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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-10-11
School Will Close
2 DAYS Next Week

County public schools stu.
dents will get two days off
next week, when classes will
be suspended for special in
service teachers meetings,
Thursday and Friday, Oct. Is
and 10.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-10-11
Fight Launched to Get
HEW Unit in Rockville

North Carolina thinks its free land offer is going to
enable it to snatch the governments $40 million En-
yironmental Health Center from under Montgomery Cou
TVS nose, it has another think coming.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-10-11
Annexation Foes
Mapping Plans to
Gust Incunbents
Schotter Blast AT Offutt
Enlivens SIleriff's Race

Major William A. Schotter, deputy Montgomery
County sheriff and COP nominee for sheriff. Tuesday
signed with change of foul play against his Democratic
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-10-11
SHOWCASE Special

This edition of The Sentinel
contains special stories and pic
lures of displays which will be
on exhibit today, Friday and
Saturday in the Science-Indus-
try Showcase in Silver Spring.
Don't miss reading of the areas
scientific achievements on pages
B-1, B-2, and BIB.
, 1962-02-19

Company itself, but Of the ultimate injury which its bypro-
duct might inflict on the economy, the plant and animal life
of this beautiful island.
, 1962-02-19
HARVEY-WHETHER WE WANT IT OR Nor
EDITORIAL

HAhVEI-WH HEn II WANI - On WI
HARVEY ALUMINIUM Company may be with US for the
rest of our natural lives. The people OF St. Croix have had little
or nothing to do with it, or to say about it. AS our inheritance,
which was SO graciously handed to us, we may as well express
a few thoughts on the matter, and then try to live with it, it
possible. There can be no denying the fact, however, that the
introduction of this company on St. Croix is one of the classic
diSregards of the democratic process.
H TITLE Of the debate could have been changed to
fit the sluauon. AS it stood. it was Whether St. Croix should
have a large, major industry like Harvey Aluminium Rather,
the title should have been whether St. Croix should have
Harvey Aluminium, period.
WITH SUCH A mistaken title the real gst of the debate
was lost for the debater arguing in favor OF Harvey had a wide
range, and therefore used sweeping generalities applicable to
any large industry. The real issue was whether Harvey can
and will provide the economic benefits which this place needs,
while at the same time making a fair return on its investment
OUR STAND was that an aluminium processing plant has
certain definite disadvantages which may easily outweigh the
advantages, and before we know it, we may have Harvey, but
an island devoid Of vegetation, and a greatly curtailed wild
life. Harvey officials deny this, however, and has given as
surance that our fears are unfounded.
ALL OF negative factors become even more signi-
ficant when it is considered that Harvey may, within a few
short years, replace the Virgin Islands Corporation. There is
no comparison whatever between the two corporations. The
Virgin Islands Corporation is engaged in cultivation and de
velopment of agriculture, and activities related to it. Harvey
on the other hand, may not be able to fill the shoes of VlCORP.
And when the day comes when profits drop, this place will
have to stand by while that company pulls up stakes and sails
AWAY.
IT IS UNFORTUNATE that the major industry which
is being pushed SO vigorously is one whose benefits are SO I'M
certain, and which creates so much doubt in the minds OF the
vast majority of the people of this Island.
THE MISCIvINGS were not about the personnel, or the
, 1962-02-19
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-02

readily be completely exter-
minated"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-02

5; Switzerland, 4; Turkey. /,
and Yugoslavia, 2.
Africa Australia - Aus
tralia, 8; Republic of China, /;
Congo, /; Egypt, 2; Ghana,- /;
India. 3; Indonesia, 3; Iraq, /;
Israel, 2; Korea, /; Philippines,
/, and South Africa, Thailand
and Wet Nam, one each.
The Acc said the data on
the Soviet Union and Commu-
mist bloc countries were COM
piled In part from official re-
ports and In part from press
stories ami other sources.
ArcO Has 10
OF the worlds 518 reactors,
3Sl are operable and 1877 are
under construction.
The largest concentration Of
these nuclear furnaces" any,
where In the world, said the
commission, is at Aces Arco
(Idaho), testing station, where
10 reactors are operating on
the huge $4,000 acre COM
pound, with four more not yet
completed.
The commission said that, In
the field Of electric power, the
Acc has under construction at
its Richland (WashJ facility
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-02
Richmond Expansion
Planned by Du Point.

