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NEW YORK, Oct. 14-Judging from the number of big-ticket household accessories acquired by Rappahannock Coun ty families in the last few years, local residents are living it up as never before. Their outlays for refrigerators, home freezers, automobiles, dishwashers, air conditioners, stereophonic equipment and the like have climbed steadily since 1960. It has been made possible by the growing affluence of the average local family. The extent to which ownership of cars and of household appliances has increased in the period from 1960 to 1967 is based upon special sample surveys made by the Department of Commerce. In Rappahannock County, on the strength of these findings, no less than 85.6 percent of the local families are owners of one or more cars at the present time. This is an increase over 1960, when 78.8 percent had cars. In other parts of the United States, some 78.4 percent are car owners and, in the South Atlantic States, 77.5 percent. Similarly, more homes are equipped with washing machines than was the case in 1960. Ownership in the local area is now listed at 72.8 percent. Actually, a larger proportion of homes have washing machines than is indicated by these ownership figures, since many rental units are equipped with them. The same is true for air conditioners. In more and more rental units they are provided a6 standard equipment. Clothes dryers have also
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