The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-03-13
Consumer Notes
Issued Weekly by Consumers
Counsel Division, A. A. A.
Washington, D. C..
Building Farm Markets At Home


distribution of agricultural products"
declares Milo Perkins, Administrator
of the Surplus Marketing Admins
tration of the Department of Agri- |
culture, in his recent annual report.
Families who are forced to live at
the 5-cents-a- a-meal level cannot buy |
the amounts or kinds of food they |
need. They do not get enough of
fruits and vegetables, of dairy and
poultry products, or of meats. Neither
can they buy adequate supplies of
clothing and household goods. Studies
show that families Of four with in
comes of $500 a year or less spend
only SIT year for cotton goods, as
against expenditures of Sill a year
for families of four making 5000
a year or over.
"If all families earning less than
500 a month could bring their in
comes up to that level, the national
expenditure for food alone would in
crease by approximately 2 billion doll
ars a year, about half of which would
go back to the farmer, thus raising
the price level for his entire pro-
ducton. In the same way, lowincome
families would increase their cotton
purchases materially if they had more
buying power. In one way or another
this untapped market must be reach
ed. :"
Buying Refrigerator This Spring?
Check the size, as well as the price,
when you buy a refrigerator. Don't
guess the size yourself. If the inform
alton isn't on the label, insist on it
from the salesman.
Experts say 5 cubic foot refriger
ator is minimum size for people,
and family of a will need a 6 cubic
foot refrigerator. Add a cubic foot
for every additional members in the
family.
You also have to take your special
needs into consideration. If you live
within a stones throw of the grocery
store, this space may be sufficient
People 20 miles out on q country road
will need a slightly larger box. Urban
families who entertain lot and farm
families who use their family refrger
ator to keep their dairy products cool
until market time will need more
space than the amount which the Bu
reau of Home Economics recommends
for average families.
Check the amount Of shelf space,
too. Refrigerators Of the same cubic
footage do not always have the same
number Of square feet of shelf space.
When buying refrigerator you
should see whether there is enough
distance between the shelves for the
containers you use, and enough room
on the milk shelf for milk and tall
beverage bottles.
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Don't Believe These Milk FaIlacics
Fallacy: Thunder sours milk and
cream. Fact: Thunder does not sour
milk and cream. These products are
soured by bacteria which multiply
most rapidly in warm milk or cream
during warm months, and thunder
storms usually occur in warm
weather Milk and cream kept in a
refrigerator at proper temperatures
are in no danger from hot weather.
Fallacy: Milk products should not
be eaten in combination with fish or
meat Fact: Actually dietitianS say
that any foods which can be eaten
separately can he eaten in combin-
alton with equal safety
Fallacy: Skim milk is worthless.
Fact: Skim milk contains the import
ant milk minerals, milk sugar, milk
proteins, and Nitamin G. (ribonavin).
For these nutrients it is just as valu
able a food as whole milk.
FaIlacy: Pasteurized milk doesn't
taste as good as raw milk. Fact:
Actually, taste tests show that prop
erly pasteurized milk cannot be told
from raw milk.
Fallacy: Milk is a perfect food.
Fact: There is no one food now known
which contains all the nutrients neces-
sary for health. Milk, for example, is
poor source Of iron, and while it
contains Vitamins A, Il, d, and G
(ribonavin), it is a poor source of
ascorbic acid (Nitamin c.. 1t is an
excellent food, nutritionists say, high
ly desirable in the diet but it is not
patient medicine or panacca.
On The Air
If you have a leaky faucet, or your
plumbing has gone bad, you may
have to call in plumber, or you may
be able to do the repairs yourself.
CONSUMER TIME, Saturday morn
ing broadcast for consumers, will
bring listeners information on how
to make their own plumbing repairs
during its broadcast on March Is, at
11:l5 A. NJ, Eastern Standard Time.
The program is heard over the Red
Network Of the National Broadcast
ing Company.
Also on the March Is program, re
porters from the Department Of Agri-
culture will tell consumers quality
guides to look for when they buy
onions.