Greenbelt cooperator., 1942-04-17
Sugar RatiOning
Called Improvement
Over Quota System
Pajanas

Pajamas
You can get a good pair of pa
jamas for about $1.50, Gu dis
covered in tests of AZ brands. But
if you don't shop carefully, you
can pay as much as $3.50 for a
poor one. Most of the garments
Gu tested were we'll cut and we'll
made, but big differences showed
up in the quality of the material.
The pajamas were tested for
strength, resistance to rubbing,
thread count and weight of the
material. Complete test results are
given in the April issue of Gu Re
ports.
Broadcloth is usually stronger
than percale, Gu finds. Solid
colors will be a better choice than
stripes this year, because some
dyes will be apt to run and fade.
Among the Best. Buys were:
Mr.. Trent ($2.50): Wilson Fault
less Nobelt ($2.25D; BVD ($2);
Sears Cat. No. 1920 ($1.40 plus
postage).
Labor in the Pajama Industry
Working conditions in the pa
jana industry parallel closely
those reported last month in this
column for the shirt industry.
Workers under union contract get
substantially higher wages, paid
vacations and protection against
arbitrary discharge from their
jobs.
The following pajamas tested
by Gu are union-made, under con-
tract wit h the Amalgamated
Clothing Workers, CIO: BVD,
Gentry, Jayson, Macy's, Manhat-
tan, Sears Cat. No. 1920, Wilson.
Horton and Van Heusen pajamas
are union-made under contract
with the United Garment Workers,
AFL.
First Aid Kits
Consumers Union examined 20
first aid kits, and found none
meeting Red Cross specifications.
There are some fairly good kits
on the market, but on the whole
you can get better outfit and
save money, by buying your own
case and filling it in accordance
with Red Cross recommendations.
The minimum kit, for auto or
hiking use, should contain the
following:
1-inch adhesive congresses,
such as Band-Aids.
Sterile Gauze Squares, about 8
inches square.
Sterile Gauze Square, about l
yard.
Triangular muslin bandages,
SO inches on the straight sides.
Tannic Acid Jelly for small
burns.
2%o Iodine.
First Aid instruction Book. A
good booklet, "Until the Doctor
Comes" can be ordered for 10c
from the Supt. of Documents,
Washington, D. C. Even better is
the Red Cross Complete First Aid
Manual at Soc.
This entire kit, including the
case, can be assembled for ST.
$1.50. The closest comparable kit
is Bauer & Blacks Autokit No 40,
at $1.90. This does not have
triangular bandages but does have
other useful items in addition to
those named above.
A more complete home kit
would cost $4-$4.50 to assemble.
See the Red Cross Manual, or
your local Red Cross, for a list
of ingredients.
Flashlight Batteries
Don't rush to the store for
new hashlight, cautions GUS
weekly Bread & Butter bulletin.
Look around the house first for
the old one you put away when
the battery failed or the bulb
burned out. With a little fixing,
that fashlight may be as good as
new.
Don't overbuy on batteries
either, advises Bread & Butter.
it may be a good idea to have one
spare set. But batteries lose power
when they stand around, so stock
ing up would be waste of money
and materials. For the same
reason, buy only dated batteries,
and look for date about one year
ahead.
The following brands are good
buys, according to preliminary
test results on dated batteries:
Wards Supreme Quality q for
15c at Ward stores); Sears Pow
crmaster Armor-Clad (10c at
Sears Stores); Wards Leak
Proof 10c); Ray-O-Vac Leak
Proof (10c); Burgess Uni-Col
No. 2 (10c).