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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-31
BALTIMORE
LIVESTOCK

BALTIMORE. Mar. 80 ~ CUspAJ.-
cattle. compared last week. all ClaSse
seneTally fully steady Bulk week
500 300 ID averages IL. so.aS 90. G irv
standard and good s50-l .OSQ lbs is SO
iv,25. Good and choice heifers 10 90
-.,uu, Including GSu-1 .0lO 10 averases
most 5?5-l .0io ID standard and eooc
ba;f.rs iSiO9 ad %; Gamer and CUTIE
utility and commercial cows IL M Id Oh
some commercial and standard up Il
10 % Thursday. Most Gamers ant
cutters 1000 10 so; mixed cutter AMI
gIlIts 400 and higher; shelly cannerl
gown 70 500 and In extremes below
Most utility and commercial bulls - %.
80; lev cutter and utility bulls l., 40.
a.3u' odd head lots GOOD bulls ~ OO.
1000. Broad demand for stock cattle
s most sooo and choice ,4i5-l .023 II
medium and GOOD 450-g60 lbs IA 90.
Iaa'2 2o; common and medium 46O-ss0 ID,
:, Calves Compared last week. oenerally
closins top quotation ss'G0. Most hish
choice and prime yealers 2G.00-:.S fjei
eood and choice 90 OOPS 90. some utility
and standard l3.0O- 1900 Few cuij
Hoss. Compared last week. Barrow,
and gifts mostly SO lower spots OF more
on over $40 ID WEIGHTS Sous little
changed Thursdays mixed lots IS6-
:30 ID Y; s, ] TO 3 grade barrows and
and 2; lSo-2ll ID averases 1880: few
lots 230-2i0 lbs l7"5-ls.00. some go
300 lbs l925-l5.00, few l4O-I80 lbs
~ :5-l7.5: i80-1SO lbs lT.25-ls 90
Is 90. 1850. few head No j and
around 325 lbs and lighter up TO 1875.
most 400-500 lbs 1425-l5. 90: b0O-6O0
lbs l3.50-l4."5,
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ADVERTISEMENT
Browning King E 20. Offers Men
Opportunity to Dress SmartIy
With Their New Low Price Policy
Washington ATeo First With New Merchandising
Plan Of Reduced Green Ink Prices" on Clothino :

Every man. regardless OF
whether he is a government
employee, executive, educator or
on a company payroll, can now
afford to dress smartly In fine
quality clothes.
This is possible because Of the
unusual new merchandising
policy Of Browning King a. Co.
at 1925 q Street NV, where
a tremendous selection OF top
coats, overcoats, sport coats and
Stacks is being offered at re-
duced green ink prices" which
are stamped over our original
price tickets. This completely
new policy is IN effect at Brown
ing Kings Washington, d. c.,
store only, and has received en-
thusiastic approval from men
who have shopped the store.
Typical OF the values being Of
fered are Martinique" topcoats
OF imported hand-woven Harris
Tweed or imported hand-woven
Irish Tweed fabrics, now offered
at the reduced green ink price"
OF less than $1,000.
Another fine special is the lux
urious Imperial" outercoat
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GEICO Athletes
Name Controllers

Ralph c. Peck has been elected
controller Of Government En-
ployees Corp. and William j.
Monckton has been named con-
troller Of Government Employ
ees Life Insurance Co.
Both companies are affiliates
OF Government Employees In
surance Co.. of which Mr.. Peck
also is controller. Before Joining
GEICO he was with American
Surety Co. as deputy controller
and research analyst.
Mr.. Monckton also is assistant
controller Of GEICO. He for
merry was controller OF the
United States Life Insurance Co.
in New York.
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have cameras he added. The
time will come when every
American over 10 years OF age
will have one. he predicted.
He foresees a time when movie
cameras recording sound with
pictures will be available to
amateurs at a modest price.
He looks forward to cameras
reaching the epitome of automa-
ton, through the automatic set
ting of camera. taking of picture
and instant readiness for next
exposure. without SO much as
pushing a button.
From Washington, DR.. Mita-
raj headed for South America to
study market development, but
the second biggest foreign mar
iket for Japanese cameras will
be Europe. he believes. From
South America he will go there
for a tour.
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NEW YORK COTTON

