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Bigger Auto Pop.
In Rappahannock
The average Rappahannock County resident has become more dependent upon the automobile in his daily life than ever before, according to a new survey. It shows that a relatively small percentage of local families are now without cars. Many families, on the other hand, have more than one. The net result is that car i registrations are higher in the local area. The rise is attributed to the income gains of the last few years, which have brought bigger and better cars within reach of more people. The figures on car distributions show an average of 170 cars for every 100 families in Rappahannock County as of the first of this year, which is more than was reported for many sections of the country.
The data is contained in tht current consumer markets study released by the Standard Rate and Data Service. It covers every county in the United States.
An increase -4n the auto population has a direct impact on the economy as a whole, it is shown. More money is spent in the purchase and maintenance of the additional cars, more people are needed to serve them and more roads and parking areas are needed to contain them.
The amount of business done by Rappahannock County service stations alone in the past year, for 1 gas, oil, accessories and repairs, came to $298,000 as compared with the 1963 total of $179,000, according to the report.
A number of factors are listed by the automobile industry to account for the increased number of cars. One is the nation’s economic strength, which has produced higher incomes and ; better living standards.
Another is the expanding networks of roads, which have Ijmade suburban living more I feasible. Also cited is the car hungry teen-agers, who have
f made the second car a necessity ’ in many families.
In Rappahannock County, the effect has been to raise car registrations from the 1.660 reported five years ago to the "2,080 listed now.
It was equivalent to a net increase of 25.4 percent, after allowing for those that were discarded.
In the rest of the United States, the gain in the period was only 23.6 percent and, in the State of Virginia, 25.0 percent.
4-H Leader Training Meeting Tonight
The second in a series of 4-11 leader training meetings will be held llnirsday. July 25, (tonight) at 8:00 p m. at the Amissville I Fireball This session sponsored by the Cooperative Extension Service will be on “Meeting the [Basic Needs of Boys and Girls", and will include characteristics of various age groups, basic needs of lull youth and program planning
[to meet I hose needs Anyone interested in helping with the Amissville Community Club is invited to attend this session.
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