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Evening star., 1961-07-12
By TRUMAN r. TEMPLE
Star Staff Writer

Ask a worker at Contempt
Associates, Inc. in Rockville
what was the strangest job his
company ever handled and he'll
probably reply:
THE boss house"
The boss is a wiry, 35-year-
old man named Joseph w. Hop
kins. He likes to test out new
ideas for furniture and interiors
by living with them.
The result is that just about
everything in his nearby home
at Glen Hills, Md. is expert
mental. The entranceway has
a floor of marble. The ceiling
of the master bedroom is
adorned with a transparent
plastic bubble so the inhabi-
tants can look at the moon at
night. The bathtub is of ceramic
tile sunken in the floor.
Out in the garden, a Jap
anese teahouse is taking shape.
And the exterior walls of the
main house are of natural
finished mahogany.
His company, founded only
seven years ago in a tiny work
shop over an auto showroom,
has grown to facilities at Con-
gressional Plaza and in Hag-
erstown, Md. that will gross
about S500,000 this year.
Mr.. Hopkins has never lost
his flair for experiment.
Once he had two men spend
the better part of two weeks
jumping on a new type of bed
to make sure it would stand
up in use. 1t did.
Contempt today manufac-
lures a wide range of products
including motel and office
furniture in contemporary de-
Evening star., 1961-07-12
TALKING OF BUSINESS
New Ideas in Furniture, Interiors
Expand Contempt Associates

tiers. BY September. 1854, he
had quit his job and was a
private businessman.
Anybody who accuses Joe
Hopkins of a fast take-off in
the business world has a firm
basis for the metaphor. His
Rockville plant today is housed
in airplane hangers that once
served the Congressional Air
port.
When he first moved there
from Silver Spring in October.
1855, the place was so cold that
his bookkeeper, Rose Schone,
would go out to her car and do
the payroll with the heater on
to stay warm.
Mr.. Hopkins willingness to
try any kind of Job led him into
trials that might have stopped
other men. An early customer
complained that some 40 desks
developed "blisters" on their
tops a few months after de-
livery.
To his dismay, the report
was correct. He ordered every
one of the desks brought back
to the plant and torn apart,
found out what had gone
wrong, and delivered new ones
without charge. The blisters
never occurred again.
One mistake" has a strange
ly happy ending. Two years ago
the firm acquired 1012 acres
adjacent to the new Route
70-S superhighway, near Rock
vile, intending a plant there.
But the land has shot UP in
value so fast-about double
what it cost in 1959-that now
Mr.. Hopkins isn't sure it's wise
to use such expensive property
for a furniture assembly plant.
The Hagerstown facility,
Just getting underway, is
another stab into the unknown.
Contempt plans to make rattan
outdoor furniture there.
There's no sign the executive
is running out of other ideas
for the future. Because he uses
many kinds of sheet plastic in
making furniture (about 80 per
cent of production is for rugged
use in motels and hotels)
he'd like to develop a branch
making plastic. In fact, he's
already started a wholesale
leadership in it, called "Sur-
faces and Dimensions"
Evening star., 1961-07-12

signs, and store fixtures. About
70 per cent of the business is
on a contract basis for motels.
A native of Silver Spring,
Mr.. Hopkins went to work for
Macy's after graduating from
Cooper Union School of In
dustrial Design in 1948. Sub
sequently he shifted to Hecht'S,
Lansburgh's and Woodward &
Lothrop in Washington, and
while in the latter post began
tinkering in his basement with
furniture.
IT wanted to make some
wrought iron porch furniture
for myself" he explains, 80
l bought the metal and a weld
ing outfit, went to night school
learning how to do it, and
turned out a few chairs and
tables"
Friends admired his work
and ordered a few. Then they
asked him to furnish entire rec
reation rooms. The word spread
and stores soon had him max
ing display shelves and coun-
Evening star., 1961-07-12
Us Are Recalled

