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Off the Editor's Chest [Continued from page 2] prices, the prices of eggs and milk. In a speech made in Des Moines, Iowa, while he was chief admin istrator of the Office of Price Ad ministration, Chester Bowles is reported to have set forth a formu la for post-war prosperity along these lines: Not only must high prices be maintained for farm pro ducts, but the farmer must be able to sell a sufficient volume of those products to enable him to maintain a reasonably high stand ard of living. Such an achieve ment, according to Mr. Bowles, was possible only if industrial em ployment was maintained at a high level. But we have had in dustrial employment at its high est levels in history--except for some prolonged voluntary absten tions from work known as strikes-- along w'ith extremely high prices for farm products, and yet nearly everybody feels poor. People complain and with much justice kt most of their income goes ibr food and the bare necessities of daily living. Obviously some thing is wrong with Mr. Bowles' formula, and with his highly syn thetic and unstable type of "pros perity." More recently, on reports of the urgent need of various European countries for wheat, the govern ment stepped into the grain mar ket and made such extensive pur chases that the price of wheat soared to $3.05 a bushel, almost a record high. This naturally pushes up the price of all foods made from or containing wheat, including bread, breakfast cereals, and a host of other products. Again the government's methods contribute to increasing the al ready too high cost of living. As a matter of fact, well in formed financial experts point out that heavy exports of food will add billions of dollars to the home grocery bills; it is obvious to all except those of the ultramodern schools of economic thought that such a result must follow. The majority of people in the United States apparently favor sharing their food with the less fortunate abroad. They must, however, realize that the more food is ex ported the less there will be left at home, and consequently the higher the prices which they will of necessity pay to supply their own tables. There is no way to give the food away abroad, and at the same time to have it available at a low price at home. Since the world's need for food at the pres ent time is seemingly almost limit less, taxpayers will need to give serious thought to how large a financial commitment they are willing to permit their official ser vants to undertake in this respect and how far they wish to go in increasing their own living costs in order to reduce costs of living and improve living standards in Europe and Asia. With the Department of Agri culture actively working to keep prices for farm products high and with tremendous tonnages of food to be supplied in an effort to fill world-wide shortages, it is obvious that the cost of supplying the family groceries will not be re duced in the near future. Nothing that food manufacturers or deal ers do can have any significant effect on the problem so long as the government continues its pres ent policies with respect to Amer ican food resources. Whether food prices do come down will depend largely on what action is taken by consumers to put themselves on record where it counts, to show their approval or disapproval of the Department of Agriculture's policies on prices and to indicate how high they are willing to let their own food expenditures go in order to permit supplying of foods to other countries throughout the whole world. ReUUUfAbridged Cumulative Index of a0 Previous 1947 Issues aaqc- Consumers' ResearchBulletins ------ ........... -- -- I Month and Page Automobile taxes.................................... Mar., 4 Automobiles, extra equipment charges.................................................. Mar., 25 '47, similar to '46............................ Mar., 3 production difficulties............. Mar., 4, 37 station wagons, popularityt.........Apr., 3 steamt...........................................Mar., 11-13 Tucker Torpedof...........................Apr., 8-9 used, sales......................................... Jan., 4 Willys 1947 6-cylindert............... Apr., 7-8 Batteries, storage, care........Jan., 4; Mar., 37 Battery chargers, automobilet .Jan., 12-15 Beater, electric (Whirlbeater)f......... Mar., 37 Binocular (Trojan)t........................... Feb., 16-17 Blankets, comforter, electric!........Feb., 8-11 Bottle opener (Cap-Off) t.....................Feb., 29 Cameras, folding hand, and stereof........................................Feb., 14-15 foreign, production....................Jan., 29-30 motion picture, surplus...............Feb., 29 shutters, repair service................. Mar., 4 Cancer, skin, ways to help avoid... Apr., 3-4 Carrots, reported not good source of vitamin A...............................................Apr.,3 Cleaner, floor (Bruce)t......................... Jan., 30 furniture (Ultra Gloss)t.....................Feb.,7 household (Ethyl)t........................ Apr., 30 paint brush (Prestorer)t.............. Feb., 30 Cleanser, household (Miner's)t.........Mar., 38 Corrections and emendationst.....................Jan., 22; Mar., 21 Correspondence with CR. .Jan., 17; Mar., 10 HIS section aims to give critic Tdigest of opinion from a wide i picture reviews, including the motic press, leading newspapers and mage different periodicals in ail. The ratings which follow thus do not judgement of a single person, butt analysis of critics' reviews. The sources of the reviews are: Box Office, Charm. Chicago Daily Tribune, The Christ News (N.Y.), The Exhibitor, Harrisons Reports, S National Legion of Decency List, Newsweek, New New York Times, Parents' Magazine, Release of the mittee. Successful Farming, Time, Variety (weekly), of Current Motion Pictures which includes reviews 1 don of Women's Clubs, the American Legion Au Music Council, and others. The figures preceding the title of dicate the number of critics who ha to rate the film A (recommended), B and C (not recommended) on its values. Audience suitability is indicatet adults, "Y" for young people (14-1 Diseases, respiratory, smoky cities. . Apr.. 30 children, at the end of each line. Editorial................................. each Issue, page 2 Descriptive abbreviations are as adv--adventure hist--founded Fabrics, highly flammable........................Apr.,3 biog--biography --melodra Fans, electricf............................................... Apr.,9 c--in color (Technicolor. Cinecolor. mus--musical Fire extinguishers--Ilf.............................. Jan.,18-21 Trucolor. or Magnacolor) mys--mystery Fluorescent lamps...............Jan., 3; Feb., 5-7t car---cartoon nov--dramatiz Food, for fever patients..............................Apr.,4 Foods, undesirable qualities.............. Apr., 29 com--comedy rom romanc er,---crime and capture of criminals soc--social-pr Fountain pensf............................................. Feb.,17-18 doc--documentary trav--travelop Furniture polish (Cellowax)t............. Apr., 30 dr--drama war--dealing \ Gasket cement (Form-A-Gasket)f. Mar., 38 fan--fantasy in warti wes--western ABC Headache powders (BC and Stan- back), harmful Ingredients % elimlnatedf........................................... Mar., 3 2 2 10 Abie's Irish Rose -- -- 5 Accomplice...................... Heating equipment, domestic, 1 4 -- Adventuress, The............. post-war statusf........................ - Mar., 22-25 automatic controls!............................ Apr.,13-16 clinker prevention.....................Apr., 10-11 -- -- -- 2 7 Affairs of Geraldine 5 Alias Mr. Twilight -- 5 2 Angel and Sinner.............. Jewelry, wording of advertising claims............................................ Apr., 4 -- 9 2 Angel and the Badman Killing germs with lamps!....................... Feb.,19-24 18 8 -- 23 Angel on My Shoulder Appassionata...................... Motion pictures!...........................................eachissue -- 6 1 Arnelo Affair, The.............. Motor oils, winter!......................................Jan.,24-25 -- Phonograph pickups!...........................Jan., 23 Phonograph records!................................... eachissue -- -- Radio receiver for the deafened!... Jan., 26 Radio-phonograph combination!. . .Jan., 25 -- Radio-phonographs, high-priced, -- 8 8 Bachelor's Daughters, The 4 5 Bamboo Blonde, The....... 2 12 Beast with Five Fingers, T' 2 5 Beat the Band..................... 1 2 Beauty and the Bandit -- plans for tests...................................... Feb., 26 Radios, table-models and radio-phono graphs, etc........................Feb., 3: Mar.. 13!; Apr., 23-25! -- 8 3 Bedelia................................. -- 5 3 Before Him All Rome Trembled......................... record noise, new eliminator!-----Apr., 4 Razor blade, new (Durex)t................. Apr., 18 Room-heaters, portable electric!........................Jan., 5-8; Apr., 19-23 3 8 4 Beginning or the End, The -- 4 4 Below the Deadline........... 9 5 1 Best Years of Our Lives, TJ -- Soap and soap powders, rackets...... Apr.. 29 Soaps, laundry!............................................ Jan.,15-17 Socks, men's!......................................Jan., 9-11 -- -- Step-stools, kitchen!...........................Apr., 5-7 -- Sunlamps!.....................................................Mar.,28-33 -- 16 Betty Co-ed.......................... 23 Big Town............................. 5 5 Blaze of Noon........................ 2 3 Blind Spot........................... 4 5 Blondie Knows Best.......... Table stoves, electric!.................................Apr.,16-18 -- 33 Blondie's Big Moment. ... Tire and tube, new!............................. Feb., 12 -- 2 3 Blondie's Holiday.............. Toasters, automatic!..................................Apr.,11-13 1 15 4 Blue Skies............................. Vacuum cleaners!..............................Mar., 5-10 Vitamins................................ Feb., 4; Mar., 3, 4 1 10 -- Boomerang......................... -- -- 5 Born to Speed...................... Washing machines!....................................Mar.,14-21 Launderall (preliminary)!.........Feb., 15 -- findlcates that listings of names or brands -- are included. -- 16 Boston Blackie and the La 2 2 Boy! What a Girl................ 6 2 Brasher Doubloon,The-- 1 2 Bridge of Sighs................... 34 CONSUMERS' RESEARCH BULLETIN MA Y, 1947