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New FomiIies Aid
Bio Home Demand

families Is that arising out Of
the migration and mobility OF
established families. An innate
restlessness characterizes most
Americans. The quest for new
and more promising employment
q more comfortable climate or 9
home better suited TO their needs
acts as a powerful magnet to
draw people from the farms to
the cities. from one city to an
other. or from one part Of town
to another.
This national restleSsness Is
phenomenon Of impressive vol
ume. In the year ended April
1854. for example. about 30 mil
lion Americans or roughly one.
NTH Of our total population
changed their places Of resi-.
|dence. What is more, in ever,
year since 1913 the rate Of mi,
|gration and mobility has re.
NAMED remarkably stable, vary.
ling in a range Of between n aas
81 million.
A major share Of these mi.
grants. it is true. do not entel
the market for new housing
since they merely shift from on,
Ito another Of the dwellings II
the Nations vast stock OF soml
As million nonfarm homes. B,
taking iip the dwellings released
by others. however, they oper
up a replacement market which
the home building industry mus
cultivate If it is to make thu
most Of its opportunities in thu
years ahead.
There are not enough houses
| in the right places for all Of thu
migrants. however. since Their
are many areas In which ther,
has been a net immigration O
| families. Since all Of these peo'
| pie require shelter, 1t becomes
Immediately apparent that thes'
vast shifts in population are pro
viding an important measure o.
support for a housing demand II
excess OF new family formation
alone.
Hence, we find ourselves ever
after nearly seven years Of boon
construction with an oyer-al
vacancy rate of only 30 per cent
which is little higher than TIL
ii.6 per cent rate which preyailet
In 1850 when we were SUFFERING
from an acute housing shortage
| That the vacancy rise has riser
Iso little reflects not only the higl
rate of family formation durini
this period but also the fact tina
at the same time that We wer'
adding new units at record rate
we were losing units from TN
supply at a far faster clip thai
had been commonly suspected.
Instead Of being at the rat
Iof $4,000 to l00. 900 units year
Efragmentary data recently re-
leased by the Bureau Of Labo
statistics suggest that losses u
1.-THE housing supply due to demo
llition or withdrawal from resi-
dental use may well run as higl
las 300, 1000 units in some recen
years.
| Despite the recent high rat
LOT demolitions. we have as We
made only q small dent upon oul
stock of subStandard houses.
The prospect for making sub
lstansial progress In this area i
Incw particularly bright. however
as a result Of significant refine
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-24
by E. EVERETT ASHLEY 80

Chief, Reports and Statistics Section
!; Housing and Home Finance Agency
There was q time not so many
Years ago when one Of the gen
orally accepted bits Of economic
folklore was that we lacked not
only the market demand but also
the manpower and material re-
sources to permit a sustained
output of more than million
new homes year.
IN fact, In i949 when volume
f0f the first time In our history
exceeded / million units. there
We're some business economists
Who confidently predicted that
sach a boom" rate could not
AID should not continue. De-
spite such forebodings. We are
Nearing the end of the seventh
Consecutive year In which new
home production win hayt
topped the million mark BY
comfortable margin.
sAll told, since the beginning
Of 194s, $50 billion has beer
srent for the construction Of
new homes and nearly as much
for the maintenance and i'm
pfovernent Of our standing stoca
Of houses.
sDther billions have. been ex.
pended for the construction o.
schools, churches. roads ans
other facilities closely related t
housing. In other words. hous-
ing has been definite sotirct
Of. strength in our economic lif;
eyer since the end Of Work
War II.
IA More People Own Homes
ssAs a result Of this high volum,
ofsnew construction. more Of on
people have better designed AMI
better equipped homes Of AIDE
qNate size than ever before TIL,
ideal of home ownership ha!
become q reality for q CROWNS
proportion of our families.
In consequence. today ovel
half of our nonfarm families
In the United States own theil
own homes. Fifty years ago. il
contrast, only about oine-thirt
Of our nonfarm families wer'
home owners.
The vast increase in our hous
ing stock. which Is especially ap
parent in the suburban border
of all our cities. naturally raise
questions as to what the futur,
holds for housing. Haven't vi
caught up with our needs? Ism
building in for a tumble?
A more careful scrutiny Of on
housing situation than tina
gathered In a Sunday afternool
drive around Suburbia quickl
discloses that there Is still a sig
nificant underlying demand TO
new homes.
Contrary TO the expectation
of many. family formation con
tinues at rates close to / mil
lion a year While population
experts look for some decline Il
tie rate of family formation Il
TIE years Immediately ahead, tn
Decline is not expected to b
either severe or Of long duration
The decade Of the l960s shoul'
SEE a rebound as the war ba
hes" of the late 40s reach mar
lSageable age.
: Augmenting the demand re
S{llting from the creation of nev
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CLEVELAND PK.-34z8 34th ST. N.W.-$23, 500
$500 poWN-lo-pAY PossEssloN
cONTEMPOR
400 CALVERT PLACE

