Evening star. [volume], September 02, 1947, Page B-7, Image 28

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22 Countries Show
National Income Gain,
U. N. Report Reveals
By Hit Associated Press
LAKE SUCCESS. Sept. 2.—The
United Nations today reported sharp
increases in total national income
for 22 countries but said that in
most cases the gain was a result of
higher prices rather than expanded
production of goods and services.
Increases in other cases would be
much smaller if the effects of rising
prices would be eliminated, the U.
N.'s monthly bulletin of statistics
said.
The figures covered the period
from 1938 through 1946 and showed
the United States and Canada with
substantial gains. The national in
come for the United States, esti
mated at $67,375,000,000 for 1938,
leaped to $178,204,000,000 last year.
Canada's jump from $3,940,000,000 to
$9,212,000,000 in the same period.
European Nations Suffer.
The bulletin noted that European
countries formerly occupied by Axis
powers suffered sharp declines in
real income during the war. and na
tional income still was below pre
war levels despite substantial gains
made since the end of hostilities.
Figures were given for Argentina,
Australia, Belgium, Bulgaria, Can
ada, Chile, Czechoslovakia, Den
mark, the Dominican Republic,
France. Ireland, Mexico, the Nether
lands, New Zealand, Norway, Pales
tine, Puerto Rico, South Africa,
Sweden, Switzerland, the United
Kingdom and the United States.
The U. N. statistics office empha
sized that economic conditions in
many parts of the world were ab
normal and said that in many coun
tries a. larce r>art. of the -total na
tional income was being devoted
to reconstruction, and essential
branches of industry often lacked
necessary raw materials, equipment
and skilled labor.
Exchange Problems Cited.
The national income figures, it
was pointed out, do not fully reflect
foreign exchange difficulties arising
out of the loss of foreign markets
and the failure to obtain essential
semifinished products and equip
ment from former producing coun
tries.
France was the only country of
the 32 canvassed to show a decline.
"The French national income fell
from 348 to 292 in the nine-year
period as expressed in 1,000,000,000
francs.
The United Kingdom hit its peak
hi 1944 with 8,366,000,000 pounds,
almost double the 1938 figure, but
then dropped to 7,974,000,000 last
year.
Prisoner Gels $50 Fine
After Fight in Police Van
A fight in a loaded police van
resulted in a *50 fine yesterday for
Willie Lee James, 34. who was con
victed of beating a fellow prisoner.
James, colored, of the 900 block
of F street N.W., denied in Munic
ipal Court that he had struck Lester
Weaver, 54, of the 2600 block of
Calvert street N. W., who. police
said, was in the van en route from
the 13th to the 2nd precinct.
Police testified, however, that
James told them Weaver had made
a derogatory remark to him. Police
srid they also noted James’ clothes
were spattered with blood and his
knuckles were bruised when he
emerged from the van.
Weaver, dripping blood from face
Injuries, was admitted to Freed
men's Hospital and released later
Saturday to appear in court.
Court Gives Two Vagrants
60 Days as 'Act of Charity'
Two convicted vagrants yesterday
were sentenced to 60 days each by
Judge John P. McMahon who im
posed the terms as "acts of charity.” |
Grover Cleveland Willis, 59, no
fixed address, was arrested Sunday
after being ejected from public;
parks for three straight nights after!
being found sleeping on benchesJ
Dnliec tactififiH Vie ViqH fl ha IT
stale doughnuts when arrested and
had admitted he had no home or
job.
John Britt, 63, no fixed address,
also admitted he had neither home,
job, food nor relatives here. He
was found huddled at the gateway
to Henderson Castle, 2300 block of
Sixteenth street N.W.
Announcing he thought jail as an
“act of charity” would be best, Judge
McMahon asked both men how
much time they thought might help
them. They agreed 60 days would
be sufficient.
The Isle of Pines, Cuba, will pro
duce 9.000,000 grapefruit this year.
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