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Quotations supplied by the United
States Agriculture Department up to o
am. and cover less than carlot quanti-
tieS-
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MUTUAL FUNDS

NEW YORK. May 4 B.-NationaI
Association Securities Dealers, Inc.
Noon Quotations
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.WineIand BUYS
Abe Drive-In

Lloyd ]. Wineland. president,
Wineland Theaters, owners and
operators of a circuit of seven
indoor theaters in the Washing
ton area, announces the pur-
chase of the ABC Drive In, TOO
Indian Head highway, Md, in
THE Oxon Hill area.
The open-air theater and
snack bar was acquired from a
syndicate headed by Jacob Sill
verman of Altoona, Pa. and Paul
B Cromelin of the District legal
firm of Cromelin and Raysor.
Douglas W. Mellott, manager for
the former owners, will continue
in that capacity.
Mr.. Wineland announced that
this latest addition to the Wine
land circuit was the first step
in new. broad expansion policy
for mis- chain of theaters.
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Heads Sertomu

Raymond B. Leayitt was elected
president of the Sertoma Club Of
Washington at the annual meet
ing yesterday.
Other officers named at a
luncheon meeting included: w.
Jefferies Chewing, jr.; DR.. ].
Thomas Nelson and j. Arthur
Wood, vice presidents; Leonard
L. Bowen, secretary. and Charles
v. Sinisgalli, treasurer.
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CHICAGOLiVESTOCK

CHICAGO. May R tusDA).-sal-
h hsa1sg on On butchers; fun advance o on
p; soys uneven. o around Is higher;
LARGELY ls:oo-1s;a5 on No, and 2
deck choice No. Is 200 j. uniform IN
re lb In9aoo-17;s5; most s7o-s3II9 II.
as low as 400; sows in larger lots
under $50 ID. 13.75-15.0 90: a few choice
under $50 Id. up to 1880: bulk 450-
900 ID. 12.50-14.00; good clearance.
Salable cattle $4,000; salable calves
400 steers slow. steady to so lower
heifers steady to weak; cows steady to
25 lower; bulls weak, vealers active,
steady to LOO higher stockers and
feeders slow, weak: prime steers 5000
PITS; top 1925 for a load 1910 lb;
numerous loads mixed choice and prime
steers 25.00-2575; good and choice
steers 19.50-24.50; load Of light
utility holstein steers 1900; a. load Of
high choice and prime 1.13O ID. mixed
steers and heifers $3.50: bulk good to
high choice heifers 1950-23 80; cem-
mercial to low good grades 16.00-19 90;
utility and commercial cows 1900
1900; Gamers and cutters 10.50-12 so;
most utility and commercial bulls 1900
1850: most good and choice vealers
80 00-27.00; a few choice and prime
28.00 utility and commercial grades
13.00-22.00; few medium yearling
stock steers 1s.50-1925.
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Citizens Bank ofMoryIond
Builds NewMoin Office

disc orders on the same date
were down IL per cent.
Pepco Hearing Set
The District Public Utilities
Commission today scheduled a
hearing on proposed financing of
Potomac Electric Power Co. at
PUG Offices in the District Build
ing at 10 am. on Friday, May Is.
Pepco has filed registration
statement with the Securities and
Exchange Commission for a $40
million offering of first mortgage
bonds at competitive bidding and
an offering of 511,660 new COM
mon shares to present holders at
the rate of one new share for
each 10 shares.
The company yesterday re-
ported March net income of
$573,400. an increase of 500. 800
from March last year. Net in
come for IL months ended March
81 was $6,484 200 or $1.18 a share
VS.. $6,347, 100 or $1.16 a share in
the preceding IL months.
Speaker for Controllers
Fred ". Gardner, nationally
known consultant on manage
ment control, will address the
National Capital Group of Con-
trollers at a dinner meeting at
the Washington Hotel next Tues
day night, May 10. it was an
nounced today by Joseph L.
Adeski, controller of Lansburgh's,
who is group chairman.
Mr.. Gardeners interest in va
riable budgets and dynamic
costing was aroused by expert
ence in General Electric Co.
shops following graduation from
the University and the Harvard
School of Business Administra
ton.
Postal Receipts Lag.
Washington postal receipts in
April dropped slightly behind a
year ago, but four months re-
ceipts showed a gain and were
the highest for the period on
record, Postmaster Roy North
disclosed today.
April receipts of $2,143,725
were 80 per cent behind $2,208,-
299 in April last year.
, -Four months receipts totaled
$8,779,665. an increase of 2.7 per
cent from $8,550,479 year
earlier.
HOnored on 25th Year
Miss Elinor M. Hickerson, office
manager of the Carney Smith &
Associates Agency of the Mutual
Benefit Life Insurance Co. here,
was honored Monday night on
completion Of Is years of service
with the agency.
Associates praised her service
at a dinner at the Dupont Plaza
ending a month-long sales con-
test which produced 1873 apph-
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Collections Top 1854


