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og THURSDAY hyNJ Jane r. B. s Sg9deny Front
Royal. Va. HUNTER R. CUPP Of
213 Page ave, Fairfax. Va, hus-
band of Zadie E. Cupp and father
Of Miss Roma A. Cupp. Miss Reba
7: Cupp, Mrs. Bernice Uruuhart.
Myron A. and Blair W Cupp. Flu
neral services will be held on Sat-
urday. June 30, at 10 am, at the
Fairfax Methodist Church. Inter
ment Woodbine Cemetery. Harrison
burg. Va. at 2:30 pm. Family re-
contributions be made to worthy
causes Of choice. Friends may call
al the Everly Funeral Home, PA
West Main ct Fairfay Va
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BALL. LILLE W. On Tuesday, June
20. 1862. at the Montgomery Gen
eral Hospital, LILLE W. BALL,
beloved wife OF Isaiah Ball. Also
surviving are two aunts. Mrs Min
ME Bundy and Mrs. Emily Bryan,
and a devoted cousin, Mrs. Henrietta
Washington, all of WASHINGTON,
d. c.: one sister and brother in-law
Atlantin civ - After mn" n m
Friday, June 20, remains will lie
in state at the Round Oak Baptist
Church. Spencerville. Md, where
funeral services will be held on
Saturday. June 30. at pm, the
Rev Norman Kelly officiating Ar
rangements by the Snowden Funeral
Home. %
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jDne : IoH5 n " I'M On Wgd TI
p aged As beloved wife of the late
James H. Wilcox. She also is sur
vlved by one daughter, Cherlaine
wilcox; three brothers. John, Albert
ana James Massey; four sisters, Mrs.
nedy, Mrs. Dorothy CriSt and Mrs.
Annie Ryman. Friends may call at
the Hall Funeral Home. Deco
guam. Va. where services will be
neia on Saturday. June 30 at > pm.
lnterment at Pohick Cemetery, Gor-
ton, Va.
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DEATHS
Announcements Of
Services by Chamber,

Announcements Of
Services by Chambers
Stokes,
Jeffery W. w. W, Chambers Co.
Gleason,
Pauline o. W. W. Chambers Co.
Hancock, Alice VI. W. W. Chambers Co.
Townsend, Infant w. W. Chambers Co,
Wagner.
Christopher J. W. ". Chambers Co
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June 20. 1862. at Casualty Hospital,
EDITH E. HOUSLEY of 500 Ingra-
ham st. NV, beloved daughter Of
Richards. sister OF Alice 1. Thompson
Of the home address, Philip w.
Richards of White Plains. Md; Ellen
r. Won HerbuliS and John A. Rich
ards OF Mclean. Va. Funeral from
the James T. Ryan Funeral Home,
81 Pa. ave. Sc, on Saturday, June
30. at 9 am. Requiem mass at
St. Gabriers Church at $3.50 am.
Relatives and friends invited. In
terment Mount OliVet Cemetery %
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JANIFER. MARY NJ. lNANNIEl. Or

IueSuay, June 70, 1BbH, al the
home Of her sister, Angelina Brown,
(NANNIED JANIFER. Funeral from
the HUNT Funeral Home. Waldorf
Md, on Saturday, June 30. at 9:3O
m. Mass at St. Mary's Church,
Bryantown. Md, at 10 am. Rosary
Friday June 20, at pm. lnterment
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day. June rs, 1862, at Mount Alto
Hospital. JAMES FRANKLIN DAVIS
Of 129 46th ST. Sc, beloved son
Of Mr.. John Davis and Mrs. Edna
Davis. Also surviving are four chill
dren, Sinchona. Carol Cheryl and
Fatima. two sisters. Mrs. Janet
Greer and Mrs Rose McNair; five
brothers, David, William, Paul
Ernest and Edward Davis; his grand.
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. William
Spruill, ST; other relatives anc
many friends. Remains resting al
the John T. RhineS Co. FuneraI
Home. 3015 10Th st. ne. lamplt
parking facilities. where friend,
may call after > pm. Sunday. July
and where funeral services Will be
held on Monday July >. at Q am
Interment Arlington National Gene
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COL. SUMTER ALLEN. sr

