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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-04-23

Sistant Secretary of State, at
the State Department.
Evening star., 1961-03-08

Operating revenues Of the
Chesapeake & Potomac Tele-
phone Co. Of Washington set
q new all-time record Of $67,-
730.667 in 1860, compared with
$63,S86,34S in the previous
year, according to the annual
report from President James
B. Morrison.
The record compared with
$54,292,765 five years earlier
and was an impressive 7o.1 per
cent above $39, 1923, ,006 in 1850
Net earnings increased to
STA a share in 1860, from
$1.51 in 1859, but Mr.. Morri-
son said their ratio to plant
investment in terms of devalued
dollars was less than S pei
cent. This is substantially
lower than for successful bust
nesses with which the company
competes for both capital funds
and capable employees, he de-
clared.
The report, prepared undel
supervision of Arthur P. Glow
vice president in charge Of thu
Washington company, listec
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CGP Revenue Rises,
But Net Is Below 5 Pct.

operating expenses Of $45,172,-
042 in 1860 were ahead Of
44,147,766 in 1859 and $37.-
594, ,506 in 1855. They also were
SOL per cent above $2S,392,384
in 1850.
Operating expenses plus
taxes amounted to $58,283,553
in 1860, compared with $55,-
888,875 in the previous year
and $47,628,509 in 1855. They
also were 500 per cent ahead
of $34,309,246 in 1850.
The company spent $20,094,-
610 for construction in 1860
VS.. $16,989,314 in the previous
year, $13,429,938 in 1855 and
$10,956,O74 in 1850.
Plant investment rose to
$287.10 per telephone VS.. $279.89
in the previous year, $262.14 in
1855 and $240.15 in 1850.
Total payrolls rose to $685.
647,989 in 1860 VS.. $34,247,780
in 1859, $29, 1898, ,961 in 1855 and
$22,617,311 in 1850. The COM
pany had 5,947 employees VS..
5,904 in the previous year,
6,1s2 in 1855 and 5,948 in 1850.
The Washington company is
a wholly owned subsidiary Of
American Telephone & Tele-
graph Co.
Evening star., 1961-03-08

avenue. Falls Church, now is
divided into 80 per cent out
side calls and only 20 per cent
walk-in customers.
The association presiden t
thinks the upturn in the trade
came about 10 years ago when
'locksmiths began to wake up
and make their places more
attractive"
"A locksmith's store in the
old days often was a tinker
shop, doing such things sas
lawnmower repair on the side"
he explains. But gradually he's
been specializing more in mas
ter key systems, safes and so
on"
One answer to the hardware
stores is the vast assortment of
key blanks a locksmith carries.
Where a generalized store may
keep perhaps 40 types of key
blanks for making duplicates,
the locksmith has an inventory
of more than 1000 including
the rarer varieties Of apartment
mailbox keys, foreign car igni-
ton keys and older "bit" keys
still used in many homes.
Safe Specialists
Some locksmithS concentrate
on safe repairs, a speciality with
no competition from other
stores. The most outstanding
example is the Safemasters Co.
at 1910 Twenty-third street
NV, which claims to be one
of the largest in the Nation.
Safemasters, unlike the typ
ical two-man locksmith shop,
employs 40, including Is highly
trained safe technicians. It
operates a research department
and markets its own brand of
security lock for vaulted areas.
Founded in 1885 by a father
and-Son team, John and James
Miller, the company still keeps
three men full-time on keys
and lock repairs but uses the
rest for safes. According to
Harry Abbott. vice president.
about rs per cent of all work
is for the Government, and
employees have security clear
ances all the way to the top
secret category.
Unlike burglars, safe tech
nicians rely mostly on manipu-
lation Of a combination dial
to enter safes when the owner
has forgotten the combination.
Is Pct. Easy to Do
! That old bromide Of detec-
Evening star., 1961-03-08

thin light used by surgeons to
examine nose and throat
troubles. With this he can read
numbers and locate the open
ing mechanism.
The Safemasters company
works closely with the safe
squad, an arm of District po-
lice, and declines to have its
lock picking tools photographed
for fear that the wrong read
ers might see them.
But Mr.. Abbott SCOTS at the
TV and crime novels talk OF
thieves who use nitroglycerine
to blow off safe doors.
I'm the last Is years 1 can
only recall three cases where
explosives were used, and il
was a powder charge in all
three. Nitro is too dangerous
Ito HANDLE" he explains. Most
Evening star., 1961-03-08
TALKING OF BUSINESS
Safes and S SpecioI Services
Aid Comeback of Locksmiths
BY TRUMAN r. TEMPLE
star Staff Writer

