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Builders Report
Builders Report
Vireinians Set installation

James L. Cooke, the new
president of the Northern
Virginia Builders Association,
will be honored at the groups
9th anniversary installation
dinner dance at $50 pm.
January - at the Washing
ton Golf and Country Club.
He succeeds James L. McII-
vaine.
Other new officers who will
be installed are Ellis II.
Glover, first vice president;
Charles Luria, second vice
president; Earl X. ROsti,
third vice president; Clyde
AmOnett, secretary, and
Thomas r. williams, treas
urer.
The associations new
board members are Richard
T. Wright, Marshall w. COff-
man, Claude Z. Keener, Rich
ard w. Whyte, Charles f.
Splitter and Marvin d.
TOOmbs. They will join re-
elected members Gordon w.
Ball, Thimas F. Mallette,
Walter L. Phillips, jr., and
John H. AylOr on the board.
Builders Groups
Schedule Meetings
The Home Builders Asso-
citation of Suburban Virginia
will hold its first monthly
membership meeting of 1868
at $3.50 pm. January II at
the Park Arlington Motel.
Guest speaker will be Will
liam A. MOlster, marketing
services director of the Ma
tional Association Of Home
Builders. announced John r.
Minchew, president Of the
group.
Also, the Montgomery
County Home Builders Asso-
citation will hold its first
meeting of the year at $50
Evening star., 1963-01-05

BETHESDA NEAR PUBLIC AND PARocHLA SCHOOLS 1905
NARIkNoLL DRNE-oPEN SUM- l-5-churmins home in prime
location Built by 6ruerCoOy Full hail. Separate dnino
Big oIleee kitchen. LARGE BEDROOM AND FULL BATH
ON FIRST FLOOR lovely bedrooms and both Ind floor Beuu
fu fenced lot contains 10000 So H. TAKE GOOD LONG
LOOK At THE INTERIOR BEFORE ASKING THE PRICE! River Rd
right on Wilson Lone left to MONknO Mr. Thompson. la 6s346
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Metal Makers
To Convene

The National Association of
Architectural Metal Manufac-
turers will hold its 25th an
nual convention April 81 to
q at the Hotel Del Coronado,
Coronado. Calf.
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BETHESDAS cUTEST!-PRlcED At $less0l-6oo4 MELVERN-
OPEN SUM- 5- you only need TWO bedrooms but wont real
quality and ehurm in fine neshbohood-SToR LooKN6 This
little brick rambler loVey No basement but plenty of stoross
Frepoee porch garage "a both Beautiful monieued
to perfection! Convenient evehns Old Georgetown Rd left
Beech right Singleton left Meven Mr. Moneon 654o766
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HlLLMEAD - BETHEsDAs HIGHLY POPULAR YOUNG FAMILY
coMMUNlTYl-s904 MELWooD-oPEN SUM- l-5-LoveIy white
brick coOnO Choice lot borders beautiful wooded bedrooms
ond bohs on and hOOr Recreation in full basement De-
Rd; right MsIwOOd; left to home M ExeOs EN- 3s26I
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Texos Builder Named
Housing Center choirmon

