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By JOHN EETTS

L.A. Hod Greot Eleven Months Building Acriviry

The great upsurge of Soutl-rern California building activity this year torvard an amazing new record is impressively indicated b1'official reports for the first 11 months of 1953.

In that time 73 of the localities in key Southland areas alone isstred $1,255,786,211 worth of building permits, or $1S4,167,809 more than their total for the similiar span in 1952.

November building-permit valuation aggregate for those mentioned 73 localities \s $94,758,701 almost neck and neck with their total for November 1952.

Los Angeles' building activity is well shorvn by the fact that tlre $402,193,752 worth of permits issued in this city in this year's first l1 months exceeded by $85,699,145 this city's total for th0 similar time last year.

Home building continues to supply a very great part of the building activity with, horvever, a large volume of other types of construction also spurred by requirements.

Of the 4447 permits, with $26,716,905 valuation, issued in Los Angeles last month, 1088 permits $11,803,757, rvere for single-family drvellings; 34 permits, $388,666, for duplex dwellings, ;rnd 102 permits, $4,2M,082, for apartment buildings.

Collohcln Heods Reol Estcrlers

Edward L. Callahan, of Los Angeles, has been elected president of the Los Angeles Realty Board ior 1954. He is a regional director of the national association.