The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-01-17
YOUR DOLLAR
BY CONSUMERS UNION


A Sanforized shirt will usually fl
well, and keep it's fit after launder
ing. But the Sanforized label is NJ
guarantee of quality, Consumers I'm
ion found in recent tests. OF The
seven Sanforized shirts tested, one
was of such poor material and work
manship as to be rated mot Accept
able"
Reliable pre-shinking is an import
ant factor in shirt quality. Thread
count, tensible strength, resistance to
abrasion, fit and workmanship also
help determine the shirt satisfaction
you will get. All these points were
covered by Gu in testing 20 brands
of white broadcloth shirts, ranging
from 81 to $2.65 in price. A $1.49
brand, the Towncraft q. c. Penney
stores), proved to be best quality.
Shirt Workers
Organizing the shirt industry has
been an uphill job, complicated by
child workers, women workers and
runaway shops. Nevertheless the
Amalgamated Clothing Workers
(CIO) boasts that it has succeeded
in organizing $50 of the industry,
and has recently won a general wage
increase of 71a% for it's members in
the North Atlantic states. The United
Garment Workers (AFL), older estab-
lished of the two unions, has also or
ganized shirt workers.
Shirts tested by Gu that are I'M
ion-made in ACW shops include CD,
Eagle, Jayson Whitehall, Loomcraft,
TRIVIAL, Wilson Towncraft is a store
brand, but the ACW reports that the
bulk of this firms work is obtained
from a union shop. Members of the
UGW produce Cameron and Eagleson
shirts.
Cereals in the Diet
Cereals are a cheap food, but the
refined cereals many families buy are
not particularly healthful food, re-
ports GU in it's January issue. Fam
lilies on relief or low wages tend to
use large amounts of cereal as cheap
source of energy. But cereals must
be supplemented with foods contain
ing proteins, minerals and vitamins
such as meat, eggs, cheese, milk,
green and yellow vegetables.
If you want best value for your
cereal dollar, choose the whole-grain
uncooked variety (rolled oats or rolled
wheat, for example). Refining and
milling remove part of the important
minerals contained in whole-grain &C.
reals. Some of the manufacturers
cooking processes (such as Shooting
rom guns') destroy most of the vita
min content.
Dies Committee-Not Acceptable
Is the consumer movement "Red"
Is ]. B. Matthews has alleged? Con-
,umers Union replies unequivocally, |
No." and counters with few ques
ions of it's own:
1. Why did Matthews go out of his |
way to defend Good Housekeeping |
.gainst Federal Trade Commission
harges of misleading and deceptive
,ractices?" And why-and how-did
food Housekeeping distribute copies
t the Matthews statement to adver-
isers, before it was even released to
many newspapers?
2. Why (as two Washington col
mnists revealed) did Matthews at
end dinner meeting at the home of
Ieorge Sokolsky, Natl. Assn. of Man
facturers' stooge, along with Robert
.und, head of Lambert Pharmacal Co.
Listerine) and other big drug manu-
acturers, before his report was re-
eased?
3. Why did only Dies attend the
leeting at which Matthews presented
is report? Why were no witnesses
resent, no testimony taken? Why !
as no opportunity for hearing
iven beforehand to any of the or
anizations or individuals attacked?
a. Documented evidence that J. b.
[atthews had sworn falsely before
10 Dies committee was submitted I
,me time ago to Chairman Dies. q
Thy was not Matthews removed as I
lief investigator? And why should :
ot the Dies committee itself be dis a
for its disregard of individ- c
II rights and democratic process?
Consumers Union is a membership $
,ntrolled, non-profit testing agency,
wing no connection whatsoever with I
e communist party or any other pc
.ical party. To business-in inspired II
Consumers Union c
,ints out its II year record Of scien-
lie service. If testing products, com Z
ending good ones, exposing bad u
les, saving buyers many thousands II
dollars yearly, is part of a Moscow 8
OF, then every private and govern e
entail testing laboratory, every V
'usewife who makes a budget or n
is out to get her moneys worth, is u
ually guilty with Gu.
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