Collections on charge accounts
of Washington department
stores in March amounted to As
per cent of March / receivables.
compared with 43 per cent in the
same month of both 1854 and
1852, the Federal Reserve Bank
of Richmond reported. The
March figure in 1853 was % per
cent.
Collections on installment &C
counts in March amounted to
1875 per cent of March / receiv-
ables, compared with 1875 per
cent a year earlier, 14.4 per cent
in March, 1858. and 10 per cent
in the same 1852 month.
Store inventories on March 81
were II per cent above a year
earlier, while untitled merchan-
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BY DONALD B. HADLEY

Construction has started on a
new $4,000 main Office for the
Citizens Bank of Maryland in
Riverdale, Md, one Of the fast
est growing banks of the Wash
ington suburban area.
The new building, which will
occupy a site adjoining the pres
ent main building at 5000 Balti-
more boulevard. will provide four
to five times more space. 1t is
expected to be ready for bust
ness by late November when the
bank will celebrate its 9th an
niversary.
It will be completely modern
and will have the latest types OF
equipment, including air condi-
tioning. The old building will be
torn down to make way for
parking and landscaping.
A statement from President
Alfred H. Smith and York D.
Hollingsworth, executive vice
president, today indicated the
banks substantial gains Of the
last year.
Assets reached a new high of
$19,439, 149 on April II, a jump
of 80 per cent from $14.632.G71 a
year earlier. Deposits set a rec
ord of $17.685, 995, a gain of 80 S
per cent from $13,232.370 a year
ago.
Area Auto Record Set
The Washington Metropolitan
Area had 559,548 registered auto
mobiles on March 81. highest
mark in history, with an increase
Of 40 per cent from a year ear
lier and a jump of 86.3 per cent
since the same date Of prewar
194l.
Marking the end Of the old
tag year for the most part. a
survey by The Star showed fur
Their gains in all sections and the
Virginia totals were revised up
ward sharply to include tags
mailed directly to nearby sec
tons from Richmond. Previous
totals included registrations at
local Offices only.
March 81 totals for 1855, 1854
and 1941 are given as follows:
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cations for $85o,o00 of life insur-
ance in the agency.
PromofionS Announced

Promotions Announced
Lester B. Knight and Associ-
ates, consulting engineers, an
nounced the appointment of
William R. Divine as vice presi-
dent and manager of its Wash
ington Office. effective May l..
Howard W. Maxon was pro-
NOTED to vice president in
charge of plant engineering and
Lincoln j. Karmen was named
manager of the New York Office.
Joseph w. Mackenzie has been
named district manager of the
Washington Office of the Wealth
erhead Co.
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TIRED nF N0TSE2

