LET'S NOT BE FOOLED

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• Publication Date: October 3, 1963
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titled "?fair Pollution: Public Enemy No. and hack when pollutants attack their nose,
1," which IoIlo vS:, throat, and lungs, and who cry when pollu-
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E g No, 1 tion irritates their eyes?
Ara ?p t,UTio 1: PAD{ IC rs
There are other incalculable costs of air
POL1+tJti rD 'AIR CAN RUIN clrim, FARMS pollution. The housewife doesn't fill out a
(> y fan McNett) form, and a d? ?it ,i;,pp,yya ington or Trenton
Air,, pollution picks everybody's pockets. every time she cleans her rugs, washes her
f'igure's have been. tossed argued claiming windows, or scrubs her woodwork.
air pollution costs the Nation from $1 billion She probably doesn't think about air pol-
to $18,billion a year. lution as she performs these tasks. But she
The, latest of these figures was $7 billion performs them more often because of air
a year mentioned by Dr. Luther H. Terry, Pollution.
Surgeon General of the United States, in his A man washes his car on a bright sunny
opening remarksto "Let s,Clear the Air," the afternoon. There is no wind and no rain. ll He returns a few hours later. a
National Coxlerg held
nce on Air Poll4,tion. nd. runs, a.
Iast heeei fiber i i Washington. finger along the surface, leaving a shiny
Using Dr. Terry's figure and rounding the path through a fine layer of dust. He may
U.S. population to 180 million, a quick cal- n,.t know it, but air pollution dirtied his
eclat on Shows aV pollution would cost every clean car.
person in the United states $38.a year. Using People send clothing to the cleaners and
the $18 billion figure, the cost would be $100 laundry more often than they would if there
per person a year. were no air pollution.
All these figures mean, say the experts, is And how do you measure the embarrass-
that air pollution costs a lot, of money in ment of office girls in Richmond, Va., and St.
places where the costs can't be calculated. Petersburg, Fla., whose nylons,giisintegrated
? For exampple, how do 'you figure the eco- while they were at work? Chemical analysis
nomic lgss to a city when a highly skilled, showed the stocking had been heavily fumi-
highly paid worker takes one look, a couple gated with sulfur dioxide while the girls
tion Is taken. We have no suggestion from
any quarter whether agriculture can survive
in highly polluted areas. We've got to find a
control for air pollution.
"A day will come when all agriculture will
be in the Injury range of large cities. We
can't be passive."
How much does air pollution cost farmers?
Dr. Mines says, "I don't know if any esti-
mates given of damages are worth much.
A U.S. Department of Agriculture man said
recently at a conference that crop damage
amounted to hundreds of million of dollars a
year in the continental United States.
"All that means to me is there Is quite a
any. Lt is hard to make an accuyate
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EXTENSION OF REMARKS
OF
HON. RALPH F. BEERMANN
of Whiffs and dgcides to take his talents were walking to work. OF NEBRASKA
elsewhere? .FARM=, AFFECTED TOO IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
The cgmmunity loses more than taxes on All these are urban problems, and a farmer
his salary and property, or money he would Might be a little smug, having chosen the Thursday, October 3, 1963
spend in stores. It loses the talents and clean fresh air of rural life. Mr. BEERMANN. Mr. Speaker, in
potential leadership qualities that every But air pollution is also attacking the view of recent developments between the
Commuiffty needs. farming industry, especially in New Jersey United States and Soviet Russia-the
The problem is especially pressing in Perth and California.
Amboy. This
test acute, according citi's air
the SmithiAssocia ea re- Crops in New Jersey yield the highest cu S on of wheat sales-my constituents
cash value per acre of any state in the
port. Union. Certain high-yield crops are ex- are becoming uneasy lest the United
A city with an acute air pollution problem tremely sensitive to air pollutants. States be drawn into a state of eu-
not only loses potential new residents, but, Robert Raines, professor of plant path- . phoria over Russia that well might not
higher paid local residents move to the ology at Rutgers University, probably knows be in the best national interest. This
suburbs as quickly as they can. Almost more about air pollution damage to crops uneasiness is being expressed in many
every city has the same problem. than anyone in the State ways but none of them
Indlda , and maybe the
trigs will, not locate fir? A Community Nation. lately quite m anying
with a se~;lQus ai;, pollution problem. They He has been working on the as expressed in the accompanying
have d= ult attracting highly skilled work- g problem since
editorial taken from a newspaper of gen-
have 1946. He says Rutgers was the first uni-
ers. And, pollution presents a special prob- varsity in the United States, and probably eral circulation within my State, the
lem for some Industries. Ppllut} causes the world, that studied the effects of air Omaha Stockman's Journal of Octo-
odors in certain foods such as lard or short- pollution on plants. ber 1, 1963. The editorial follows:
Bin
The g. Dr. Mines says sulfur dioxide emissions LET'S NOT BE FOOLED
eo le e brightest to-flee nd most rea aptable
young from industry used to be the big culprit in If we don't miss our guess too far, it is
h air
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s ig crop damage from air pollution. There are quite likely
they tconcentratires. Most lipeople, if still a few areas where industrial pollution hold a gandaIndiani summer arapproche-
hive fuse t e among is a problem, he says, but it is much less a ment with Soviet Russia reminiscent of
filthy streets and deteriorating buildings. problem now that it used to be.