NEW YORK, July IL (AP).-
Frigidaire Division of General
Motors announced it is recall
ing ITS laid-off workers due
to increased product demand.
The action brings the Dayton,
Ohio Divisions work force to
$4,000. equal to that of a year
ago according to the company.
Evening star., 1961-07-12

Now, the men are being sep
arated from the boys in the
Treasury Department-and no
one is having fun while the
separating is going on.
This month, the Treasury
must borrow more than SIT
billion to cover the Govern
ment's bills and meet the obli-
cations of previous admins
trations now maturing.
Tomorrow, Treasury Secre-
tary Dillon is scheduled to
announce the terms under
which he hopes to extend $12.2
billion of I.O.U.'s maturing in
August and September. In
vestors will have to be coaxed
by a generous deal into accept
ing the extension and not
demanding cash at a time
when the Treasury would find
it most embarrassing 10 meet
their demands.
Big Borrowing Due
Yesterday, Mr.. Dillon sold
81 billion of one-year I.O.U.'S
to replace SIS billion of similar
securities coming up for payoff
this Saturday and to add a
half billion Of needed money
to the Treasury cash box.
Next week. Mr.. Dillon will
be back to market again to
raise another So billion-pluS
in new cash. He'll sell Treasury
bills due in March, 1862, in the
anticipation that tax money
pouring in from corporations
next March will provide the
billions for this repayment.
Under the most favorable
circumstances. this would be
an enormous, complex financ-
ing task-and conditions are
far from "most favorable" to
the Treasury right now.
Many investing institutions
are looking for more attractive
securities than Government
obligations. So many Treasury
securities have been sold in
recent years that lots of inves-
tors are plain bored with buy
ing them. There is a feeling
that as the business advance
progresses, interest rates will
rise and future United States
securities will carry fatter
coupons than the ones now
being sold. The interest the
Treasury is paying on its short
term borrowing today is much
lower than the 5 per cent it
paid on it's short-terms during
the high interest rate period of
late 1859.
There's little reason for in
dividuals to buy marketable
United States short-term sec
urities now for they can get
better returns from a deposit
in savings institutions. AS for
long-term Government obliga-
tions, the return being offered
here IS not attractive enough
to offset market risks.
Must Push Ahead
Evening star., 1961-07-12
MUTUAL FUNDS

NEW YORK (AP)
National Associa-
ton Securities Deal
ers. Inc
Evening star., 1961-05-23
NEWS OF MUSIC
Interesting Recital
ByMiss Glover

regrettable that the notes gave
him trouble from time to time.
Mr.. Ferruzza's accompani-
ments to the Britten songs were
sensitive and efficient and Mrs.
Emery completely discharged
her duties at the piano.
Evening star., 1961-05-23
Mexican Chiefs
U.S.. Dig Cheered

TIJUANA, Mexico, May %
(AP). - Mexico's President
faced 10000 persons chanting
angry pleas for water-and
won thunderous applause when
he changed the subject with an"
apparent dig at the United
States.
President Adolfo Lopez
Mateos, without mentioning
the United States or Cuba,
attacked those who lack re-
Spect for a nations self deter
mination." Said the President
yesterday:
II reaffirm that in accord
ance with our traditions, we
respect the right of self deter
mination of countries and the
thesis Of non-intervention."
President Lopez Mateos is
touring Baja California, the
state in his country's arid and
remote northwest corner. IT,
juana. the states biggest city,
is suffering a water shortage.
Hecklers chanted Aqua! CWa-
teri Agua!"
Evening star., 1961-05-23
NV. Group Asks
Study Of Needs
At Wilson Hioh