USA CRetired). on Thursday. June
IS. 1862. at Prince Georges Gen
eral Hospital. COL SUMTER
ALLEN PORTER. sr.. USA Retired.
OF 5S06 GLAND drive, Carroilton,
Md husband Of the late Ma1de
Porter and father Of Mrs Barbara
P. Armstrong, Mrs. Martha East
man and Sumter A. Porter. jr He
also is survived by five grandchil-
dren. Friends may call at the Lee
Funeral Home 4th st. and Massa-
ChuSettS ave. ne. where services
will be held on Monday July >.
at 2:l5 pm. Interment Arlington
National Cemetery.
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BROOKS OLIVE E. Officers and
Il: Il: !: !; 81: !;
1862. at 10 am, from
St. Luke's Episcopal Church, 18th
and Church SITS. NV.
JEANETTE S. BULLOCK, W. NJ.
JOHN NJ. ALLEN, W. P.
THELMA M CORBIN. Secy
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NEWMAN. EUGENE. On wednesda

June s.. 1867. EUGENE NEWMAN
of Il22 4th ST. ne. brother OF
John foyer, Russell Montgomery,
Jesse and Harry Newman and
nephew Of James Thompson. He also
is survived by one niece, to- neph-
ewS and many friends. After ) pm.
Friday, June -. friends may call
at the johnson g. jenkins Funeral
Home. 1904 Georgia ave. NV. Flu
neral Saturday, June 30. at pm.
from Oak Grove Baptist Church.
Ironside, Nd Interment church
cemetery Arrangements by johnson
& jenkins
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DYSON. MRS. ANToINErTE LOUISE.

on Tuesday. june 20. 1862 al
Freedmen's Hospital. ANToINETTE
L. DYSON Of 2l7 Farragut st. NV,
beloved mother of Miss Josephine
Dyson. She also is survived by one
brother. Mr.. BENJAMIN Hawkins:
one grandson. Ralph Colbert: other
relatives and friends. Remains rest
ing at the John T. Rhines &C. Funeral
Home. 30l5 18th st ne. tample
parking facilities, where friends
may call after 4 pm. Friday June
90, and where funeral services viii
be held on Saturday. June 30. at
10 a m, the Rev. James D. Foy Of
ficiating. Interment Lincoln Memorial
Cemetery. 20
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SANDERS. GEORGE LEIGH

Thursday, June rs, 1862, at 53j
South Spring St.. Falls Church. Va
GEORGE LEIGH SANDERS, son OF Of
the late H. Page and Laura A
Sanders. stepson of Mrs. Mary NJ
SANDERS brother Of Harlan A. Ro.
H. and the late T. Edward Sanders
and sister OF Mrs. Betty smith
Funeral from Parsons Funera'
Home, 472 North Washington St,
FallS Church, Va, on Saturday
Cemetery
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BROOKS, OLIVE E. Officers and
- members of Julia A. Jack
son Grand Court Heroines
Of Jericho are ordered to
assemble at the Mcclure
M Funeral Home. 1920 9TH
M st. NV. Friday. June 20,
AAS< 1862. at : pm, TO per-
form funeral rites over the remains
Of our late P. M A, G. M. OLIVE
E. BROOKS. Funeral Saturday,
June 80. at 10 am. from ST. Luke S
Episcopal Church. 18th and Church
SITS. NV.
ELEANOR NJ. DAVIS. NJ. A. G. NJ.
LAWRENCE c. GREENE. NJ. W. G. J.
OLIVE L. HANDY, Grand Secy
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1rathH
ALEXANDER. BERNARD.