A dowri'ward spiral started by air pollution "In recent years, the problem involves a the great UorldW II Sar 11 Russia togetherness
is hard tp Stop, Grime and, odors depress new group of pollutants-the oxidants," Dr. binge of World days. And if such
. Lower mood of warm good feeling develops, as
property values property values Mines, says. 'They come from any fire that it appears to be doing now it is going to o take
iriea$ fewer tax? revenues for. @ducation, burns-leaves, gas In the cylinders of auto- an awful lot of individual straight thinking
strees, fire protection, and other municipal mobiles, home fires, or the fires that power on the part of all Americans to keep a clear
services. Industry. image of the Communists as the ruthless
As these ,seryle$s diminish. rgre people "We've found that automobile exhausts are apostles of totalitarianism that they really
leave. Those left behind either can't afford . very high in oxidants." are.
to escape, or are older residents,,, who hays Under the action of sunlight, nitrogen di- Apostles and fuzzy thinkers are already
roots l ri tie toyvll man' y of those who re- oxide breaks-down and forms aldehydes that painting a big picture, trying to gloss over
main lack sufiiQigzt skills to get good jobs. cause eye watering and burning throats, Dr. the defficiencies of dictatorships on the way
stfSrsrE5S suF RS Daisies explains. The other product is a
a - - - to making them more acceptable to good
Out-of town skxq ers are discouraged from Chemical called PAN, which burns vegeta-
P tion very severely. Americans.
patronizing busineoses in a commun_,.fty with For example, a nationally respected news
an air pollution problem. Tourists pass CROPS DAMAGED commentator recently noted that Russia is
through, and stop for the night in a cleaner Ozone Is another product of the action of probably headed for a bad harvest, but that
area, deriving restaurants, hotels, .motels, sunlight that damages vegetation, Dr. Mines "in all fairness," much of the blame must be
and touris homes~of business, ax oIIey. says. Connecticut tobacco growers reported attributed to "the poor climate." He failed
But there, is really no escape. Today's jobs a $1 million a year loss from ozone damage, to mention, however, that the poor harvest
,are in urban areas, 4ost people can't afford before they found a strain of tobacco that is in prospect will be the fifth in a row, and
to live tar, enouoh awa to et out from resistant to ozone, Dr. Mines says.
If it weren't for the opening up of new lands
under the pall of smo e, soot, dust, and "Driving out agriculture would cause a sub- to cultivation, Russian agriculture could be
chemicals, stantlal ecgnow1c.1Qss to. New Jersey," Dr. said to be in a virtual state of stagnation.
They don't trade polluted city air for un- Mines says, "People say the Midwestern Experts, however, are not limited to this
.polluted suburban air, but only for less poi- farmers can feed the country, but a time Is apology for Russian farm failures. They
14,ted, Q ,wLe t la enheg's to coming when their crops will also be hurt point out that "Soviet farming is much less
pelraturee ve}'sion 99yered mpst 0 -the,Mid- by pollutants. abundantly supplied with tractors and other
die C, Qgs,St suburbs.-end- gren the "The problem is already important in crop farm implements, fertilizer, herbicides, fun-
coiintrysi a got a taste of air pollution. And losses, especially in young sensitive plants. gicides, etc.-in short, with capital and mod-
with mord pollutants coming from more It will grow Increasingly more severe as the ern technology," than we are. Nothing is
autom,o l,[~ , the suburbs catch it, even on years go by and bring more autos and greater said, of course, of the fact that the Russians
nice days.'
ays. concentratigpsof people. have had the same 45 years that we have
How do you measure the mental costs of "I am concerned about what will happen had to develop all these things, but they
...people who live in
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CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - APPENDIX October 3
These and other apologies for Russian fall- HISTORY AND TRADITION ARE HALLMARKS OF stand why the dancing classes are so pop-
,Tres usually lead up to the classic general - JEFFERSON ular-M:rs. Thomas Middleton arranges her
apology of all, That is that the Commu- (By Orene Muse) classes so that cadets may meet young
nists (not just Russians, but all Commu- . b huge, moss-hung oaks, Jef- women from outstanding homes in the area.
