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Ave“a.:e Family Budget
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Lists Si Annually
Food and the family car are two biggest items in budget of the
average American home.
i YSTERY of the family budg-
et is on its way toward a
solution by 1.10 U. S. Census
Bureau, which is arriving at
some conclusions after studying
figures on 34.00.0000 families
quizzed in the 1940 census.
What American homemakch
do with their money is summed
up in‘ the fact that the average
U. S. family spends about $1235
annually in retail purchases of
one kind or another.
Biggest item in the budget is
food, on which the average fam-
ily spends $310. Running a
fairly close second is mainte-
nance of the family car, averag-
ing $249 a year.
This latter figure is positive
evidence that most Americans
have a car of some sort. With
the largest number of automo—
biles per capita in the world, the
U. S., unlike most countries. is
a nation where people consider
a car a necessity rather than a
luxury.
Purchases in department stores
and for general merchandise,
totaling $176, come third on the
list of family budget items. In
bars and eating places, the aver-
age American family spends SlO—l.
A surprise is the fact that the
cost of clothes and shoes ranks
as low as fifth in the budget.
The average expenditure is $96.
Building materials and hard-
ware come next, with $80. Fur—
niture, radio and household sup-
plies account for $51.
The average family spends $46
annually at the corner drug
store for drugs, cosmetics, sun—
dry merchandise, magazines,
books and, above all, for the se-
ductive soda and ice cream
sundaes.
All other expenditures are
lumped together as miscellane-
ous and the total is $124. Cigars,
cigarets and pipe tobacco play an
important part here.
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F course these figures can
give in some ways an incor-
rect picture. They are based
upon the expenditures of all
grades of society from the peo-
pie with incomes that run into
seven figures to the poor who
are earning a bare subsistence.
In between these extremes are,
of course, many income classes.
Those with the same income——
say $1000 or $2000 per year—
tend to have the same rate of
expenditure and for pretty much
the same things.
The Census Bureau estimates
that the 34,000,000 American
families in 1939 spent a total of
$42.000,000,000 in retail shops.
Making Light of Our HeaVy Budget
Our chances of balancing tli
finds his copy of the 171.2-b
0 budget scale down to something like
this in the opinion of Senator Alva B. Adams (Dem, Colo.) Who
illion dollar U S. budget weighs just
41‘: pounds.
'FORRESTS
FLOWERS
FOR EVERY OCCASION
Delivered anywhere
222 South 10th St.
Shelton Call 112-W
During 1940, life insurance put
more than $600,000,000 of its
policyholder reserves into the
bonds of factories and industrial
plants of America, 50% more than
in 1939, it is reported ‘by the
Institute of Life Insurance.
There is today one life insur-
ance agent for each 200 families,
all life insurance service for both
policyholders and beneficiaries.
‘ The established agent today spends
nearly half of his time in this
service work, the Institute of
Life Insurance says.
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rpital staff members and 17 (.n
Hospitairraisélil
Continued from I'ago One
were another feature of the SOS-
scion.
invited To Contention
Miss chla Deeny, Shelton hos-
pital superintendent. precedirg
Mrs, Buchanan on the program,
explained that since the tuber-
culin testing program had been
introduced at the hospital, 143
mantoux tests had been given. of:
which 111 were to patients and
to hospital staff members. Four-
teen returned positive, which
ten were patients, four were hos-
pital \staff members, she said.
Thirty—five chest X—rays have
been given on borderline
patients. Another checkup in
months will be made on all those
who were in the borderline class»,
Miss Decny said.
Mrs. Buchanan said that Shel—
ton hospital is the first in this
state to introduce such a pro-
gram, perhaps is even first in the
entire country to do so. The
project is to be one of the fea-
tures.- of the annual convention 0:
the State Tuberculosis Associa«
tion in Wenatchee next Jdne, Mrs.
Buchanan said, and Miss Deeny
has been invited to attend and cx- l
plain the program to the delus-
gates. Mrs_ Brodie and M
Snelgrove were cho;en as dele-
gates to represent the Mason
County League at the state ses-
srpn.
‘Vorld Aid Defense
Mrs. Buchanan, turning to al
different topic, outlined the Tu-l
berculosis As:ociation"s part in}
national defense. She said the;
association has offered its serv-;
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ment to prevent the induction of5
men carrying tubercul -.s germs
into any of the branches of the,
service through examination be-‘
fore being inducted. i
“We can save the government}
much by preventing men with
tuberculosis from being acceptedi
into the service, where they wouldi
not only break dowri quicker?
through the rigors of military‘
ltraining but would also spread;
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lhopes they would remit so that.
the disease to healthy men in tncl
service," Ml'g'. Buchanan polntedl
out. “In this way the govern-J
ment would be saved the expense
of training unfit: men whom it
would later have to compensate."
Join With Sanitarium
Mrs. Buchanan again strongly
recommended that this county
join with several other southwest
counties in joint operation of the
Elma sanatorium, which now has
plans fully completed for further,
expansion. “It wou'il be thcl
cheapest way of caring for your!
patients as it is the only way yuui
are entitled to state aid," she ex—l
plained. ;
Mru. Browning's ti'easurer‘s re-
port showed 'a cash balance of
$401.90 on January 1, 1941, ar-
during the year, expenses of
$777.90, with a cash balance or"!
$337.65 on hand January 1, 1940.
Mrs. Davidson’s report on the
annual seal sale shoWed 35750.66?
banked with 450 people 0 whomE
scale were sent still unheard,
from, Follow-up cards were mail-l
ed Monday and today to them in
the league’s books can be closed
and audited for the your.