WILMINGTON. DEL, Dec. /
(AP)-The Du Pont Co. an
nounced it would undertake a
multi-million dollar moderni-
cation and expansion program
for nylon yarn for tire cord
and industrial products at its
Richmond. Va, plant.
The announcement follows
less than a month after the
firm said it would discontinue
production at Richmond Of
rayon industrial yarn because
Of steady inroads made by
nylon.
The new and enlarged Rich
mond facilities will be in oper-
alton by the second quarter Of
1864, the company said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-02
McGovern Holds
Lead in Dukotu

SIOUX FALLS, s. OAK, Dec
I (AP).-A lead of 463 votes
was held by Democrat George
McGovern today with the re-
count of the Senate race COM
pleted in all but nine of the
States So counties.
The Associated Press tabula-
ton gave Mr.. McGovern 1875
1872 votes and Republican in
cumbent Senator Joe Bottum
1877, 1863,
Counties still not reporting
include some of the most pop
ulous, with cities such as Sioux
Falls and Aberdeen.
Before the recount was initi-
ated by Senator Bottum, he was
running 326 behind Mr.. Nc.
Govern in returns from the No.
vember 6 election.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-02
PEABODY PULLS
FURTHER AHEAD

BOSTON, Dec. / (AP).-The
recount in the Massachusetts
gubernatorial race went beyond
the halfway mark today with
Democrat Endicott Peabody
adding steadily to his margin
over Republican Gov. John A.
Volpe.
Mr.. Peabody, whose Election
Day margin was 1901, has In
creased that edge by more than
1000 votes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-02

acres of land in Southern
United States to control the
fire ant.
Heptachlor, the chemical
chiefly used, is only slightly
less toxic to fish than DOT.
Dieldrin, another fire ant poi
son, has a well-documented
history Of extreme hazard to
all aquatic life. Only endrin
and toxaphene represent a
greater danger to fish.
All areas within the fire ant
control area, whether treated
with heptachlor or dieldrin, re-
ported disastrous effects on
aquatic life. A few excerpts win
give the flavor of the reports
from biologists who studied the
damage: From Texas, Heavy
loss of aquatic life despite eff
forts to protect canals" Dead
fish were present in all
treated water" Fish kill was
heavy and continued for over
three weeks" From Alabama,
Most adult fish were killed Gin
Wilcox County, within a few
days after treatment" 1.-THE
fish in temporary waters and
small tributary streams ap-
peared to have been completely
eradicated."
In Louisiana, farmers COM
planned Of loss In farm ponds.
Along one canal more than 500
dead fish were seen floating or
lying on the bank on a stretch
Of less than Q quarter Of a
mile. In another parish $50
dead sunfish could be found for
every four that remained alive.
Five other species appeared to
have been wiped out COM
pletely.
In Florida, fish from ponds
in a treated area were found
to contain residues of hepta-
chlor and a derived chemical,
heptachlor epoxide. Included
among these fish were sunfish
and bass, which Of course are
favorites of anglers and COM
monty find their way to the
dinner table. Yet the chemicals
they contained are among those
the Food and Drug Admins
tration considers too dangerou;
for human consumption, ever
In minute quantities.
So extensive were the re-
ported kills Of fish. frogs and
other life Of the waters that
the American Society Of Ich-
thyologists and Herpetologists.
a venerable scientific organiza-
ton devoted to the study Of
fishes, reptiles and amphib-
ians, passed a resolution in
1858 calling on the Department
Of Agriculture and the aSso-
ciated State agencies to cease
aerial distribution of hepta-
chlor, dieldrin and equivalent
poisons - before irreparable
harm is done"
The society called attention
to the great variety Of species
Of fish and other forms Of life
inhabiting the southeastern
part of the United States, in
Guiding species that occur no
where else in the world. Many
Of these animals" the society
warned. occupy only SIN al
areas and therefore might
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-02
SILENT SPRING
BY RACHEL CARSON

The pesticide threat to fishes
may be divided into three
parts. One, relates to the fishes
of running streams in northern
forests and to the single prob
lem of forest spraying. 1t is
confined almost entirely to the
effects of DOT. Another is vast,
sprawling and diffuse, for 1t
concerns the many different
kinds of fishes bass, sunfish,
crappies, suckers and others
that inhabit many kinds Of
waters, still or flowing, in many
parts OF the country. 1t also
concerns almost the whole
gamut of insecticides now in
agricultural use, although a few
principal offenders like endrin,
toxaphene, dieldrin and hepta-
chlor can easily be picked out.
Still another problem must
now be considered largely in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-02

