Evening star., 1952-09-03

sales to builders. These will in
clude Youngstown Kitchens cab
inets, dishwashers and dryers and
Philco refrigerators and ranges.
C. & P. Plans Expansion.
The Board of Directors of the
Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone
Co. has authorized a $4,000 i'm
provement and expansion pro-
gram in the District. This in
creases new telephone construc-
ton here to $6.949,O00 for this
year, officials said.
The Dupont and Woodley CEN
trail Office areas account for the
largest SINCE item in the new pro-
13s000-which will be
utilized for expansion of cable IA
cilities. This entails about 4
miles of underground cable to give
additional exchange cable facili-
ties between the Uptown Toll and
Woodley Centers.
The board authorized $35, ,000 to
install Is additional switchboard
positions in the Uptown Toll Gen.
ter.
For additional equipment in the
Dupont, Georgia and Woodley
central Offices, SIS, 900 was author
lied.
Transit Bonds Lead Sales.
Washington Stock Exchange
sales for August showed that un-
der bonds, Capital Transit Co. 4s
1868 led in activity. with $4,000.
Stock dealings showed that Po-
tomac Electric Power Co. common
was a favorite, with $500 chang
ing hands of the total Of 1873
of all issues traded during the
month. Other stock leaders were
Washington Gas Light Co. COM
mon, 2,327, and Virginia Electric
& Power Co. common, LII.
Controls Suspended.
The Electric Institute of Wash
ington, Tenth and E streets NV,
advises its members that the
Government is starting to dis
mantle its price and production
controls program. 1T pointed out
the Office of Price Sterilization
has suspended all price ceilings
for radio and televiSion sets,
among other things.
Retailers no longer are burdened
with price controls for radio and
television sets, but still must op-
crate under major appliance price
controls, the institute said.
Prospects for suspension of
major appliances price ceilings are
not too promising at this time, !"
the institute told its members.
Television set makers soon may
promote a color television system,
the institute declared. It said
much of the industry still does not
like the Federal Communications
Commission approval of the Co.
lumbia Broadcasting Systems
plan for color televiSion.
The whole industry, including
CHS. has been trying to develop
another system which won't inter-
fere with black and white broad
casts" the Institute said. "It is
supposed to be the Radio Corps
of America color system with some
notifications.
"T1ie industry hopes to ask FEC
soon. eG approval of the system
and KitsRets it. probably will ask
the NationSE Production Authority
for authority to use materials to
turn out color SETS"
At the Hotel SStatler, October
"a, the Eastern Section. Inter-
national Association of Electrical
Inspectors will hold its convention.
The president is Frank Stetka,
chief electrical inspector for the
District. --t
Promotion Campaign.
George Harris, national sales
manager of Dunhill-King Size
Cigarettes, will be at the Hotel
Statler later today to start a new
campaign for his company in this
area. He is. described as a former
keystone Cop, former pantomimie
on the London stage and former
smallest sergeant in the United
States Army. He is coming here
from New York.
Arthur F. Gormley, vice presi-
dent. Schenley Laboratories, Inc.
sees a leveling off in antibiotiC
sales during 1853. He told dele
gates to the company's annua
sales convention that pharma.
ceutical manufacturers will stres.
speciality drug products. He saio
production of penicillin and most
other antibiotics already has
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