The Northwest Council of
Citizens Associations last night
voted to send a letter to the
District Board of Education
urging that a study be made
of the needs Of Wilson High
School.
In its action, the council
cited an article in a Washing
ton paper yesterday which
said that many of the schools
facilities are outmoded for
present-day use.
Therefore, the council de-
cided, a study should be made
to determine what needs to be
done to bring the school up
to-date. The association also
recommended that the neces-
sary funds be appropriated to
bring the school up to regular
standards.
Also the council acting in
its final meeting of the year,
voted to amend its bylaws
permitting honorary member
ship in the association.
The meeting was held in the
Columbia Federal Savings and
Loan Association Building,
5301 Wisconsin avenue NV.
Evening star., 1961-05-23
Man, Dog and Police
Ruin Vanishing Act

The combination of an alert
civilian. the police and a police
dog named Spook proved too
much early today for two young
househreakers who seemed to
have accomplished a disappear
ing act.
Parked in his Potomac Elec-
trio Power Co. truck, the civil
ian saw the boys sneaking along
the wall of the Penn-Jersey
Auto Stores Agency, 4025 Min
nesota avenue NE, shortly
after = am. Then he heard a
noise like a barrel or box be-
ing moved.
He alerted Pvt. Michael D.
Mccoy, a patrolman who was
directing traffic at Minnesota
avenue and Benning road be-
cause of a nearby fire Pvt.
Mccoy called for more police.
Arriving with the reinforce
ments was Spook and another
dog. Inside the building, police
were sure they saw two shad-
owy figures.
But when they cautiously en-
Evening star., 1961-05-23
Mid-CityAsks
Tree Removal

The Mid-city Citizens As
ISOLATION last night urged re-
moval Of the center strip and
trees on New York avenue NV.
between Ninth and Thirteenth
streets.
In a resolution. the group
requested the Board Of Com
misSioners to remove the strip,
which the group termed an
"eyesore."
There are a lot Of old elm
trees on the parkway" Charles
Dienelt. newly reelected as
sociation president said. Some
are dead. some are dying"
In other business, new Of
ficerS were elected. They in
cluded Mr.. Dienelt, president;
George Furman, vice president;
Mrs. Dorothy E. Triplett, secre-
tary; William A. Binion, treas
urer. and Mr.. Dienelt and Mr..
Furman, delegates to the Fed
Grafton Of Citizens Associa-
tionS.
Evening star., 1961-05-23

tered. there was no one to be
found.
That's where Spook got into
the act. He shifted and shifted,
and then sat down in the mid
die of the floor, looked up and
raised the roof with his yelps.
The police also looked up
some IL feet to the top tier of
three rows Of auto tires. At
first they saw nothing. Closer
inspection revealed first one
boy, then the other, crouching
inside two tires.
Pvt. Mccoy detected and
flushed them. He Is the same
foot patrolman whose evidence
broke the 100000 arson case
at Carver Elementary School
two months ago.
The boys, IA and 13 years
old, were charged with house.
breaking. In their pockets were
streamerS and other ornaments
for bicycles. They said that
was all they wanted to take.
They had broken into the store
by removing lowers from a
ventilating fan.
Evening star., 1961-05-23

With a number Of assistants
in attendance, Virginia Glover
gave a recital of unusual inter-
est at the Phillips Gallery last
night.
She began with a beautiful
cantata by A. Scarlatti de-
scribed by the program as "a
lesson in music and in love-"
The portion Of the lesson de-
voted to love is the standard
Baroque Tirsi and Cloris kind
Of thing, while the music les
son is a witty recitative decla-
nation Of the fundamental
elements Of Renaissance theory
which by Scarlatti's time were
thoroughly calcified and thor
oughly unrealiStic.
Two of the three arias are
essays in dotted notes, and the
finely spun bel canto lines re-
vealed Mrs. Glover's greatest
gift, an unobtrustive musical
ity which enables her automat-
ically to mold melodies into
what seems their true and
natural state.
The Britten songs were also
well sung, for they too are es-
sentially melodic creations. On
the other hand, the perfumed
eroticism Of DebuSsy's Baude-
laire settings reveals itself in
defamation rather than mel
ody, and the performances
failed to grasp the essence Of
the music.
The Spohr songs, whose title
means that they are all essen
TALLY strophically constructed
and not merely that they are
in German, deserve to be heard
more often, a statement that
can be made about q good deal
Of music by this neglected
master Of the first half Of the
10th Century. Mrs. Glover was
not particularly successful with
the Romantic pathos of Sci
still mein Herr or Das heimiche
Lied. But again, those songs
where melody was the essence
were delightfully."- done.
I think some Of the tempos,
especially in Zwiegesang and
Wach auf, were a good deal
too slow; surely the latter is
a moderate waltz.
Mr.. Wynn's suave tone blend
ed, and 1t is therefore doubly
piano. a feat not always achiev-
ed, and it is therefore dodbly
Evening star., 1961-05-23
Inhabitants Drop
Home Purchase