E. ]. (Jim) Burke of San
Antonio, has been elected
chairman of the board of
trustees of the National
Housing Center at 1925 L
street NV, headquarters of
the National Association of
Home Builders. He succeeds
Edward w. Ted Pratt of
Royal Oak, Mich. Mr.. Burke
was 1861 president of the ma
tional association.
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QuestiOn-We keep a rub
ber mat in our bathtub to
prevent slipping while taking
a shower. When I removed
the mat to give the tub a
thorough cleaning, 1 discov-
cred the tub was stained.
How can l remove the stain?
Answer - The staining is
caused by chemicals used in
manufacturing rubber. Don't
leave a mat on the porcelain
tub surface for long periods,
take 1t up between showers.
To remove the stain: Wipe
with household chlorine
bleach (some of the new
chlorine cleanser powders are
excellent for this), rinsing
well afterward with clear
water. Or try one of rust
removing preparatinos avail
able at housewares, hard
ware, supermarkets and va
riety dealers; follow label
directions carefully.
Worn Furniture
QuestiOn-We have an old
porch set of reed. 1t was
never painted but had a
varnish-like finish. In some
areas the finish has worn off
and the chairs are quite
soiled in spots. How can this
be cleaned and refinished?
Answer-Wash all surfaces
with one Of the general pur-
pose household liquid clean
ers, following label instruc-
tions carefully. On stubborn
soiled spots, apply a paste Of
powdered whiting and nom
flammable liquid spot re-
mover, covering with a sheet
of thin plastic discarded
vegetable bag) to retard
evaporation: be sure the
room is we'll ventilated while
using the spot remover.
When dry, replace with fresh
paste, repeating until all
possible soil is removed.
Then thoroughly rinse all
surfaces with clear water to
remove all trace of the
cleaner. When thoroughly
dry, apply a finish coat Of
fresh white shellac (thinned
half and half with denatured
alcohol or a coat of var
nish.
Stoinproofing MopIe
Question: read in your
column how to prepare or
treat a maple cutting block.
I have a new one and I don't
want to stain or discolor it
with grease and food. Can
you repeat the treatment?
Answer-Yes. The block
should be absolutely smooth
and free Of dust. Then give
the wood two or three soak
ing coats of raw linseed oil,
allowing about a week to
elapse between applications.
When a coat Of oil is applied,
it should soak into the wood
for an hour, then all excess
oil must be completely wiped
off. II this is not done, the
surface will become tacky
and the gummy residue is very
difficult to remove later. In
order to make certain that
the oil is pure and clean,
purchase it bottled from an
artists supply store.
Diseolored Door
QuestiOn-What can be
done with an outside var
nished door that has been
weather-worn just in spots9
We've removed the varnish
and sanded the door, but the
dark weathered sections re-
main darker. What do you
suggest?
Answer-You may not have
used an outdoor varnish
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BEDROOMS, 2 BATHS-S25,95
Bethesda-45IB AVamere Street

This home is priced 81 900 below FHA opproiso for
quick sole All Iorae including bedrooms ond
both first floor separate dnina room full boserent
Jorge porch Mrs Hilton EN- 2-lsO7
DIRECTIONS out Ave 10 Cedar Lane yoh appror
"a mile TO ChdHue Drue righ 10 Street home
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RAMBLER
RNfheSda-5I2OW Wieketf Terraeo

For S5095o this is the largest 7-roon 3-both rambler
On the market todoy Only few years DID, Huge receo-
ton room, bult-in aorooe fireploces Vocont. Mr.
Baldridae OIL. 6-6s76
DiREcTLoES: Wis Are mile beyond Naval Hospital
TO Alto Vista Rd, left TO Wickett Terrace, iet home
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FIRST REsENTAToN-BETHEsDA-NE ALL SCHOOLS AND
NLH-4 BEDRooMS-2 BATHS-S23 950!-59O5 WALTON ROAD
OPEN SUM- l5-LOvsy home perfect condition! Wonderful
neShbOhOod with every convenience seuu punsed reereoon
room in ful basement Old Georgetown Rd left Beech right
Singleton; left Walton. Mr. lrin o. 5000
Evening star., 1963-01-05

FIRST RESENTATIoN-BERKELEY-D COMMUNITY
OF LARGE CUSTOM HOMES OFF FoXHALL RoAD-INSPEcTIoN
BY APPOINTMENT THIS WEEKEND-CoI Mr. Rhodes o. 6-2442
Built by Funk S. Phillips Spacious hc pIun cENTRAE
AIR CoND Den and powder big bedrooms baths on End
fooF Finished Bird floor out-of ground eubroom with fireplace
Short sofe wuk LOdy Of Victory Every within few
minutes to downtown. $5e5o0
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DUTCH COLONIAL
Bethesda-7gI2 Minferberry Place

