Evening star., 1946-01-24
Phone Call Average
Al New Peak Here
During December
Bx EDWARD C. STONE.

Average daily calls registered BY
the Chesapeake & Potomac Tele.
phone Co. in December numbered
1.818,615, another new record ano
an increase of 2O9, ,431 over the daily
average of l.609,18 in December
1914, company officials announced
today.
The previous peak was reached In
November, 1945, when daily calls
averaged 1,728,476. While calls sci
a new mark in December, the num-
ber of telephones in service disclosed
decrease from the same month in
the preceding year, 1854, 1854 compar-
ing with 366, 1868 and with 1865, ,143 in
November, 1945.
ID. C. Insurance Sales Soar.
Life insurance sales in the Dis
trict in December totaled $500 900
compared with IS, TOT 900 in the same
month in the preceding year, jump
of 80 per cent, it was reported from
Hartford today.
Sales for the full year l945 climbed
to $82, ,775,000 against S70,380,00 in
1914. a gain of $12 1895 900 or 16 pei
cent. Sales for the whole country
were up "a per cent in December
and 13 per cent for the year.
Foreign Trade Firm Formed.
Robert J. Lynch, former specia
assistant to the Secretary of State
and for II years associated with
Edward R. Stettinus. jr.. has organ
lied the firm of Lynch, Wilde & Co.
Inc, to engage in foreign trade
Associated with Mr.. Lynch is Col. H
George Wilde, formerly with the
Signal Corps, and the Offices will be
located at 1900 @ street NV. Free
j. Huber, formerly with the Foreign
Economic Administration, will be
vice president.
At the annual meeting of the Fed
eral Services Finance Corp, at 71s
Jackson place, Francis E. Pope wa.
reelected president; Lewis w. Cass
vice president and treasurer: Viii.
liam H. Garrison, P. o. Mckinney
and Carl de Lacee, vice presidents
M. N. Carroll, secretary; A. c. Ter
rill. assistant treasurer; r. F. Bald
win, assistant secretary.
Banking Courses Outlined.
Courses for the second semester OF
Washington Chapter, American In
stitute of Banking, were announced
at a dinner meeting attended by
more than 100 members and guests
at 2400 Sixteenth Street last night
Kenneth o. Hulse, educational
chairman presiding.
StreSSing the great importance OF
education for tomorrow's bankers
Leroy Lewis of New York, assistant
educational director of the insti-
tute, was the chief speaker. Greet
ings were presented by Thomas j
Norris, chapter president: Richard
A. Norris, official of the District
Bankers Association, and Stephen
O. Porter, chief consul.
Among the courses will be COM
mercial law, accounting, economics
and probably Banking l. Instructors
will be Ralph Endicott, S. L. Simoni-
an, WILDER N. Baughman. Lynn o
de Lastmutt and Paul ]. Seltzer
Glasses open February A.
Needham on Florida Outing.
D. j. Needham, general counse
OF the ABA, is taking a short vaca-
ton in Florida, ]. o. Brott being
In charge of the Washington office
Fred S. Gichner has been re-elect-
ed president of the iron works bear
ing his name. He founded the firm
40 years ago.
Seventeen class I railroads in the
southern region estimate that op-
Grating revenues in December were
ii per cent under December, 1914
Freight revenues we're off "a per
cent and passenger income Is per
cent