Show I HOME OWNERS OWNERS Record High One of the most maddening of ot all the modern paradoxes Is that while I millions of American families are are searching desperately for decent places to live at the same time I more American families own their own homes now than ever before In history About 49 per cent of ot the nations nation's non farm families owned their homes at the beginning of this year it has been revealed by a federal reserve board survey That comes to toa a total of million city and town fa families milies Although the survey did not take up farm families the proportion of home owners among that group traditional traditionally tra tra- y has been much higher than among among city dwellers |