An official of a Falls Church
company recently spotted an
abandoned refrigerator on a lot
behind the plant and picked up
his telephone.
Within hours a member OF
the Locksmiths Association Of
D. c. Area had arrived and
taken the hardware off the
door, making it impossible for
any child to be trapped inside.
The service is free. Any
Washington resident with a re-
frigerator to dispose of can
have the lock removed by tele-
phoning an association member.
They're listed in the CLASH
fled directory under locksmithS.
Last week Representative
Joel T. Broyhill, Republican Of
Virginia, introduced a bill
which would require all home
freeZers and refrigeratorS
shipped interstate to have
built-in safety measures. The
bill would require ventilation,
easily removed door locks, and
a means whereby a child could
open the door from inside. The
bill has the associations back
ing.
The above are two examples
of public relations efforts by
local locksmithS, who are stag
ing a comeback after a long
economic decline.
Grow to 80
Today, according to Ted
Ashby, association president,
the small band of specialists
in the local organization num-
ber 80. A decade ago many
were wondering If the fratern-
ity wasn't headed for rapid ex-
L1IlCGIOu.
The lockSmith used to enjoy
about so per cent of his trade
from watkins" people who
bought duplicate keys over the
counter.
The other so per cent was
in outside calls repairing door
locks and safes.
But after World War II the
hardware and drug stores began
making heavy inroads on the
locksmith's duplicate key busi-
ness. Newly designed machines
made it a relatively simple
matter to train an employe to
Evening star., 1961-03-08

tive magazines. the yegg who
sandpapered his fingertips to
make them sensitive before
twiddling the dial, has no basis
in fact. "Technicians do use a
mixture of sight, feel and
sound" explains Mr.. Abbott.
But a big feature is simply q
knowledge of the lock and how
it's put together"
For the garden variety of
commercial safes used in retail
stores, a good locksmith can
open rs per cent by fiddling
with the dial.
But So-called security locks
defy manipulation nowadays,
and for this the locksmith
carries an electric drill. After
boring a small hole, usually
through the edge of the COM
bination dial, he inserts a long
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burglars today try to pry open
the door with levers.
Modern safe manufacturers
have made it even tougher by
the so-called nitro fit" an ex-
tremely tight-cloSing door that
leaves only four-thousandthS
of an inch clearance, about the
thickness Of cigarette paper
you just can't pour liquid
around that kind of door," de-
clareS Mr.. Abbott.
Perhaps the most interest
ing safe-cracking job Safemas-
Evening star., 1961-03-08


tiers ever had was ditring
Franklin Roosevelt's ,adn1anis-
tration, when John Miller got
a phone call from the White
House.
"The Queen Of England is
coming, and we can't get the
safe open to get out Mrs.
Roosevelt's jewels for the state
dinner" he was told.
He opened the safe with per-
haps the most distinguished
audience any safecracker ever
had breathing down his neck.
Evening star., 1961-03-08

grind duplicate keys for. many
everyday uses.
The Associated Locksmiths
Of America in New York City
is reticent about giving sta
tistics on its membership, but
local locksmiths confirm that
their numbers dwindled.
Now even supermarkets and
5-and-10s offer key duplicate
service" lamentS Jesse c. Hit,
a lockSmith at 209 Kennedy
street NV. Mr.. Hit has kept
going, thanks to a corollary
Evening star., 1961-03-08

Old Crow is 1876 years rich in history and
magnificent in taste. This light, mild Kentucky
bourbon is preferred over all other bourbons
and, today, bourbon is the favorite drink of
the country. Old Crow was first perfected l26
Evening star., 1961-03-08

business repairing safes. He
lists his firm as The Safe
cracker"
Evening star., 1961-03-08

More Outside Calls
Mr.. Ashby estimates his own
business. the Allied Lock &
Key Service at $50 Hillwood
Evening star., 1961-03-08

years ago by James Crow. Famous Americans
in every era have praised it since-men such as
ANDREW JACKSON, VIM. HENRY HARRISON,
JACK LONDON and others. If you haven't yet
tried Old Crow, try it tonight.
Evening star., 1961-11-06

for pie, but that there was a
rather waxy, burnt taste
about it which was distinct
ly unpleasant.
I would like to know is if
there is something that can
be done with leftover pump
kins. either for cooking pur-
poses or decorative.
1t is quite possible that
there is nothing that can be
done to fix up old pumpkins.
but being somewhat of a
squirrel when it comes to
throwing things away, 1
simply thought one of you
readers would know of some
exotic new way TO doctor up
pumpkins. Any suggestions?
Or should I Just give up and
throw it away, loath as I
am to do it.
Evening star., 1961-11-06
Picture of q House
z, M. M. Wnstin0ton