The Oldest Inhabitants, Inc,
last night gave up its plans to
buy a permanent home.
The group had been holding
off this decision since last fall
while plans were being con-
sidered for q location in the
1700 block Of r street NV. But
it decided its finances were
rather insecure. So far less than
1890 had been collected over
the last six years and no con-
crete plan had been offered for
paying a note If a down pay
ment were made.
The Oldest Inhabitants, Inc.
is returning the money to its
103 contributors.
The meeting was conducted
by William D. Nixon, president,
at Odd Fellows Hall, Ninth and
T streets NV.
Evening star., 1961-05-23
Northwest Hits
Youth Court Bill

The Northwest Boundary
Civic Association last night
decided to oppose the Juvenile
Court bill now before Congress.
The bill, sponsored by Rep
resentative Davis, Democrat of
Georgia, would place Juvenile
Court under the jurisdiction Of
Municipal Court and lower the
age limit under which defend
ants may be tried as juveniles.
The resolution was passed at
the groups last meeting of the
year, held at the Petworth
Library, Georgia and Kansas
avenues NV.
The association will inaugu-
rate its summer youth program,
which will include games.
crafts, music and sports, at
1880 pm. next Monday at the
Petworth Library.
Evening star., 1961-05-23
Citizens Group
Buns Talk of
Ruce Problems

The Northeast Washington
Citizens Association last night
resolved the group would not
take action on racial problems
or discuss them at its public
meetings.
The action came after Mrs
Betty Earle began discussing
the racial composition of the
new Margaret Amidon School
She urged members of the all
white group to register their
children at the new school for
the coming September term to
reduce the proportion Of Negro
students enrolled there.
Another member of the as
ISOLATION, Miss A. Bohemr
Rudd. also said she was dis
pleased with the Districts
school situation"
After members heard Miss
Rudd the motion calling for
the end Of such discussion was
made.
In other business, the group
reelected all Of its officers for
the coming year. They include
Mrs. Florence MCGEE who was
elected president for the sew
enth consecutive term.
Serving with Mrs. MCGEE
will be Mrs. Jay F. Barnes, vice
president; Mrs. Eva Wood,
treasurer, and Mrs. Kathryn r.
Warren, recording secretary.
The meeting was held after
the organizations annual din
ner at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Barnes, 1910 MaSsachu-
sets avenue NE.
Evening star., 1961-05-23
Man Indicted
In Assault on
Housewife