This new home offers absolutely the most room, for the
price in oil Of the River observation-disclosures Avenue oreo
other bedrooms, "a boths poneled brory, fepoees
Outsondno custom features. S4o,5oo, Mr.. Dyett,
OIL 2-6227.
DiRECTioNS Riuer Road 10 wilson Lane roht 10 AiooH-
quIn u 6loek e % Sebaoo et % Rnterbetrg h % home
Evening star., 1963-01-05

financial and personnel func-
tions Of the corporation, and
for the direction of Yeonas
Property Management, Inc,
and Yeonas Insurance Agen-
cy, Inc.
Mr.. Yeonas announced also
that 1862 was the best year
in the organizations 16-year
history for the sales of homes.
Total sales increased AZ per
cent In dollar volume over
1861, he said.
HBAMW Promotes
Mary Sherwin
Miss Mary G. Sherwin has
been named director of ad-
vertising for the Metropolitan
Area Home Builder, the
monthly magazine Of the
Home Builders Association Of
Metropolitan Washington, ac-
cording to an announcement
by the groups president, John
G. GOsnell.
Miss Sherwin also will con-
tinue in her capacity as di-
rector of special projects for
The association. For the last
year. she has served as an
executive assistant to James
Pearson, executive vice presi-
dent Of the group.
Also, James w. Mitchell,
formerly with the American
Security & Trust Co., has
been appointed director Of the
associations accounting de-
partment.
They will succeed Stephen
A. Clayton, who resigned to
take a position in the Rock
vile construction firm of w.
Evans Buchanan, the new
president of the National As
ISOLATION of Home Builders.
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COLO Reech Avenue

This eustom-bui home hos bedroom and full bath on
first floor huge bedrooms ond bohs second large
screened porch. Centrally DIR conditioned storm windows
Perfect condition. Owner transferred. Mr.. Dodge OIL.
6-l650.
pIREcTioNs ot Georgetown Rd ca to Beach
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CHEVY CHASE, MD.
B1IG IYNWOOD PLACE

S52Z5O Is the price Of this delightful Colonial home In
the shodow Of Columbia Country Club excellent bed
rooms, baths, orae dining room screened porch built
eoro9e, recfeoon room and secluded wooded o Irons
porotion ond shopping Mr Johnson OL 4-l3s9
DiRECHQNS' Conn Are pati East.Wsst INV and Columbia
and elL % hnme --- " -.--I
The Detroit tribune., 1963-08-24

As illustrated in this cutaway OF the
ground floor Of the Empire State
Building. a new attraction has been
added to thst Of the Observatory o.
the worlds talest skYscraper--eIght
original works Of art depicting the
eight wonders Of the world have been
Installed permanently In the lobby OF
the building.
Commissioned especially for the En-
plfe State, the cispl1Y employs new
The Detroit tribune., 1963-08-24

Mrs. Gricr told Recorders
Judge John u. Scallcn that her
husband became onragcd She
said he beat her about the body
with his fists.
"VIc then picked ur an um.
brella,' explained the heart
broken wife, "and beat me un-
til it broke apart
Mrs. Gricr said her angry hus-
band then picked up a saucer
lie threw il and struck her on
the left arm causing a cash.
She said her husband was a.
so angry because he didn't have
a key to get into their apartment.
Mrs. Grier said She offered to
leave the knv with her husband
before leaving home,
Gricr aGmittcd assau!ting his
wife. He said he struck her about
iour times.
Il asked her where She had
been wncn she came nome at
that time of the morning. We
got into an argument and my
wife hit me with bottle
Mrs. Grier said she has left
her husband. Il don't intend to
live with him any more" she
declared
Judge Scallcn found Gricr gull
~ OF assault and battery ald
placed HIM on one year $ pro
baton.
T he old provcrbal saying.
some excuse is better than no
excuse proved untrue in Re
cordcr's Court last week for
Lural BlcVins.
BlcvinS. ~, Of 2l7 Erskinc
was charged with attempted lar
ccry Police said they caught
him in the act of stealing bat
tory flom a parked truck at Rus
sell and Brewster - the Eas-
tern Market.
The officers said Blcvins was
in the cab OF the truck lying on
his stomach, attempting to re-
move the battery. There was an
assortment of wrcnches in the
truck. which Ilcvins picked up
and put into the open trunk of
his car, which was parked a
short distance away
Conf:scaiod from Blcvin's pock
cts were two washers and a ring
nut. the type used on battery
hold-downs
Recorders Judge John =. Seal
len YVES unimprcsscd by the cx-
cusc given nv Blcvins and fined
him S25 or 45 days.
The Detroit tribune., 1963-08-24
Supreme Lille Shareholders
Increase sapitd.s5OQl 900

