Americans Averse To
Substituting Margarine
For Butter
Americans showed little dispo
sition to substitute oleomargarine
for butter even under the most se
vere rationing of the latter food:
during 1945, articles in the Ency
clopaedia Britannica Book of the
Year just published reveal.
The American production of
margarine during last year
amounted to 591,000,00 pounds,
compared with 588,000,000 pounds
in 1944.
While these figures show a size
able increase over the prewar
consumption of margarine, they do
not match the drop in natural but
ter production, according to the i
Britannica articles. In 1931 Amer-1
icans consumed an average of 1.8
pounds of margarine annually,
the 1945 per capita consumption
was 3.9 pounds.
Before the war Americans con- j
sumed an average of 17 pounds of
butter apiece each year. Last j
year’s output of butter for civilian
use came to approximately one
billion, four hundred twenty-seven
million pounds, or 11 pounds per
capita. The 1945 butter produc
tion declined to the lowest point
after 1925, the total output being
1,746,000,000 pounds compared
with a pre-war average of 2,170,
000,000 pounds per year. Govern
ment controls directing milk into
other products such as cheese,
canned and dried milk were cred
ited as major factors in that re
sult.
For milk production reached a
new high record in 1945, three per
cent above the previous record
year 1943. Excellent pasturage,
combined with abundant supplies
of concentrated foods and a large
number of cows on farms produc
ed this record, and the total cash
income of milk producers was also
the highest ever.
Yet the seemingly paradoxical
scarcity of butter amid the plenty
of milk did not send housewives
into grocery stores to buy appre
ciably more margarine. Despite
LEWISTOWN, Mont. (/P)—E. A.
Meir, Grasa Ranga trapper, saw a ■
coyote on a railway bridge and
thought it was caught in a trap.
He approached the coyote, which
didn’t move but looked like it
might show fight. Meir grabbed
the predator by its tail and one
leg, swung it in the air and whack
ed its head on the rails. The man’s
coat was ripped.
DALLAS, Tex. (#*)—One of the
worst snowstorms in recent years
gripped much of Texas today.
The heaviest fall measured
seven inches at Denison, on the
Red River in North Texas. Other
sections of north and west Texas
reported one to four inches. High
ways were iced over and accidents
were numerous.
the fact that margarine’s average
price during the year was 24.1
cents a pound, contrasted with an
average price of 50 cents a pound
for butter. High wartime salaries
apparently made consumers prefer
“all or nothing,” and skimp on but
ter rather than calling for a sub
stitute.
These were the headlines of 1946...
Flying Clipper headlines that brought news of reduced fares, greater
passenger comfort and the most frequent flight schedules in Alaska’s
travel history.
Yes, for 15 years, we at Pan American have been introducing new
facilities and services in the lerritory . . . and in 1947, as always,
we’ll make every effort to better serve you ... to further stretch
your travel dollar. In short, during 1947 we hope to rrmke travel
by Flying Clipper more enjoyable, more time-saving and convenient
than ever.
Pan American
World Airways
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in the Europeon Theater. Vast leercuiional facilities ore ofteied the
career soldier*
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