Framed
gists) have been really just misguided. They by g These young women may also be invited to
Person Military College, at Washington, the dances which are held on campus.
are like adolescent boys and are merely in Miss.- ust 100 miles from Baton Rouge--
"a stage" in their progress toward com- j It is considered a high honor for cadets
monsense "adulthood." It is implied that 15 a private institution with historical and to be chosen to participate in the Jefferson
once they see the light, they will, of course, military background extending back to 1 Tableau of the Pageant which is held in
year before the Louisiana Purchase and some Natchez as a part of the annual Pilgrimage
all become free enterprisers. All it takes on 15 years before Mississippi became a State. each year. Only those who qualify in man-
our part is reasonableness and good will. The college was chartered in 1802, the very ner and grace are chosen. Naturally, there
But this Is utter nonsense. We know by same year that the U.S. Military Academy is much rivalry among students for this
their own statements that Communists are was established at West Point, N.Y. honor.
dedicated to dictatorship of the proletariat, Recogr..ized for its fine scholastic stand- The college yearbook, which is completely
which can be conveniently shortened to dic- arils backed by military training and strict a student activity and is called "Shipmates,"
tact, privileged classes of gangsters operate preparatory students from all over the nual year book is reflected some of the inter-
Communist countries, and that these gang- United States, as well as from several foreign esting extracurricular activities including
sters are ruthless, cunning, utterly self- countries. The classes are presently limited pictures made at the yearly soirees at Jeffe:r-
serving, faithless, and unreliable. And we to cadet:, from the 7th through 12th grades. on, the Christmas dancing party, and the
must not fall for their bunk-especially when There is a certain spit and polish typical like.
they talk about agriculture. of the military which Is immediately rec-
Let's not forget that the Canadians have o zed by the visitor arriving at Jefferson INTRODUCTION TO HISTORY IS STORY Of
a poor climate for raising food, too. But College in Mississippi. It is evident in the JEFFERSON
they have managed to come up with huge manner--and the manners-of the less than It is an introduction to the history of their
wheat surpluses. Let's not forget that the 100 cadets who are enrolled for the coming country for cadets to learn about their cal-
Scandinavian countries have a northern term. It comes to full flower when the regi- lege which was chartered more than 1,50
clime and a socialist bent, yet they manage meat is seen on parade on the picturesque years ago. Established by an act of the leg-
societies of abundance. campus at nearby towns for special events islature of the Territory of M'.ississippi,
Let's not forget that the Russians have or nationally spotlighted as the college was passed May 13, 1802, the college was named
had almost a half century to build an agri- in 1953 when Jefferson cadets were invited for Thomas Jefferson, president of the United
cultural industry as well as a housing Indus- to march in the Louisiana Purchase cele- States and President of the American Philo-
try, consumer goods industry, steel industry bration in New Orleans. sophical Society.
and armament industry, and so far they All of this, of course, leads to a certain Some 34 of the Territory's most prominent
haven't matched us in any of these things. pride of school, of belongings to a "crack out- men were its founders, including Gov. W.
Certainly, they have had the same 18 years fit," among cadets who are privileged to be, C. C. Claiborne, Col. Anthony Hutchins, Dr.
the Japanese and Germans have had to de- part of this private institution.. David Kerr and Mr. William Dunbar. The
velop a food industry. But bread is in tight original charter gave the trustees, who serve
supply in huge Russia today, while over- DISTINGUISHED PERSONALITY HEADS OLD SCHOOL without pay, the privilege of choosing their
crowded Japan is self-sufficient-in rice-un- Welcoming cadets back to its campus- successors and it is believed by many that
believable as it may seem. and enrolling new boys for the 1963-64 school this inherited honor was one of the factors
Let's face it and capitalize on it. Com- year-is the president and: superintendent, which has assured its continuity.
