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Show Bits O' Business 'And Things To Come BITS O' BUSINESS . Coffee demand is perking to I new peaks. Reason: Java-jittery i housewives, fearing shortages and higher prices, are turning to "hoarding." Some grocers have had to revive wartime rationing ra-tioning practices .... Radio isn't dead yet. Despite the 'growing! 'grow-ing! boom in television, radio set output is lagging behind demand de-mand as the industry chalks up the most successful year since its birth. . . . Tax burdens have the electric utility i n d u s t r y squirming, as tax tolls keep pace with increasing1 revenues. This year's estimated $900 million tax tab will top 1948 marks by nearly near-ly $200 million .... Population increases may jack up annual retail food sales more than $6 billion by the end of 1960, a jump which would add some 6,000 to the nation's supermarkets supermar-kets .... Britain's trade deficit in September sagged to its lowest low-est point sine March as imports topped exports by 35,800,000 pounds sterling. Recent devaluation devalua-tion of the pound should reverse the down trend soon, though, says Chancellor Cripps. THINGS TO COME An all-nylon typewriter rib- bon. The development makes for more perfect letter uniformity through the ribbon's ability to replenish ink supply quickly . . . . Closets crowded? You'll be interested in the "OverDoor," a space-saving closet extender which slides over the top of a door, lets you hang 10 garments in the space usually occupied by two. . . . Latest gadget in the men's clothes line is a set of 14-karat gold magnetic cuff links. Made without snaps, it's a snap to join them . . . Another magnetic newcomer is a new type door closer. A two-part latch, consisting of a permanent magnet and a holding plate that is attracted to it, makes it easy to keep cabinet and closet doors tightly closed .... Add to the growing list of left-handed products pro-ducts (checkbooks, monkey wrenches, etc.) an electric iron for southpaws. The cord is fed into the iron's port side instead of starboard .... Another aid to housewives, either right- or left-handed, is an electrified hone for putting a super-sharp edge on knives, hatchets, chisels, etc. Made without wheels, belts, or gears, it never needs oiling. |