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scratchy and did not give a pd flow of ink. On two of sets, the lower end of the feed bar was so near the tip of the pen that when the pen de flected in writing, the feed made contact and marked the pa per when used at a normal writing level, a fact which, of course, should have been no ticed in factory inspection. The pen was also loose in one holder, possibly due to contrac tion of the plastic encasement, so that it slipped back under pressure. C. Not Recommended Swivodex (Zephyr American Corp., 2 W. 46 St., New York 19) S3. Sev eral faults of design. Found unsatis factory in use (see text). *** Before the war, consumers were accustomed to buying pen holders or "one-dip" pens con taining stainless steel points, which gave considerable serv ice, often for several years, be fore noticeable corrosion set in. Yhen the use of stainless steel .Jr this purpose was prohibited A widely sold desk-pert set of un satisfactory design. ----------------- --------------- because of extreme wartime de mands for this steel by mu nitions manufacturers, pens of non-stainless metal were made and these looked much as the good ones used to. The accom panying photograph shows what happens to one of the war time "one-dip" fountain pens after a short period of use. Though these were sold as genu ine "non-corrosive" gold-plated points, they succumb rapidly to the corrosive influence of ordi nary ink. The same period of use of the pre-war stainless steel pen would have produced no noticeable deterioration what ever. Since a good many pens of this low grade and type have been sold and are still on the market, the consumer should remember that gold plating does not protect a steel pen from corrosion. It merely makes it more attractive to the buyer, by suggesting the corrosion-re sisting properties of pure gold. "One-dip" inkwell and two badly corroded steel pens of the type sold as "non-corrosive .... ........ --rr>, 0 onoC=; 'iriJOnOI 'J, 1 '.InTlTJOCaOl OE30 Abridged Cumulative Index of Previous 1946 Issues Consumers* ResearchBulletins Month and Pag* Automobiles, 19461........Jan., 5-15; Feb., 5-9 Automobiles, turn-In allowance decreased.............................Feb., 3 Bottle stoppers.............................. Jan., 221, 30t Butter, price rise.......................Jan., 3; Feb., 4 Cleaning fluid (new Carbonalt.. .Jan., 20-21 Cleansing mixture lor furnlturet... .Feb.. 12 Clothing, scarcity................... Jan., 3: Feb., 29 Cocoat................................................... Feb., 19-23 Contributions to CR not taxable----- Feb., 24 Corrections and emendations to CR Bulletinst................................. Feb- 13 DOT, disadvantages, and care needed............. Jan., 3; Feb., 4, 29 "Dlaperwlte," correction..................... Jan., 18 Dish mopf................................................ Jan., 30 Dog food, improperly canned...............Feb., 4 Editorial.................................each Issue, page 2 Exposure meters, photographict----- Jan., 29 Freezers, home.......................................... Jan., 3 Gasoline, dealing with water In fuel lines........................ Feb., 17-19 Houses, high costs................................... Jan., 4 Ice cream, lowered quality continuing.............................. Jan., 4 Phonograph neediest.Jan., 19-20; Feb., 15-17 Phonograph recordsf.........................each issus Plaster, patching materfalt................ Feb., 27 Poison, new, powerful, for ratsf.. .Jan., 4,29 Radio sets, price restrictions delaying deliveries................ Jan., 4; Feb., 3 high-priced surplus set avallablet.............................. Feb., 29,34 Repair material for burned-out electric unltsf..............Feb., 29 Rubber preservative coatingsf........... Feb., 29 Shoes, low-heeled, popular...................Jan., j Soap. Increased supplies........................ Feb.,J Steam iionst.......................................Jan., 23-24 Sugar-cane syrups, some misbranded t.......................................... Feb., 4 Surplus commodities, critical buying needed....................................... Feb., * Lettering Instrumentt................................ Jan.,29-3T0ool pocket!............................................. Jan., 29 Traveling, present unusual . Meat supply expectations.................. Jan.. 3-4 difficulties.............................................. Feb* 3 Motion pictures!........................................... eachissue Vitamin C, in baked potatoes............. Jan., 4 Nall lacquer*!................................................ Jan.,15-18 Nylon products, Wall plug cement!................................ Feb., 24 care needed In buying.........................Feb., 3 Washing machines!......................... Feb., 10-U Peelers, vegetable!.................................Feb., 30 Pen, fountain (Reynolds)!............. Feb., 13-14 Pencils, glass-marking!...................... Jan., 26 indicates that listings of names or bran*1 are included. OBOE xonoi :q rvygrov--....... - icmni. l.i!...'uoeiQia=3QElP THIS section aims to give critic digest of opinion from a wide r picture reviews, including the motio press, leading newspapers and mags different periodicals in all. The ratings which follow thus do not judgment of a single person, but a analysis of critics' reviews. The sources of the reviews are: Box Office. Chicago Daily Tribune, The Christian Cen SLY.), The Exhibitor, Harrison's Reports, Modem erald, National Legion of Decency List, Newswe> Tribune, New York Times, Parents' Magazine, Reh tiew Committee, Successful Forming, Time, Variety 0 Opinions of Current Motion Pictures which includes Federation of Women's Clubs, the American Lcgv Film Music Council, and others. The figures preceding the title of dicate the number of critics who ht to rate the film A (recommended^), B and C (not recommended). Audience suitability is indicate adults, "Y" for young people (14-1 children, at the end of each line. Descriptive abbreviations are as ad*--adventure hist--founded biog--biography mel--melodra t--in color (Technicolor or Cine- mus--musica. color) mys--myater car--cartoon *ov--dramati com--comedy rom--romanc cri---crime and capture of criminals soc--social-pr ioc--documentary trav--traveio, dr--dtama war--dealing fan--fantasy inwart; wes--western ABC --68 -- 71 13 3 -- 12 --3 7 -- 1 10 1 4-- 7 9-- 1 13 2 -- 15 -- 17 33 1 --5 2 Abbott and Costello in Hollywood................ Abilene Town.................... Adventure........................... Adventure for Two............ Adventures of Rusty........ Allotment Wives............... Along the Navajo Trail... Anchors Aweigh................. And Then There Were No Angel Comes to Brooklyn Apology for Murder......... Appointment in Tokyo. . Arson Squad...................... 11 4 Back to Bataan.................. 3 1 Bandits of the Badlands.. 1 3 Barge-Keeper's Daughter, 5 1 Battle for Music................. 4 7 Beautiful Cheat, The.... 5 2 Because of Him................. 2 3 Behind City Lights.......... 2 3 Behind Green Lights.... 7 2 Bell for Adano, A.............. 9 2 Bells of St. Mary's, The. 5 10 Bewitched............................ 3 1 Black Market Babies. 1 4 Blazing the Western Traii 9 3 Blithe Spirit........................ 9 Blond Ransom.................... 6 Border Badmen.................. 6 Boston Btackie's Rendezv< 2 Both Barrels Blazing....... -- Breakfast in Hollywood.. -- Burma Victory................... 4 Captain Eddie................... 9 Captain Kidd.................... 34 CONSUMERS' RESEARCH BULLETIN MARCH. 1940