Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-16
AMERICAN WARES
LIKED BY CzECHS
Gum, Tires, Shoes, TypeWrit-
ers, Tractors and Many
other U. S. Articles.

Czechoslovakinn chew American gum,
eat American pruneS, walk IN American
shoes and ride on American tires.
These are some Of the articles In
cluded In $4,000, 900 worth OF goods
imported by Czechoslovakia from the
United States last year. according 70 the
National Geographic Society.
eff Made in the United States were
emblazoned on all American goods In
Czechoslovakia, American travellers
would feel at home anywhere In tine
republic" says the bulletin.
'sRadios from New York, Philadel-
phia and Chicago dispense programs IN
q dozen different languages IN Czecho-
slovakian living rooms. American CLOCKS
repose on CzecnoslovaKlan mansg II
American refrigerators in CzechoSlovak-
ian kitchen, preserve, perhaps, por-
ton of the 100000 pounds Of Amer
ican lard and $4,000 pounds OF Ameri-
can bacon imported annually.
"Czechoslovakian pantry shelves are
stocked with cans Of California fruit.
There are also cartons of dried Virginia
apples, California apricots, raisins and
prllnes, sacks Of -four from Minnesota,
and rice. Nearly 400 tons o. american
prunes were imported last year.
Electric Furnaces and Raz0rs.
american electric furnaces that neat
Rone Czechoslovakian homes and
American electric lights are connected
with American equipped power plants by
copper wire from copper ref1ner1es OF
Montana, Colorado and Utah. Electric
coffee pots, electric irons and electric
coasters bear familiar Americana trade
marks.
"Czechoslovakian medicine cabinets
contain an array Of American chemi-
Gals, American toilet soaps are popular
al As ~
common in the CzechoSlovakian toilet.
Many men Of the Central European re-
public use American shaving soaps ana
Dreams and American razors. and the
drug store blush Of some C3echoslo-
yakian women originated In Q New YORK
cosmetic factory. Even talcum powder
for the Czechoslovakian baby appears IN
the list of important American exports.
"Czechoslovalxian offlces echo with the
rat-a-tat-tat Of American typewriters,
mingled with the gear clash OF American
calculating machines. Here also Amer
lean duplicating machines turn out
reams of circular letters. American rub
Der bands are ONCE necessities and
American erasers have expunged the
mistakes Of many typists.
Spark Plugs and Bathing Suits.
american cash registers in corner
stores ring up the price Of American
chewing gum and CONNECTIONS. In
Czechoslovakian streets automobiles
from Michigan and motorcycles from q
half-dozen States, equipped with tires
from Ohio, dodge native carts and RAM
bling donkeys. Spark plugs-129. 600
spark plugs-were imported last year 70
help keep the choslovakian motors
9unctioning.
American buses roll over good and
bad CzechoSlovakian roads. Even In
remote districts, passengers see Czecho-
slovakian farmers mounted on Ameri-
can tractors while American-made
binders, thrasfers and harvesterS in the
barns await their turn at the crops. The
farmers machinery and the bus the
traveller rides in often are fabricated by
American oil and grease.
AT inland beaches Mr.. and Mrs
CzechoslovalEia wear American-made
bathing suits. Rainy days bring Out
American rubber shoes on the city'f
sidewalks. American paint sprayers have
spread many square feet Of American
paint in Czechoslovalkia and American
fountain pens have traced many hneal
feet Of ink ever zechoelovakian papers
American machinery In Czechoslo.
vakian cotton mills weaves cotton cloth
from American raw cotton, and some
Decentralization newspapers are printed
on American presses on paper made by
American paper and pulp machinery.
American musical instruments vie
with European instruments in Czechoslo-
vakian orchestras. More than q mil
lion and q half feet of movie films and
$1,000, 600 worth Of American books
maps, and pictures were imported for
Czechoslovakian amusement and edu-
cation"