= ~ IA % y tSoFttFVSVVW
I need the picture of a
house which I believe was in
the 1859 calendar put out by
ESQ. I've tried the main office
to get this calendar. but with
no luck, and I want the pic
ture of the house so that the
architect can draw plans
from it for our new home.
Any help you can give will
be greatly appreciated.
Evening star., 1961-11-06
Study Section

The international relations
study group of the University
Women's Club will meet at
IL am. Wednesday to discuss
trouble spots in the member
countries of the Organization
of American States. Lunch
con at 1890 pm. will follow.
Evening star., 1961-11-06
Answering
Service Answer
Mrs, M, S., WushinQton

Mrs. N. s. Washington
I saw your question about
how to have ain answering
service put in your home.
Why don't you call the tele-
phone company and ask
them how it is done2 I have
seen these services in several
homes, and they are really a
convenience If you are out Of
the house a lot of the time.
Evening star., 1961-11-06

dress for needy children at
Christmas. Due to illness, I
am somewhat behind schedule
in doing this. If I had pat
terms for doll clothes or cop
les Of patterns made on It's
sue paper, it would speed me
up in my work, and make
some little girls very happy.
Thank you for any help you
may be able to give me.
Evening star., 1961-11-06
Here'sHoW

Reoders' Clearing House IS con-
Quoted ENTIRELY THROUGH THE
MAIL as q public service exchange
of ideas between cree readers. The
Stor eonnot oeeept phone coils per-
-toinine TO this column. Al letters
must bear the writer's full name and
address. No advertising is printed.
Evening star., 1961-11-06
Squirrels
70 Mrs. S. N. s., Arlinqton

To Mrs. S. N. s., Arlington
Mrs. r. J. c., Washington
With reference to your
question about how to get rid
of the squirrels in your
house. I would suggest that
you get someone to come over
to your house and examine
the attic very carefully for
holes. 1t is quite possible that
the squirrels get in through
small holes that you might
not even know exist. If you
find no holes, and the squir-
rels persist, you should call
an exterminator to solve
your problem.
Evening star., 1961-11-06
READERS CLEARING HOUSE
Case oil. the leftover Pumpkin-
Mrs. S. q. NJ. WASHINGTON

. = :
We have just finished dinner, and for dessert
we had pumpkin pie, made from the pumpkin we
used for Halloween. The pie definitely not the
most tasty pie I've had and the general feeling
of my family was that this should not be tried again
1t wasn't that the pumpkin too old to be used
Evening star., 1961-11-06
Made to Order

Mrs. F. j. H., Adelphi
Is there a place in the area
where one can have shoes
made to order? I am very
much interested in knowing
of such a place if one exists.
Evening star., 1961-01-08
Tangled Affair

Meanwhile the confusion Of the
Congo remains as tangled as ever.
While Lumumba languishes in q
military prison. his lieutenants
appear to be in firm command
Of at least two provinces. Congo
lese troops engaged in sporadic
clashes with tribal groups, trains
were derailed and passengers
beaten and robbed, and tribesmen
armed with bows and arrows
fought each other and Congolese
army units.
Even while Mr.. Hammarskjold
discussed the situation with U. N.
officials Friday, a riot broke out
in front Of the headquarters build
ing. Lumumba supporters at
tackled members of tribes sup
porting Mr.. Kasavubu. The Presi-
dents personal secretary, Phil-
bert Luyeye. protested that U. N.
guards stood by while Lumumba
demonstrators beat him severely.
Mr.. Hammarskjold goes next to
Praetoria. South Africa, for a per-
sonal look at another African
problem-the "apartheid" policy
OF the Afrikaner government
which has added to u. N. woes.
Evening star., 1961-01-08

Even so, some groups still will
be barred. Communists, always
small in number in Turkey. will
be outlawed. And there's small
likelihood that extremist religious
organizations will be allowed to
field candidates.
Finally. there are strong signs
a new civilian government in Tlr-
key will bear a distinctly martial
stamp.
III the nation wants me to run
for President" Gursel said in Oc-
tober, Il would accept the chal-
lenge and stand for election to
the office in a popular election"
An ex-comrade in arms Of
Turkish republic founder Kemal
Ataturk. Gursel is highly respected
in Turkey and would win any
presidential race hands down.
The political lineup could be
decisively changed If Gursel's all
ment forces him to stand aside in
the campaign or retire as chief
of-state. A possible substitute
might be serious. middle-of-the-
road Mai. Gen. Cemel Madanoglu.
a leading moderate inside the
ruling national unity committee
and a Gursel supporter.
Aside from the military. the
group to beat will be 1nonus Re-
publicans.
Evening star., 1961-01-08
In Morocco:
A Summit

