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sive attitude coupled with pes
simism.
I'm a chemist" said DR..
Haller. SHOW me O better way
to produce high-quality and
nutritious food demanded by
the American consumer, and
I'll be happy to go along with
it,"
DR.. Shaw adds that man has
been tipping the scales in his
favor since the beginning of
civilization and will have to do
more in order to keep, up with
the growing population.
The argument on both sides
often goes deeper and envelopes
the atomic bomb and thalid-
omide. On one side are those
who believe that science is only
a tool and a frightening one
at that and has to be care
fully controlled. On the other
side are those that believe SCI
ence, in itself, is good and will
end in the ultimate good of
people.
Meanwhile: the layman is
forced to watch and wonder
how it, all will ultimately af-
feet him. The facts" are often
beyond his comprehension.
Tomorrow: Controls on Pesti-
cides.
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other article, but FDA is not
necessarily content with the
extent of present controls, and
studies are being made of the
adequacy of State controls. "Sil-
ent Spring." has served to
hasten and intensity these
studies.
Miss Carson also omits say
ing that the United States
Fish and Wildlife Service itself
uses pesticides for certain pur-
poses and accepts the neces-
sity of their use. The Fish
and Wildlife Service does diff
fer markedly from other gov
eminent agencies on the
cause and the amount of dam
age to wildlife by pesticides.
Its position will also be dis
cussed in a later article.
The final and central bone
Of contention with Miss Car
son is over her approach to
the balance Of nature.
IF anything, pesticides have
probably restored the balance
of nature in favor Of man."
said Leo q. K. Iverson, assist
ant director of the Plant Pest
Control Division Of the Agri-
culture Department.
One professor said that Miss
Carson's philosophy is a pas
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-09
BY HUGH WELLS
Star staff Writer

When one housewife finished
reading Rachel Carson's book,
Silent Spring" serialized in
The Star during the past two
weeks, she commented, I'm
going to throw out all my bug
bombs, peel all my fruit and
vegetables, and then think
twice about eating"
She was only half joking.
And Miss Carson was not jok-
ing at all. Her thesis is that
we are dabbling with disaster
by our widespread use of pesti-
cides that we are polluting our
rivers, destroying wildlife, and
inviting cancer and leukemia.
Even worse, she says, we are
tar1pering with the balance OF
nature and, in the process,
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weighing fate against the hu-
man race.
The housewives react ! o n
therefore is Understandable.
But there have been other
sharply different reactions
from government officials, SCI
entists and industry people
They have varied from the
violently vitriolic to the calmly
critical. All feel there is an
other side to the story.
Few of her critics have ar
gued with Miss Carson's facts.
But there has been criticism
that falls into four categories:
Lack of scientific detachment
in Miss Carson's approach, UNI
scientific reasoning, omission
of facts needed for proper In
depreciation, and a questioning
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Helped Halt Diseases

Pesticides, FDA men say, in
creased the quality and guam
tity of our agricultural pro-
duce and helped eradicate ma
laria, typhus and yellow fever.
"If we didn't use pesticides, Z"
said DR.. Halter, you couldn't
buy a commercial apple today.
You'd have no pears and no
vegetables"
DR.. Byron T. Shaw, admin
strator Of the Agricultural Re-
search Service, has estimated
that cotton yields would be re-
duced by more than so per
cent, and that for many fruits
and vegetables there would be
an almost total loss two out
of every three years.
A second omission that an
noys some of the industry and
government people is an i'm
plication (by omission) that
biological controls (such as i'm
porting q pests natural enemy
have been neglected.
"Two-thirds of our research
is on other than conventional
chemical approaches" said DR.
G.. j. Haeussler, assistant di.
rector of the Entomology Re.
search Division Of the AIRS
lone of the first things dom
when new pest is discovered
. is to go to foreign countriei
to find natural predators Cen
emies). :"
. He said that his department
! now has stations in Paris ant
Rome. two in Morocco and on
in South America mainly TO
, the purposes Of finding para
sites that might destroy pests
; He himself spent three year.
in Europe and two in Japal
searching for predators. But. h,
, adds. biological controls tax,
years to develop and will no
control outbreaks of pests.
. Miss Carson also implies (by
ommision) that controls on pes,
I ticides are far from adequate
But the Food and Drug Admin
, stration answers there arr
more controls on pesticideI
than on any other chemicals
The nature and needs of con
trolls will be discussed in an.
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RoeheI corsOn's book. Silent Spring, a
q l2-instolIment condensation Of
which ended in The Stor on Friday,
hos eoused a storm Of controversy.
Although few experts have token
issue with the facts presented by
the author, mony hove criticized
the tone Of her book and its con-
elusions. This is the first Of several
articles examining the view Of gov
ernmentoI. academic and industrial
experts who take issue with Miss
coFson>
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Directed DOT Tests