The Story in the South
Fishes Of the Southern States
have also suffered heavily from
insecticides used against cot
ton insects. The summer Of
1850 was a season Of disaster
in the cotton-growing country
of northern Alabama. Before
that year. only limited use had
been made Of organic insecti-
cides for the control of the boil
weevil. But in 1850 there were
many weeyils because Of a Sc
ries of mild winters, and so an
extimated 80 to 95 per cent Of
the farmers, on the urging of
the county agents, turned to
the use of insecticides. The
chemical most popular with the
farmers was toxaphene. one of
the most destructive to fishes.
Rains were frequent and
heavy that summer. They
washed the chemicals into the
streams, and as this happened
the farmers applied more. An
average acre Of cotton that
year received SO pounds Of tox-
aphene. Some farmers used as
much as 200 pounds per acre;
one, in an extraordinary excess
of zeal, applied more than a
quarter of q ton to the acre.
The results could easily have
been foreseen. What happened
in Flint Creek, flowing through
so miles of Alabama cotton
country before emptying into
Wheeler Reservoir, was typical
of the region.
On August /, torrents Of rain
descended on the Flint Greek
watershed. In trickles, in rivu-
let's and finally in floods the
water poured off the land into
the streams. The water level
rose 6 inches in Flint Creek.
BY the next morning it was OBJ
vious that a great deal more
than rain had been carried
into the stream. Fish swan
about in aimless circles near
the surface. Sometimes one
would throw itself out of the
water onto the bank. They
could easily be caught; one
farmer picked up several anc
took them to a springfield pool
There, in the pure water, these
few recovered. But in the
stream dead fish floated down
all day.
Only the Prelude
This was but the prelude to
more, for each rain washed
more Of the insecticide into the
river. killing more fish. The
rain of August 10 resulted in
such a heavy fish kill through
out the river that few remained
to become victims of the next
surge of poison into the
stream, which occurred on Au-
gust is. But evidence of the
deadly presence Of the chemi-
Gals was obtained by placing
test goldfish in cages in the
river; they were dead within
a day.
The doomed fish Of Flint
Greek included large numbers
Of white crappies, a favorite
among anglers. Dead bass and
sunfish were also found, &C.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-02
u. S. Has 286 Reoctors,
Soviets Lag With 80

The United States is far in
front in the nuclear reactor
field, with 286 in operation or
being built compared to Rus
sia's 80. the Atomic Energy
Commission reported yesterday.
The Acc said that 20 years
after the worlds first nuclear
reactor was operated success
fully In Chicago on December
2, 1912, there are an estimated
518 reactors in operation or
under construction throughout
the world. They include re-
search. power. test and special
purpose reactors. -.
The United States has SIS per
cent of the total. Other leaders
are:
Russia and Great Britain, 80
each; France, IS; West Ger
many. Is; Italy, Ia; Japan, IL,
and Canada, 10.
Satellites Have 10
Seven satellite countries in
the Communist bloc have 10
among them. But mo reliable
information is available on nu-
clear reactors In Communist
China" although it is believed
to have at least one operable
and one building, the Acc said
The lineup in other coun-
tries, in alphabetical order, is:
Latin neutrality-suspicious., 3;
Brazil, 8; Puerto Rico, 8 (these
are included in the Unite d
States totaD; Venezuela has
one that is deactivated, al
though not dismantled.
Europe Austria, 2; Belgium
S; Denmark, 8; Greece, /;
Netherlands, 5; Norway, 4;
Portugal. /; Spain. 4; Sweden,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-02