An Afro-As summit con-
ference" wound up its talks in
Casablanca Friday with a reso-
luton calling for stcpped-up
support for the Algerian fight
for independence.
Called by Morocco's energetic
King Mohammed v, leaders from
the United Arab Republic, Guinea.
Ghana, Mali, Libya, Ceylon and
Morocco gathered in historic Casa
blanca last week to discuss their
mutual problems.
There were no daily communi-
ques, but reports made it plain
that some Of the discussions were
heated ones. There were agree
ments, however, on major issues,
although in some cases compro-
misses were needed to effect ac-
cord. The Conference:
. Called for increased "politi-
cal, diplomatic and material aid"
to the Algerian Provisional Gov.
ernment, whose representative sat
in with the conferees:
. Warned that continuation of
Evening star., 1961-01-08
Aviation:
Inquiry

The Civil Aeronautics Board
opened On Wednesday its in
quiry into the New York air COL
lisiOn which took 134 lives on
December l6.
Accidents don't happen. They
are caused. This is q truism to
which everybody subscribes.
When 1t comes to determining
the why" Of q particular acci-
dent, however, the problem often
is dif1icult.
Last week. the CAB began its
inquiry into aviation's worst dis
aster. produced when a United
Air Lines DC-8 jetliner collided
with a TWA piston-d driven plane
over New York last month. All
1913 aboard the two planes were
killed. Six other persons on the
ground also perished.
After three days of testimony
from eyewitnesSes. Federal Avia-
ton Agency officials and repre-
sentatives of the pilots associa-
ton, the four-man CAB panel
was still trying to find out why.
There was evidence, however,
which supported the belief that
the Jet. when 1t radioed that it
was approaching a holding area
(where it was to circle before be-
ing called in for a landing), ac-
tually had gone beyond it. This
fact, according to this theory,
must have showed Upon the radar
scope Of the controller who in
formed the plane that he was
terminating radar tracking.
Why didn't the radar controller
notify the plane that it was be-
yond the circling area? This was
the burden Of the questioning of
FAA officials. Their answers:
The present traffic control sys-
tenn does not have the capability
of constant radar watch on every
plane in its control: controllers
are not required. therefore, to
maintain such watch; the sys-
TEN requires that pilots follow
traffic instructions.
The public may not be given
the official findings on probable
cause" for many more weeks or
even months. With air traffic
mounting at most major cities and
present facilities and equipment
stretched nearly to the breaking
point, it is certainly not too much
to require that airplanes be kept
under continuous radar tracking
while leaving and approaching
airports.
Evening star., 1961-01-08

the country's indefinite political
future.
The big question remained:
Would free elections be held as
Gursel promised?
Talking again Of the establish
ment Of q civilian order based
on democratic ideals and beliefs,
Gursel apparently took q major
step In that direction Immediately
after the November 13 purge.
With advice from liberal intel
lectuals. lawyers and professors.
he called for swift establishment
of a so-called constituent as
sembly to act as an interim par
liamentary regime until elections
can be held.
The arrangement Is almost GER
tain to favor the only two major
parties left intact following dis
bandment Of Menderes' big. but
now discredited. Democrat Party.
These are the peoples Republic
can Party headed by 76-year-old
Ismet Inonu. and the smaller
National Party headed by At
year-old, French educated mathe-
matics professor Osman Boluk-
basi.
But other parties-perhaps even
a revitalized Democrat Party-are
certain to appear when the pres
ent ban on political activity in
Turkey is lifted.
Evening star., 1961-01-08
THE NATIONAL SCENE

design, which had been operating
successfully for more than two
years at the test facility near
Idaho Falls, Idaho. was shattered
by. an explosion.
Three technicians, two Army
men and a Navy electrician. were
killed. The blast occurred at night,
Had 1t taken place during the
regular work day, the death toll
would have been higher.
Chairman McCone Of the Acc
ordered o full inquiry. The big
question: What caused the explo-
sion? Mr.. McCone promised a
complete report to the public, buc
cautioned that because Of radio
activity in the reactor facility the
investigation will be slow and
difficult.
Much to the chagrin Of Acc
and electric power men, the acci-
dent comes at a time when the
matter Of the safety and location
of atomic reactors is blossoming
Evening star., 1961-01-08