NEW YORK. March 70 fP,.-co,ton
su.ures prices were firm this week After
sVIhe rregularity, all deliveries finished
,hsner with the distant months scoring
the LARGEST gains W. '''~
a, Active futures contracts on The New
lofk Cotton Exchange closed al prices
nsins from cents TO 81 so a bale
hiener than the week before
New crop. months were aided BY ex-
pectstlons that the 1887 loan rate would
De above the previously announced guar
enteed minimum for the coming season
Olner publish factors included the hieh
leVeI OF sales OF government-held cotton
unuer the surplus sxport program and a
SUBSTANTIAL rise In acreage pledged 10
the soil bank.
Considerable interest was aroused In
trade quarters by the large volume OF
government-held cotton sold for expert
against bids opened at the latest auction
March q. At this sale. the government
disposed OF SEQ 900 bales of 1855 ard
prior crop upland cotton for export
on or before next August rs. and an
additional 23s.oOO bales for export on
or after Aug. is
Exports for the week ended Tuesday
were estimated BY the New York Cotton
Exchange Service Bureau at 24S,0O0
bales VS. COCOON the previous week and
"a 600 In the like week last year. For
the season through March 81. exports
were estimated at $500 bales
against /. 100000 at approximately the
same time last season.
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Higher Costs,
LESS Output,
Grip Trend
BY WALTER BREEDE. IR.


Associated Press Business Writer
NEW YORK. March 30.-Costs
up. production down, compete
ton fiercer than ever. But total
economic activity still close to a
record high.
That's how business stacked
up this week at the finish of the
years first quarter.
There were signs that the
boom was getting tired - but
there were also indications that
1T might come back strong after
Ia breathing spell.
Evidence If fatigue right now
could be seen at several spots.
New car dealers were still watt
ing for that spring upturn. Sales
for March compared unfavorably
with a year ago.
Steel production the lowest for
any week since August.
Appliance manufacturers an
nounced new layoffS, At least
two, Frigidaire and General Elec-
trio. were reported to have
slashed wholesale prices-Frigid-
aire on refrigerator and GE on
electric stoves.
The Federal Governments top
economic planners were de-
scribed as worrying less about
infiation-for the time being, at
lleast-and more about defiation.
There were hints that the pinch
on credit had eased a little here
and there.
Best news was the Labor De-
partment's forecast of a spring
upsurge in employment in most
Iof the United States.
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ADVERTISEMENT

tailored Of the worlds finest
1907 pure imported Cashmere
and sold at the reduced green
ink price" of less than $4,000.
Still more great values are the
"Conqueror" all-wool flannel
suits, styled in authentic Ivy
Classic styles. and now priced
at the reduced green ink price"
Of less than $4,000. Craftsman
luxury-tailored suits of fine i'm
ported sharkskin worsteds are
less than $4,000 at Browning
Kings reduced green ink
prices" You can own a Con-
queror" all-wool sport coat at
the reduced green ink price"
Of less than $1,000.
Take advantage OF the savings
on mems fine clothing at
Browning King a. Co., 1925 G
Street NV, In Washington.
Come in and shop. You'll find
a style and model to suit your
taste at a price to satisfy your
budget. The store is open every
evening until $3.50 PM, and al
terations can be made while you
wait. Buy with a convenient
Central Charge Account.
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Sclentlnc apparatus Tor indus
trial Japan in 1884.
Here for the International
Photographic Exposition, DR..
Mitarai predicted that shipments
of japanese cameras into the
United States probably will ex-
coed 100000 units in 1857. COM
pared with 100000 in 1856, $780,
900 in 1855, 10000 in 1854 and
only 10000 in 1858.
Exported by Air
All Japanese cameras are be-
ing exported by air, DR.. Mitarai
disclosed in an interview. In
the competitive race with Ger
man. American. Swiss and other
manufacturers. innovations in
lenses. automation and film are
coming so fast that the Japa-
nese are speeding their new
products to market as fast as
possible. II our cameras were
delayed a month at sea. we would
have better ones at home, said
DR.. Mitarai.
The doctor has made a num-
Der of trips to America and from
the first one in 1918 he was i'm
pressed by the need for build
ing a product reputation for
uniform quality.
AS president Of the Canon
Camera Co., he persuaded other
manufacturers to join in the
powerful Japan Camera Indus
try Association and became its
first president.
A semi-governmental Japan
Inspection Institute was set UP
in Tokyo and every camera must
be inspected before it is ex-
ported.
1t is inspected at the factory,
at the institute and again by an
institute representative when it
reaches the foreign market.
Plenty Of Room
The doctor says there Is
plenty Of room for everyone in
the American market as the
surface has hardly been
scratched. In Japan every firm
with four or more employees has
a camera club and there is a
camera in every other home, he
declares.
Only one in six Americans
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DATES
and
PLACES
Advertising Council will open