This custonbut rorbler Is Of the most interesting
have ever spoeous delightful and vobe has oroe
living ROOM dining ROOM large olelectre kitchen. breakfast
spoee nice screened porch bedrooms, IVA bohs. Loroe
corpon Very large level lot Exciting Jorge recreation room
with bo and freploee One block Oft Connecticut Avenue
near oil Schools recreation and fo transportation This
rambler new! See it Sundoyl Directions Out Connecticut
Ave- Chevy Chose Loke to kensnaton Pk~ continue to
corner kensneton and Washington Streets Open sion
, 1955-05-19

tma becomes an excellent buffer zone between Russia and
the West. In fact, everybody knows that Russian troops will
be always on the alert, in force, just on the other side Of the
Austrian border, ready to move in at the slightest pretext, or
whenever Moscow feels that it is within her interest to again
move westward through Austria.
YET, WITH ALL this, the signing Of the Austrian treaty
is diplomatic victory for the West. With calmness and under
standing, and a resolution to follow a peaceful but firm
course, the West, led BY the United States could maintain the
diplomatic advantages gained, and thus insure world peace.
, 1955-05-19
N Office

Notice is hereby given that
orders for the attachment OF
properties in arrears for real
property taxes and night soil
removal service fees assessed
for the year 1858 will be is
sued to the Sheriff for the Mu
nicipality of St. Croix by this
office within the next two
weeks.
Office of the Administrator
for st. Croix, Christiansted,
st. Croix, V. l., May 16, 1855.
Albert Q. Fabio
Acting Administrator for
st. Croix
, 1955-05-19
FURNISHED HOUSE

for rent, at Princesse Stock
Estate with six acres of land
and abundant water supply.
Available: July 1st !
, 1955-05-19
THE AUSTRIAN TREATY
THE WORLD is Witnessing strange dc

=
THE WORLD is witnessing strange doings diplomatic
ally. The unexpected is taking place, and as a result tension
is relaxing somewhat. Within the past fortnight, Germany
became a member Of, or was eligible for membership in the
North Atlantic Treaty Organization, along with the United
States, Great Britain and France.
HEN BEFORE the headlines had settled down, Aus
tria, which for 10 years had been in the grip Of four-power
control, suddenly. finds itself a free and independent nation
again, with the understanding that before long all foreign
occupation troops will be pulled out.
WHAT BROUGHT all this about? Is it that the West
is winning the cold WARP Is it that Russia is really realizing
and showing signs of wanting to live at peace with. her world
neighbofs?T These questions cannot be answered summariy.
There. are many ramifications, each Of which could at a mo-
ments notice reverse itself, and the entire trend with it.
H AUSTRIAN peace treaty came about because Of
the position of West Germany, which was released outright
and became a free and Independent nation again-free to
Join NATO and raise an army of half a million men.It came
about because the. Russians had always held Austria as a
pawn with which it played back and forth with the allies.
Austria was always dangled before the West in any discus
sion Of the German question. Now that the West has settled
the German question as to that section of Germany it is no
longer necessary to keep Austria as a pawn.
H TREATY signed with Austria last week contained
the identical points proposed by the West years and years
ago. In fact, the treaty which Moscow signed with Austria
gave concessions to Austria which were embodied in the pro-
posals Of the West. It all becomes clear that the seeming
change Of heart on the part of Moscow is due to the position
in which Moscow would have placed itself had it not signed
the Austrian treaty.
BUT ALL IS not quite rosy, as the West knows all too
well. While Russia has promised to pull out her troops from
Austrian soil, this is in reality no great concession since Aus
, 1955-05-19
FURNITURE FOR SALE

Zenith Television Set
Mahogany Dresser
Mahogany Buffet
Mahogany China Closet
Bridge set liable & 4 chairs)
table with benches
Three section bookcase
Inquire: Prineesse Stock estate
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Chicuqo Livestock

