The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-03-14
YOUR DOLLAR
(BY Consumers Union)
1910 Automobiles

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Union. That engine which responds
to feather-touch, or floats you up the
steepest hill in high, is likely to de-
liver fewer miles per gallon than one
which performs less ambitiously. And
watch out also for excessive weight.
Each extra pound costs more to run.
Choose lightweight car if you want
the best combination of performance
land economy.
High horsepower is a sales slogan
meaning little to the average driver.
iAt legal speeds, high-powered car
may have less usable horsepower than
one with a lower rating.
These are few of the conclusions
voiced in GUS 11-page ratings of the
1910 cars, featured in this months
Consumers Union Reports.
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Auto Labor
Auto workers have made substan-
tial wage gains through organization
in the United Automobile Workers of
America. But, the union states, the
gains still do not provide an adequate
annual income for the workers. Work
ers in the Chrysler plant Ga union
shop) average just $233 year less
than the government says it would
take to give Detroit family of four
the ordinary necessities of life.
The auto companies pile up big
profits even over period including
the depression years. Net profits Of
the II leading auto companies over
the ten year period 1927-37 were ST.
375, 100000. If auto workers had won
that needed extra $233, there would
still have been huge profits, and the
circulation Of the additional wage pay
ments might have improved the ma
tion's economic health.
Nearly all autos reported on by Gu
are union-made. Ford continues to be
bitterly anti-union.
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Canned Spinach
Canned spinach can't equal the
flavor of the fresh variety. But it's
much less trouble to prepare, and
cheaper at some seasons of the year.
Among the best quality of the 40
brands tested by Gu were: Coop (Na-
tional Cooperatives, Inc.), United,
Good, Nugget, Premier, S & w.
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We Told You So
This January New York City's
Board of Health voted to abandon the
two grade milk system, and set up
only one grade. The decision marks
Gu victory. In May 1886 and again
in November 1889, Consumers Union
told its members that there was no
important difference between New
York City Grade A and Grade B milk
no reason to pay &c extra for Grade
A. After almost four years, the Board
of Health has decided that Gu was
right.
What are the milk conditions in
your city? Are you paying extra for
meaningless Grade A. labelling? Gu
suggests that you ask for figures from
your local health department.
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Baked Beans
GU objects to the confusing sizes
and shapes of the cans in which baked
beans are sold. A quarter-inch diff
ference in the can size here, an eighth
inch there, may show up on the
grocer's shelf. But it may mean al
ounce or two less beans, less value
for the money you have spent. Watch
for the label weight when you buy
beans and other canned foods.
Department of Agriculture graders
rated for Consumer Union Fl brands
of pork and beans, New England style
"a brands of pork and beans with to-
mato sauce. The following were best
values:
New England style: Coop, S & w
B 4 NJ.
With tomato sauce: American Home
lStOkley's. Blue and White, Campbeli'S