Evening star., 1941-12-23
D. T.. Postal Receipts
Al An.Time High
As Holiday Nears
Totol About $500, 900
Above Year Ago in
20 Days of Month
BY EDWARD c. STONE.

BY EDWARD c. STONE.
Postal revenues at the City Pos
ONCE in the first 20 days of De
cember broke all previous holida.
records, officials announced today
AS a business indicator, posta
receipts gave full support to th'
predictions by merchants that th'
total volume of Christmas trade II
the Capital will far exceed all for.
mer marks.
The months receipts at tht
Washington Office through Decem'
Der 20 totaled S929, ,35777, which wa:
a Jump of approximately 5000 ,00(
over revenues amounting to S729,.
5o9.67 received in the comparable
period In December year ago.
This is q remarkable increase ol
27.39 per cent over last year, Off
cias pointed out. The figures, OF
course. include all receipts at the
branch offices, which come under
Postmaster Vincent C. Burke.
Last Friday, December 10, wit
messed the first 100000 postal re-
ceipt day in the history of the
washington Office. Yesterday saw
the 100000 mark exceeded again
In December year ago, receipts
for the full month totaled S1,105,-
$50. This figure was nearly equalec
in the first three weeks of Decem-
ber this year The rest of the month
will determine how far the total
revenues will go into new ground
officials said.
Capital Transit Net Higher.
Net earnings OF the Capital Tran
sit Co. in November totaled s134.-
30693, against Sll6,924.16 in No
ve11ber year ago an increase Of
s17,382.77, or 14.9 per cent, according
to the monthly statement filed with
the Public Utilities Commission to-
day.
Operating revenues totaled ST.
AT ,83046. g sharp increase of $685.
5e5.79, or 259 per cent, over last
year Operating expenses were up
$236,719,77, or 80 per cent; taxes,
s13.50208. or II per cent, and de-
probation, s27, ,103 .39, or % per cent
Operating income totaled $l93.-
1924, gain Of s16,24O.55, or 90 per
cent, over November last year.
Capital Transit cars and buses
carried 2O.373623 revenue passen-
gers in November. 4226.893 more
than in the same month year ago
and a Jump of 26.2 per cent.
In the first IL months of this
year net earnings totaled S1,127,-
1926, compared with 1918, ,69944 in
1910. striking gain Of s3o9,046.S2,
or 37.7 per cent.
The company carried 6,867,799
more revenue passengers than last
year, an increase of 2l.S per cent.
Most depositors Protected.
A 5000 individual deposit insur-
ance limit fully protects 98l of each
1000 depositors in insured banks,
or 981 per cent, according to a sur
vey made public today by Federal
Deposit Insurance Corp. Data sub
mitted by 13,434 insured commercial
banks as of September "a. 1941, also
showed F, D. I. C.s potential liza
bility under the $4,000 limit to be
about s26,OOO,0O0,OOO.
Analysis of the reports revealed
that since September 81. 1888, last
date for which comparable data
we're assembled. there had been a
substantial growth in the amount
Of deposits held by insured banks,
in the amount of deposits insured
and in the number of insured bank
accounts. A decline occurred, how
ever, IN the percentage of total de-
deposits covered under the $4,000
limit.
All Of Washington's % banks are
insured, the report states. there be-
ing 699 900 accounts, of which 688 900
are for $4,000 or less, which brings
them under the insured class. This
Is 98.5 per cent
Bankers Push Safety Plans.
Capt. Anthony F. G.. Lucas ad-
dressed very large number of
members of the District Bankers
Association at a meeting yesterday
afternoon at headquarters, on the
best ways of protecting banking
institutions in case of bomb raids.
The banks have a protective COM
mittee of which Rutherford j. Doo-
ley Is chairman. For the protection
Of employees, records, securities. cash,
and property, each of the banks
has already named fire chief, po-
lice chief. first aid chief and salvage
chief.
The association has named two
men to obtain from the fire depart
ment full information on what
should should be done in case of
emergency, and convey it to the
other fire chiefs. Much the same
method is being used by the police
chiefs, while the first aid leaders
have consulted with the Red Cross
about the time and places of special
instruction classes. Some are al
ready holding classes in the banks.
Bankers Honor Gockeler.
The entire staff Of the Hamilton
National Bank paid special tribute to
C. J. Gockeler, veteran bank officer,
at the annual Christmas party at
the Columbia Country Club last
night. Mr.. Gockeler retires from
banking at the end of this month.
He was presented beautiful watch
by his associates.
Robert c. Jones & Co., investment
firm, gave their annual Christmas
party late yesterday afternoon at
their Office in the Shoreham Build
ing. An unusually large number of
prominent financiers were present.