munism is a failure as a system. Democracy Rear Adm. Marcy M. Dupre, Jr., U.S. Navy A little more than a year after the charter-
is a success; free enterprise is a success. Yes, (retired) and members of. the staff. The ing, the Territory legislature meeting in
we may have a thaw in the cold war, but personable head of the institution, graduate Washington passed. an act establishing a
communism is still dedicated to the destruc- of the U.S. Naval Academy; has had a icing permanent site for Jefferson College. The
tion of capitalism, true democracy and lib- and distinguished career afloat as well as site, donated for the purpose by the Foster
erty. Let's not rush to bail the Communists important shore duty, including three pe- and Gibson families, included Ellicott's
out of their troubles-food troubles or other- riods of service on the faculty of the Naval Spring, named for a former U.S. Government
wise--unless it is to our real advantage. Academy at Annapolis, serving in the de- surveyor who received possession of the Mis-
Let's keep our heads and remember that the partments of economics, government, mathe- sissippi Territory from the Spanish authori-
last time we were all good friends, the Rus- matics, electrical engineering, and physics. ties and determined the line of demarkation
sians stole half of Germany, most of the The plan at Jefferson has always been to between the United States and the Spanish
Balkans, took a Japanese island, and de- keep the classes there small enough so that province of West Florida.
clared they won the war by themselves. Since cadets may receive individual attention. Cadets like to point out to guests the
then, they have tried to run us out of Berlin; That this has been an exceedingly success- famed Aaron Burr oaks, just iinside the
they have put a base at our back door; and fur plan is seen in the records made by stu- campus-gate. It was here in 1801, they will
have threatened us almost without ceasing. dents who have received their college pre- tell the visitor, where the unfortunate Burr
It takes more than one swallow to make a paratory training there. was given his preliminary hearing following
summer. It should take more than one test Speaking with pride of the history of the his arrest on his flatboat flotilla just above
ban treaty and one Canadian wheat deal to school, and of the high scholastic and mili- Natchez. They will also point with a certain
make a Communist a good guy. tary achievements of former students, Ad- pride--regardless of individual State of ori-
t th t n1 students in--to the handsome monument erected by
a o
g
Jefferson Military College
y
miral Dupre pointed on
of the highest type are accepted at this col- the Mississippi Legislature in 1.935. This
lege which was chartered as a private insti- monument thus officially marks the spot
tution. It is, also, nonsecetarlan, nonpo- where on December 10 the Convention of
litical, and noncommercial. The courses are 1817 drafted the constitution under which
to emphasize scholarship. the Congress of the United States admitted
he said
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desi
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EXTENSION OF REMARKS In addition, he pointed out, the school has the Mississippi Territory into the Union.
OF always had as one of its goals to cultivate "You see," one of them is bound to say
i~1 in each. cadet a keen sense of responsibility with pride, "Jefferson College campus is truly
HON. JOHN BELL WILLIAMS not only to the school, but to society, as the birthplace of the State of Mississippi."
a well. FAMOUS NAMES ARE ASSOCIATED WITH BACK-
OF MISSISSIPPI "The faculty of Jefferson is particularly GROUND
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES well equipped to prepare candidates for en- There are famous names associated with
Monday, September 23, 1963 trance to Annapolis, West Point, or the Air the background of this private school which
Force academy," he added. is located near Baton Rouge. For instance,
Mr. WILLIAMS. Mr. Speaker, the SCHOOL IS SOUTHERN AS REBEL YELL it is reported that Gen. Andrew Jackson
latest issue of the Register, published at As southern as a rebel yell, the Jefferson camped on the Jefferson College campus
Baton Rouge, contains an interesting Military College has all of the charm of a in 1815 when going to-and returning
article on Jefferson Military College lo- small, closely knit school where everybody from--the Battle of New Orleans. Records
cated at Washington, Miss. knows everybody else. Close friendships- indicate, too, cadets will tell you, that Gen-
Jefferson Military College is a private and warm camaraderie-are invaluable eral Lafayette visited the college In 1825 and
school with high academic standards. "fringe benefits" of this small college where reviewed the cadets in drill. (At that time
It ha long and ihistory. the cultural and social side of student life military drill and discipline was an extrac:ur-
It has a has a definite place. The college cooperates ricular activity.) Several years before this--
Under leave to extend illustrious ri remarks, with the Middleton School of Dancing in during the term of 1822-23--the faculty in-
Include the following article. Natchez with instruction available to cadets eluded among others a drawing master by
The article follows: on Saturdays. It is not difficult to under- the name of John James Audubon, who was
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