major products of this plant
were DOT. benzene hexachlor-
ide, chlordane and toxaphene
as well as smaller quantities OF
other insecticides. The man.
ager Of the plant admitted that
quantities of powdered insecti-
eide had been washed into the
storm sewer recently and, more
significantly he acknowledged
that such disposal of insecti-
eide spillage and residues had
been common practice for the
past 10 years.
Flushing BIomed
On searching further, the
fishery officers found other
plants where rains or ordinary
cleanup waters would carry
insecticides into the sewer.
The fact that provided the
final link in the chain, how
ever, was the discovery that q
few days before the water in
lake and river became lethal
to fish the entire storm sewer
system had been flushed out
with several million gallons Of
water under high pressure to
clear 1t of debris. This flushing
had undoubtedly released in.
secticides lodged in the accu-
mutation Of gravel, sand anc
rubble and carried them into
the lake and thence to thu
river, where chemical tests latel
established their presence.
AS the lethal mass driftes
down the Colorado it carrieC
death before 1t. For 140 mile
downstream from the lake tn,
kill of fish must have beer
almost complete, for wheI
seines were used later In al
effort to discover whether any
fish had escaped they came VI
empty.
Dead fish of 81 species were
observed, totaling about 1,00(
pounds to q mile of riverbank
There were channel cats, the
chief game fish of the river
Their were blue and flatheao
catfish, bullheads, four species
of sunfish, sinners, dace, stone
rollers, largemouth bass, carp
mullet, suckers. There were
eels, gar, carp, river carpsuck-
ers, gizzard shad and buffalo
Among them were some of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-02

patriarchs Of the river, fish
that by their size must have
been of great age-many flat
head catfish weighing over Is
pounds, some Of so pounds re-
portedly picked up by local res
idents along the river, and a
giant blue catfish officially re-
corded as weighing "a pounds.
The game and fish commits
sion predicted that even with
out further pollution the pat
tern Of the fish population of
the river would be altered for
years. Some species-those ex-
isting at the limits Of their
natural range might never be
able to re-eStablish themselves,
and the others could do so
only with the aid of extensive
stocking operations by the
State.
This much Of the Austin
fish disaster is known, but
there was almost certainly a
sequel. The toxic river water
was still possessed of its death
dealing power after passing
more than 200 miles down.
stream. 1t was regarded as too
dangerous to be admitted to
the waters of Matagorda Bay,
with its oyster beds and shrimp
fisheries, and so the whole toxic
outflow was diverted to the
waters of the open Gulf. What
we're its effects there? And
what of the outflow of scores
Of other rivers, carrying con-
taminants perhaps equally
lethal?
At present our answers to
these questions are for the
most part only conjectures, but
there is growing concern about
the role of pesticide pollution
in eStuaries, salt marshes, bays
and other coastal waters. Not
only do these areas receive the
contaminated discharge of riv-
ers but all too commonly they
are sprayed directly in efforts
to control mosquitoes or other
insects.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-02

the most powerful single unit
in the world"
1t win not only produce plu-
tonium bomb-makirg nate
rial-but will supply heat for a
nuclear power plant with a
generating capacity Of 100000
kilowatts Of electricity.
The Acc also said 1t has
studies under way for a mil
lion-kilowatt plant using a sin
gle reactor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-02
Have Gun, Cont Walk

PHOENIX, Ariz. (AP). - In
making a report Of a would-be
uick-draw artist who shot him.
self in the leg, sheriff's Sergt
John Kimmis wrote: There's
"a new member in the Have
Gun, Can't Walk Club"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-02
Seventh Of q Series


terms of what we MAJ logically
suppose viii happen in the fu-
ture, because the studies that
will disclose the facts are only
beginning to be made. This has
to do with the fishes Of salt
marshes, bays and estuaries.
It was inevitable that serious
destruction of fishes would fol-
low the widespread use Of the
new organic pesticideS. Fishes
are almost Enthusiastically sensi-
tive to the chlorinated hydro
carbons that make up the bulk
of modern insecticides. And
when millions of tons Of poi
sonous chemicals are applied to
the surface Of the land, 1t is
inevitable that some of them
will find their way into the
ceaseless cycle of waters NOV
ing between land and sea.
Reports of fish kills, some of
disastrous proportions, have
now become so common that
the United States Public
Health Service has set up an
ioffice to collect such reports
from the States as an index of
water pollution.
Millions Affected
This is a problem that con-
Germs a great many people.
Some Is million Americans
look to fishing as a major
source of recreation and an
other is million are at least
casual anglers. These people
spend 5 billion dollars annually
for licenses, tackle, boats,
camping equipment, gasoline
and lodgings. Anything tn a t
deprives them Of their sport
will also reach out and affect
a large number of economic
interests. The commercial fish
cries represent such an inter-
est, and even more Importantly
an essential source of food. In
land and coastal fisheries lex
GLIDING the offshore CATCH
yield an estimated 3 billion
pounds a year. Yet, as we shall
see, the invasion of streams
ponds. rivers and bays by pes.
'ticides is now a threat to both
Irecreational and commercial
fishing.
Examples CT the destruction
of fish by agricultural CROP
sprayings and dustings are ev-
erywhere to be found. In Cali
fornia, for example, the loss OF
some $4,000 game fish, mostly
bluegill and other sunfish. fol-
lowed an attempt TO control the
riceleaf miner with dieldrin.
In Louisiana 80 or more In
stances Of heavy fish mortality
occurred in one year alone
l960) because Of the use of
endrin in the sugarcane fields.
Hozords Documented
In Pennsylvania fish have
been killed in numbers by en-
drin, used In orchards to COM
bat mice. The use Of chlordane
for grasshopper control on the
high Western Plains has been
followed by the death Of many
stream fish.
Probably no other agricultural
program has been carried out
on so large a scale as the dust
ing and spraying Of millions Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-02
Tomorrow: Roin Of Death

