Living Standards Os
Countries Analyzed
p eople Are Eating Bet
| ter Than Before In
9 All Countries
An insight into the comparative liv
ing standards of the United States and
certain other countries for which sta
tistics are available, and changes that
have occurred since the late Thirties,
are given in a special study made by
the United Nations statistical organi
zation.
In addition to the United States, the
countries covered are the United King
dom, Canada, Sweden, Norway, West
Germany, Ireland, and Japan. Bel
gian figures are given only for the
post-World War II period. The study
is based on the personal consumption
expenditures for each country in their
respective currencies, and gives a
breakdown of outlays for food, shel
ter, clothing and a selected list of
other goods and services. In most
cases, the year 1938 is the pre-World
War II base, while the latest figures
are for 1952.
Food and Shelter
The study shows certain common
tendencies in the personal expenditure
pattern in all countries over the last
decade and a half. For example, the
proportion of total consumption out
lays going for food in most countries
has risen in the period. Part of this I
is due to higher prices, but the figures j
also suggest that people are eating
better than before in other countries '
as well as in the United States.
Another common trend has been a
decided decline in the proportion of,
personal expenditures on shelter, I
which includes the cost of fuel and
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light furniture and household opera
tion as well as rent. Here the ele
ment of Government rent controls has
I! been an important factor in all coun
tries.
Not shown in the United Nations
figures, but obtainable from other
sources, is the fact that personal sav
-1 ings also have shown a worldwide
growth, particularly in the last few
years. This is evident in the trend
of life insurance ownership. For ex
ample, total life insurance in force
in the United States is now placed at
around $320 billions, or nearly three
times the 1938 figure. Big gains in
: life insurance in force also have oc
curred in other countries.
Divergent Trends
There are also certain interesting
divergencies in the way the average
person spends his income as between
one country and another. Expendi
tures on clothing, for example, came
to 19 per cent of all personal consump
tion in Norway, and to more than 15
-per cent in Sweden and Germany, as
compared with little more than 10
per cent in the United States and less
than 10 per cent in Britain.
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THE CHOWAN HERALD, EDENTON, N. C.. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1954.
Trend Continues For
Farm Enlargement J
Continuation of the trend toward
' farms of a more economic size, which
between 1935 and 1960 helped to re
duce the number of American farms (
by nearly 1% million or more than j
20 per cent, is disclosed in the latest
survey of the farm real estate mar- :
ket by the U. S. Department of Agri- ■
culture.
This study reports that nearly a
third of the farms which changed ;
hands in the yea;- ended last March (
were acquired to enlarge existing
farms. This proportion exceeded that
of any previous year. The farm-en
largement trend was most pronounced
in the Wheat and Corn Belts, where
the high degree of mechanization of .
production has made larger-Scale
farming particularly advantageous. In
the wheat areas alone, more than two
fifths of the farms acquired in recent
years have been for consolidation pur
poses.
The number of U. S. farms reach
ed its peak in 1935 'at above 6.8 mil-,
lion. By 1950 the number had de
clined to under 5.4 million, fewest
since before the turn of the century.
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I Makes Clothes Whiter
J Pre-soaking the family wash won’t j
always make your clothing whiter and i
brighter.
According to Mamie Whisnant, State
College home management specialist,
jit’s not the actual soaking—but howj
jyou do it—that determines the clean
jliness of your clothes. Unless cloth
ing is properly soaked, you may be
doing more harm than good.
' Proper soaking will help to loosen
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I shirts. Cover these garments with hot!
sudsy water containing one-half cup of I
household ammonia. Soak for 15 to 20 j
I minutes. For extra convenience, try 1
| soaking these garments in the tub of
your washing machine. Then wring
or spin and launder as usual. ]
2. Grimy cotton slip covers, curtains 1
lor play clothes. Soak these for 10 to 1 1
20 minutes in warm water or in warm j>
water containing a detergent. Use ■
about 14 to 1 tablespoon of detergent
per gallon of water. After soaking, |
wring or spin until damp dry, and
launder as usual.
3. Soiled collars, cuffs, neckbands.
j You’ll probably have to loosen dirt |
on cuffs, collars and neckbands before
laundering since soil has been ground
SECTION TWO-
I into these spots. Work in suds gent
j ly with soft brush or sponge using the
j same soap or other detergent you’ll
use for washing.
Paying a little extra attention to
the soaking process before actual
laundering will make your clothes
| cleaner, fresher. And contrary to
many ideas, it’s wiser to wash cloth
ing before the fabric is badly soiled.
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