Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-09-10
Your
Dollar
BY Consumers Union
Children's Underwear

Children's Underwear
Don't go by marked size in buy
ing children's underwear, Gu
warns, Most garments are marked
by age, which is not necessarily an
indication of size. And even the age
sizing is not consistent, so that if
you find one size which fits, it
does not mean that a size a in
another brand or style will also fit.
The simplest way to get good fit
is to measure the child around the
hips and trunk. (Trunk measure
ments are taken by passing tape
measure from the shoulder around
the crotch and back to the shoul-
der.) Then measure the garment
for correct dimensions at the same
points.
Consumers Union tested SO
brands of children's and infants
knit underwear. Little difference
was found in the durability Of the
materials among the brands tested.
But there were differences in style
and construction which would af-
feet the wearer.
The following brands were
judged to offer best value for the
money: Wards Comfytogs, Mont
gomery Ward: Shorts, 15c-29c;
shirts, 19c-29c; union suits, 33c, all
plus postage. Penney's 81. c. Pen
ny stores): Shorts 25c-19c; union
suits, soc; 2-piece suits, 39c. Wool
worth: Shirt, zoe; 2-piece suit, 4Oc.
Union Made Underwear
The following brands of chill
dren's underwear, tested by Gu,
are union made under contract
with: Init. Ladies Garment Work
ers Union, AFL: Carter's, E-Z;
Textile Workers Union, CIO: Jock
ey Jr., Munsingwear.
Your Car in Wartime
Even in wartime driving condi-
tons, your car does not need to have
the oil changed every thousand
miles, Consumers Union says IN
this months Consumers Reports.
Scientific research has shown that
in moderate climates only two
changes a year are necessary
spring and fall. Between changes,
add only as much oil as necessary
to keep it up to the proper level,
It's unnecessary, uneconomical and
unpatriotic to change oil every
thousand miles as suggested by
Gulf Oil Co., American Oil Insti-
tute and other advisers.
Give your battery special care IN
wartime, GU advises. When you
drive less, your battery gets less
automatic charging. Coddle it along
by cutting off all unnecessary
drains, such as cigaret lighters.
When holding the car on hills, use
the handbrakes instead of the foot
brakes where possible. Foot brakes
operate current consuming rear red
lights. See that your starter and
automatic choke are in first class
condition. Blow your horn only
when necessary, and use parking
lights instead of headlights when
you can.
Avoid unnecessary stops and
starts. They use up current. The
best way to put electricity back
into the battery is to plan for
bng, steady run each time you use
the car, and to recharge as soon as
the battery is low.
Soy Foods
The soybean is versatile. GU re-
searchers point out. Not only is It
bursting with nourishment and Vi
tamins, but it can be prepared in
more diverse ways than almost any
other food. You can eat soybeans
canned. baked, dried, toasted and
salted like peanuts, in buffers and
sandwich spreads, in cakes, muf-
fins, bread and crackers, and in the
form of prepared meat substitutes.
Soybean products are cheaper than
meat, and the soybean meat substi
tutes can be bought without use of
ration points.
Gus taste squad tried % soy
bean products of all kinds and
found many of them tasty as we'll
as nourishing. Here are some of
the meat substitutes: Vigorost,
Yum, Zoyburger, Soytone, Nuteena.
All contain soybeans plus other
foods. All cost 25c for a 14-ounce
can, They're apt to taste a bit flat
due to lack of seasoning, as most
OF them started out in life as health
foods. But when they're heated and
seasoning, egg, onion or vegetables
are added, there's big improve
ment in the flavor.
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