ALEXANDER, BERNARD. On Tuesday,
June %. 1862, BERNARD ALEX
AMBER OF lTI5 Swami ST. NV,
Apt. 2O4. husband Of the late Anna
NJ. Alexander and brother Of Molly
johnson. Grace McGirt, Martha.
Lottie and Arthur Alexander He
also is survived by other relatives
and many friends. After pm.
Friday. June % friends are invited
to call at the MCGUIRE Funeral Home.
1870 9th ST. NV. Funeral services
will be held at John Wesley A. NJ. L.
Zion Church. 1918 l4th ST. NV. at
] pm. Saturday. June 30 Interment
Carver Memorial Park. -
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THELMA N. CoRBIN. secy.

BROOKS. OLIVE E. officers and
members Of Catcher Court
No. >, Heroines of Jericho,
are requested to assemble
al McGuire's Funeral Home.
M 1920 9th st. NV, Friday,
MN June 20. 1862. at : pm.
~ for the Grand Court serv-
ices of our late P @. NJ. A. M,
OLIVE E. BROOKS. Funeral serv-
ices Saturday. June 30. at 10 am,
at st. Luke's Episcopal Church,
18th and Church SITS. NV.
LUCY E. DAVIDSON. NJ. A. NJ.
LUTHER ]. ADAMS. W. ].
ALICE z HARRISON Snrv
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HOLDCAMPER, MAUDE NJ. The mem

HOLDCAMPEK, MAIUE Vt. INC WtW-
bers of Lebanon Chapter,
NJ No -, o. (. S. are hereby
Y8Y notified of the death OF
AzA our late sister, MAUDE
NJ. HOLDCAMPER, on
v Wednesday. June -. 1862
Services and lnterment
Ogden, Utah.
ALICE HELEN MOORE. w. NJ.
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JACK. On Monday
husband Of Mrs Ida R. McCullough
He also is survived BY two brothers.
sister, other relatives and many
friends Notice Of funeral later.
Arrangements by Malvan g. Schey,
Inc
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HUNDLEY. ANNToNETTE R. suddenly

her residence. AL Florida ave. NV,
ANNTONETTE R. HUNDLEY, be.
loved wife Of William Hundley
Notice of services later. Arrange
ments by Frazier
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WILLIAMS; SETH. On Tuesday, June
field, Va. SETH WILLIAMS h i
band of the late Marie Williams.
Lather OF Howard Williams, Lucille
GraySon. Esther Galloway, Mildred
White and Ellsworth Williams. Many
other relatives and friends also
survive. Mr.. Williams will rest in
the First Baptist Church. Merri-
i I' va. after pm. Friday.
June 20, where funeral service will
be conducted by the Rev. c. L,
Parker at ! pm. Saturday. June
~. lnterment Second Baptist Gene
terry. Falls Church, Va. %
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Thursday. June IS, 1862. CHARLES
STODDARD OF Cathedral Mansions
Washington. D. c.. beloved husband
OF the late Carlotta Brockett Muir,
father of C Marshall. J. tombstone,
Brockett. Wallace and Clifford W
Muir and brother of Mrs. Edna
Muir Yount Friends are invited
10 call at the Bethesda-Chevy Chase
Funeral Home of Robert A. Pun
Dhrey Bethesda. Nd. where sery-
ices will be held on Saturday, June
30. at 10 am. InteTment private
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HILL. ARTHUR Z On "euHtSIdy'
June - 1862. at Mount Alto Hos
pital. ARTHUR E. HILL Of 400 St.
ing are two sisters. Mae c. Porter
and Birthene A. Howard; one
brother. Alfonzo NJ Hill; a devoted
friend, Miss Doris Hughes; eight
aunts, six unCleS. other relatives
and friends. Remains resting II the
John T RhineS Co. Funeral Home,
3Ol5 18th St ne tample parking
facilities where friends may call
after pm. Sunday July /, and
where funeral services will be held
Monday. July >. at l2.lj pm,
the Rev. c NJ Ions. ir., officiating.
Interment Arlington National Gene
terry.
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PRICE, MARIA Z. on wednesday
June y. 1862, at District Genera
Hospital. MARIA f. PRICE of Az:
New York ave. NV. beloved mother
of Mrs. Jewel SaffOld. Mr.. ROLAND
Miller and Mr.. Henry H. Price
Also surviving are two brothers
Robert and Sandy Ward; five grand
children, one great grandchild
other relatives and friends. Remain,
resting at the John T Rhines Co
Funeral Home. 30l5 18th st. ne
NOfiCe If
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utH!y, on Thursday, June Is, lgH1
a. his home, S404 Broadmoor dr..
Bethesda, Md, ELMER r. JACK
SAGER Jr., adored husband Of
Joan NJ. Sager. beloved father Of
Richard Andrew and Ann TydinRs
Sager and brother Of Mrs. Carroll
James Of Hagerstown, Md, and Mrs
Elizabeth Miller. Smyrna, Ga,
FriendS are invited to call at the
Bethesda Chevy Chase Funeral Home
OF Robert A. Humphrey. Bethesda,
Nd, after 10 am Saturday. June
20 Service on Monday. July . al
the Bethesda Methodist Church, Old
SeoreetoWn I'd. and Huntington
lnterment Arlington National Gene
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hiSL 4, CAIHEhlNE GOLDA. On Tues
day, June 20. 1862. after a long
illness at District General Hospital,
CATHERINE G. RICE of $50 37th
81 Sc. beloved daughter Of the
late Stepter and Carrie H. Rice. She
leaves to mourn their loss two sisters,
Mrs. Annie NJ. Huff. Miss Julia A.
Rice; one brother, James H. Rice:
four nephews, two nieceS and a host
OF other relatives and friends. After
8 pm. Friday. June 20, friends
may call at the Morrow g. Wood
ford Funeral Home, 1922 I1th ST
NV. where services will be held
on Saturday. June 30. at / pm
lnterment Lincoln Memorial Gene.
terry. %
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June 90, 1862. GABRIEL L" w ci.SSS,
WITT OF 1907 Lockney ave, Ia
Koma Park, Md. beloved husband
of .Mandzia Wolkowitz and devoted
father Of Gertrude and owen Marx
WolkowltZ. Funeral services al the
bernard DanzanSky g. Sons Funeral
Home, 1901 l4th St NV. (parking
June 20. at pm. Interment Retb
Sholom Cemetery Memorial week
Eu7 Lockney ave, Takoma Park
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JONES, HORACE LUsHER. On Thurs