DR.. Hayes supervised expert
ments in which volunteers
were fed DOT in up to 200
times the ordinary dietary level
for a full year without any
clinical effect.
Said DR.. H. L. Halter, assis-
tant administrator for Farm
Research in the Agriculture
Research Service: I'VE have
riculture for II years. During
those II years, we averaged 100
million pounds per year. Now
wouldn't there have been some
genetic changes by this time
if it were going to show up?
But you can't site one au-
thentic case of anyone being
poisoned by DOT residues on
his food"
"Your kids are twice as big
as you," he added. People are
living longer. What are you
worried about?"
The critics also attack Miss
Carson'S implication that new
chemicals are necessarily more
poisonous than their predeces-
sors. They are quick to point
out that many of the newer
chemicals, such as Mirex and
Sewn, are less toxic and are
m abolized by the body
tbroken down and made harm.
less) more readily than the
earlier pesticides.
Effects Varied
"She is assuming that al
insecticides kill in the sam,
way" said DR.. Halter. But diff
ferent chemicals kill in diff
ferent ways. Insects that havl
developed a resistance TO DID,
may be vulnerable to another
even less toxic chemical"
The critics also take isSu,
with the implication that
toxic chemical is a poison, pc.
Sc. Said DR.. Lehman:
You've been drinking mer'
curry, lead, arsenic and fluorinI
for years. They are all poisons
The body learns how to handle
them. The residue level is safe
than safe" He said that mos
any substance can become
poison If used in excess anC
cited the case of salt beinl
given to babies in a hospital.
The Food and Drug Admin
stration, after completing ran
dom sampling Of food in super
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markets and groceries, said
"Pesticide residue content was
found well within safe toler-
ance limits. Most of the
samples contained no residueS
or mere traces of chlorinated
hydrocarbons. :"
Pesticides Defended
At issue also is an impli-
cation by Miss Carson that a
large number of deaths are
caused by pesticides. Govern
ment authorities point out that
SO deaths we're caused last year
by the misuse of pesticides
Overdoses Of aspirin caused 159
deaths.
Miss Carson has a point"
said ]. Kenneth Kirk, assistant
Commissioner of FDA, "Her
point is, don't use pesticides
carelessly and don't use them
unnecessarily. My advice is to
read the label and cover the
food"
The second major category of
criticism charges an commission
of pertinent details for proper
Interpretation Of the facts.
Said DR.. Halter, MY impress
sion is that she is a very able
writer. but my own opinion is
that a person has an obliga-
ton to present all the facts
not lead you to a peak and drop
you there"
The first omission most
often pointed out is the good
that has resulted from the use
Of pesticides and the disaster
that would result If they were
discontinued.
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Replies to Silent Spring. Pesticides Value Is Defended

