Agriculture Department in
Middle of New Controversy
MtOKORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORU. OHKGOM
WtUHtoUAY. JULY 2. 1983
Washineton-IConcressional
Quartcrly)-The Federal Gov
ernment has gotten embroiled
In the growing controversy
over possible long-range dam
age from use of chemical in
secticides, and the Agricul
ture Department is right in
the middle.
The controversy was kicked
off by the 1962 publication of
a book by biologist Rachel
Carson entitled "Silent
Spring." Miss Carson argued
that many of the deadly pesti
cides (such as DDT) had un
known and cumulative effects
that could not be determined
until after many years of tests
and experience. Therefore,
she criticized widespread use
of pesticides by the Agricul
ture Department and called
for tighter controls and
stepped-up research.
Miss Carson was criticized
as inaccurate and emotional
by the pesticides industry and
quarters of the public press.
But many of her points were
backed up in a May, 1963, re
port by the President's Sci
ence Advisory Committee en
titled "Use of Pesticides."
Endorsed Committee - 1
' President Kennedy en
dorsed the Advisory Commit
tee report and pledged action
to implement its recommenda
tions. That was May IS, and
little action has been forth
coming. A major reason for
this, reportedly, is that some
Agriculture Department em
ployees are skeptical about
the wisdom of curtailng im
portant pest control programs
on the basis of unproven docu
mentation of long-term harm.
; The Agriculture Depart
; ment operates comprehensive
'mass pest eradication pro
; grams and has taken the lead
in pesticide development. It
'legisters all pesticides for
' sale. Testifying on bills to
'- lessen danger to fish and
wildlife by requiring addi
'tional interagency consulta-
tion and pesticide labeling,
Agriculture Secretary Orvllle
; L. Freeman recommended
;that the committee postpone
'. action until completion of de
; partment studies.
Disssatisfaction with this
'request and the Agriculture
" Department's role in the pres-
ticide controversy was indi
' cated by Rep. John D. Din
goll (D-Mich.), sponsor of both
bills. He told Freeman: "You
' people have been fiddling
around with the pesticide
r problem all the tme, and you
' haven't come forward yet
!with a legislative program."
; He asked the department to
quit "continually studying"
, the possible dangers and
make concrete recommenda
. tions.
; Here are some pros and
j cons of the pesticide contro
: versy:
: Advisory Committee Report
The report of t h e Presi-
dent's committee, while stress
: ing the beneficial uses of pes-
ticides. said they had tn-
'. creased contamination of the
' entire environment. It said
there was evidence that pes-
'. ticides concentrated and built
ud in man and animals and
; that "we must understand
! more completely the proper
ties of these chemicals and
i determine their long-term lm
; pact on biological systems, In
i eluding man." Among the rec
ommendations:
-Comprehensive data gath
cring programs to determine
' levels of pesticides in humans
j known to have been repeat
edly exposed and the general
population. -.
-Reduction, with a view of
eventual elimination, of use
of persistent, toxic pesticides
-cnemicals that leave long
lasting residues.
-Revision of present federal
pest control coordinating
bodies to set up clear assign
ments for control of pesticide
use.
-Elimination of a provision
in existing law which re
quires the Agriculture De
partment to register rejected
pesticides under protest
until adjudication.
-Provision of funds to eval
uate the efficiency of pest
control programs and their
effect on non-target organ
isms. Industry Response
An industry representative
June 25 answered Advisory
Committee criticisms in hear
ings before a Senate Govern-
m e n t Operations Committee
subcommittc. Parke C. Brink-
ley said pesticides had three
purposes: to attack bugs and
weeds that attack crops and
would "uncontrolled, take us
to tne brink of famine;" to
suppress the plague diseases;
and to help home owners de
stroy destructive and disease
bearing pests. He said these
should not be forgotten in
our speculation about the
possible effects of these ma
terials on man."
Brinkley said that while
the Advisory Committee re
port cited pesticide benefits,
its general tenor was that
"controls are inadequate and
need to be strengthened." He
said the industry believed
that more scientific knowl
edge, rather than new con
trols, was needed, and that
controls might interfere with
acquisition of such knowl
edge. He supported elimina
tion of protest registration
but opposed other recommen
dations as follows:
-Removing high toxity pes
ticides from the market when
equally effective low toxity
chemicals were available
would "deny a grower, the
use of a compound which he
has used safely and effective
ly and force him to use an
other at a higher price (which)
would place a cost burden on
him and the ultimate con
sumer. ,
-Eliminating use of persist
ent pesticides is not "realistic
or desirable" because they are
most efficient and effective.