DAY; June rs. 1862. HORACE
Juantta Jones and son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Lusher H. Jones. He also
is survived by his sisters, Mrs.
Shirley Perry, Mrs. Gladys VAL
liere., and his brothers, Bobby, Irwin,
Douglas and Jerry Jones, all OF
Falls Church, Va. Friends may call
at the Money g. King Funeral Home
III Maple ave. west, Vienna. Va,
where services will be held Satur-
day, June 80, at IL am. Interment
National Memorial Park Cemetery,
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NASH, ROSALHN SPAULDING. On
Tuesday June 20. 1862, ROSALYN
SPAUIDING NASH beloved mother
Of Edwin H. Nash. Memorial services
will be held at the Lee Funeral
Home. 4th St and Massachusetts,
ave. ne, on Saturday. June 30. at
80 pm. Interment private IN
BURLINGTON. VI.
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JONES, IDA B. On Wednesday. June 81,
1862, i'd B. JONES of 925 Mont
gomery ST., Laurel, Md. beloved wife
of the late John R Jones and
mother Of j. Russell Jones. Funeral
services at the Donaldson Funeral
Home, 3l3 Talbot ave, Laurel, Nd =,
on Saturday, June 30. 1862. at
pm. 1nterment services at Union
Cemetery. BurtonsYille. Nd 90
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wednesday, June -. 1863. at hi
M sSideTeH sS5 I KiEsE rd Gli4t9B
devoted husband of Grace NJ
Proctor. father Of Audrey E. Proctor
Hazel NJ. Brown. Christabel F
Hodge, Ruby M. Proctor Cleo T
Walls. Horace j.. David T. Wilbert
j., Lester L.. Everett P, Jesse L
and CARMEL v. Proctor. Also sur.
viving are one sister. Mamie F
Proctor: As grandchildren. 20 great.
grandchildren. other relatives anc
many friends. Notice of funeral later
ARRANGEMENTS by Rollins
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FIELD, MICHAEL. On wednesday,