her basic philosophy on the bal
ance Of nature.
One educator called the book
"a high-pitched series of anx-
ieties"; another said 1t had
the tone of a prosecuting at
torney's plea.
Interviews with officials of
the Department of Agriculture
and the Food and Drug Admini-
stration and with chemical in
dustry spokesman and inde-
pendent members Of the SCI
entific community reveals crit
icism of the tone of such sent
ences as: Their (pesticidesD
presence casts a shadow that
is no less ominous because it
is formless and obscure. +"
and "the tide of chemicals. /.
has risen to engulf our en-
vironment."
Snapped one scientist, Its
a little as If Charlotte Bronte
had discovered radium."
Reasoning Questioned
More important, the critics
accuse her of specious and I'M
scientific reasoning. DR.. Arnold
j. Lehman, chief pharmoco-
logist for the Food and Drug
Administration, disputes what
he calls the implication that
DOT builds up in human fat,
with the possible result of
causing cancer or leukemia.
1T doesn't keep collecting"
he stated fatty. 1T reaches a
certain level and then intake
is equivalent to outgo."
DR.. Wayland J. Hayes, jr.,
chief toxicologist for the
United States Public Health
Service, said "A number of
people have been genuinely
by articles which al
lege that insecticides, and es-
pecially residues of them on
foods, are the cause of many
human and animal diseases. :.
The alarm which has been ex-
pressed is not shared by SCI
entistS who actually have stud
led insecticides nor by the fast
majority of physicians. -"
The Mississippi enterprise., 1962-07-21

Friends of mother Hobbs
are very glad to have her
back, since she has been away
The Mississippi enterprise., 1962-07-21

ganist at st. Luke's A. NJ. E.
Church, Westfield and Dicrec-
tress and Pianist for Ushers
Chorus of Plainsfield, New
Jersey. The Sutherlins are
honeymooning in Virginia, Mr..
Sutherlins' native state.
The Mississippi enterprise., 1962-07-21

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bur-
nett of Portsmouth and daugh-
ter Margie and son Benjie
are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. r.
d. Burnett, parents of Mr..
Burnett, also Mrs. Easter
Adams mother of young Mrs.
Burnett who is the former
Miss. Barbara j. Adams.
The Mississippi enterprise., 1962-07-21

SICK & SHUTINS: Mr..
Jacob Haywood, Organist at
Progressive Church, 73rd Wa
bash, who is confined to Bill
lings Hospital. He is the son
of Bishop and Mrs. j. M. Hay
wood. Mr.. James Pleasant,
son of Mrs. Anabelle Plea
SAINT, 1923 Lowe Street is in
Cook County Hospital, also
Mrs. Alamay Roberts, Mrs.
Peasants daughter who is in
Cook County Hospital where
she recently underwent sur
gerry. Prayer is offered for
these and other sick and shut
inS.
The Mississippi enterprise., 1962-07-21

visiting her other daughters
and sons now she will spend
the summer with her daugh-
ters Mrs. Rut Mccoy and
Mrs. Annie Bells Weathers.
The Mississippi enterprise., 1962-07-21

It's a girl for Mr.. and Mrs.
Raymond Love who are now
making their home in Detroit,
Michigan, Mrs. Love is the
former Jessie Lee Taylor,
grandparents are Mr.. and Mrs
E. Taylor and Mrs. Mennie
Lee Love of Michigan.
The Mississippi enterprise., 1962-07-21

A happy birthday to Miss
Betty Jean Buckhalter, which
was July IL, from Mr.. and
Mrs. A. Buckhalter, Fores-
tene, Bobby 10, A. j. Jr. and
Keith Buckhalter.
The Mississippi enterprise., 1962-07-21
Amount of money raised, $109.
90. Rev. Leon Moore, Pastor.

Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Hol-
mes are very proud to an
nounce the birth of a daugh-
ter. born Sunday, July Is, Mr.
Holmes is the former Eurla
Mae McLaurin; grand parents
are Mr.. and Mrs. Rufus Tay-
lor and Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie
Mccoy.
The Mississippi enterprise., 1962-07-21
MRS. SARAH WILLIAMS is