A srccial mcctng tod Y Of
the lllls shareholders approy-
ct Precedent Earl B Dick rsoa's
resolution To increase ii'r auln,r-
izcd capital from Sl.G55.yv9 10
40. coo
fcdr' ioe "a "a ho'1rrs.
ait.csS q sid "Dusine Tie sey-
FL yc.rs Of my adminslra IN
nei. ~. tc n 'ud Cn more
raid lowta ana q eopmtnt
hferga The a"q,isito' of req
utahie companies operating in
conNuniicS similar to our own
This has broueht to us 7 com.
Win total sen, Cf So
100000 and outstanding busi-
ness of S11,LoH.C00 In 1862 the
''ennsnv for the first time. earn
cG in profits more than One Half
.di,lon DO lars. In April. 1868,
an unprecedented dividend of
The Detroit tribune., 1963-08-24

81 30 PER snare was dsc,arti.
$l00. 0i vhIcl VS. p;Ia Ia
i sih i1r ba, io b
paid IN Oc obcr
"NUw He clr nliD 'r y as
avan Nor ian,d ~, On sfnwla
profit making Yorr action {
day ives Us the means. taWIsS
ic ( adiilioAal sto"l to Sos
the shareholders ~ and u ~
cSsarv, to The public Your aU-
thoii,l increases our oei~'a1e
ing capital stock BY S500OJ0
liI in. avp'ny,e shaies for
by 5C,0o0 We pledge our con
'na ,.Olt- d. % 0 aur iAt
L.f the greatest fin ncial ORGAN
iza'' n Of lis kind in our Coun.
try"
The special meeting WAS hcll
al Conference Room { McCor
mick Place.
The Detroit tribune., 1963-08-24

TOO many drop out Dccau'c
they are bored. not necessari y
because of insufficient ability
but because they are not adr-
qua;cly challenged and couns T.
cd he said.
Continuing. he declared:
II is our educators, own du
and responsible Iiy TO replace .ic
student lcthargy by motivli
and inspiration Quality teach. :
,p stem The tide of sch i
rop on !, What is called cu.i-
dy ln9ching is based upon a pre-
pared mind. character. cnli "
cncd and expressed interest /; 1
arIitv % york with oth~ 5
on hi.h level"
Addressing his remarks 10 re
mem 'rS O fine graduating csl $,
hc tod them Of The prob en- {
, s. iVlias the responsibility #
cl,isrnship political. sociil 1
c.totpc lir asserted that 4
world Wnore men are dc r.
mined to be free there are T.
I'D problems we must. a.
sronNslc citizens. work toword
ri'ctvcy solving
"Amona these he said, s
-rtalrr acceptance OF free a
VIA preparedness and RS. T.
mhiy Ne must work with '-
imiaation and dedication .r
freedom and justice. and Al Q
time ~ with equal ferv0r ~
sisi upon preparedness and =
sronsbiility as vital concomitaa $
OF freedom adm justice.
lie concluded: May | say l.
nally that as you seek pcrso II
success which we all desire, =
member we are involved in ic
problems of mankind, Howe r
nigh we rise. however great e
desire to separate ourselves ll,Aa
the eternal strusllcS of this l.,
the gnawing reality is here e
in truth can claim success Y
a. we in this pcriouS age $ x
and participate in creative y S
to obtain the good life. lrecd 4
and justice for ALL in Cducyt B,
in enjoyment. in governments -
in all areas Of life.
In all our seeking, rcspor l.
b'lity preparedness. and un V
OF purpose will lead US finai Y
to the well spring of the lfc
under God We seek. and which
every human heart consciously
or uSconsciously desires
What do YOU viii? a prepared
mind? An unpurchaSable char
actcr2 Involvement in the dos
Tiny of people, II is as YOU will
ID Wilmoth II Baker, a Tai
lahassec physician, and Ben r.
min II Crutchcr, medical tech
no.osist at TuSkcgee Institute,
1uskcpcc Institute, Ala. We're
tn recipients Of the Mcriiorioas
Achievement Certificate. the III
slifution's highest honor
One person. Mrs Leola c. Mn
on of New Smyrna Beach. le-
ccivcd a 50-ycar medal and S.
en- received oscar medals. Til Y
were Mrs, Ruth b Bush Of jack
sunvillc, Olsic Il. Ford of TAI
lahaSSec. John A Green Of T. H.
~. Willie = Pete of Orlando.
Herman Rcfoc and Mrs. Slr-
ley Rcfec cf Sanford. and Ms.
DCrcnc r. Young of Miami
The Detroit tribune., 1963-08-24

msy be cSusahel factors in the
dropping out problem facing ed
pcaioiS today
ciTi - Iill president Of
1'ur y $ tie o'Ie2e Fran
fuii. spoie 70 the qraduatir
c ass last vroS n FAMU il
Leo Hal Auditorium.
The Detroit tribune., 1963-08-24
Motivation And Inspiration May
Be eAnswerT To Drop Out Problem

