Evening star., 1943-03-19
S43,709,873 Added
To War Bond Sales
In Fifth District
February Report Shows
{ Bonds Remoin in
Greatest Demand
By EDWARD c. STONE.

BY EDWARD c. STONE.
Sales Of United States savings
bonds in the Fifth Rc~erve Dis
trio, in February. outside Of post
Office and special agency sales,
reached 43.709 ,87375. the Federal
Reserve Bank of Richmond an
pounced today. AS in other months,
the E bonds were the most popular.
followed by the G and then by the
r issues The number of bonds. Or
pieces, sold during the month was
622.350, the report added.
Sales of E, F. and G War bonds
In Maryland in February, outside
of the post Offices, totaled s6,849.-
lO825, bringing the total since the
campaign started to sl56,771 ,05o 80.
Sales of the three issues in Vir-
elnia during February made a fine
showing. reaching S11,117,799, and
placing the Old Dominion total for
the entire drive at sl66. All .347.25.
Since May, l94l, sales of the E,
F and G bonds reported to the
Richmond Reserve Bank have
reached S654,132 .064, and s85 ,634 TT
In Washington alone.
According to recent report by
the District Of Columbia War Saw
ings Committee, total sales of E
bonds in February amounted to S.
$4,000 and in December, January
and February totaled s22 ,535, 600
about 10 per cent above the COM
oined quotas for the period and q
brilliant record in the face of ap-
preaching income taxes.
Columbia Elects Director.
William E. Humphreys. well-knoWn
Washington businessman, has been
elected to the board of directors of
the Columbia National Bank, Presi-
dent Frank J. Stryker announced to-
day.
Mr. Humphreys is president OF
the Jacobs Transfer Company, Inc,
of washington and Baltimore; presl-
fient of the District of Columbia
Trucking Association. chairman of
the Labor Relations Council of Dis
trict of Columbia Truck Operators,
and past president of the Washing
ton Civitan Club. He has always
shown a keen and active interest in
the civic and business affairs of
Washington. Mr., Humphreys sue
ceeds James ODonnell, jr., on the
BOARD.
Mr. Stryker also announced Co.
lumbia directors have voted a divi-
dend Of 50 per share, payable on
April to stockholders of record
March 20, and at the same time
voted to consider dividend payments
on semi-annual basis April and
October /,
Gas Stock S100.S5 a Share.
The Washington Gas Light Co.
announced today the price at which
the $5 preferred stock will be offered
70 present holders of common stock
has been fixed at 500 per share and
accrued dividends of IS cents per
share.
The Offering of 81 .024 shares of S.
cumulative preferred stock has not
vet been made and cannot be made
until certain papers are filed with
The Securities and Exchange Com
mission. 1t was expected today that
these papers will be filed and the
Offering made on March 26.
Lincoln Officers Reelected. !
Charles Delmar was reelected
president and general manager of /
the Lincoln Service Corp, industrial
banking firm, at the annual meet
ing yesterday; Francis J. Crilley, !
vice president and secretary Robert
p, Mulock, vice president; Oscar c.
Mitchell. treasurer, and Kenneth c.
Robbins, assistant secretary and as
sistant treasurer
The reelected Board of Directors
includes: Ellsworth C. Alvord, Will
lam j. Byrne, William H. Churchill,
William S. Culbertson, John F.
Davies. Charles Delmar. John Jay
Hopkins. John P. Jackson. Frank
3. Severance, Robert P. Smith, Du-
-and w. Springer, Fred NJ. Supplee,
Frederic N. Towers and Walter R.
Tuckerman.
Controllers to Hear Reilly.
John A. Reilly, president of the
District of Columbia Bankers Asso-
citation and of the Second National
Bank, will speak on The After
math Of Global War on Our Econ
omy" at the monthly dinner meet
ing Of the District of Columbia Con-
troll. Controllers Institute Of Amer
ica. which will be held Tuesday eve
ming in the Carlton Hotel, beginning
at S 80,
Garfinckel Common at Peak.
Garf1nckel common opened with a
so-share sale at eX-divldend on the
Washington Stock Exchange today,
new l943 high mark Five moro
shares sold At the same figure and
later five shares moved still higher
a. 9i2.
Capital Transit stock was strong
?. % and Capital Traction IS we're
near their high for the year at l05 D,