CENTURY BANCSHARES INC
SC 13G, 1998-02-13
NATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANKS
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                                UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, DC 20549


                                  SCHEDULE 13G

                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                           (Amendment No.____________)



                              Century Bancshares
                                (Name of Issuer)


                                       Common
                         (Title of Class of Securities)


                                    156436107
                                 (Cusip Number)



Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this  statement  ___. (A fee
is not required only if the filing person:  (1) has a previous statement on file
reporting  beneficial  ownership  of more  than  five  percent  of the  class of
securities  described  in Item 1;  and (2) has  filed  no  amendment  subsequent
thereto reporting  beneficial  ownership of five percent or less of such class.)
(See Rule 13d-7).

* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting  person's
initial  filing  on this  form  with  the  respect  to the  subject  of class of
securities,  and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would
alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of  Section18  of the  Securities  Exchange Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise  subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but  shall be  subject  to all other  provisions  of the Act  (however,  see the
Notes).











                                
CUSIP NO.         156433104                 13G                     Page 2 of 4
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<PAGE>

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1         Name of Reporting Person
          S.S. or I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Person

          Salem Investment Counselors, Inc.
          56-1225913
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2         Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group
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3         SEC Use Only
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4         Citizenship or Place of Organization
          North Carolina
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5         Sole Voting Power
          160,400
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6         Shared Voting Power

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7         Sole Dispositive Power
          160,400
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8         Shared Dispositive Power

- --------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
9         Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned By Each Reporting Person

          160,400
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10        Check Box if the Aggregate Amount is Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares
- --------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
11        Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9

          7.75%
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12        Type of Reporting Person

          IA
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                            SCHEDULE 13G                          Page 3 of 4
<PAGE>

Item 1 (a)        Name of Issuer:
                  Century Bancshares, Inc.

Item 1 (b)        Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
                  1275 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
                  Washington, DC 20004

Item 2 (a)        Name of Person Filing:
                  Salem Investment Counselors, Inc.

Item 2 (b)        Address of Principal Business Office:
                  P.O. Box 25427
                  Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27114-5427

Item 2 (c)        Citizenship:
                  North Carolina Corporation

Item 2 (d)        Title of Class of Securities:
                  Common Stock

Item 2 (e)        Cusip Number:
                  156436107

Item 3 (e)        [    ]  Investment Advisor registered under Section 203 of the
                          Investment Advisors Act of 1940.

Item 4   Ownership:

                  (a)  Amount beneficially owned: 160,400
                  (b)  Percent of Class: 7.75%
                  (c)  Number of Shares as to which such person has

                    (i)  Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 160,400
                    (ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote:  -0-
                    (iii)Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition:160,400
                    (iv)Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition of:-0-

Item 5            N/A

Item 6            N/A

Item 7            N/A

Item 8            N/A

Item 9            N/A



                            SCHEDULE 13G                   Page 4 of 4
<PAGE>


Item 10: Certification:

                  By signing  below I certify  that to the best of my  knowledge
                  and belief, the securities  referred to above were acquired in
                  the ordinary  course of business and were not acquired for the
                  purpose  of  and  do  not  have  the  effect  of  changing  or
                  influencing  the control of the issuer of such  securities and
                  were not acquired in connection  with or as a  participant  in
                  any transaction having such purposes or effect.

                  Signature

                  After  reasonable  inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and
                  belief,  I  certify  that the  information  set  forth in this
                  statement is true, complete and correct.


                                2/5/98
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                                Date


                                /s/  David B. Rea
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                                Signature

                                David B. Rea, President
                                -----------------------
                                Name/Title


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