TALLAHASSEE - a Kentuc.
Ky educator told a Florida A &
~ toiy rsi'y sunni n commence
mont audience last week tnn
p'0r fracn, 'cA r'ni'ir lr-
structicn, and a lack cf interest
~ aod conc'rn for the John
Does VINO drop ont Of school
The Detroit tribune., 1963-08-24
Facing The Judge

Grici. 27. of 1855 Sheridan, ap.
parcnily lost his head when his
wife, Mrs. Dorothy Gricr, 81,
came home at 3 am. after an
outing with two girlfricnds-now
Gricr has lost his wife.
The Detroit tribune., 1963-08-24
BY Isaac Jones

Wallace Grier discovered too
late that sometimes il is better
TO play il calm. than to lose your
head and take the law into your
own hands.
The Detroit tribune., 1963-08-24

ootlcsI and light techniques to
achieve a startling, brllIiance and a
true third dimension in color. me
work OF artist Roy Sparkia, they'wIlnl WI
be seen daily by more than $4,000
persons who work in Empire stale or
cali there each day. They will also DC
easily accessible to he almost 3
OOO.0OO persons who visit the buIlo-
mis- famous Observatory each year.
located e as they are Just across from
the Observatory ticket Office.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-02-19
Training Is Planned
For Parking Personnel

An executive development in
stitute developed by the Uni
versity of Maryland for man.
agement and supervisory per-
sonnet Of the Washington
parking industry will begin
next Monday.
This was announced by John
w. Lyon, president Of the
Washington Parking Associa-
ton, who said rapid growth Of
the industry has created a
need for qualified leadership
to handle future expansion.
Our aim Is to give the mo-
toring public the best possible
service" he emphasized. Adj
ministrative ability is a price
less economic tool and no in
dustry can take full advantage
Of its potential growth without
assuring itself Of a solid nu-
cleus Of key management and
supervisory personnel"
The institute will be con-
Quoted by DR.. c. Clinton
Spivey, associate professor of
industrial management at the
university. He will be assisted
by L. B. Doggett, jr., chairman
of the associations Educational
Committee.
All sessions Of the 10-week
institute will be held from 1880
to 9:D pm. on Monday eve
nings. Students will receive
university certificates on COM
pleting the course.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-02-19
Dividend increased

CHICAGO. CAP) Whirlpool
Corp, Benton Harbor, Mich,
makers Of laundry appliances,
has raised its quarterly divi-
dend on common stock from IS
to 40 cents. Directors yesterday
voted the boost, payable March
II, and an 85-cent dividend on
the firms Az per cent cumu-
lative preferred stock, payable
March 10, TO holders of record
for both classes February %.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-02-19
Dillon Read Offers
Best PEPCO Bid

A group headed by Dillon
Read g. Co. submitted the best
bid for $50 million Of Potomac
Electric Power Co. bonds, II
was announced today by Presi-
dent r. Roy Dunn Of PEPCO.
The best bid was 10I.l79 fol
a 42s per cent interest coupon
Following formal award OF
group reoffered the 35-year
issue at 101.898 to yield 4.27
per cent to maturity in 1898.
The annual cost to the COM
pany will be 4.3094 per cent.
Other managers Of the group
in addition to Dillon Read are
Johnston, Lemon & Co. of
Washington, Lehman Bros,
Eastman Dillon, Union Securi-
ties & Co., and Stone g. Webster
Securities Corp.
Other bids for the issue, all
calling for a AZ per cent
coupon, came from Kidder,
Peabody & Co., Merrill Lynch,
Pierce. Fenner and Smith,
White Weld & Co. and Salo-
mon Brothers 81 Hutzler, who
jointly bid 101 .0599, while First
Boston Corp. bid 100.82 and
Halsey Stuart g. Co. bid 1O0.71.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-02-19
Sales Up IS Pct.
In Mems Wear;
Rise to Continue