June -. 1862. in Wash
% i. j: e. q 7:
ZSA iugtOu D. c Members
III N3S III Union. No. lUl. and the
A('AD III Limo Night Chapel G. P. o.
NSEIZ Interment New York
>s3> n Y
TOSEpH 2 Inns. Spcy Treas.
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Draths

FERBER. ANNA B. on "Wednesday,
June -, 1852. at the washington
Hospital Center, ANNA B. FERBER,
the beloved wife OF Albert l..
Ferber and sister OF Clara B Bleber-
Funeral services al the Simmons
Bros. Funeral Home. 1851 Good Hope
I'd Sc parking facilities. on Sat
urday. June 30 at > pm Inter
ment Prospect Hill Cemetery. 20
FOLLIN. CARRIE ELIZABETH KING.
On Thursday June -. 1867. at
the Washington Sanitarium, CAR
wife of Arthur T Follin and mother
OF Raymond NJ. Richard Arthur;
Edward Craven. Charles Edward
and George Lewis King. Friends
may call at the Birch Funeral Home
3O34 NJ ST nv Notice OF services
later.
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ture Of proteins, some the
manufacture of nucleic acids,
other the making of steroids.
Only the anti-steroid solution
completely prevented Towering
Their speculative conclusion:
Florigen is a steroid.
This was important because
scientists have been able tc
make many steroids synthetic.
ally. ~
Armed with synthetic anti,
steroids as well as steroiC
sprays" DR.. Bonner said
growers could spread crop
over longer seasons. produces
them when needed and in
crease their yield.
"Steroid sprays could in,
crease Towering crops such a
tree fruits and such vegetable
as cauliflower and artichoke.
"Aanti-steroids could be ever
more important economically
BY the prevention of flower
ing, they could accelerate
growth of the edible parts o
such plants as potatoes, car
rots, onions and sugar cane"
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: BY RALPH DIGHTON
Associated Press Science Writer

PASADENA. Calf, Nov. "a.
= Scientific detectives are
making Roadway in their So
year search for an elusive
something that, trapped and
put TO work, could multiply the
worlds food supplies,
One of their problems, they
new have learned, is that it
works only at night.
The elusive substance makes
plants flower and bear fruit,
Its name is florigen, hor-
none.
Two biologists at the Cali
fornia Institute of Technology
Dr.. James Bonner and DR.. jar
zeevaart, announced today that
they have discovered some sig
nificant clues to its nature:
They have evidence it is one
of a number Of fatty sub.
stances called steroids and thai
it is manufactured in the
leaves of plants only in the
absence Of light.
The next step is to isolate
1t, analyze it and make 1t ar
tificially. The United State;
Public Health Service is pro-
viding help to spur the re-
search.
"a synthetic version of it tc
control crop production" sale
Dr.. Bonner, could have far
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z Scientists Find Clues
TO Why Plants Flower

