dealers who make fictitious
claims or offers to their prospective
customers in the future are in danger
of running afoul of new rules OF the
Eodarol Trade COmmiSSiOn
These new Trade Practice Rules of
the ETC for the radio receiving set
manufacturing industry begin with a
blanket injunction against the use OF
any misleading representation in the
marketing or sale of radios, radio
parts, or radio accessories.
Specifically, the rules define terms
'All Wave World Wave and World
Wide Wave so that they will mean
what they say when used to describe
Instruments. If radio advertisement
says a set will bring in Europe as
easily as your local station, then in
the future this must be true.
'Noise-free' radios must actually be
noise-free.
When a certain number of tubes are
claimed for a radio, advertisers must
which don't perform the accepted
function of radio tubes, that is to de-
tect and amplify radio signals.
False claims for the gadgets that
come with radios are barred.
Fictitious prices, fictitious trade-ih
allowances, all price manipulations
tending to deceive consumers are pro-
hibited.
Any attempt to mislead consumers
into believing that they are buying
one brand of radio set when they are
actually buying another brand is for
hidden.
Finally, manufacturers are barred
from paying 'spiffs-or sums OF
money-to salespeople to push their
products. Back Of this is the reason
ing that if salesman is in the pay
Of certain manufacturer, he can't be
expected to be completely objective
about the merits of different brands
of radios he shows consumers.
There are so many distributors of
radios in the country and the ETC is
so small in comparison with its job,
that the rules will work out only if
the radio industry itself honestly at
can do their part by reporting to the
Federal Trade Commission any viola
ton of these rules that they might
notice.
When You Buy Stockings
Cutting down your stocking bill is
matter Of choosing the right kind
of hose as well as giving them the
right care. Here are important points
to look for, suggested by Bureau of
Home Economics experts.
Buy full-fashioned hose for the best
permanent fit.
Mesh stockings may run badly un-
less made with a special stitch to pre-
vent runs. Crepe hose are made Of
highly twisted yarns and are more re-
sistant to snags than those made of
ordinary yarns. They also have a dull
finish, and fit well.
A well-ftting stocking should be
about a half-inch longer than the foot,
though in the case of a very narrow
foot, a shorter stocking may be bet
ter.
Look for sturdy reinforcements at
the sole, toe, and heel of the stock
ing. Beware Of bunchy seems at the
heel that may be uncomfortable and
may not fit smoothly
Bargain hose may rebound into
poor buyS unless YOU give them a care