The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-08-29
Consumer Notes
Issued Weekly by Consumer
Counsel Division, A. A. A.
Washington, d. C.
Milk For a Nickel

of Consumers Guide, publication OF
.the Consumers Counsel Division, U. S.
Department of Agriculture.
: The plan is made possible by Fed
eral milk marketing agreements and
orders which in general fix the prices
distributors pay dairy farmers for
their milk. These agreements and
orders may be issued by the Depart
ment of Agriculture in cities where
a substantial part of the milk used
moves across State lines. Many of
these agreements and orders now pro-
vide a special price which dairy farm
ers receive for that milk which is sold
to relief families under approved low
cost milk programs.
Getting scent milk takes more than
good intentions. 1t requires cooper
alton of different kinds from farmers,
distributors, local relief agencies, and
the Federal Government.
1t works this way: Farmers get
price for relief milk lower than the
usual price for milk sold for bottling,
:. but higher than the price they get for
milk used in making milk products.
. Distributors agree to take over the
job of pasteurizing and delivering the
milk to the homes or depots where
certified relief families get it. For the
. plan to succeed, they must offer to
do this job at minimum charge.
City relief agencies certify the fami-
. lies eligible to buy nickel milk and
: the amount they may purchase. The
city provides money from relief funds
so the certified consumers can buy
: the milk for a nickel.
By the time the milk is delivered or
sold over the counter, it has cost more
than cents. With money authorized
. by Congress, the Government, through
: the Surplus Marketing Administration,
agrees to pay the difference between
the actual cost of the milk and the
contribution made from local relief
funds.
In Boston, $4,000 quarts of milk
are bought every day under the plan;
in Chicago, $4,000 quarts are going
into needy homes; in New Orleans,
where the plan is young, 5000 quarts.
The plan can be put into effect in
any city where Federal Milk Market
ing Agreement or Order is in effect
and where the order provides for low
cost milk Cities that qualify for low
cost milk now, but which don't have
it, are: Cincinnati, Ohio; Fall River,
Massachusetts; Kansas City, Missouri;
LaPorte, Indiana; Louisville, Ken
lucky; Lowell Lawrence, Massachu-
sets; Bettendorf and Davenport, Iowa;
Rock Island, Moline, East Moline, and
Silvis, Illinois; New York, New York; !;
and st. Louis, Missouri.
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What To Look For in Washing
Machine
Look the body and the frame of
washing machine over carefully be-
fore you buy.
Examine the legs of the machine.
Strongest legs are of cast or pressed
steel, deeply curved, and even COM
pletely tubular at the bottom. Wheels
I. of the washer should be made of rub
ber to muffle noise, should move easily
in all directions, and should lock in
place to prevent vibration when the
machine is operating. The legs should
also be adjustable to different heights.
Body Of the washer should have
interlining at points where metal
touches metal. All edges should be
rounded off, and screws and rivets
smooth and concealed, if possible. Well
: constructed machines have the fewest
possible number of screws or rivet
. heads on the inside Of the machine.
The washing mechanism itself should
be easily removable without the need
of pliers or screw driver so that it
can be cleaned and dried after each
time it is used.
Top of the tub should be lined with
small Shelf slightly inclined in
ward to control spashing.
Cover Of the machine, when on
hinges, is a handy shelf if opened.
Likewise, hinged cover eliminates
the task of taking off the cover and
putting it on again each time clothing
is added.
No matter what type it is, the cover
. should be heavy enough to avoid vi
bration when the machine is in oper-
alton, and should have rubber lining
around the rim. Some researchers
have found that clamp to hold the
cover down when closed is an extra
advantage.
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On The Air
Consumer Time, broadcast every
Saturday at l0:45 a. M, Eastern
Standard Time, over the Red Network
of the National Broadcasting Com
pany, on August 81 will give tips on
how to buy cheese; and what to be-
ware of when buying hair prepara-
tiOns.
Listen in for information on how to
buy cheese, facts about different kinds
of cheese and the nutritiona value Of
each; you will also hear consumer re
porters tell Of what they have found
out about different types of hair dyes,
"restorers," and other preparations
used for the hair. Donald H. Mont
gomery, Consumers Counsel of the
Department of Agriculture, will an