Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-11-27

Fifth Dist, II stores -26 l9
Maryland ---- 20 20
Virginia - IS +l9
West Virginia ------- 10 r
North Carolina ~ 26 + 6
South Carolina ~ Isl -27
Capital Transit Income Scars.
Net earnings of the Capital Tran
sit Co. in October amounted to
1922 $3.50, an increase of So7 ,339 .25
over the net of S135, 1885 reported
in October year ago, according to
the monthly statement filed with
the Public Utilities Commission to-
day. Earnings were up 81 per cent.
In the first 10 months of this year
net income amounted to Sl,556.-
05229, a jump of S562,6l296 over
1941. or 566 per cent, the report
revealed.
Operating taxes called for s453.-
o2794, an increase of s278.913l9, or
1902 per cent.
b. g. o. Earnings Up Sharply.
Operating revenues of the Balti-
more e. Ohio Railroad for October
amounted to S29,5le7s7, an increase
over October, 194l, of S7,342O65. it
was announced today, while for the
first 10 months of this year op-
Grating revenues revealed an in
crease over l94l of $63,l79,474
October net income totaled Sd,
363,l59 a sharp increase over Oc-
to Der last year of S314l,273, the
report said Federal income taxes
amounted to $685. 65, or 50, l0l ,265
more than for October, l94l.
Net income for the 10 months
totaled S27.247.7 1859. against S19133.-
093 last year, or a jump of S0.ll4.676
This represents the net return after
Sl6009561 had been set aside for
Federal income taxes, which was
S14399 1928 more than was required
in the like l94l period,
Building, Loan Assets Up.
r. Wilson Camp, secretary of the
District Building and Loan League,
today reported combined assets of
the building and loan associations
ct the end of October as Sl78 sos ,909.
a new high and an increase of
S8,847, l6l over the same date in
l941. Assets during October gained
S956.127.
Total share money to the credit
of members rose during the year
from Sl47.299,95 to sl56,835, 79l. or
a gain of 1885 840, Surplus and
reserves rose from Sl3,088, 729 in
194l to S15,263,24O today.
A decline in mortgage loan activ-
ity was disclosed, however, as last
yea advances of S4706,92 we're ap-
proved while in the month just
ended loans declined to SO 1868 800, or
a loss Of Sl,338,1 100.
Controllers Hear Williams.
DR.. Maynard Owen Williams, chief
of the foreign staff of the National
Geographic Society, addressed the
November meeting of the District
of Columbia Control of the Con-
trollers Institute of America on
Let's Look Ahead"
DR.. Williams has lived abroad a
great deal and his summary of the
present war situation was most in
formative. The meeting at the Carl
ton Hotel was attended by an extra
large number of control members
who took many guests.
Firm Votes Three Dividends.
Directors Of the Lincoln Service
Corp, industrial banking concern
have declared the regular quarterly
dividends of ia per cent on the I
per cent cumulative prior preferred
stock and IL per cent on the per
cent cumulative participating pre-
ferred stock, Francis J. Crilley. vice
president. announced today.
The board also voted the regular
quarterly dividend of Is cents per
share on the common stock. All
three dividends are payable Deem
Der IL to stockholders of record
November 30
Bankers Back Victory Drive.
Washington financiers reported
today that more than $4,000 banks
will help push the Treasurys s90o0,-
100000 Victory Fund war financing
drive in December. Key men in
every Federal Reserve district have
already been enrolled to direct the
work, About $4,000 volunteers will
participate in the drive.
Southern Railways earnings of
Sl450 per share on common in the
first 10 months of 1912. against 1884
share last year, was most crafty
ing to the large number of WASH
fngton stockholders.
Stock Advances Is Points.
Norfolk g. Washington Steamboat
Co, stock sold on the Washington
Stock Exchange today at l25, a
gain Of Is points since the last pre-
vious sale. Ten shares changed
hands.
Capital Transit was active, OPEN
ing with IS shares selling at 267s,
OF Is, followed by later sale of
80 shares at the same figure. The
closing bid was 26l2 with q asked
Washington Gas Light $3.50 pre-
ferred came out on a small sale at
90s., gain of Is.