ton Is to have o first-class educa-
tional system. the prospects Of
such a far-reaching program get
ting through Congress appear ex-
tremely dim.
The task force did, however,
skirt the controversial problem Of
Federal aid for teachers salaries
by recommending that the States
and local school boards be allowed
to decide on this.
Mr.. Kennedy also received q
report, from his special study
group on housing. It called for
IAN entirely new subsidy pro-
gram" to provide housing for low
income families and urged that
spending be increased in q num-
Der OF other areas.
No overall estimate Of the an
nual cost Of the housing plan was
made public. His other task forces
keep pace, however. the recon-
mendations to President-elect
Kennedy will equal or exceed the
Evening star., 1961-01-08
THE FOREIGN SCENE

the Algerian war would force the
comforting nations Ito reconsider
their relations with France;
Q Decided to withdraw their
forces from the United Nations
emergency force in the Congo
Republic unless the U. N. adopted
policies favoring depoSed Premier
Patrice Lumumba;
. Called for an end to "in-
direct colonialism" which they
charged was being practiced in
some African nations supposedly
now free and independent.
Ethiopia, Nigeria and Liberia
declined to attend the Casablanca
meeting. and Tunisia was not in
vited when President Bourguiba
made it plain that he would not
attend.
The conferees included, besides
King Mohammed, Presidents Mas
ser of the UAR, Sekou Toure Of
Guinea, Kwame Nkrumah Of
Ghana. Medibe Keita Of Mali.
Evening star., 1961-01-08

at length with President Joseph
Kasavubu. U. N. officials said Mr..
Hammarskjold urged the Presi-
dent to put imprisoned ex-Premier
Lumumba on trial promptly. af-
fording him full due process of
law" and all legal defenses.
He also repeatedly advised Mr..
Kasavubu to reconvene the dis
solved Congolese Parliament at
the earliest possible moment. to
aid the newly arrived Congo Con-
ciliation Commission Of the u. N.
in its work, and to try to effect
an improvement in relations be-
tween the U. N. command and
Congolese authorities.
Evening star., 1961-01-08
Story qf the
Week

1 feel very much like the re-
cruit who was drilling in front
of my quarters at Fort McNair
when Gen. Eisenhower was chief
Of staff. The recruit was fum-
bling and stumbling around.
and was really getting laid out
by the drill sergeant. Finally
the sergeant said, well, there is
one thing about it, zones. You
and Gen. Eisenhower, the chief
OF staff, have one thing in COM
mon"
The recruit thought he was
going to get a complimentary
remark and said. Eyes. sergeant.
what Is that?"
The sergeant said. 'SYou both
have gone as far in this Army
as you are ever going ito get"
Gen. L. L. LemnitzeE. former
Army chief Of staff, in "a speech
to the seventh annual confer
ence Of Civilian Aides to the
Secretary Of the Army at Aber-
deem. Md.
Evening star., 1961-01-08

order and for Turkey, Americas
only Atlantic pact partner fac
ing Russia across q common
frontier.
Economic and political order
must be restored by the end Of
that time or the country will be
living a day-to-day existence on
the brink of disaster.
Gen. GurSel and the % officers
who make up Turkeys ruling mil
itary junta seem sincerely deter
mined to prevent this.
The best estimate currently
available from allied diplomats
and qualified observers is that
they will be successful, despite the
uncertain trail they must blaze.
Since the early hours Of the
sudden coup last May ~ which
ousted ex-Premier Adnan Men
deres, Gursel has spoken softly,
moderately and reasonably.
Repeatedly, he has promised
free elections and set October 20.
1861, as the frontier for his mill
tary government.
Married and the father Of a
grown son, Gursel lived for
months in the Prime Minister'S
Office sleeping on narrow army
cot.
A Long List Of CoIIers
He later moved to the foreign
ministry guest house. Both there
and at the stately presidential
palace overlooking Ankara which
he uses for official functions, Cur
sci has remained accessible to an
unending string Of callers.
The grueling schedule took its
toll in the first week Of December
when Gursel was stricken with a
circulatory ailment and his doc
tors recommended a period Of
rest for at least two weeks.
The farmers, businessmen,
newsmen and others who have
met and talked with Gursel come
away carrying the impression Of
a quiet, father-like general out
to do good.
But there have been doubts.
created by his gentleness and
apparent lack Of severity.
Was he front man for behind
the-scenes String-pullers?
The question was answered en-
phatically In the predawn hours