Look to suburban Ariingfon-I0 min.
strieted 10 adults oniy-new bldg,
all modern, garbage disposal and
trash pickup. individually con-
troiled heat and dftiouing;
$40 to S92, pfuS utilities. POMPONIC
REALTY. IA. $4,000.
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SPANISH STYLE HOUSE. on large
corner lot. l20-ft. frontage by 1906
#. deep and shade trees: large iiv.
rm.. 2 lse bedrms.. full din. rm..
den, or extra bedrm.. tile bath;
bsmt with new gas heat. det. dbie.
garage 500 mo. Vacant. Open
Halto blvd. to Hyattsyilie, Nd. con.
tinue to White Tower drive-irl
restaurant and turn left on Queens
oueensbury I'd. and 43rd ave. Wa.
FALLS CHURCH, 200 W. oreenway
blvd.--Sl14 mo-; lge. hy. .rm., nre-
pl.,. II. din. .rn1,. equip, kit, 3 bed
los as csn sis JE Reas ssssa55a saa5ass E sscissaszd ssz
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AAIRlpsMoRE REALTY Co. OF; q
IARIiNaToN, NoRTH--s-room-sne.
al utilities inciadsd: safsse, base: bs.
ment. screened porch, fsnced lot;
ksaitor, kr. S-6677; ewes. and sun
HoUsEs III saEsssiftosn Ron RENT. yA.--oaii ii1 me.
j. .Shi r. BEsoff. sF s Rssltor. a XII k0s ss-sss4: WIZ
siIsvSEks sD0 sPRis6 isRii q BuNaaLoN1-a
bsdroomss on lease. 20. 2-0es3 or
IasBfDRMI. I BUNGALOW, iiy. rrn, and
lge. kit; no bath, outdoor facilities.
heater; conv. 70 school and buses:
| garden space; nice neighborh hood;
Hlsh Bride. BoTis. Md.. csstrsi
lraIERnx TiSi VILLAGE, s.E.--Bvnsaiov.
NJ ~. SssA en- iTssf liza ;sS n Sss. Ssas Sorss;;;s
IcHEyY CIiAsE vIEw---4 .bsdrm., !.
; rae: isrEs ict: si7S. BoCLE9s.
5000 TuLT0N 81. N,Ws-IArEe homs,
hsvS E00s Sscotst.d e'se sssna sris ssrdSn5s sS5a
MRS JONES, M, 2-639l.
l2-BEDRM. RAMBLERy Nv, rm, with
/ ffepi.. din, Tn.. bath. KIT, With lge.
/ paltrJ, oil heat; on lot l60xl50i
1 Mclean, Va. 25 min. pent, or down.
/ town, 500 mo. Avail FEB. 1. eau
K II. o-Sb06 or II. 6-3T6Te
iCH. CH.. d. c. bedfm. home, "a
baths. mod. elee. kit, nf. schools,
bus and .tores; ysil lease for OF
in. ARL,--3 bedrms.. bath. nyepl.,
ein 81 70 ;,,,a "a s.it,S. 25tsa; si1trae. M
Of Pentaaon - Vacant; 2 bedrmss
1 auto. washer: OIL heat; garage. SIS
/ mo. 1917 8. Eads u, JU. b-Q230.
CAPE COD frame cottage, 3 bed
rooms, Q baths, baatment; large
1 garden, stable and pasture Tor
/ horse. 500 per month. tnclnding
\ gas heat; close school and church;
lssiisSi. fsbruIT /. hez sss,N
lYaIis cHrxcH. Lsks parefsf. HIIls.
! Desirable community. BTk. 3@0edrri-
( rambler. aIs-eeaaon porch, scr, patio
1 basgrrert paved driveway eerport.
/ ifsuiated windows, Gas heat of
/ ins. $40 mo. No. dlrs, u. 4-632O,
lBF1uTfFuL HODEkN o-TooIn eupiex
4 brick home. close 20 eehoeis, buses,
s9.pglss s1.i as oSss ssn' to1si.
lcontinusd % neat DAssD
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THE BRoADMooR
FLYNN CO-OPS
s APIS. OPEN
2 TIL S

$50 SOUTHERN AVE. Sc.
On . high corner. In one
Of Southeast's lovhest loca-
tions with an extraordinarily
beautiful view for miles and
adjacent to Suitland Census.
Fairfax Village and Andrews
AFB, Is this lovely 2-bedroom
apartment home which. today,
may be had for $1,000 less
than original listing because
owner has been ordered out Of
Washington. Ask for MRS.
KIERNAN In Apt. 106.
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$500 MAssAcHusEITs AVE, NV