The Stars l2-p0Tt sterilization Of
Silent Spring" began Sunday, No
vember rs. Back copies moy Be or
dered by phoning the Circulation
Department, Lincoln 5000.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1962-05-31
News from Huntsbnrg

| at 7 pm. There will be
household good s, antiques
and tools. AuctioneerS are
Bob Obi, Stan Karey, Oscar
Weinstein, Lynn Hosford and
Ed Kempf.
Lunch served on grounds.
Benefit HuntSburg Con
gregational church.
Sunshine Unlimited
There is a Step-up drive for
clothing for the welfare, spon-
sored by the Sunshine I'm.
limited.
Ingleside hospital has made
available 2 rooms in their old
building to Sunshine for a
clothing center for welfare
people to come for their cloth
ing needs. People from here
and all over the county have
been working to get the rooms
ready and to press, sew and
have dry cleaned articles fol-
their opening day, Tuesday
May 20. The center hopes tc
be open every Tuesday.
The group is looking fol
zipperS, buttons, clothing
and workers. Contact Mrs
John Seliskar for more infor,
nation.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1962-05-31
Geangans Get
S1zS,580 from
Social Security

SITS, $50 is being paid
monthly in social security
benefits to Geauga county
folk, according to an an
nouncement from Edward G.
Barch, manager of the local
district. This is an increase of
1874 percent over last year ac-
cording to Mr.. Barch.
There are a total of 2585
beneficiaries in Geauga. 1415
are retired workers, who are
drawing $110, 500; there are
438 wives and husbands draw
ing 1870; widows and wild
overs are drawing $17,8OO.
366 mothers and children are
collecting $22,55 Disabled
workers and dependents to-
tai 90 and collect $6,84O each
month.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1962-05-31
List Winners at Hambden
Junior Olympic Program

HAMBDEN - The Elemen-
tary school held its annual
Junior Olympics program of
track and field events at the
Hambden school field on May
Il and May %. The following
boys and girls were winners
of ribbons for first and sec
ond places in the events.
First Grade: SO yd. dash;
Chris Jones, Brian lima, Di-
ana Weber, and Debbie Web
er; baseball throw, Chris JON
es, Clinton Cragg, Patty Gla-
SEX and Janice Arnold; 200
yd. relay, Clinton Cragg, Bri-
an lima, Robert Skidmore,
and Chris Jones, first place,
e. w. Chapman, Alan Fer
pandez, Terry Winter, and
Jeff Liplin, second place. Win
ners of the girls 200 yd. relay
were Debbse Weber, Diana
Weber, Debbie B uck k, and
Judy Gill. Second place win
ners in this event were Patty
GlavoSek, Diana McNish, Su-
san Hess, and Pam Clifford.
Second Grade: SO yd. dash ;
Lewis Eakins, Richard Pok-
orny, Gin dy Connell, and
Becky Wedge; b a S e ba ! ]
throw; John De Green, Walt
er Virgins, Cindy Connell
and Becky Wedge; 200 yd. re-
lay; Ray Harm, Bill Clemson,
Lewis Eakins and Jeff Owens
first p ! a C le, Robert Leyde
Dennis Weiland, R C h a r d
Pokorny, and Steve Brunsky
second place. Winners of the
girls 200 yd. relay were
Becky Wedge, Terri Koritan-
sky, Karen Collier, and San,