Advertising Council will open
its annual Washington confer
ence here tomorrow with a din
ner at Hotel Statler. High Gov
eminent officials will attend.
Washington Advertising Club
will hear a panel of physicians
discuss heart disease at a lunch
con at Willard Hotel Tuesday.
DR.. Clayton B. Ethridge of
George Washington University
Medical School, will be mod
orator.
Trade Association Executives
will hear T. G. Maynard. deputy
communications director, De-
partment of the Navy. at a
luncheon at the Mayfiower Ho-
tel on Wednesday.
Manufacturing Chemists Asso-
citation will hold an air and water
pollution abatement conference
at the Shoreham Hotel Thurs
day and Friday. The chemical
industry is spending between SIS
million and $40 million a year
on pollution abatement.
| Washington Chapter, Ameri-
can Society of Women Account
ants. will hold its annual public
relations dinner at the Ambas-
sador Hotel on Wednesday night.
April 10.
National Screw Machine Prod
ucts Association will hold its
annual spring meeting at the
Shoreham Hotel April Til.
ID. c. Credit Union League will
hold its annual convention at
Hotel Statler on April 1918.
Business session on Friday night
will be resumed Saturday morn
ing. Annual banquet will be final
event Saturday night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-31
BY WARREN BENNETT

NEW YORK, Mar. 30.-Both
corporate and Government bonds
drifted lower this week in rather
desultory trading.
Among the corporates. indus
trials edged slightly higher. top
grade issues were firm, but rails,
utilities and foreign dollar bonds
lost ground. Thus the trend was
downhill.
Convertibles generally were
mixed. An exception was East
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'3 RI BUSINESS
Corporate and U.S.. Bonds
DriftLower Durinu Week

Iern Stainless Steel 41as. which
added 53s to close at 1864.
Treasury obligations lost
ground erratically. They gained
Tuesday, held firm Wednesday,
then slid off Thursday and Fri
day. For the week the 21as Of
1868 were down 6/32 to IS 1872
bid. The Victory 212s of Decem-
Der. 1972-67, eased 1882 to
81 1892. The 30-year 314s drop
ped 1892 to SO 1882 while the
40-year IS lost 1882 to SO 1882.
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MUTUAL FUNDS

NEW YORK, Mar 80 tP.-Nationt
Association Securities Dealers. Inc
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AUTOMOBILES ron SALE
VOLV0
fsWEDHNs cADTLLAcl

tsWEDEN'e cADTLLAc)
sedans and station wagons. Low
pr. tag Of &2,2DB compl IS miles
per SALON. Terms to suit.
2-Yr. or 30.O00-Mile Guarantee
ANNAPOLIS MOTORS
900 New York Ave. Elk s-4744
WILLYs 1850 station wagon; excel
cOnd.: 4 new tires: owner LEAVING
country: for quick sale, $3.50. OIL
2-l74h, NE, 6-3040.
WILLYs '63 hardtopi SO. 900 miles
:, and h.. Wv: clean. economical
sharp: S49b. Ju. 5-941S.
WILLYs 1853 station wagon: ra'
dio, heater, overdrive; good UTILITY
vehicle; 30DB.
Bowman Motor Sales
1900 Ca. Ave. NV. RA. e-1l2s
Wn.LYs '53 Aero Lark 2-dr.: cd.
4 new tires: excel. eond.; S2gb
XII. S-9046. 1901 Mt. Vernon
ave-. Alexandria.
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AUT0M0BILEs FOR SALE