There can be little. II any.
doubt that this luxurious, T.
story, S-apt., magnificent
building at its distinctly $50
eial Register" address con-
tains the most EXCLUSIVE
apartment homes in the Dis
trict. Just one OF these charm
ing and comn1Gdious apart
ment homes is available Tor
q purchaser who must be ap-
proved by all seven OF the
other apartment home own
ers. 1t was last occupied BY
the widow of one OF this coun-
try's leading and outstand-
ing statesmen and q. s. SEN
ators. The apartment home
consists Of 4. large foyer. liv-
ing room and Soiarium, large
dining room with wood-hurn-
ing fireplace, modern Youngs-
town kitchen, master bed
room suite Combination Of
bedroom, bath and sun rooml.
two additional bedrooms (each
with its own BATH, maids
room and bath. individual ga
rage and storage locker In
basement, $4,000 cash Is re.
quired and finance and main
tenance charges total approx
imately $3.50 monthly, ASK
for MAJOR GARVEY In Apt.
2.
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1901 CONNECTICUT AVE NV.
Readily conceded to be
Washington's outstanding CO..
operative apartment-featur.
ing garage, secretarial, beauty
salon, valet and hourly maid
services to its selected own
ers-THE BRoADMOOR of
fers. this week end. 1-bed-
room, 2-bedrooIn and 3-bed-
room apartment homes scien-
tifically designed for COM
Portable and gracious living
and entertaining. Zone o.
bedroom apartment home has
q 33-ft. living room with fire-
place.) Ask for MR.. FIELD
ING at BROADMOOR desk.
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LnousIs

|RooMTNG HOUSE. l44S Monroe st.
n-W.-Rou brick house with bsnt.
apt. SI1b mo. Phone Mr.. Yount
With FRANK 5. PHILLIPS. N
|ARLMGroN. BRICK BUNGALOW
BuiIt-in eRrage; one bedroom; S106
per mo. 3so6 s. 9th st. cR. S-0794,
on uNFURN., on quiet street, near
Conn ave. and Uptown shopping
eenter--3 bedrooms. 2 baths. living
room. dining. terrace. garage. /
hedroom alr-conditioned. Available
Feb. !. Call WO. 6-4oO4. --16
lGLENMoNT WILL. 2723 Terrapin I'd.
81 osaSm; sar ~ nunss,; s, tsnesd s ya so.gs lgs-
CHEVY CHASE. D. c.. eonv. ioc..
1907 W. Biackborn st.-S rms. 3J5
baths. Inspection BY appointment.
call AMERICAN SECURITY q
TRUST CO.. ST. $4,000. Ia
BETHESDA. 1910 Crescent st. NV.
Just on Western ave-, enter At Leroy
inspection @ s. ; Apt Gsi Can AS1EIRsiScnAsPHi IsSnsPi
5000. --i6
N.W.--3-bedrm. hrk., newly dec: hv.
din. rms; eas h.-w.h.: 2 incl. pchs. !;
gar; trsnsp. $1t'0 mo. La. 6-1455.
TAKoMA PIX. D. c.-e-rm.. 2-bath
BUNGALOW; new cond.: nicely furn. :
telev.. washer. dryer: rec. rm.: oil
h.-w.h.; fenced I'd; patio: ] or .
children welcome; owner leaving for
Fla; poss. Feb. 1, mos. or longer.
Box 272-R. Star. LID
COMPLETELY FURNISHED HOME
for rent, for 9 mos: with option for
years lease; one Of the finest resi-
dential sections in N. Arl.: beauti-
fully landscaped yard; for 2 adults
pn plIy ssii ssii Mss Mss TRoiA M VIII MHTrs 2
TEN. IA. S-36S7. 17s
Mr.. WALTER REED - 4-e mos. !;
owner going to Florida; center-haIl,
4-bedrm. .det brick. III baths. eiec.
streetcar. Ia. 9-7S75. I'D
ARLINGTON FoREsT-Furn. or un-
furn. brick. 2 bedrfns., din. rm.,
hsTnt.; immediate possession: SI25.
ia. S-2716. --I6
SILVER SPRING - 3-bedrm. house.
$140i 2-bedrm. house. $3.50. Both
completely furn.: very clean; ready
immed.: eonv.. close-in neighbor-
hoods. OIL, 4-6425. -21
s-BEDR00M furnished house; near
schools and shopping center: $126
mo- month; aa. JAt sS6seS. ,., .,,--,Is.d ,,-,i5s
house. north Of Georsetown; 5 bed
rms. bath: vacant: SI45, Call
Mr.. Domer, SANDOz, INC, 2 Du-
pont Circle. DU. 7-l224, III
ALEXANDRIA, va bedrms.. nice
iy furn.. including linens, 2l-in. Ty,
automatic washer: lge. I'd; eonv.
PentaRon-Ft. Belvoir. ia. s-23l7.
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SPRING VALLEY

firspi. DsSEo0is din. ru,. D.; Kit. fuI bs1,s.. s
front porch; In one OF Washington's 8
most exclusive sections. A real value
at S175 per mo. For info. call W.
c. a. A. N. MILLER, Rental Dept,
Evening star., 1955-01-16

