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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1931
Page
6
The analysis shows an annual income of 1513 dollars or about 29 dollars per week with major expenditures on food housing clothing and taxes. After essential costs the average worker saves 78.93 dollars, illustrating a comfortable surplus unseen in many countries and supporting resilience during economic downturns.
In Washington discussions at the International Chamber ferment the cost of war is debated. Hoover proposes ways to maintain a strong U.S. military while reducing peacetime expenditures. He notes broad agreement on cutting spending though not on immediate tax relief or drastic reductions. The Army leaders back his plan.
The report notes no plans to cut active activities or reduce army personnel but suggests suspending certain upkeep costs could save 300 to 400 million dollars annually. This saving would help close a billion dollar deficit and signal non wartime aims to the world.
Reports from 98 industry lines indicate manufacturing and retail of men's clothing improved versus 1930, while twenty five lines remain steady and many others, including autos, lag. Consumer staple spending holds at prior levels with emphasis on replacing perishables. Wage cuts sparking concern as nation steadies post crisis. Village life contrasts noted by Chesterton with English views.
A reflective remark questions aging English villages and requests patience from Mr. Chesterton. The speaker urges a longer, calmer lifespan for rural life while asserting vitality for the present generation.
Chevrolet Motor Company reports all plants running at full time. W. S. Knudsen says payroll exceeds 26,000 workers and some plants are busier than any time since 1929. Manufacturing runs six days five nights for parts and five and a half days for assembly, with workers averaging about fifty hours weekly.
The Shuler family thanks friends for sympathy, aid during illness and death of husband and father, and for the floral tributes sent.
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