SAAB o. SWEDEN invites sou for
test ride: shown hy appointment
only WO 6-eO2S.
sTUDEBAKKR 1857 Silver Hawk
tlEer, chrome wheel discs, oil Alter:
extra special elean-up. price. 81. 29b.
American Service Center
bs5 N. olebe I'd. IA. 7-7722
6TUDEBAKRR 1859 Recall 2-dr. /
sporty iooking sedan with powerful
N-e engine, equipped, radio, heater.
Green; GOOD value ii Sb45; terms,
Chevy Chase Chevrolet
772s wis. Ave. OIL. 4-la12
THUNDRRBIRD '66: 3 TO choose
from: full price, S1.gD6; fully
equipped, all power; low down
payment. hank-rate nnaneIng
available. CENTRAL MOTORS
0l0 Mass. ave. NV.
THUNDERBIRD 1855
Radio. heater, auto, trans, power
steering. power windows power
KiRBY'S KORNER
Arilngton's Dodge.Plymouth Dealer
10th and washington Blvd.
IA. e-630b
I'VE Don't Try-We Satisfy"
THUNDKRDfRD 'b6: standard shift
Z. and n. Wv. tires; must see Il
THACKER MOTORS
18th and r. I. Ave. NE. La. e-053C
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MCKEE PONTIAC

''pONIIAC MEAN8 MckFt.,
NEW ueED.CAR LOCATION
18th and L SIS. nav. So. J-1lu1
PONTIAC '5S star Chief Catalina
coupe: hre RQld and ivoIyi July
eeuip.. power steering. power nfskss.
ali-leather interior. excel. conc
S1 ION
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MCKEE PONTIAC
..PoNTIlAsc; MANS q. a s,IMls sKEV5,

RONlAAC MAAMa MtAZ2
NEW USED-CAR LOCATION
18th and L SITS. NV. ST. 3-1l01
PONTIAC 1883 chieftain De luxe
"S' 4-dr. sedan: striking 2-tone
chariot red and polar white. onset
81 Wv. tires: . host Of accessories
including power steering Lnolonfnss
il our shop. WATA GUARANTEE;
Today's best buy, specially priced
OLMSTEAD Odds
1000 Wilson Blvd. Arl.. "a. 1900
fOHTIAC 1885 Catalina 4-door
hardtop: r. and h., hydramatle.
new Wv, tires and seat covers.
$1,000. FL. 0-4s1l.
PONTIAC 1857 2-dr. sedan; hydra,
heater: used 1000 miles; 81. le9;
neW-car warranty. FLOOD FON-
TfAc. 1921 Conn. ave.
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6e Ford, $l,9s6
suniiner eonv.. Fordo.,
and h., power steer
ing and brakes. padded
dash and visors.
leather interior, new
TOP, immaculate eond.
IS PIym. --$1,Is5
station wagon. poverfilte.
r. and h., green and white,
Immaculate cond.
81 Dodge SLIGO of
Royal Lancer toraue-
fiight, radio. heater, other
extras. Moonstone grey
~a0 otNNe.
SO Buick $es6 |
Riy. hardtop; 2-tone. ra-
do. heater,
SIS Chevrolet See6
2-dr. black powerSlids.
IS Dodge $1,995
Lancer. vs.: push button,
radio. heater, 2-tone
green. cannot be told from
new.
IS Pontiac --$196
Con. hydra, T. and h.. Nile
green with matching top.
SO Plymouth $Is5
2-dr. STATEN wagon. beau
titu! charcoal srey and
IS PIym. --SI,ss6
4-dr., Belvedere. radin,
heater. green and white,
push sutton drive.
'6e chsV. --$1,e96
Bel Air 4-dF. haFdtop. 2.
and h.. 2-tone blue, care
fully driven. low mileage,
l cWner car.
IS Chew. --$1,196
4-dr. VS.: poWerslide, =.
and h., Immaculate.
IS Dodge --$1,7s6
Club sedan. vs.; push but.
ton drive. r. and h., green
and white with matching
interior.
80 pAmiiaA Ea0k
4-dr. hydra, 2. and h.,
wonderful trans.
IS PIym. --$1,2s5
Station wagon, powerfiite.
Z. and h., 2-tone Ereen.
Tremendous savings 1t
this price.
IS Chew. --$1,1s5
Bel Air 4-dr., radio,
heater, 2-tone green, guar.
l owner car.
IS PIym. --$1,As5
4-dr.. radio, heater. over
drive, In immaculate eond.
IS Plymouth S5s5
4,dr., radio. heater. low
mileaae.
IS Dodge .$t,ss5
Custom Royal 4-dr,. radio,
heater. push button drive,
exceptionally fine inside
and out.
"a Buick --$1,0s5
l-dr., dynAflov. Z. and n,
2-tone paint, perfect
bumper to bumper.
IS Chew. --S1,19S
Del Ray epe.. powerglide,
r. and h., black and white,
matching leather interior,
spotless.
ISk EAPd Hf nor
customllne Fordor VS.: r.
and h. l-owner car, per-
feet eond.
SO Nash ----$1s5
Rambler hardtop; radio,
heater, overdrive. beauti-
ful grey and red with
continental kit.
IS Pontiac $1,3s5
4-dr.. hydra. r. and h.,
carefully driven.
Ts PIym. --Sl,1s5
Hardtop. push button, r.
and h.. beautiful metallic
blue and grey.
IS Plymouth $ss5
a.. AR, :ou ssSuiDDsd' in per-
Glow Down Payments
eHishsst Truds-ins
10 CARS TO
CHOOSE FROM
Open Ewes. III . pm,
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AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE

WlLLYS JEEPBTBR 40: new tor
and upholstery, new Wv. tires,
motor and running scar in excel
lent condition.. paint gpod; excel.
lent eas milsaBe: $500. OIL
2-560O.
ZEPHYR 1873 4-dr.: excellent con-
dition: Ss0b: win trade. JE.
the PRESIDENT Of our company
offers q 1854 Mercury Monterey
hardtop. equipped, power brakes,
power steering; $4,000 mi. New,
car cond. Si.176; terms. &240
BITT EQUIPMENT Corr. yard
446 Calvert ave. Alex. Va, Mon
day, 8 until s pm.
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Bowman MOTOR Sales

1880 Ga. Ave. NV. IA. $4,000
lsTUDRBAKRR 1857 Champion AZ
luxe 2-dr.; slate mist, heater, d.
rectional signals. etc; brand-new;
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Bowman MOTOR Sales
R0wnnan Motor Sales

1880 ca. Ave. NV. ia. $4,000
STUpEBAKER 1883 Comm. Regal
6-pass. sports COUPE; tone. YES,
overdrive. heater. etc.: excellent
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VoLKsWAoRN '50 convertible,
s sSSiRPsa with r,s, I saS,n b. nsWca'
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AUTOMOBILES For SALE
door, r aud n I. Ali life new

vOLKsWAGEN 1888 cow; r. and
TOR CO.. 1888 wis. ave. I'M. B.
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CONTINENTAL
MOTORS ltd

ISTpDEBAKER 1857 President Sill
yer Hawk So; Wedgwood blue. au-
tomato, heater, white sideWalls,
chrome discs. many other extras,
lhrand-neW; 81, 1fl5.
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KIRK MOTOR co.

PONTIAC '52 s-cyIindsr z.docT;
best model: 2-tone and July
eauipped: very small down pay
ment: S40b full price.
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AJUWAKIuIH4 4lAOUUA 1tI1Co
1900 ca. Ave. NV. RA. e-l12e
sTUDEBAKER 1887 Champion club
sedan fnewl extra-speeial clean
up price. Sl.6Db.
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AUT0M0BILEs F0R SALE