MRS. SARAH WILLIAMS is
visiting her sister, Mrs. M.
Finley of 1902 Bell Street in
jackson, Miss. A faithful and
loyal member of Christ Tenn
pie Cathedral in Chicago, Mrs.
Williams has been a teacher
of Sunday School Class No.
3 for years, also a member
of the Senior Coir. While work
ing at the National Publishing
House of the Church of Christ
Holiness, U. S. A., she helped
to sponsor the Person to Per-
son Telephone Directory for
Christ Temple, for which,
every owner of the book is
proud. Mrs. Williams lives at
6420 So. Green Street.
The Mississippi enterprise., 1962-07-21

1t was a high day at Wesley
c. M. E. Church Sunday. Men
and Women Day Program was
held with guest speaker, be-
ing Mrs. Francis M. Alexand-
er from Jackson. Comments
were made by Mrs. Annie
King, Pelahatchie, Miss.
The Mississippi enterprise., 1962-07-21

MR.. AND MRS. HERBERT
WILSON and family are va
cationing out of California and
will make their annual visit
to Jackson, Mississippi before
returning to Chicago. This
family is greatly missed at
Christ Temple Cathedral,
where Mr.. Wilson is Senior
and Young Peoples Choir Di-
rector; Mrs. Wilson is Or
The Mississippi enterprise., 1962-07-21
CHICAGO NEWS
Mrs. Georgia Renager,

ganist for the Church; Direc-
tor and Pianist for the Cos
pei Choir; James Wilson is
Musician for Young Peoples
Choir and the other Children,
Paul, John Wilson and Her
bert, Jr., are members of the
Children's Choir.
OF INTEREST TO MRS.
MOTENA KING CARNEY'S
many friends, in Chicago, New
Jersey and Mississippi is the
announcement of her marriag
to Mr.. John Sutherlin Satur-
day, July z, at a: P. M; the
impressive ceremony being
performed by Rey. Drew of
st. Luke A. M. E. Church in
Westfield, N. j., in the pre-
sence of the immediate mem
bers of both families. The Re
ception took place on the
lawn of Mrs. Carney's new
home, decorated for the oc-
casion. She received many
beautiful gifts. Mrs. Sutherlin
is the daughter of Mrs. Inez
c. King of Chicago and the
late Rev. Joe Dennis King oil
Hazlehurst, Miss. She is or
The Mississippi enterprise., 1962-07-21

and her two sons are visiting
her parents Mr.. and Mrs.
James Norwood.
The Mississippi enterprise., 1962-07-21

President
81 will endeavor TO bring to the contractors. home
builders and home owners, the very best mate
rials that are available al the very best prices IN
this area. viii base this business on the same
principles that have employed IN the past, and
continue to maintain the same high degree Of in
tegrity and fair-dealing with all our customers"
The Mississippi enterprise., 1962-07-21
Fonnin News
Mrs. Alean Adams, REPORTING


Mrs. and Mr.. Ludee Per-
kins of Gary Ind. grandfather
Jonny Jean also Mr.. Per-
kins sister RS. Ida Lee Adams
from East Cicago is visiting
their sister Mrs. Dora Wal
ters, Jackson, Miss. Mrs. Ad-
die Taylor of Fannin, Mr.. Ed
die Odie and grandson, Corky
along with friend all from
Cary Ind. visited with his
father Mr.. Edd. Odie Sr. They
report a very enjoyable visit.
The Mississippi enterprise., 1962-07-21

Happy 4th Birthday greet
ing to Garry Quincy Adams
Evening star., 1962-09-28
Reds Use Lend-Leose
Ships to Supply Cubo

The Soviet Union has used
five or possibly six United
States lend-lease ships in trade
with Communist Cuba. the
State Department reported to-
day.
Three or four of the vessels
loaned to the Soviet Union dur
ing World War II have been
used since the stepped-up
Soviet program of aid to Cuba
began, Press Officer Lincoln
White reported.
He said he had no informa-
ton whether the ships carried
arms.
The Soviet Union has refused
to return "a merchant ships
supplied under World War II
lend-lease arrangements on the
grounds they are not needed by
the United States and that
Washington had once offered
to sell them.
At the end Of World War u
Russia had 96 American mer-
chant ships on loan from the
United States. Nine Of thesC
Evening star., 1962-09-28
LONELY RIDE HOME
Patterson Used Disguise