Richard L. Hayde, %, was
charged with rape and sodomy
yesterday in an indictment
handed down by a District
grand jury in the assault Of a
38 year old housewife two
weeks ago.
Police said Hayde came to
the rear door Of the woman's
home and gained entry with
the excuse that he wanted to
use the telephone after she
told him her husband wasn't
home. Once inside the house,
Hayde, Of the 5000 block Of
Sixteenth street NV, pulled a
knife and forced the woman to
submit, police added.
The woman later identified
Hayde from photographs at
police headquarters as the man
who assaulted her, police said.
They said also that finger
prints found in the house
matched those taken from
Hayde after his arrest the next
day.
In another case. the grand
jury indicted Jerome Burklev.
%, of the HOO block of Abbey
place NE, on one count Of
first-degree murder and two
counts of felony murder.
Assistant United States At
torney John c. Conliff said
Burkley came to the home of
Odessa Mosby. %, Of 3447-A
Minnesota avenue Sc, on
April 16, after she had refused
to marry him.
Burkley then repeatedly
broke into the house, threw a
can Of flammable liquid on
Miss Mosby, making a living
torch Of her body as he lit the
fluid with a match. She died
April 81, at District General
Hospital from burns on 80 per
cent of her body.
The grand jury also indicted
Mrs. Helen C. Bruin, 30, who is
still at large, on two counts Of
using the mails to defraud.
According to postal inspec-
tors, Mrs. Bruin advertised in a
Philadelphia paper in 1856,
seeking a partnership arrange
ment in the operation Of a
house she had rented in the
4400 block of Stanford street,
Chevy Chase, Md.
They said that James J.
Naming, jr., of Philadelphia,
answered the ad and was told
that, If he invested $1,000, he
would receive a 40 per cent re-
turn on his investment. How
ever, according to postal in
spectors, Mr.. Naming received
less than $65.
Evening star., 1961-05-23

The Alexandria Chapter Of
the American Guild of Organ
lists sponsored a junior choir
festival last night as a feature
of the current convention of
the guild, using the facilities Of
the First Baptist Church, Alex
andria.
Sixteen children's choirs
from Northern Virginia par
ticipated. Three others can
celled at the last minute.
There were also some late
changes in the program. But
the end result was a very salts
factory performance by several
hundred young people Of some
simple but straightforward and
effective sacred music. The
direction was capable, and the
performance showed the result
Of careful drilling by the var
ious participating choir direc-
tors, as only two rehearsals
were held Of the group as a
whole.
The program featured two
prize-winning compositions by
members of the guild: a fine
and suitable unison anthem by
Temple Dunn, organist Of the
Memorial Baptist Church Of
Arlington, and an organ pre-
lude, played at the offertory
by the composer, Nancy Phil
lips. A three-part anthem by
Ronald Arnatt, commissioned
for the occasion, had to be
omitted because it was too diff
ficult to present with the lin
tied rehearsal time available.
I would have been happier
II the young people had been
taught not to breathe in the
middle Of words Of two Syl-
tables; but 1 commend the ex-
cellent tone Of the group, its
discipline and attention and
its faithfulness to the pitch.
Evening star., 1961-05-23
JUNIOR CHOIRS
GIVE RECITAL
BY WENDELL MARGRAVE
Contributing Critic

Junior Choir Festival, Mary Camm
Adams, director, Dorothy, s. Keith
Dana C. Brown and Nancy Phillips,
organists; Marilyn Adams and Pc
nelope Farris, flutes. AT First Bap-
tist Church, Alexandria. Program:
Praise to God Who Reigns Above.
Dunn: God Ny Shepherd, Bach:
Above the Clear Blue Sky. Lutkin;
Sing We Noel, Traditional; Prelude
on the tune "Walsall," Phillips;
Awake My Soul, Tails; Lift Up Your
Heads, o Ye Gates, Walker; Now
the Day is Over. Barnby-Lutkin;
Trumpet Voluntary, Stanley.
Evening star., 1961-05-23
AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE

LINCOLN '5S 4-door hardtop; air
conditioned, full power; save hun
dreds OF dollars; Sl,995. LEE D.
BUTLER, ll2l 21st st. NV. FE.
7-3245.
MERCURY SO Monclair 4-door
hardtop; M is for Mercury and
NJ is for money waiting to be
saved when you buy this low
mileage, fully-equipped automo-
bile. Reduced to only $l,6SS.
OLMSTEAD MOTOR CO., 1000
Wilson blvd. Arl.. IA. 7-650O.
MERCURY SO Montclair hardtop
coupe: factory air cond., electric
windows, auto. trans, r. and h.,
power steering and brakes, Wv.
tires; must be seen to be ap-
preciated; SS95.
PAUL BROS. (OLDS)
Wis. g. Ellicott NV, KE. 7-13Os
MERCURY '57 4-dr.: =. and h.,
auto, p.S., p.b.: l owner; S745.
NORMAN FORD
S315 Baltimore Blvd.
COLLEGE PARK UN. 4-51OO
Evening star., 1961-05-23
By DONALD MINTZ
Contributing Critic