CHICAGO. April 9. R (uSDA)
able hogs 1000: fairy active. generaiiy
s e nhs mos an chSee ID
17.25-17.75: several decks No. and
as os tSo ~ y sreand SO sseri efsf
most 250-2s0 ID 16.75-17.a5 29O-320
ID 16.25-16.75; heavier weights scarce;
soa ssw un Hts up sS so Il dSx & bu
450;600 Id in sizable Tote 14.00-15.00:
salsbis s cattle 10000; salable calves
the week, particularly on high choice
and prime steers; steers steady to fully
5 higher instances up more than SO on
strong to fuzzy so higher; cows fully rs
higher; bulls steady to strong; vealers
steady to LOO higher. nearly dozen
SsdS q S!p eep ssd tsf Two it osds
load lots mixed choice and prime steers.
$3.50; good to low choice, 20.O0-23. 75;
fsso + loads sS @ ssse
bulk good and choice neifers,. 1880
Utility aes sns sassrs soS
1880; utility and commercial bulls,
I455o-le59o @Sss good and c,o, cnoise
vealers, 1l.00--20 90. stockers. and feed
f5s s sesrs st sd ye msdam f iSss 5eed
Salable sheep 200; slaughter lambs
moderately active, steady to fully 70
lambs ITO ID down 20.50-22.5O: q load
Of choice and prime 100 Id Colorado fed
lambs .22,75: most Gull to low good
and choice native spring lambs %. so:
Gull TO- mostly choice short slaughter
ewes 5.00-7,00;, few mostly good
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-06
Mutual Funds

NEW YORK. April 8 B.-Ns
Association Securities Dealers. In
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Foreign Exchange

exchange rates follow Great Britain In
dollars, others in cents unchanged un-
less otherwise noted: Canadian dollar
IN New York open market, Ia per cent
Eirope---Great Britain, pound. area;
2.7s 25;3Si 90-day; ,2.7sh; Belsium.
;2sss; Western Germany, deutsche mark,
1885: Holland, guilder. 1884. up .0I;
Italy, Ira, 16b; Portugal escudo. $50;
free, 1884; Denmark. krone, IA so.
Latin .America--Argentina free, 7.24:
Brazil, free. 1873; Mexico. 500; vene-
zuela, bolivar. 5000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-06
By DONALD b. HADLEY

The District recorded 1855
new deeds or property transfers
In March. compared with 1,053
in the previous month and 1921
In March last year, Hugh v. Git
finger. jr., secretary of the
Washington Real Estate Board,
reported today.
However, deed recordings for
three months this year were be-
hind q year ago. with a total OF
3,577. compared with 4.317.
Deeds of trust, or first mort
cages, In March numbered 1,43a
and amounted to SIC, 469, SAL.
compared with 996 for SIS. 1885,
AIS In the previous month and
1.244 for $19,952,e65 in March,
1854. In three months there
were 1854 for $53, 949, SAB, COM
pared with 1885 for SAL ASS. 462
q year earlier.
Foreclosures in March in
creased to 90 from go In the pre-
vious month and SO in March,
1854. Three months foreclos-
ures numbered 227 VS.. 1873 a
year earlier.
Admiral Schoeffel Appointed
Rear Admiral Malcolm r.
Schoeffel. USN retired, until re-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-06
Deed Recordings Climb
Above Year Ago in March

University for men planning
careers In the retail food in
dustry.
Under an agreement extend
ing through the 1856 school
year, the company will con-
tribute $1,000 for the payment
of required scholastic expenses
Of the scholarship winners
Individual grants may total
81, 900.
In addition, Giant viii pro-
vide on-the-job training for
students at standard pay rates
in the company's % Washington
area supermarkets.
Bank Legislation Lays
Little legislation Of interest to
banks has had the attention OF
Congress so far this. year. de-
clares a current bulletin from
the Washington Office Of the
American Bankers Association.
Prepared by ]. o. Brott, gen.
eral counsel for the ABA, the
bulletin says the Saith Congress
got OF to a slow start on bills
because of the need for COM
mittee organization.
The House Banking Commit
tee has completed hearings on
the proposed bank holding COM
pany act but a companion bill
in the Senate awaits committee
action.
Capital Airlines Gains
Capital Airlines had a net
profit of $270,667 in January, a
record for that month, reported
President j. H. Carmichael.
The net included a profit OF
1894, 307 from exchange of air
craft. In January last year the
company had a loss of $314,482.
January revenues of $3,681.154
were is per cent above So, 1867
a year earlier.
Lemon Named to Board
James H. Lemon. partner in
Johnston, Lemon & Co.. has been
elected a director of American
Mercury Insurance Co. Of Wash
ington. He is vice president Of
Washington Mutual Investors
Fund and a governor of the In
vestment bankers Association.
Harold P. Kelly of Lewisdale
has been appointed a represent
alive of Acacia Mutual Life In
surance Co. in the Silver Spring
Office.
Nicholas T. Lyddane, jr., has
joined the Washington agency of
Guardian Life Insurance Co. as
a field representative.
Joins WMAL Staff
Alexander w. Sheftell has
Joined the sales staff of WMAL-
radio here, 1t was announced by
Frederick s. Houwink, general
manager Of The Evening Star
Broadcasting Co.
Mr.. Sheftell, a graduate OF
the University Of Maryland, has
been an account executive for
WTTG. He is a veteran Of the
United States Maritime Service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-06

