The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-10-17
YOUR DOLLAR
By Consumers Union

Twenty-cent suspenders will wear
about as we'll as $1.50 ones. Con-
sumers Union found in tests Of 16
brands. The elastic webbing was Of
about equal quality in all brands test
ed. But there were differences in the
quality of the fittings, in the styles
and color schemes. Best combinations
of style, price and quality can prob
ably be found in SOC suspenders, says
Gu.
Suspender Workers
Many of the lower-priced suspend
ers are union-made in New York
shops, where AFL and CIO members
work side by side, under union agree
ments and without conflict between
the unions. The skilled operators be-
long to the United Suspender Work
ers, AFL. The cutters, assemblers,
packagers and shippers belong to the
Amalgamated Clothing Workers, CIO.
Of the brands tested by Gu, the fol-
lowing are union-made by AFL and
CIO: Metropolitan, Towncraft, Harris,
Webcraft. In addition, Pioneer phil
adelphia) is union-made by members
of the Int'l Ladies Garment Workers
| (AFL). Hickok and Paris are non
union.
Ammonia
Household ammonia is a solution of
ammonia gas in water. Because it dis
solves grease, yet does not harm
ho, 1n{L boc
among them cleaning windows, dish
es, silver and porcelain.
You can pay &c, of 60c for a pint
of 1000 ammonia. But you can't tell
the difference from the bottle prices.
The &c brand cost Gu lie quart, the
SOC brand cost &c for ounces. But
the quart bottle contained 1919 am
monia, while the ammonia in the small
bottle was only 2.4et.
Since ammonia is always used dill
uted, the effectiveness depends on the
original strength. One brand offers
ten times as much action for your
money as the other. Yet, the label
gives no clue.
Gu tested 16 brands of ammonia.
Best Buys were Coop and Wilbert's.
Poorest buy was Asco.
Vitamin Roundup
"What price vitamins ?" asked GUS
Medical Advisory Board, and proceed
ed to answer it's own question by get
ting up tables to compare the costs
of equal quantities of vitamins from
various vitamin preparations. The cost
differences found by GUS Board may
save you many dollars yearly if you
need to take extra vitamins.
Gu concludes, however, that foods,
not medicines, are the best vitamin
sources for the normal adult. If you
do need moderate supplement of
some one or more vitamins, the best
sources are the simple natural prep
arations containing those vitamins
rather than shot-guns remedies.
Vitamins A, D and the B complex,
as we'll as multiple vitamin prepara-
tions, are covered in the tables, the
most complete ever published, which
appear in this months Gu Reports.
"NOn-Profit" Opera Recordings
Have you been reading those noble
sounding advertisements of the Natl
onal Committee for Music Appreci-
ation-about the recordings of grand
opera available "at an incredibly small
cost" as a public service in the cause
of music? Although the first ads said
'non-profit," later ads revealed that
only the Committee gets no profit
the manufacturer and the selling or
ganization get theirs. The venture is
an extension of the clever sales pro-
motion started with newspaper cou-
pons year or two ago.
Twelve operas are to be offered.
Gu has submitted the first set-Car-
men-to critical and technical exam
ination. Findings were that the rec
ords tested were definitely faulty in
spots, and the musical performance
just $3.50.
If you are not too fussy about musi-
cal quality and don't expect to give
the records too much wear and tear,
try the regular set at $1.75. The De-
Luxe records cost an extra SOC and
you get only very poor album for
the additional payment.