reaching effects on the worlds
food supply"
DR.. Bonner and DR.. Zeevaart
theorize that their quarry al
ways uses the same MO"
(modus operandi or method of
operationD.
From its birthplace in the
leaves Of a plant, florigen slips
intellectually along the veins to
the growing tips of the stems
There it somehow turns on
the genetic mechanism that
makes flowers, apparently while
the plant cell is busy splitting
itself in two.
The scientific detectives
have found that, contrary to
popular notion. the length OF
darkness, rather than the
amount of light, is vital to
/ llOWeIlIlR.
Using the cocklebur, they
found that its leaves need al
least 812 hours of darkness to
manufacture florigen. After an
adequate dose of darkness, how
ever, the cocklebur will flower
in two days.
Unable to put their finger
directly on florigen. the scien-
lists used the detectives old
standby: Deduction.
| First they removed all but
one leaf from several cookie
bur plants. These leaves were
dipped in several solutions
Some prevented the manufac-
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power of outbreaks and new
invasions."
Much of the necessary knowl-
edge is now available, but we
DO not use it. 1t is not my con-
tention that chemical insecti-
cides must never be used. I do
contend that we have put poi
sonous and biologically potent
chemicals Unfortunately into
the hands of persons largely or
wholly ignorant Of their po-
tentials for harm. We have
subjected enormous numbers of
people to contact with these
poisons, without their consent
and often without their knowl-
edge.
There is still very limited
awareness Of the nature of the
threat. This is an era of spe-
cialiStS, each of whom sees his
own problem and is unaware of
or intolerant Of the larger
frame into which it fits. 1t is
also an era dominated by in
dustry, in which the right to
make a dollar at whatever cost
is seldom challenged. When the
public protests. confronted with
some obvious evidence of dam
aging results of pesticide ap-
plications, it is fed little tram
QUILTING pills of half truth. We
urgently need an end to these
false assurances, to the sugar
coating of unpalatable facts. 1t
is the public that Is being
asked to assume the risks that
the insect controllers calculate.
The public must decide whether
it wishes to continue on the
present road. and it can do so
only when in full possession Of
the facts. In the words of Jean
Rostand, THE obligation to
endure gives us the right to
know"
Published by Feushton Mifflin Coz
tcopyright. 1862. by Rachel Carson.
Tomorrow: Elixirs Of Death
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BY JOSEPH YOUNG
Star Staff Writer

Despite rumors of impending
civilian personnel reductions in
the Defense Department, Pen
tagon insiders declare there
will be little or no changes
in the number of civilian work
ers in the various defense units
in the year ahead.
One top Pentagon official
said, Actually, our real prob
lem will be to keep civilian
employment from growing
larger"
The world situation being
what it is, Defense officials
feel that the present million
plus civilian personnel strength
in the Army, Navy and Air
Force Departments will have to
be kept around present levels
There has been talk that
the Defense Department will
order that the cost of the re-
cent Federal pay raise be partly
absorbed by defense units
through reduction in civilian
employment. While defense
units will be asked to Absorb
as. much of the cost as pos
sible through the attritior
method of not filling vacancies
unless absolutely necessary, M
adverse effect on present EN-.
ployes is anticipated.
And even the attritior
method will be used to &
limited degree due to the work.
situation, Defense officials pre-,
dict.
AS far as civilian employs
in Army. Navy and Air Fore,
headquarters here as we'll a
in the office Of Secretary o
Defense are concerned, ther
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SILENT SPRING
Chemical Controls Pose Dangers
Continued From Page Al


siienced the voices of spring in
countless towns in America?
tbs is an attempt to explain.
~
Non Alters Nature
The history of life on earth
has been q history of inter
action between living things
and their surroundings. To a
latge extent, the physical form
and the habits of the earth's
vegetation and its animal life
have been nodded by the en-
vironment. Considering the
whole span of earthly time, the
opposite effect, in which life
actually modifies its surround
ings, has been relatively slight.
Only within the moment of
time represented by the pres
ent century has one species
mana cquired significant
power to alter the nature of
his world.
During the past quarter CEN
tury this power has not only
increased to one of disturbing
magnitude but it has changed
in character. The most alarm
ing. of all mans assaults upon
the environment is the con-
tarnination Of air, earth, riv-
ers, and sea with dangerous
and even lethal materials. This
pollution is for the most part
recoverable; the chain Of evil
it initiates not only in the
world that must support life
but in living tissues is for the
most part irreversible. In this
now universal contamination
of the environment, chemicals
are the sinister and little
recognized partners of radia-
ton in changing the very ma
ture of the world-the very
nature Of its life. The problem
whose attempted solution has
brought such a train of disas-
ter in its wake is an accom-
paniment Of our modern way
of life.
Long before the age of man,
insects inhabited the earth-a
group of extraordinarily varied
and adaptable beings. Over the
course of time since mans ad-
vent, a small percentage of the
more than half q million spe-
cies Of insects have come into
conflict with human welfare in
two principal ways: as COM
petitorS for the food supply and
as Carriers of human disease.
Disease-carrying insects be-
come important where human |
beings are crowded together,