Mr.. Hadley Mr.. Lewis
selecting those to receive ma
tional awards in Chicago on May
Is at the annual convention of
the Public Utilities Advertising
Association, sponsor Of the con-
test.
Serving as judges were: John
H. Macleod, president of the Art
Directors Club of Metropolitan
Washington, Roland T. Carr, vice
president Of the Riggs National
Bank, and Donald B. Hadley.
financial editor Of The Star.
Their final session was held
yesterday at the Washington Gas
Light Co. Robert H. Lewis, adj
vertising manager for the gas
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-06

nance chief in 1850 highlighted
q 36-year career in the Navy,
during which time he saw extern
sive active duty in two World
Wars.
In World War II he COM
manded a light carrier in the
famous Task Force So in the
Far Pacific.
Insurance Day Planned
The new District automobile
financial responsibility law is
among the major subjects to be
covered by speakers at the Sec
ond annual Insurance Day Of
the District Association of In
surance Agents at the Mayhower
Hotel on Friday, February Is.
Joseph P. Murphy, financial
responsibility officer of the Dis
trict Of Columbia, will be prin-
cipal speaker at a luncheon. He
will detail the many ramifica-
lions of the new security-type
law which goes into effect here
in May. He is expected to out
line developments in the public
education program which is to
begin a month earlier.
Problems and agency activity
in the inland marine insurance
field also will be an important
subject.
Top District officials and busi-
ness leaders will appear on the
program. Leading home office
experts also will take part in
two afternoon panel discussions.
Joe Murray and Ralph Lee II
are co-chairmen for the event.
Scholarships Renewed
Giant Food Department Stores
has renewed its scholarship-in-
ternship program with American
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-06
New Building Rushed
For Asphalt Institute

Workmen this week stepped up
the pace in a race to ready the
new laboratories Of the Asphalt
Institute on the University Of
Maryland campus for the sched-
uled May s dedication cere-
monies.
The 35-year-old research and
engineering institution recently
moved headquarters from New
York City to College Park, where
it will occupy its own building
among the new Glen L. Martin
Institute Of Technology Group.
Administrative functions OF
the institute have been centered
at College Park since January.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-06
Slight Decline Noted
In Gloss Containers

NEW YORK.-Domestic ship
ments Of new glass containers
by the 43 companies that make
up the Glass Container Manu-
facturers' Institute totaled 49,
658, 000,0 900 units in 1854.
This compared with 17.129.-
000, 900 units in 1858, the all
time record. The institute ac-
counts for about 95 per cent OF
United States production.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-06

Gently chief Of
the Navy Blu
reau Of Ord
n anc e, has
Joined General
P r e c i S ion
e UP m e n t
Corp. as direc-
tor Of weapons
planning. with
h e q dquarters
in Washing
ton.
A d m / r a l
Schoe If els
a p point1nent
ne Nex,xy nrd-
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company. served. as contest
chairman this year ror the ma
tional utility organization.
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d. {. Men Pick
Best Reports

A Washington group yesterday
completed judging annual re-
ports Of public utility companies
from all sections of the country,
The Wrangell sentinel., 1955-09-09
HEINTZLEMAN SAYS ALASKA NEEDS VACATION FROM FEDERAL TAXES

PORTLAND -tR- Governor B. Frank Heintzleman yesterday told the Western Areas Development conference that Alaska's chief need is holiday on federal taxes for a. bout 20 years.
 He said Alaska has almost un- limited resources but must have capital to bring them into use.
 We want this to be private cap ital. A tax holiday plan appears to offer the best and quickest way possible of getting it. he said
 Heintzleman also proposed a joint Alaska-Canadian high level, long term commission to deal with pro- blems of "this northern frontier country" He said this commission should lay down principles to be followed determining equitable in.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1955-09-09