T. 1)_ DEER TREATED ,
T. D. Deer, Rayonier employefl
was admitted to Shelton hospith
for medical care Sunday. ;
Initial German Drive l
The initial German drive against
Paris in August, 1914, brought them
to the town of Claye, about 15 to 17
miles east of Paris. At this place
the German cyclists sent ahead to
reconnoiter the road to the capital
were stopped by French outposts.
At the beginning of September the
French had retreated beyond the
Marne and the French government
fled to Bordeaux. Jofl're collected
his forces south of the Marne to
check the German drive and from
September 5 to 12, the first battle of
the Marne was fought. The result
of this battle was the withdrawal of
the Germans to the Aisne.
Sll lil/l‘Ol’Q-M ASON
Appearances to the contrary,
these pictures of Allison air-
plane engines in production are
in reverse sequence. At right, a
motor being readied for its first
test run. Above, the same motor
in the “tear down" department
for inspection 'after the run, as
required by the Army Air Corps
for all aviation engines.
INDIANAPOLIS ~—Production
methods of the automobile industry
are receiving their first test in turn-
ing out non-automotive defense
products at the Allison plant here
where General Motors is building
liquid-cooled airplane engines at a
current rate of 350 a month.
Designed for use by the Army
Air Corps and the British govern-
ment, these engines. the first of
their kind ever manufactured in
this country, are built to hair-line
specifications. Each part is sub-
jected to rigid tests and checks be-
fore assembly, and the completed a moisture-proof transparent wrap-
per for shipment.
Currently employed in the 1,000.«
000 square feet of buildings occu-
pied by the Allison plant are 7,200
men. Another 1,750 men are mak-
ing Allison engine parts at the
engine is given an eight-hour test
run during which it is brought up
to full power. Then it is completely
torn down, inspected for wear and
imperfections, reassembled, given a
final acceptance run and packed in
It was good Greek stew, not Spaghetti, that was dished up to Italian
prisoners captured in fighting in Albania and brought to internment ‘
camp somewhere in Greece. Evzone soldier stands guard, at right,
to see that the dinner guests don’t make off with the silverware.
.OUN'l‘Y .iou
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Milt Clothier—V
Continuvd from Page
to be made Thursday will be the
comparatively rare one of “physi-
cal development” earned by Elmer
badge requires a
hygienic
One
‘which passed upon the
iwerc Chairman Frank '. bed
Carlson. The 'H. Bantham, Earl Shel ilcx‘n‘wlO'udi
[thorough knowledge of p
passing of athletic tests,
and a daily drill of ten exercises
for body development over a per-
iod of six months, as well as a
knowledge of outdoor games and
an ability to teach them to other
Scouts. Elmer, who is also 2. jun-
,ior at Irene S. Reed high school
'and a baseball letterman, will re~
ceive five merit badges at Thurs-
day's court of honor from Doane
Brodie, who will preside over the
in his capacity as Mason
County Boy Scout chairman.
Long Advancement List
The complete list of awards to
be received by the 19 Scouts on
Thursday follow:
TROOP 8 (Agate) — Kenneth
Auseth, Frank Guyer,
Star Scout;
! habits,
court
both
Murrel Dickenson to
second class Scout; Frank Guyer,
automobiling and
badges; Frank Gray, music, swim-
ming, firemanship and safety mer-
Kenneth Auseth, fire-
manship merit badge; Russell Ho-
.vind, personal health and carpen—.
try merit badges.
TROOP 10 —— George Booth, to
first class
Keith Herzog, Dick Chase and Bill
Booth, all to second class Scout;‘
book binding
merit badge; Jack Wright, handi-
craft and first aid merit badges.
TROOP 12 —- Bob Cole, to Cabin
Boy ( a. Senior
;Scoutmaster Walter
pigeon raising and bird study mer-
Spinharney,
pigeon raising and athletics merit
badges; Elmer Carlson, first aid,
firemanship and
physical development merit bad—
ges; Ben Soper Jr., firemanship,
rowing merit
it badges;
Scout; Don Smith,
LaVernc Twohy,
Scout award) ;
Spinharncy,
it badges; Wendell
safety, reading,
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machine shop under supervision of . d
Cadillac Division in Detrort. A year
ago the Allison plant occupied 90,—
000 square feet of floor space and
employed 900 men. By next Fall
further additions to the plant will
completed and new
equipment installed.
have been
Tuesday Japuary 21
Ipublic health and rea“
badges: Bob Cole, fi,
‘first aid and rcadi
badges. W
Sitting as the board
tcr Spinharney, John E1
'ton Clothier, Hugh Ha ~ ,F’PP‘"
Dick Eddy.
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Of all the thousands
planets, only one is visi
naked eye. That one is V6,
planet with a diameter I
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PORTUNITY NOCS .. .i Sign?
Oduction
Defense program demands thousands of welde I‘t'mlningw
be trained this year.
Opportunity here to learn welding day or eveni threat to
well known
Johnson.
Complete course plus shop experience gives st as can m
advantage.
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To enroll call at shop or contact ‘3 cture that
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Do You Need Encouragement To Get an . eb’iplained
Early Start in i
.1941
Why Not Select A Location in i
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Are You Planning To Build A New Home i Browning
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NGLESIDE Ammonia
Where Special Inducements are Offered " iouma
During January and February to } auriceh‘
Prospective, Buyers
Take advantage of the
SPECIAL DISCOUNT of
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on the usual prices on any location, im- '1. 'é- Moria
'proved or unimproved, or on acreage. See
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Angle Building
Look over the New Homes built in the dis- f. resoluti
trict during 1940. Note the homes sold " which
during last year and the resale values of if r’s snaf-
.property in the district. '
Investigate the advantages of location ge of ,1;
View, public service, streets and co'nven- ,pmlect r
ience to schools and business. ' '
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