RENAuLT 81 Dauphine; askinu
Sd. 400: will accept reasonable Of
fer. "a. 1880 after 3 pm.
ss;s:Ss, " Issd;;Ss $500 sss WOOD
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WAsHINQTON0 EXcLU9IVE
BB 5SSE Ej s6sy 81 i;fSSSRs sIrs::
PER GALLON or GAS. ONE OF
THE FINEST SMALL CARS ON
THE MARKET TODAY. PRICES
START As Low AZ
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sAAB or SWEDEN Invites sou foI
3 test de sheoT Ts. By aDpOntmsni
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1A11t4A W. ? w
1900 Ca. Ave. IA. 9-4eO0
PONTIAC 1872 chieftain "s'' T.
S SSSf :w hsssn only i ss So ?" y" .'
Kenyon-Peck Chevrolet
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STUDEBAKER 1885 Pres, 4-dr.
sedan; black and white; Ike new.
with cir eone. L. n. ALLIES, IA.
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TsTUDEDAKBR 80 Champion Re.
sal q. y. 2-dr.: Z. ana h.: low
mileage. 1 owner; economy car
$3.50. terms. WOLFE MOTORS
1891 Wis. ave. NV. ~. 3.z042.
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$500 NJ ST. NV. AID. 2-4412
5n saER r . sSss ssaslso on. w .S.sn
equipped with radio. heater, eco
nomical overdrivsi s59b. terms;
lccc warranty.
Chevy Chase Chevrolet
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Area Home Builders
See ST as Big Year
BY ROBERT J. LEWIS
Real Estate Editor of The Star

Many home builders believe the Washington will need
construction Of at least homes apartments
built here last year, check disclosed today
With population to 1945000 and expected tc
million late this employment apparently
upgrade jobs available the
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paint had dried TO q beautiful
color.
Then we moved inl I can't
say we are living In the house.
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a problem, but the demand for
homes will certainly exist. owing
to the expected gain in popula-
ton and employment. plus the
need to replace a considerable
number of deteriorated homes
and others which will be RACED"
Though builders trimmed their
sails considerably last year, it
appears that the number Of
homes actually completed and
occupied was only slightly down
from the year before, on the
basis of power company figures.
The number of new homes
completed and still on the
market at the end of 1856 was
considerably higher than at the
same time the year before, power
company figures show. In the
District and Maryland area COW
cred by the Potomac Electric
Power Co., 1.460 units were COM
pleted and unoccupied at the end
Of December. 1856, as compared
See LEWIS, Page B-3
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This Cliff DweIIer Finds
Buying q House Is Fun

we had too many stairs to climb
in a two-story apartment. The
stairs wore her out, she said. She
wanted a ranch house-all on
one floor. But never underesti-
mate the inconsistency of a
woman. She went for the first
split-level she saw. Now we have
three flights of stairs instead Of
one.
It's on a knoll in Alexandria
almost a mile behind the George
Washington Masonic Memorial.
Had A Fist Full Of Checks
am still amazed at how
easy it was to borrow money on
a new house. And the settle
ment wasn't so bad. I went to
the title company with more
money Gin checks than I have
ever possessed before-most of
it not mine at all. 1t was merely
a matter of signing a lot of
papers and writing another check
for the balance.
Then came the big scare. The
green paint in the hall and
family room was to complement
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-05
BY GEORGE KENNEDY

Probably the most frightening
experience of my middle years
has been the purchase (for the
first time in my life) of a new
house.
No one saved me from it by
telling me not to do it. AS inter-
est led to commitment. commit
ment to contract and the day of
settlement approached, my ter
ror mounted. There would be
the matter of taxes, charges for
title search. insurance, settle
ment fees and transfer costs, not
to speak of years and years of
mortgage payments ahead. :.
We had lived Is years in a
duplex apartment. There I had
no fears-and no grass to cut.
But when George III came back
from school to live with us. 1
came TO agree with my wife that
a family OF five needed more
than three bedrooms and single
bath.
Mickey Chats my wife) had
hitherto rationalized her yearn-I
ing for a house on the basis that
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1906 IMAM III Lne year peIOre), a
decline in demand for homes
doesn't seem to be in the cards,
builders say.
Best estimates appear to be
that about 10000 new single
family homes were occupied dur
ing 1856, plus an undetermined
number Of new apartments.
The estimate as to new homes
occupied is based on a tally of
power company meter inStalla-
tions. The number of apartments
actually completed during the
year is not recorded though per-
mitS for construction Of about
S 900 units in multi-family build
|ings were issued during the year.
I'VE feel that 1857 will be as
good, If not better than 1856. as
Ia building year." James w. Pear
son. executive vice president of
the Home Builders Association of
Metropolitan Washington, said
today.
THE mortgage-money situa-
ton will undoubtedly constitute
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the yellow walls Of the living
room. But the green looked al
most black. Next day, however,
everything was all right. The