Iof Science degree from St. Vincent College, Latrobe, Penn. His teach ing experience includes one year of Social Science in Cooper Township High School, Winburne, Penn His home is Wrangell and he served
 three years in the Coast Guard dur ing World War H. He is a former
 City Clerk for the Town of Wran- gell.
 Mrs. Wilhelm Jordon has a Bach elor of Science degree from Iowa
 State College where she majored
 in home economies.
 Rollen E. Nipps has a Bachelor
 Of SeieEce degree from Fort Hays
 Kansas State College and Master
 of Arts degree from Colorado State
 College at Greeley His formr home
 was St. Francis, Kansas Nipps
 came to Wrange!l from Holly, Col
 oradO, where he was Superintend-
 of schools from 1850 to 1855, to be Superintendent of Schools here.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1955-09-09
BABY LEE ELLIS
 CELEBRATES FIRST BIRTHDAY

With an individual birthday cake, with one candle, and big cake for his guests and, of course, ice cream, little Lee Ellis celebrated his first birthday Wednesday. Lee is the son of MT. and Mrs. Lee FL lis. His father works for the U. s. Fish and Wildlife Service.
 Along with the young guests, Mrs. Ellis entertained the mothers. Those present were Jane and Chris Copstead with their mother, Mrs Elmer Copstead; Dawyne Davies and mother, Mrs. Winston Davies, Ole, John, Pat, Sid and Bunny Mar tin and Frankie and Gunnar Gun derson, Jr., with their mother, Mrs Gunderson.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1955-09-09
(Paid Adv.)
 ELECT HADLEY STEPHENS DELEGATE FOR TERRITORY AT LARGE Give Us a Government OF THE PEOPLE

ALASKA'S CONSTITUTION - We should make a good one - one which even the just can repair Three hundred thousand dollars of the taxpayers money is to go for writing this document.
 Why do the lowest paid workers of California seem to enjoy a bet ter standard of living than the av- craze worker in Alaska can af- ford? Why do politicians and leg islators of both Washington, D. c, and Juneau, Alaska, allow the lower paid working people of Al aska not even enough tax exempt salary to keep body and soul to- gether?
 What do the people of Alaska
The Wrangell sentinel., 1955-09-09
TOO MUCH FOR PORKY

TIMONIUM, Md -tR- An S15- pound Hampshire SOW was declared senior champion in her class and promptly dropped dead this week at the Maryland State Fair
 The SOW, Miss Maryland Glenda and McCleary Farms, Stewards town, Pa. Cause of death was not immediately determined
The Wrangell sentinel., 1955-09-09

terest respective to governments and their nationals in projects in- volving such matters as inter- national roads, railroads, hydro electric projects and common ship ping in the Inside Passage
 Heintzleman also reiterated the long-standing demand of Alaskans for the right to elect their own Governor, pending the granting of statehood to the Territory
The Wrangell sentinel., 1955-09-09
WRANGELL ENROLMENT
(Continued from Page One)

(Continued from Page One) at Antioch, California. He came here from Holly.
 Mrs. Melvin J. Housley attended the Colorado State College of Edu- cation at Greeley, Colo. Her home was Greeley.
 Mrs. Housley taught one year in the grades at La Jara, Colo, II years at Holly and one year at An, tioch, Calf
 Robert Wickman has a Bachelor
The Wrangell sentinel., 1955-09-09

want done about this unfair situa- tion? Are they willing to stand up on their hind legs and be counted?
 If Congress passes unanimously a resolution "favoring self govern ment or independence for all peo- pie" and, if Congress pours ten billion American tax dollars into just one foreign country, like France, in the .last ten years, then why in the name of God All mighty" do our legislators allow people trying to exist in Alaska only $600.00 per year exemption when it costs several times that much to live in Alaska, even on substandard level? Perhaps the people should be represented other than by attorneys, lobbyists and professional politicians.
 With the right leaders and the right political status, Alaska could prosper and build cities, roads and industries where human life might have an equal chance with the rest of the world at life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness with freedom from foreign taxation ana freedom from foreign discrimina- tion.
 If Alaska's editors, politicians, religious leaders, labor leaders, social leaders, etc, would comprom- ise and work together in a states manship manner for the common cause - progress as the public good requires - then perhaps new and better civilization would come out of the wilderness now known as Alaska. We might get some results for a change if Alas ka's leaders should work together as the signers of the Declaration of Independence who mutually pledg- ed to each other their lives, their fortunes and their sacred honor."
The Wrangell sentinel., 1955-09-09
RITCHIE IN TOWN

Al Ritchie of the Ritchie Trans portation company, was a visitor in town last week end. He came down to visit his family and Mon day returned to Juneau where his river boat is hauling concentrates on the Taku River.