NEW YORK, Sept. % (AP),
- Floyd Patterson, dethroned
heavyweight champion. drove
the lonely road back from Chi
cago to New York disguised in
a beard and mustache and al
most got arrested, Columnist
Milton Gross of the New York
Post said in a copyrighted story
today.
Gross, who elaborated with
Patterson on the fighters life
story, said Patterson told him
exclusively last night the de-
tails of the strange trip and
Of his decision to fight his con-
queror, Sonny Liston, again.
"The fight will be in Florida
in February or in June in New
York." Patterson said, accord
ing to Gross.
Gross wrote the following
about Patterson's disguise and
near arrest:
while his family, friends,
and the world were looking for
him, Floyd was driving through
the night alone except for a
moment somewhere in Ohio,
where he was stopped by a po-
liceman and nearly got ar
rested.
Evening star., 1962-09-28
Army Unit Sent to Back Up
U. S. MorshoIs at Memphis

MEMPHIS. Tenn. Sept. 20
(AP) "A convoy Of Army en-
gineers arrived today to pro-
vide administrative and To-
CYSTIC support for hundreds of
Federal marshals gathering
here as q result of the Uni
versity of Mississippi desegre-
cation controversy.
The 110-man unit arrived
at the Memphis Naval Air Sta
tion at 3 am. after d 200-mile
overnight trip from Fort
Campbell, KY.
Among the 49 trucks were
tractor-trailers carrying heavy
equipment, tractor drawn vans,
jeeps and trucks.
"They have with them the
capacity to set up q tent city
to furnish bedding, cooking
and that type of service for the
Evening star., 1962-09-28

Floyd told me he bought the
mustache and-beard on the day
of the fight--and before he en-
tered the ring.
"'Not that I expected to lose,
Floyd said. I didn't expect to
use it. I left it at the hotel
when I went to the ball park,
but after the fight I had some
one else rush back and get it
for me-
"He told me of driving along
the Ohio highway before dawn
Wednesday Che had been
knocked out Tuesday night in
the first round). of parking off
the road to stretch his legs.
"a State troopers prowl car
pulled I'D behind him. BY the
time the trooper reached the
side of Patterson's car. Floyd
had managed to put on the
beard only part way. It hung
from his chin as the policeman
shined a flashlight into the
car"
Then Gross described the in
cident as Patterson told 1t to
him:
what are you doing here?''
the trooper asked.
Evening star., 1962-09-28

T just stopped to stretch my
legs" Patterson said. I'm
driving from Chicago to New
York"
Let me see your license, T"
the trooper asked.
He did not have his driving
license. That had been left in
Chicago.
Gross resumed the account.
IF you don't have a license,
I have got to take you in" the
trooper said.
Floyd reached up and took
off the beard. Then he took off
the muStacle.
"Are you some kind of an
actor?" the trooper asked.
Patterson took off his cap.
The trooper shined the light
full in his face again.
Aren't you $. 2"
eyes," Patterson said. 81 lost
a fight last night. Do I have
to lose again? Wouldn't it be all
right if I mail you my license
when I get home? I just for
got It,"
You won't have to do that, .
the trooper. said. "You won't
have to lose again. You'll get
him the next time."
Evening star., 1962-09-28
Turkish Ships Halt
Coreoes to Cubo

UNITED NATIONS. N. Y.
Sept. % (AP)-Foreign Min
lister Feridun Genial Erkin of
Turkey says Turkish shipown-
ers have stopped shutting car
goes from the Soviet Union to
Cuba. !.
Mr.. Erkin told newsmen last
night the owners agreed to ban
such cargoes after the Turkish
government told them there was
mounting resentment in the
United States because United
States allies were carrying
Soviet goods to Cuba.
Mr.. Erkin said about 10 Turk
ish vessels had been carrying
wheat and iron between Soviet
Black Sea ports and Cuba, but
none had carried arms.
Evening star., 1962-09-28

