Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-17
ACTIVE GAS METERs
Gas and Electricity Sales
Set Records in First Half


Set Records in First Half
Area sales of gas and electri-
city also set new records in the
first half Of this year, but con-
sumption of water was about
even with the high mark of q
year earlier.
Gas sales reached 235, 712,043
therms in the six months, COM
pared with 19e,008,492 a year
earlier, a gain Of 10 per cent.
They also were 25.7 per cent
above the same 1945 period and
1922 per cent higher than in
prewar 1941.
Electricity sales totaled 1882
060,419 kilowatt hours, a gain of
go per cent from 1,676,274,317
a year earlier. They were 1876
per cent above 1945 and 1853
per cent ahead of 1941.
Water consumption, including
the District of Columbia and Ar
lington systems. the Washington
Suburban Sanitary District of
nearby Maryland and the Alex
andria Water Co., totaled 35,-
051, 100000 gallons, compared
with 35,057 $4,000 a year earlier
1t was 22.8 per cent above 1916
and 53.5 per cent ahead of 194l
Telephone Calls Show
Substantial Increases
Local telephone calls originate
ing in the area averaged 1888,
470 per day in June, compared
with 3.707,780 in June last year.
They contrasted with 2,104,867
In June, 1945, and only 1,728,0l5
in the same 1941 month.
In IS years since 1941, the
District of Columbia average has
nearly doubled, while that of the
suburbs has gone up almost five
times the June figure for that
year.
The District June average Of
2,429.859 compared with 2.314.-
lis q year earlier, 1920 22 in
l945 and 1,403,954 in 1941.
The suburban average of l.
558.611 compared with 1888
665 q year ago, was about three
times 484, 445 in 1945 and nearly
five times 324,061 in June, 1941
AnacOstia National Votes
Two Quarterly Dividends
Directors of Anacostia Ma
tional Bank yesterday declared
two quarterly dividends cover
ing the rest Of the year anC
maintained the same rate despite
the recent 100000 increase IL
capital stock, President A. Scot
Offutt announced.
Included was a dividend Of S;
a share payable July 81 to hold
ers Of record october 81 and S;
a share payable October 81 tt
holders of record October is
The same amounts were paic
In previous quarters.
Mr.. Offutt reported that DaviC
B. Griffin, jr., assistant auditor
has completed his first year al
the banking school Of the Ma
tional Association Of Bank Audi
tors and Controllers at the Uni.
versity of Wisconsin and viii
start his second year on July %
WMIF Stockholders Approve
New Investment Policy
Stockholders of Washington
Mutual Investors Fund yesterda.
approved an increase In tn,
maximum investment permitted
in any one industry to 20 pei
cent Of total assets.
President James M. Johnston
reported at the annual meeting
that the funds assets exceed s.
million, with an 80 per cent in.
crease from a year ago.
He pointed out that mutua
fund shares now are legal FOL
investment Of trust funds in 3;
States, including Maryland anC
Virginia, and expressed hopI
that District trustees woulC
soon be granted the same priv
ilege.
All directors and officers wer,
reelected and directors declared
a quarterly dividend of 8 cents {
share. payable September / Il
holders of record August /.
Arnold Named Chairman
Of Indian Lake Board
Rear Admiral James Z. Arnold
retired. has been named boarc
chairman Of the Indian Lake
Club. 1t was announced yester.