Sales Of mems wear in 1862
posted a record volume Of IS
per cent above the previous
year In Washington, and are
expected to grow another is to
20 per cent this year, the Ma
tional Association Of Retail
Clothiers and Publishers was
told today.
Lawrence M. Nathan, preS-
dent Of Bruce Hunt, Inc. here,
told the association at its Chi
cago convention that emer-
gence Of Washington as a
diplomatic and Government
world center has transformed
1t into a capital Of mems style
and dress.
Until World War II. London
was the mems apparel style
center of the world" he said
Anything the Prince OF Wales
wore made news and immedi-
ately influenced mems fashions.
To-day Washington has as
Sumed that position. even
though the manufacturers are
only now beginning to recog-
nize this and styling accord
ingly," he declared.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-02-19
&c Sales and Earnings
Rise Over 81 Record

NEW YORK (special. =
Sales Of General Electric Co.
rose to $4.7o2.7 S2,52O in 1862,
UP 8 per cent from 1861 sales
of s4.456.s15.160. it was an
nounced today.
Net earnings Of $685.. 843, 769
we're up 10 per cent from 1861
and were equivalent to $2.97 q
share Of common stock.
Chairman Ralph j. Cordiner
said that sales represent an
all-time high for General Elec-
trio for the second successive
year. Earnings for 1862 were
the second best in company
history.
He said details and informa-
ton would be available when
the company issues its annual
report early in March to more
than 100000 share owners of
record.
Sales Of consumer goods and
industrial equipment showed
gains over the prior year,
while volume for defense sales
and heavy capital goods in
creased moderately over 1861.
Sales Of heavy capital goods
were aided by strong export
volume. Mr.. Cordiner said.
Earnings did not follow sales
to a record in 1862 mainly as
the result Of the continuing
squeeze between increasing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-02-19
Steel Production
Rises for Week

NEW YORK CAPl-Nation-
wide steel production increased
again last week. raising output
to the highest level since late
April 1862.
Registering its third consecu-
tive gain, mill activity climbed
to about 10 per cent over the
pace two weeks ago. rising for
the first time in 10 months to
a rate of better than two mil
lion tons a week.
The American Iron & Steel
Institute said output in the
week ended Saturday totaled
2,054,000 tons, up about four
per cent from the 1,975,000 tons
of the preceding week.
The week before, 1t gained
ga per cent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-02-19
Bell Sysfenn's
81 Earnings
Hit S1.4Bi|Iion

NEW YORK (AP).-The Bell
Telephone System Of the
American Telephone & Tele-
graph Co., earned over SLAB
billion in 1962-the second big
gest profit any corporation has
ever cleared in a year.
Chairman Frederick r. Kap-
pei told stockholders in the
annual report today This has
been a year Of great progress
in many fields"
It was the fourth year of
billion dollar plus profits for
AT&T, the Nations largest
corporation by most measure
ments.
General Motors is the only
other firm which has earned
more than 81 billion in a year.
The auto firm first topped 81
billion in 1855.
The report showed Bell sys-
tenn net income of $1,432,-
$4,000, equal to $5.79 a share
on the parent company
(AT&T) stock, compared with
$1,325,5 87, 900. or $3.50 a share
in 1861.
In the latest year the aver
age number Of AT&T shares
outstanding was 239, 587 900
compared with 232,627, 900 in
the previous year.
The 1862 results equal a re-
turn of 7.45 per cent on total
investment compared with TAI
per cent in 1861.
The Bell System-AT&T and
81 subsidiary telephone COM
panies - operated 65,986,813
telephones in all 48 continental
States at the start Of 1868.
This was 2,799,000 more than
at the start Of last year. The
gain in telephones in 1861 was
2,450, 900.
Total assets of the giant
utility rose to $26,716,536, 900
from $24.617.753,000 a year
earlier. At the end of the year
AT&T had 2,210,671 share
owners, the largest stakeholder
family of all. A year earlier
the total was 2,049,2l3.
The report showed that total
operating revenue rose to So
l47, 840,0 900 from 1882, $50 900
a year earlier. Operating ex-
penses went UP to $5,305, 037 900
from $5.012,790,00O