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PORTLAND/OBSERVER Thursday, Feb. 25, 1971 Computer Chatter for Women D is p o s a b le Whether or nor disposable diapers come undei the econo m ist’ s definition of conspicuous consumption, th e ir ap|>eal to Am erican mothers is certainly conspicuous. Sales of disposa ble diapers have quadrupled to more than $100 m illio n a year since we last reported on them in January 1968. And two of the three current check-rated dia - pers w e ie n 't always easy to come by in those days. The Pam pers wasn’ t available nationally then ( it now is) . The Klmbies wasn’ t even on the market ( it ’ s now sold in the Rocky Moun tain states and may go national in a year or so.) . T h e Chux name was widely known, but not foi the check-1 ated model test ed in this project. One wonders what — even in a throwaway-happy society-can be so appealing about a product that’ s relatively expensive to be gin with , is useful fo r only a b. le f (sometimes very brief) period, and then is rather hard to get rid of gracefully. One explanation is, of course the convenience of one-tim t use, especially fo r travelers , an- A t the Dinner Table One Way about it.’ ’ Benjamin P . O 111 In g h a m , a member of one of H a w a ii’ s leading fam ilies, lost his b id fo r election to U .S . S e n a t e from Hawaii. "T h e people of the island s," he explained , "lo v e me too much to send me away." S a b in School N ew s d ia p e rs other may be that disposable dia pers have real advantages over their cloth counterparts. An analysis of their construction re veals why they may indeed, as the ads claim , keep baby d rie r than do cloth diapers. In conducting labor atory test our engineers, were p rim a rily interested in three character istics: absorption capacity, ab sorption speed and resistance to tearing (as fio m a diaper pin) A ll 10 of the diapers we test ed were judged at least adequate in each respect, although le la t- ive differences among them are noted in the Ratings. In gener al, absorption capacity is a function of size. Most diapers come in three sizes, which have various names but which usually are correlated to the weight of the baby. Some makers offer expensive - versions. If you ne e d even more absorbency, y o u can use tw o at once-- either by slipping one between the plastic and middle layers of the other, or by peeling the plastic layer from one and lay ing the remaining portion on a second diaper. Mutual Ability Movie actor Otto K ru g e r, who was once a telegrapher— operator, had taught his wife the Morse code. At a dinner 'p a n he was hosting, Kruger upped out the message to his wife, "D o you have any more meat? ” He was more than surprised S e c r e t a r y to irate b o s s : when the guest of honor upped "O f course 1 can spell cor out the reply, "Thanks, we’ ve re ctly. But I ’ m not a fanatic had plenty." Carles •Body and Fender Repair •M ost reasonable shop in town 28 7-8 52 9 M rs . Pansy Nofziger has been selected to represent the Model C ities Area Schools on the J j C. Penny Co. Home Economics Ad visory Board. It w ill be her re sponsibility to help plan, pre - pare, and c a rry out Penny’ s Home Economics Program fo r teachers in this field throughout the c i t y . It is considered a real honor fo r M rs. Nofziger to receive this appointment dur ing her fir s t year at Sabin School. M iss Gail Strong is Sabin’ s vocal music teacher, but she is also the resident soprano with tl»e Oregon Symphony. She appeared in the George Gershwin Night presentation of the Port - land Pops Concert, recently at the C ivic Auditorium , where an enthusiastic crowd warm ly ap p i a ud e d her r e n d i t i o n of "Sum m ertim e” and "M y Man’ s Gone Now.” M iss Strong, a native of Tulsa Oklahoma, began her f o r m a l music studies with Jean Know! ton of Portland and is current ly studying with M rs. Dorothy F isher Jones. She has had fu r ther studies in Boston w h e re she made her debut with the .jum cy (Mass.) Symphony. This is her fir s t year at Sabin E lem enury School where she has •contributed much time and eff o rt in providing worthwhile cul tural experiences fo r Sabin’ s students. 2609 N. Vancouver Ave. Portland, Ore. PORTLAND CLEANING WORKS NORTH & N.E. PORTLAND O N E D A Y SERVICE We Give KNIT BLOCKING OUR SPECIALTY 282-8361 3 9 6 8 N. W illiam s “ You’ve Tried The Rest, Now Try The Best” N. 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