The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1920-01-09
Still
/. LIVING UNDER
WAR TINE CURB

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4 ated Press The end OF one year Of
peace finds the United Kingdom still
working under many Of the war
/ time restrictions affecting ordinary
living conditions. although large
Inumbers of the orders have been res
cinded and others have been modis
fled.
4 So far as food Is concerned, only
sugar and butter are now rationed
The regulations regarding the amount
of meat which might be purchased
were removed only a few days ago,
about one year after the close OF the
war TIE consumption of liquor, how
ever, Is being held down rigidly un-
der the old rules. Necessities still ra-
1 ltioned. which vitality concern the
home, include coal, gas and electri-
city. The shortage of fuel has been
causing considerable hardship both
to the individual and to industry.
The Ministry OF Food has found II
advisable to continue the maximum
| prices, both wholesale and rets !.
which II fixed for IA considerable
number OF necessities.
Apart from the matter Of food and
/ fuel, the Board Of Trade Is maintain
| ing control Of the exportation and
Importation OF long list of articles.
The ban has been removed from
some goods but this has been mainly
] In the cast Of things importation OF
which had been forbidden and which
the country found itself short OF.
Removal OF restrictions on most OF
the food necessities has not solved
the living problem OF the masses,
however. There is still n great short
! age of many things. and moreover
prices, which went down last sum
mer. have now mounted to about
where they were at the signing OF
the armistlce.
The Increase is attributed partly
to the world scarcity OF necessities.
partly to the augmented demand
from the recently beiligerent coun-
tries, and partly to inflated curren-
cy and adverse foreign exchanges.
The lats named have had pronounc-
ed influence on prices and II Is the
belief OF economic experts that food
cannot become much cheaper until
&t;rese are adjusted, even though
there is an increase In productnon.
Butter Ration Small.
The butter ration is placed at one
and one-half ounces for each pei son
per week. This refers to the import :
ed product only. there being no re-
striction ON the use OF homemade
butter. As a matter OF fact, virtually
no butter Is being made in the Unit
ed Kingdom these days. so that the
consumer has to depend upon mar
garine and foreign butter.
The reason there Is SO little home
produced butter on the market is
thar the retail price. approximately
so cents a pound, bears no relation
to the actual cost of butter to the
farmer. This month farmers can sell
milk at 81 cents a gallon. and II
takes 2h gallons Of milk to produce
! pound OF butter. n English butter
we're selling at its true economic val
ne it would be about $1.24 per
pound.
Until recently the sugar ration was
.welve ownces for each person per
week. but owing to the shortage this
allowance has been decreased to
,igbt ownces. and is expected to re-
uain at that mark for many months.
rhe amount allowed to the confec-
ionary and sweets trades has been ?
educed by % percent and further :
eduction is expected with the new
ear. :
Meat Control OFF .
Butchers meat was rationed until :,
few days ago. each person being l !,
liowed forty cents worth per week. I"
! consequence OF the receipt recent
, of large supply OF mutton and !. !.
lmb from Australia and New Zeal " !
nd It was found possible to remove = =
II rrtioning resvrtctions, and the :
ood Ministry has expressed the hope 1 /.
lat people will relieve the food ST. - -
atson by eating more meat, which :
welcome advice for England.
Despite the small ration. only
bout 80 percent Of the meat allow
nee was being demanded by ticket
olders each week. This was due NJ
ther to change OF habits since es
le beginning OF the. war or to the OF
gh cost. Whenever butcher had a III
llance Of meat left over at the lie
he was permitted to sell XII
to anyone of his customers, irres- co
- MI. l.. a l.