The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-03-28
YOUR DOLLAR
(BY Consumers Union)
Children's Underwear

ChlIdrenS Underwear
Why is it so often necessary to re-
turn children's clothing? Because the
garments are bought by age, and age
is most unreliable guide to size, says
Consumers Union. A better guide is
a combination Of two body measure
ments-trunk measurements and width
measurement. So far, however, manu-
facturers do not mark their garments
in this way. In it's March issue Con-
sumers Union offers a chart to deter
mine the proper age size from body
measurements.
All-cotton is the best material for
children's underwear and sleeping
garments, both for winter and summer
use. Rib knit constructions are likely
to be more elastic than plain knit.
Consumers Union tested IL brands
of children's winter-weight underwear
and 10 sleeping suits for construction,
shrinkage, warmth, durability and fit.
Among the best quality underwear
were Sears Handywear Cat. No.
l6D7116 (50c plus postage); Speed
indies (66c) and Forest Mills (65c).
The highly advertised Denton $1.59
sleeping garment was Not Acceptable
because of relatively poor fabric and
construction.
Washing Machines
Will it work? Will it wear out the
clothes? Is it safe to run? How long
will it last? were among the ques-
tions Gu asked in testing 13 we'll
known washing machines. 5000 starts
and stops, SEQ hours of running un-
der load, $50 hours Of exposure to
strong alkali, were among the tests of
durability. Washing ability was meas
ured by laundering test pieces, soiled
with a standard dirt mixture, and
measuring the increase of whiteness.
The amount Of wear on the pieces was
also measured.
Consumers Union recommends the
spinner rather than the wringer type
Of drying, because Of the danger of
catching hands or clothes in the
wringer. But since wringer machines
are much cheaper, such machines were
tested for effective functioning of
safety release devices. Complete re-
suits are given in the March issue of
Gu Reports.
Best Buy of the spinner type was
ABC Model 176. Best quality and
most convenient of all machines test
ed, but also highest priced, was the
Bendix Model S. Highest quality of
the wringer machines were Sears
Kenmore, ABC Model $50 and Kelvin
atOr Model &c.
Washing Machine Workers
Many workers manufacturing wash
ing machines have been organized in
the past three years, although not
many plants have closed shop con-
tracts. Chief gains of unionization
have been better pay and shorter
working hours. Employment in the
industry is still irregular. The follow
ing unions are active in the washing
machine field: International Brother
hood of Electrical Workers; United
Automobile Workers and United Elec-
trical Radio and Machine Workers.
Among the washers tested by Con-
sumers Union, Bendix and Kelvinator
are made under union contract with
the UAW. THhe AFL reports that
it's members are employed by the
makers of the Apex. The UERMWA
has reported that the makers Of ABC
refused to obey an NLRB order in
volving about 8S men for reinstate-
ment and back pay, and that the
makers of Easy, Whirlpool, Thor and
Savage are open shop.
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B. O.
Most people who bathe frequently
don't need perspiration suppressors or
deodorants. But if you want pro-
lection of this sort, don't buy expen-
sive branded products. Aluminium
chloride solution is the main ingredi-
ent of perspiration suppressors like
Instant Dew or OdO-RO-NO, and it's
much cheaper to buy under it's own
name. Just go to drug store and
ask for Aluminium Chloride Solution,
1870. Wash the solution off after it
has dried, to protect your clothing.
This will not interfere with it's effect.
If you find aluminium chloride ir-
ritates your skin, stop using it. You
might try a 2f6 solution of form
aldehyde, although some people find
the odor Objectionable when it is just
put on; and formaldehyde, also, is ir-
ritating to some people.