-Responsibility for register
ing pesticides should remain
with the Agriculture Secre
tary and not be shared with
other relevant agencies..
(Copyright 1963
Congressional Quarterly Inc.)
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HEADING FOR HOME-Wilh the Battle of Gettysburg over,
Confederate Gen. Wade Hampton, once South Carolina gov
ernor and U. S. Senator, seemingly heads for home. This
dramatic photo was made on the statehouse grounds in Colum
bia, S.. C, and shows the statue of Gen. Hampton made in
1906. (UPI) ' ;
New Life Offered For Problem Youth
B 7
' Rehrersburg, Pa.-dlPD-Twen-ty-five
teen-age boys from the
slums of New York and Chi
cago are starting a new life
in this rolling Pennsylvania
countryside.
They are former narcotics
addicts whose closest brush
with agriculture has been il
licit cultivation of marijuana
in vacant lots.
Now they are living, work
ing and worshiping on a 200
acre dairy and garden crop
farm operated by Teen chal
lenge, an organization with
headquarters in Brook 1 y n,
N.Y., and Chicago, which re
cently dedicated the Teen
Challenge Rehabilitation
farm.
The boys milk cows, tend to
the planting of vegetables and
do chores around their new
home, an $85,000 concrete
block structure containing a
dormitory, kitchen, dining
room, classrooms, recreation
area, workshop and chapel.
The rehabilitation center,
three hours from New York
city by automobile, was built
with funds contributed by W.
Clement Stone, Chicago phi
lanthropist and president of
the Combined Insurance Com
pany of America.
Began in 1958
The center, perched atop a
hill with a panoramic view of
the countryside, was con
ceived by the Rev. David WU
kerson, a minister of the As
semblies of God Church end
founder of Teen challenge
Wilkerson went into the New
York slums to find youngsters
who needed help. His nation
al group was born in 1958,
when he began recruiting
volunteers and enlisting the
financial support of individ
uals, foundations, churches
and other organizations.
Teen challenge bought an
old Brooklyn mansion, which
has been its headquarters for
several years. The organiza
tion has grown so fast the
building soon will be replaced
with a $485,000, 100-bed Teen
challenge rehabilitation cen
ter for narcotics addicts, both
boys and girls. A center also
is operating in Chicago and
workers have been invited by
church groups to try to or
ganize centers in Los Ange
les, Detroit and Washington,
D.C. Invitations for Teen chal
lenge activities have been ex
tended by church groups in
other cities as well.
To Rehabilitat
One of the chief activities
of the Rehrersburg center will
be to rehabilitate youths who
have served jail sentences for
crimes committed In connec
tion with their addiction. Wil
kerson hopes the farm even
tually will be self-supporting,
with the income of the 80
head dairy herd and cash
crop expected to bring in
nearly $50,000 a year. Nearly
80 pigs have been added to
the farm's animal population
in the year since Teen chal
lenge took over and milk pro
duction is up 22 per cent.
The boys living here have
IS
ASKED TO QUIT-Municipal
Judge Joseph G. Kennedy of
San Francisco, recently ap
pointed to the bench by Cali
fornia Gov. Edmund G
Brown, has been asked to re
sign his high post In the Na
1 1 o n a 1 Association for Ad
vancement of Colored People
by the San Francisco chapter
of the organization. The or
ganization said Kennedy
"can't speak for the bench
and the NAACP both." (UPI)
a busy schedule. They work
hard and also are required to
attend daily worship services
and courses in reading, writ
ing, English, music, American
history and speech. Most of
them are high school drop
outs, so they are being encour
aged to resume their educa
tions after they leave. Courses
are given in mechanics, art
and agriculture to help boys
and girls get jobs when they
"graduate.';
"We try also to teach them
good manners," Wilkerson
said, "just the basic good
manners they need to get
along in society.",
School Heads " '
The superintendent of the
school is the Rev. Frank Rey
nolds, who has a degree in
agriculture. Arthur Graybill,
former owner of the farm, has
stayed on as manager. The
board of the school includes
members of the Presbyterian,
Dutch Reformed, Baptist,
Episcopal and Assemblies of
God churches.
"It's the job of the church
to get to these boys," Wilker
son said. "We like to get them
from jails and hospitals and
and follow them up. Medical
science has failed in this area.
So has society. They say there
is no cure for the addict. I say
that conclusion is reached be
cause there is no follow-up.
With follow-up there can be a
cure. At least' we hope to try
to prove it here."
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l graduated from the Seventh
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. following graduation from the
U. S. Air Force technical
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