were returned and three were
reported lost by the Soviet gov
|ernment.
Eighty-four merchant ship:
are Still held by the Soviet Un.
ion, according to the State De-
partment.
OF these, A are dry cargo
ships, some of them constructed
many years before World War
II. and SO are liberty ships built
during World War II.
The United States agreed
conditionally to sell the "a
merchant ships to the Soviet
Union for about $33 million in
1947 or 1948, the State Depart
ment recalled. But the deal
was expressly conditioned
upon the prompt conclusion of
a satisfactory overall lend lease
settlement" the State Depart
ment said.
The $33 million offer was
withdrawn in 1851. during the
Korean war, when the United
States demanded the return Of
all lend-lease ships held by the
Soviet Union.
Evening star., 1962-09-28
5 Who Fled Hungary
Flee Again From Cubo

SAN JUAN, P. R., Sept. %
.(AP) - Five Hungarians who
fled their homeland in 1856 to
Cuba to get away from COM
munism have reached Puerto
Rico in their second escape
from Red rule.
The five-including two
women and a young girl
braved raging seas in a small
open boat with eight Cuban
companions to set out for Flor
ida. The IS were picked up
by a United States Navy trans
port after drifting for AZ hours.
The Hungarians said today
they fled Cuba because rumors
were circulated that Cuban
Evening star., 1962-09-28
FOREMAN GETS
MOST ULCERS,
STUDY SHOWS

1t isn't the boss who gets
the ulcers. it's the foreman.
At least, that is what a
study made recently in
Pittsburgh seems to show.
The study, conducted by
doctors at the University
of Pittsburgh, covered 377
managers and 307 persons
in sub-managerial cate
gories, including "a fore
men.
Dr.. James P. Dunn re-
ported that mot only did
the foremen show consist
ent evidence of a greater
frequency Of peptic ulcers
but they also tended to
have more severe manifes-
tations of the disease"
Why? DR.. Dunn isn't
sure. Maybe it is the job,
he speculated in his pub
lished report. Or maybe it
is Just that folks who get
to be foremen are the sort
of people who are apt to
get ulcers.
Evening star., 1962-09-28
cubuns to Serve
On Red TrowIers

HAVANA. Sept. % CAP).-
The Russians will train Cubans
in operating a fishing port and
manning trawlers under the
new agreement Fidel Castro's
government signed with the
Soviet Union.
An announcement today said
200 Cubans win be sent to
Russia for training and others
viii serve aboard Soviet trawl-
ers. Five Russian trawlers are
already operating out of Cuban
ports.
The jointly operated Cuban
Soviet fishing base in Havana
Bay is scheduled to be completed
next year.
Evening star., 1962-09-28

Prime Minister) Castro had
made a deal with the Russians
to send Iron Curtain refugees
back to their homelands.
Karl Kerenyi, 80, a textile
engineer originally from Buda-
pest, told of their escape. With
him was his wife. Gisela, their
daughter, Maria, 13; Thor
Monoki, Al, a mechanical engi-
neer. and his wife Helena, 80.
Mr.. Kerenyi said their over
crowded boat became adrift
only 2 hours after they set out
September 90 when the engine
broke down. A storm blew up.
Water spilled into the open
20-foot boat and we had to bail
with anything available-cans
and bare hands," he said. "The
women helped and were won-
derful."
Sighting the United States
Navy transport Laurentia, the
refugees sent up smoke signals.
They made the signals by
shedding some of their clothes,
dunking them in gasoline and
setting them afire.
Mr.. Kerenyi said the Castro
regime in Cuba was getting
increasingly oppressive. to a
degree where human dignity is
totally nullified."
Mr.. Monoki told newSmen:
1T won't be easy for us to
start a second new life. We
have nothing. But at least we
will have freedom"
Mr.. Kerenyi said he would
try to get a job in Puerto Rico.
Mr.. Monoki said he hoped to
go to the mainland, United
States, where some of his rela-
tives settled after the abortive
Hungarian revolt in 1856.