Virginia Glover, soprano; Dorothy
Radda Emery. piano; James Wynn,
clarinet; Regis Ferruzza. guitar. At
Phillips Gallery. Program: Per un
vago desire. A. Scarlatti; Regnez
amour from Les hides Ealantes,
RameAu: SechS deutsche LiedeT.
Spohr with Mr. Wynn; cinq poems
de Baudelaire, Debussy; songs from
the Chinese (voice and guitar.
Britten with Mr.. FerruzZa).
Evening star., 1961-05-23
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Evening star., 1961-05-23

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Evening star., 1961-05-23
Hurmonizers to Sinq

The Alexandria Harmonizers
will present a two-hour show of
barbershop and community
singing at 8:l5 pm. Thursday,
at Mclean High School.
Navajo times., 1961-04-19
Announcements of Vacancies
Applicutions Solicited

or distribution of products or SER
vices, and the timely collection OF
accounts and revenues; for func-
tions relating to advances to 9TH
ers and collection thereof. He is
responsible for the preparation OF
tax returns and the payment
thereof, and for the negotiation
and plac cement Of insurance and
bond coverage; for operating a
purchasing office for the use OF
of all department.
Qualifications:
The Treasurer of The Navajo
Tribe shall be male member Of
the Navajo Tribe and not less
than 25 years of age; shall be
fluent in the English language;
shall be trained in accounting and
finance; shall be of good moral
character; have good reputation
for industry and if feasible shall
have had experience in private
business.
Employee Benefits:
Periodic salary increases, group
insurance, annual and sick leave
privileges.
Location:
The incumbent will work and live
in scenic Window Rock, located
in northeastern Arizona, about 27
miles from Gallup, New Mexico.
The altitude is $500 feet above
sea level, the temperatures mod
crate in both winter and summer.
The Navajo Tribe will provide un-
Navajo times., 1961-04-19

Position: Treasurer of the Nava-
jo Tribe
Introduction: The position of Trea-
surer was established by reSolu-
ton of the Navajo Tribal Coun-
Gil in May 1858, as an execu-
tive department of the Tribal or
ganization. The Trea surer works
under the supervision of the Di-
rector, Administration Division
and is closely associated with the
Chairman of the Navajo Tribal
Council, the Executive Secretary,
Division Directors, and Depart
ment Heads. The position of Trea-
surer is appointive.
Duties and Responsibilities:
The Trea surer is responsible for
the supervision of cash receipts,
disbursements in accordance with
approval budgets, balances and
banking, nd the protection and
custody of funds, securities and
financial instruments. He is res
ponsible for functions relating to
the forecast of funds and the cash
position at future dates, as a guide
to the availability Or need for the
withdrawal of funds. He is respon-
sible for advance, fin land sup
Elemental budget preparation for
consideration of the Navajo Tribal
Council and the Bureau of Indian
Affairs; for functions relating to
the extension of credit to Tribal
Employees in connection with the
sale or distribution of products or
services, and the timely Collec-
tion of accounts and revenues; for
functions relating to advances TO
others and collection thereof. He
is responsible for the preparation
of tax eturns and the payment
thereof, and for the negotiation
and placement of insurance and
bond coverage: for operating
purchasing office for the use of
all departments
ponsible for advance, final and
supplemental budget preparation
for functions relating to the ex-
tension of credit to Tribal En-
ployeeS in connection with the sale