2s5s oNTARfo Road NV.
A 1-bedroom. = 2-bedrootn.
o 3-bedroom plus maids room
and a 4-bedroom plus den
apartment home may be In
spected and purchased today
In THE ONTARIO-Set well
back from trafiic on 3 acres
Of ground like q private es=
state with stone walls and
gate and its own circular
driveway--with ample park
ing and unusually convent
ent to transportation and ell
types Of shops. Ask for MR..
OWENS at ONTARIO switch
board.
Evening star., 1955-01-16
aoa9 NEW HAMPSHIRE AVE. NV

,039 NEW HAMPSHIRE AVE. N
Another excellent value Is
In this conyenient,. in-town
location with bedrooms.
study ana .n..s,.ssls Z exposures; sd. y mas nss
and redecorated In stunning
modern decor with Q truly
dream kitchen. Adjacent TO
the Women's Congressional
Club. THE NORTHUMBER-
LAND has always been one Of
Washington's finer and more
dignified apartment buildings.
Ask for MISS BURK In Apt.
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OTHER LIsTINds

OTHER LISTINGS
Many other very desirable
apartment homes. varying IN
sIze. price and location. are
available for purchase throueh
the exclusive Hstings Of this
once.
For details and for. appoint
ment to inspect, call MAJOR
GARvEY with
EDMUND J. FLYNN CO
Coop. Apt. Authority Since 1920
washington Bldg, ma. o-Soo'
Residence NO. T-o0I7
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Alexandra, Va.
. S08 Mansion Drive

DETACHED
8 rooms. / bath, sun parlor; l-car
garage; oil h,-w. heat. Inspection
bv appointment.
THE RIGGS MA. BANK
WASH. LOAN & TRUST
900 F st. NV, MA. 8-3440
gI3 MD. AVE, N.E.-S rms, 2 baths,
oil heat. completely furn.: rent $3.50
L. r. TURNER, REALTOR
500 9TH st. s.W. Me $4,000
COLORED---5 APTS.J house for rent,
furn. to reSpons. party. Reas. Har-
ward st, DI, 7-6500.
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Nailon 5 Hoiels Report
Slight Dip IN Occupancy

NEW YORK. Jan. 1.-The Ma
tion,s hotels. like general busi-
ness. experienced 4 month-to-
month decline in the first half
Of 1854 and q slow steady rise
IN the second.
Room occupancy. key to sue
cessful operations. was down
about three per cent from the
previous year. according to T. L.
Powell. president Of the American
Hotel Association. whose 5000
members control more than rs
per cent of al hotel rooms III
North America.
Room occupancy averaged rs
per cent for the first II months
Of 1854. against rs per cent In
the same year ago period.
Total income and restaurant
sales for all Of 1854 were about
the same as 1858, Mr.. Powell
said, since room rates averaged
three per cent higher than . year
ago.
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thick. and weighing As ions
each. They are the largest
diameter forgings ever made
by Bethlehem Steel Company.
nosed for is production Of
forgings Of unusual size.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-02

HicH-lEVEl BRIDCE : As1954 closed Bethlehem
had erecred large portion Of the steelwofk for the
High-Ievel bridge extending for more than mile
along the Lake Erie waterfront at Buffalo Much Of the
1850 IONS Of steeIwofk was rolled 1t Bethlehem's
Lackawanna plant and fabricated At our Buffalo works
The HighLeveI bridge will connect with the Niagara
section Of the New York Thruway.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-02

WORLD CHAMPION In the month Of
May, blast furnace y" at Bethlehem Steels
Sparrows Point plant established new world
record by producing 61.424 tons Of pig iron,
amounting to daily average Of 1881 IONS.
This record beat By nearly 5000 tons the
former production record, held By furnace H
At Sparrows Point
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-02

ROTOR DISCS FOR WIND TUNNEl-k
Sook pieny Of ingenuity % handle de ridy
problems that were involved n forging these
alloy ssel fotor disc, IS f n dances, 3 u.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-02
Aluminium Industry
Cams l69b IN Year

