▁ear nings ▁for ▁ 1 9 3 5 ▁had ▁reached ▁over ▁one ▁million ▁dollars , ▁with ▁total ▁assets ▁val ued ▁at ▁more ▁than ▁$ 1 8 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War ▁Cont inental ▁produced ▁large ▁t onn ages ▁of ▁bar bed ▁wire , ▁n ails ▁and ▁sheet ▁steel ▁for ▁military ▁use , ▁and ▁it ▁provided ▁material ▁for ▁products ▁manufact ured ▁by ▁defense ▁indust ries . ▁ ▁These ▁included ▁aer ial ▁bomb s , ▁fuel ▁containers ▁and ▁landing ▁m ats ▁for ▁air ▁stri ps . ▁ ▁Exp ansion ▁and ▁growth ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁and ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁Cont inental ▁Ste el ▁sold ▁off ▁its ▁C anton , ▁Ohio ▁and ▁Indian apolis ▁sheet ▁mill ▁facilities , ▁having ▁decided ▁to ▁focus ▁on ▁the ▁manufact ure ▁of ▁finished ▁products ▁at ▁K ok omo . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁witness ed ▁considerable ▁expansion : ▁ ▁a ▁new ▁continuous ▁rod ▁mill ▁started ▁operations ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 3 , ▁a ▁w eld ed ▁fabric ▁department ▁was ▁hous ed ▁in ▁a ▁new ▁facility ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 5 ; ▁the ▁mail ▁mill ▁was ▁modern ized , ▁and ▁a ▁new ▁n ail ▁w are house ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 7 ; ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁saw ▁the ▁production ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁item , ▁high ▁carbon ▁wire . ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 9 6 3 , ▁Cont inental ▁Ste el ' s ▁open ▁hear th ▁capacity