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items, required even when the ac>1 output of the factory has wv6pped, must be charged against cars already made or to be made. Sometimes scarcity of a needed raw material from another indus try will interfere with the produc tion of certain items. Strikes in the copper mines a year ago seri ously interfered with production of "fractional horse-power" mo tors. This in turn prevented the manufacturers of washing ma chines and refrigerators and a number of other household appli ances from finishing their prod ucts. In fact, it has been the sub ject of indignant conversation in some quarters that washing ma chines and refrigerators had to be shipped to dealers without the necessary motors, in order to get them out of the way, since manu facturers' warehouses were filled to overflowing with the uncom pleted appliances which had to be moved into distribution, if fac tories were not to be shut down completely. At the present time, automobile manufacturers are fearful that layoffs and produc- cutbacks will be necessary in /industry because of a lack of pig iron. Arbitrarily large amounts of iron have been di verted by government order for use in the housing industry. These are just a few instances of the types of interruptions in the continuous process of produc tion that make for delay and high er costs, to give some idea of the complexity of manufacturing and distributing operations; con sumers see and consider, as a rule, only the finished product in the form of an automobile or washing machine in the dealer's store. It is obvious that the job of attaching a motor to a washing machine in the shop of a dealer by some serviceman whom the dealer must hire for the purpose will be more difficult and more costly than if the job were done in the factory. The extra cost of inefficient methods imposed on industry by governmental and other distortions of the normal production processes is bound to be reflected in a higher price of the machine to the consumer. When such wastes and inefficiencies are multiple and widespread, as they are at this time, the extra costs put many items beyond the reach of low and middle income consum ers. How to put industrial produc tion back on a basis of pre-war efficiency so that the many items which consumers would like to buy can be bought, and bought at prices they can afford is a com plex and difficult problem. The painful process of readjustment involved in the response of sup ply to demand may accomplish some results (at the cost, of course, of some unemployment and re duced income for many workmen, merchants, and others involved), if consumers cannot and will not make substantial purchases at present prices. In addition to the rather drastic step of declining to buy at prices they consider ex cessive, consumers can help to bring about a resumption of more efficient manufacturing operations by publicly expressing their op position to current bad practices, in letters to the editors of their local newspapers and to their con gressmen and senators. Their ob jections can be directed, for ex ample, at unreasonable work stop pages, strikes in violation of con tracts, government restrictions which help a favored industry or group at the expense of another, all attempts of business, organized labor, and government to main tain the present artificially high price level by subsidies, trade agreements, and restriction of output. Public anger at the absence of meat: in the butcher shops last fall was so effective in producing quick results that if consumers really want to have low-priced appliances and other items gener ally available again, it would seem that they might very likely make progress in that direction by ex pressing their views quite clearly and forcefully, in places where their protests will be heard and heeded. Abridged Cumulative Index Previous 1947 Issues Consumers'Research Bulletins ------------ Month and Pago Arthritis, not cured by haring teeth pulled.............................................. Feb., 4 Automobile taxes...................................... Mar., 4 Automobiles, extra equipment charges.........................................................Mar.,25 '47. similar to *46...............................Mar., 3 production difficulties............. Mar., 4, 37 starting on cold mornings...........Mar., 33 steamf.....................................................Mar.,11-13 Batteries, storage, care........ Jan., 4; Mar., 37 Battery chargers, automobile!.. .Jan., 12-15 Beater, electric (Wbirlbeater)t.......... Mar., 37 Beef, frozen, flavor deterioration........ Jan., 3 Binocular (Trojan)f..................................... Feb.,16-17 Blankets, comforter, electric.......... Feb.. 8-11 Bottle opener (Cap-Off)!............................ Feb.,29 Cameras, folding hand, and stereo!.................................................. Feb.,14-15 foreign, production.............................. Jan.,29-30 motion picture, surplus..................... Feb.,29 shutters, repair service..................Mar., 4 Car sales, used..........................................Jan., 4 Cheese spreads, labels............................Feb., 4 Cleaner, floor (Bruce)t................................ Jan.,30 furniture (Ultra Gloss)t................Feb., 7 paint brush (Prestorer)f.....................Feb.,30 Cleanser, household (Miner's)t.........Mar., 38 Coffee, warmed-up, and arterial diseases................................................... Mar., 3 Corrections and emendations!................... Jan., 22; Mar., 21 Correspondence with CR. .Jan., 17; Mar., 10 Cream, whipped, substitute (Whip Topping)!..................................Jan., 4 Editorial................................. each issue, page 2 Egg beater, "one-hand"!..................... Feb., 18 Eggs, consumer reaction to grading...............................................Mar., 3 Fire extinguishers--II!.................... Jan., 18-21 Fluorescent lamps................ Jan., 3; Feb., 5-7 Fountain pens!...................................Feb., 17-18 Gasket ceipent (Form-A-Gasket)!. .Mar., 38 Headache powders (BC and Stanback), harmful ingredients eliminatedt......................................>. .Mar., 3 Heating equipment, domestic, post-war status!........................... Mar., 22-25 Killing germs with lamps!............. Feb., 19-24 Lint remover (Roliaway)!...................Mar., 34 Motion pictures!............................................eachissue 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... .Feb., 26 Radios, table-mode! and radio- phonograph!..............................................Mar.,13 table-models, plentiful....................... Feb.,3 Room-heaters, electric....................... Jan., 5-8 Scale (Maid of Honor)!............................... Feb.,29-30 Soap, homemade.......................................... Feb.,13-14 Infants' (Baby's Own)!........... Mar., 37-38 Soaps, laundry!............................................ Jan.,15-17 Socks, men's!................................................ Jan.,9-11 Sunlamps!......................................................Mar.,28-33 Tire and tube, new!.......................... .Feb., 12 Tires, shortage.............................................. Mar.,4 Tuberculosis and lack of meat............ Mar., 4 Vacuum cleaners!........................ Mar.,5-10 Vitamin deficiencies, often difficult to identify...................................Feb.,4 Vitamins, excess quantities may be harmful....................................... Mar.,3 extra amounts, not beneficial in withstanding cold weather..Mar., 4 Washing machines!.................................... Mar..14-21 Launderail (preliminary)!............Feb., 15 !indicates that listings of names or brands are included. (tatuir aaot_ THIS section aims to give err digest of opinion from a wide picture reviews, including the mo press, leading newspapers and ma different periodicals in all. Tht ratings which follow thus do n judgment of a single person, but analysis of critics' reviews. The sources of the reviews are : Box Office, Charm. Chicago Daily Tribune, The Chr News (N Y ), The Exhibitor, Harrison's Reports National Legion of Decency List, Newsweek, Ne *' ------ "------- -* P././rr# /,/ of Current Motion rtciitrcs wmw mv.mu.a tion of Women's Clubs, the American Legion Music Council, and others. The figures preceding the title dicate the number of critics who to rate the film A (recommended), and C (not recommended), on ; values. Audience suitability is indict adults, "Y" for young people (14 children, at the end of each line. Descriptive abbreviations are a adv--adventure biog--biography c---in color (Technicolor, Ctnecolor, Trucolor, or Magnacolor) cor---cartoon com--comedy .... cri--crime and capture of criminals hist--founc mel--melex mus--mu8 mys--myst nov--dram rom--r`o"m`"aT soc--social doc--documentary Iran trave dr--drama e________ war--4*ah in nr. 2 2 10 Abie's Irish Rose......... -- -- 5 Accomplice.................. -- -- 7 Affairs of Geraldine----- 2 4 Alias Mr. Twilight........ -- 3 1 Angel and the Badman. 18 8 Angel on My Shoulder. -- 2 3 Appassionata................ -- 5 -- Araelo Affair, The........ -- 8 8 Bachelor's Daughters, T -- 4 5 Bamboo Blonde, The... -- 2 11 Beast with Five Fingers, -- 12 Beauty and the Bandit. -- 8 3 Bedelia.......................... -- 2 1 Before Him All Rome Trembled................. 2 3 2 Beginning or the End, 1 -- 4 4 Below the Deadline...... 9 5 1 Best Years of Our Lives, -- 16 Betty Co-ed................. 18 8 Big Sleep, The.............. -- 8 7 Black Angel.................. -- 2 2 Blind Spot.................... -- 15 Blonde for a Day......... -- 4 5 Blondle Knows Best__ -- 2 3 Blondie's Big Moment. 115 4 Blue Skies..................... -- 6 -- Boomerang................... -- -- 5 Born to Speed.............. -- 16 Boston Blackie and the -- 2 Z Boy! What a Girl........ -- 4 1 Brasher Doubloon, The -- 12 Bridge of Sighs............. 4 13 -- Brief Encounter............