NEW YORK. Jan. Las IN
the preceding year. 1854 was .
year Of new records for the aiu-
minum industry. tl1s Aluminium
Association noted In . year-end
statement.
New monthly and quarterly
records were set Ia primary pro-
duction Of the lightweight metal
and the years total win be about
1900 billion pounds. is per cent
above the previous record set In
1858, according to Association
President Donald NJ. White.
with the industry now pro-
ducing enough metal for all eli
villain and defense needs, plus
substantial amounts for the ma
tional stockpile, !" Mr.. White
added, many more new uses are
expected during the coming year.
Industry leaders thus confidently
believe that 1885 win be another
record year
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-02

RALEIGH, N. G.. Jan. L.
"a tobacco manufacturing ofacial
said recently bis industry Is now
undergoing one Of the greatest
periods Of change and upheayai
since Americans first started
smoking cigarettes before the
Civil War.
Cigarettes. the industry' s maili-
stay, were under attack as q
possible health hazard, and Gig
arctic production was ON the
decline for the second successive
year. Smokers were changing
their habits and manufacturers
were placing new brands on the
market ii bewildering rapidity.
The Agriculture Department
has estimated this years ciga-
:rette production at 413 billion.
down 10 billion from last year.
and domestic consumption 1T
3Ts billion compared with nearly
387 billion last year. This years
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-02
Tobqcco Industry Undergoes
fMuior UpheoyuI During Yeur

figures are sim the fourth high-
est on record.
Medical evidence linking Gig
arctic smoking with lung cancer
apparently has already had two
effects on the tobacco industry.
Observers credit the cancer
scare with partial responsibility
for the decline In cigarette use.
Some say It IS largely responsible
for the rapid swing to filtered
smokes.
It would be hard to exaggerate
the Importance Of the cigarette
health question. Involved are
millions OF smokers IN the
United States.
Also involved Is one Of the
Nations major industries. It
gives employment to nearly q
million tobacco growers, several
hundred thousand workers, III
factories and wholesale estab-
lishments and additional hun-
dreds Of thousands Ia retail out
lets.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-02

in hospitals and institutions, 8
per cent in religious edifices and
s per cent In social and recrea-
tional buildings.
They look for q 8 per cent
gain in public housing and q 10
per cent gain in public works
and utilities.
Today. it was reported. nearly
6 out Of every 10 American fam
lilies live in homes Of their own
and more than 9 million fannis
lies acquired their homes sincc
World War II.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-02
s. Billion Expansion
For Communications
Meets 1854 Demands
By Warren Bennetf
Assoeinisd Press Financial Wriiss

=
NEW YORK, Jan. 1.-The
communications industry spent
neary 50 billion In 1854 to meet
demands of the Nations ex-
'panding economy ct home and
abroad.
Americans, whether for bust
ness or pleasure. are talking
more than ever before. The
average number Of daily tele-
phone conversations Is 1873 mill
lion. up 5 million from 1853.
TO carry this torrent Of words,
the industry added "a million
telephones during the year.
bringing the total In use IN the
Nation to 52.5 million. The
United States now has nearly
nine times Is many phones Is
Britain. second IN the internal
tional listing.
American Telephone q Tele-
graph Co, which operates .
little over 80 per cent Of the
Nations telephones, added
nearly Q million this year to
bring its total close to 49, mil-
lion. This Is almost double the
total Of bell phones in service In
1915.
The Nations 5000 independ-
ent telephone companies, which
serve greater geographic areas
than Bell. expanded in proper
ton and now have more than
o. million telephones In opera
ton.
The $500 million General
Telephone Corp. biggest Of the
independents, which operates in
81 States and has nearly 20 per
cent of the non-Bell Phones.
spent SIS million on expansion
in 1854.
Western Union. its Nation
wide INFLAMMATION program
completed, concentrated on ex-
pansion Of leased wire facilities
and fac-simile transmission Of
kilograms between its offices
and those Of customers. AIT the
end Of 1854. 1t had 10000 desk
fax machines In customer ofiices
capable Of sending and receiv-
ing kilograms In picture form
by pressing q button. Tele-
printer installations were in
$4,000 other customer Offices.
bringing to $4,000 the number Of
firms with direct wire connec-
tions with Western Unions high
speed national telegraph net
work.