The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-08-31
Consumer Nofes
Issued Weekly by Consumers
Counsel Division, A. A. A.
Washington, d. c.
Secretary of Agriculture Wallace
Talks on COOperatives

Secretary of Agriculture Wallace
Talks on Cooperatives
Year by year cooperative action
becomes more necessary to mainten-
ance of the American way of life, de-
clared Secretary of Agriculture Henry
A. Wallace in a speech before the
American Institute of Cooperation
meeting in Chicago recently.
Twentieth Century democracy pro-
vides for shoulder shoulder action
of the common people to advance their
economic group interests as well as
for curbs upon unjust actions of the
economically powerful he said.
Secretary Wallace went on to dis
cuss the essentials necessary to the
success of cooperative.
We all know that cooperative
must have first loyal and responsible
membership and second, operating
efficiency. If either is lacking, the
cooperative is bound sooner or later
to crack up.
1t is not until the initial sign-up
period of enthusiasm is past that the
members get their real test, for it IS
more difficult to keep cooperative
going successfully than it is to or
ganize it in the first place. No coop
erative can live and thrive unless its
members take care to choose quail
fed members as directors, and patron
ize their association to the fullest
To operate efficiently cooperative
must first of all fill real need, serve
a large enough territory, and COM
mand a sufficient volume of business" :"
In addition, the Secretary said, to
operate efficiently cooperative must
have financial strength, good manage
ment, and sound operating policies
and methods.
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A Tip TO Gamers
Here is a hint for home Gamers
who plan to can pears this fall:
To keep pears from turning dark
while they are being prepared for can
ming, drop each piece of peeled fruit
into a solution of water, vinegar, and
salt for short time. Two tablespoons
each of salt ard vinegar to each gal
lon of water make the solution.
Remember this tip when it comes
to canning apples, peaches and april
cots, too.
How To Get Rid of Mildew
MildeY-the moldy-like substance
that may appear on fabrics-is easy
to remove when fresh, but becomes
more difficult to get rid Of the longer
you neglect it.
At first you find it only on the sur
face Of the fabric, but unchecked mil
dew will eat into the fabric itself.
If the stain is very fresh you can
get rid of it simply by washing the
fabric in soap and water, then hanging
out to dry and bleach in the sun,
If this fails to work, try the old
fashioned remedy Of moistening the
stain with lemon juice and salt, and
then spreading the fabric in the sun
to bleach. This is for white cloth
only, and often does the trick for a
slight stain.
Soaking the stain in sour milk oven
night and then bleaching the garment
in the sun without rinsing is also sug
gested for light stains.
For old mildew stains on cotton anC
white linen, try bleaching the materia
with Javelle water. Javele water j.
made by dissolving half pound O
washing soda in quart of cold water
Then add a quarter pound of chloride
of lime, and mix thoroughly. It's {
good idea to filter the mixture through
a cloth to get rid of sediment.
Apply the mixture to the stain will
a medicine dropper but don't let it re
main there for more than a minute
Rinse the garment thoroughly.
Never use Javelle water on silk ol
wool. For stubborn mildew stains o,
these fabrics, a peroxide bleach il
best.
Check Yourself On These Fallacies
Do you believe that thunderstorm!
cause milk to sour? Or that a beef
steak will cure a black eye? Or tha
excessive thinking will result in bald
ness?
If you do, you're in the class of ;
lot Of college graduates who thinl
these fallacies are true.
An educator made a survey of tn,
fallacies held by high school students
college students, and just plain adults
Two per cent Of the high schoo
students questioned, 6 per cent of the
college students, and per cent of the
adults believed that thunderstorm!
hasten the souring of milk. Thunder
storms don't sour milk, milk expert!
of the Department of Agriculture
agree. But heat will cause it to SOU
by making bacteria increase. SO i
you want to keep milk fresh, dom
worry about thunderstorms. Just b,
sure to keep the milk in a cold refrig
orator all the time
Two-ifths of the high school stu
dents, more than a third of the col
lege students, and fifth of the adult