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Newspaper
Cincinnati The Sun
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1947
Page
2
Consumers Union finds no automatic washer matched the best non automatic for cleaning. Four models tested include Blackstone at 345 dollars as top pick, Laundromat B 347 at 200.95 and Bendix at 239.50 equal in cleaning. Laundromat avoids bolting but tangles clothes. Bendix must be bolted. Blackstone uses more hot water and electricity.
Consumers Union tested 30 heaters across convection, radiation and blower types. Blower convection units with fans proved safest and most efficient. Most were 1320 watts. Best Buys included Kenmore blower at 15.95 plus postage, Arvin 102 blower at 9.80, and GE PH2A1 radiation at 7.95. CU also tested 32 winter motor oils. Esso No. 1 met viscosity and cold-start specs and SAE-20 requirements. Acceptable oils included Atlantic A Quality, Co op, Golden Shell, Gulfpride, Mobiloil, Permalube, Texaco. For children's shoes, fit and workmanship matter. CU found notable variation across brands. Best lower-priced picks among 18 brands included Pediforme at 8.50, Official Boy Scout Shoe at 6.95, Indian Walk at 8.55, Thom McAn at 4.39, Coward Flex-Wear Sole at 3.45, and Kinnaseptic Educator at 4.50.
In Boston delegates from 80,000 woolen and worsted mill workers call for a 20 cent hourly raise plus seven holidays and better benefits. Separately 100,000 northern cotton and rayon weaving workers press for 15 cents more per hour starting January 1 1948. The union notes a 9% rise already won for 125,000 southern cotton workers.
CIO News Service notes split among Taft Hartley sponsors over methods to curb unions. Hartley seeks amendments to Wagner Act to curb industry bargaining, while Ball backs保持 the law. Observers expect GOP to avoid major changes in 1948, with a push to weaken Wage Hour protections. Civil rights rollout from the President and Justice Department stirs action in Washington. District associations confront ongoing segregation practices amid national civil rights push.
The FTC-SEC report shows textiles posted 6.6 percent profit in Q1 1947, the best among 21 major U.S. industries. Manufacturing firms overall enjoyed strong sales and after tax profits, with lumber and wood products at 12 cents per dollar and paper stocks yielding 6.4 percent.
A report shows paper chemicals and textiles as the only sectors delivering over ten percent profit on equity beyond dividends. Medium sized corporations earning 1 to 5 million paid an average dividend of 5.8 percent, while giant firms with 5 to 100 million in profits after tax averaged 8.1 percent. The data reflects profits across the U.S. manufacturing base impacting every citizen.
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