The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-03-20
YOUR DOLLAR
Bv CONSUMERS UNION
vIrAmINs FOR VICTORY


says GUS medical adviser But yor
should look for them in foods, not III
lexpensive capsule form. The pill
manufacturers who glorify their prod
uct in the name of national defense
are actually misleading the people
causing them to waste money on un.
necessary pills. and guiding them
away from foods providing all needed
vitamins and minerals.
When the Nutri-Vac Co., for in
stance, says Nutri-Vac has as much
vitamin B1 as Is servings of oatmeal,
1t fails to mention that oatmeal also
contains other vitamins, minerals and
food elements which Nutri-Vac lacks
Nor does Nutri-Vac say that big doses
of vitamin B1 may be harmful, and
that best results come from the nor
NAL amounts in whole grain or forth
fled cereals and natural foods.
Everyone needs to know more about
food. You can get guidance from the
U. S. department of agriculture, from
your own city health department,
lIOlu bI q ioQtlcl lOOu
giving daily needs for balanced diet.
SHIRTS
Most mems shirts cost more this
year, C. U. found in testing 35 brands.
OF IA brands retested from 1941, nine
were higher priced and two were of
lower quality as we'll. Most of the
35 models had been skimped in at
least one measurement.
With prices high and quality NOV
ing downward, it's wise to buy care
fully. And since it's impossible for
the individual buyer to make all meas
urements and judge textile quality,
it's best to be guided by Consumers
Union ratings.
G. U. rated shirts on design, con-
struction, sminkage and quality of
material. Among the Best Buys were:
AMC, So; Penney Towncraft, s1.65;
Wards Ashley, s149 plus postage;
Sears Fashion Tower, csc plus post
age. Also good values were Jayson
Whitehall at $1.95 and Neweave at
$169.
SHIRTS-LABOR
Average wages in the organized
shirt factories are 1922 or more, GUS
labor reporter found, while the only
non-union plant heard from reported
$3.50. Union organization has also
won paid vacations, protection against
arbitrary discharge, and a voice In |
setting piece rates for new opera
tions.
The following shirts tested by Gu. |
are made under contract with the |
Clothing Workers (CIO |
Arrow, CD, Fruit of Loom, Jayson |
Manhattan, Neweave, Tru |
Val. Van Heusen and Collarite shirts
are made under contract with the |
United Garment Workers (AFL). |
AMC, Wards, Sears and Penney are |
brands. The shirts are |
bought from variety of sources, |
some of which may be union, some |
non-union.
OIL
Don't take mineral oil regularly I'M
less on your doctors advice, the cur
rent issue of G. U. Reports cautions.
Even then, to avoid injury you should |
AXE 1t only before retiring, on an
empty stomach, and in doses of not |
more than one or two tablespoonful.
# so used, mineral oil can be a USE
'ul laxative.
There's no need to pay fancy prices
or Extra Heavy" or socalled RUS
,ian" oils. These descriptions often
ire not true and in any case mean
title to the user. Gu. tested 81
brands for purity. weight, taste and
,olor Best Buy and best quality of
he heavy oils was Mays at 27c
,int Other good buys were CD (Co-
operative Distributors, NYC) at acc
md Ameroil at 33c. These were high
n quality than number of brands
which cost 60c-70c a pint.
YOUR DOLLAR Is a regular
monthly feature. The facts and
opinions given are based on Con-
sumers Union Reports, the month
ly magazine of Consumers Union,
II Union So. W., New York,
non profit organization whose
main object Is to safeguard buyers
by testing and reporting on con- {
sumner goods. Note especially the
information on labor conditions {