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SHOW OF STRENCT H James E. Parks, of Chicago,
displays Mr. America-winning physique by lifting his wife, Ethel
and trophy after physical culture contest in New York.
Water Fluoridation Designed
To Prevent Decay of Teeth
But Dentists Like It Anyway
By JAMES B. MILLER
Staff Writer, The Statesman
(Editor note: mis ii second in a iour-part statesman series explain- i
tnf the (rowing trend toward fluoridation of public water supplies, the
dental benefits claimed for it, the position of dentists, public health groups i
and the pubuc.)
Just how is fluoridation of public water supplies received in den
tal circles and why is it said that fluoride helps in the betterment of
tooth structure?
Dental research, comparing geographical areas, shows figures !
which indicate a lessening of tooth decay where a measure of fluoride
is present in water. Such an area as Colorado Springs, Colo., with
natural qua titles of fluoride in i
I James Cates
Dies Following
Long Illness
James Ruben Cates, a farmer
and mill worker in the Salem area
for 45 years, died Saturday at
his home, 1143 Mill St. He was
79.
Cates had suffered a stroke
four years ago and since then
had been confined to his home.
He came to Oregon around
1907, settling on a farm between
Salem and Jefferson. Shortly be
fore World War I he came to
Salem. For a while he worked for
the Spaulding Logging Co., and
later lor the old Hanson and Lil
liquist Sash and Door Co., which
has since been torn down.
Cates was born in Boftvar, Mo.,
Dec. 21, 1872 and was married In
Aldrich, Mo., more than 54 years
ago to Mrs. Alta Cates, who sur
vives him. He was a member of
the First Baptist Church.
Surviving besides the widow are
a daughter, Mrs. Clara Dornheck
er of Reedsport: a son, Ray C.
Cates of Salem; four grandchildren
and two great grandchildren.
Services will be held in the
Howell-Edwards Chapel at 1:30 p.
' m. Tuesday, with the Rev. Lloyd
Anderson officiating.
the water supply, is often cited
as a classic example of how such
fluoridation could be beneficial.
In Colorado Springs there is said
to be 60 per cent less tooth decay
than in nearby Boulder, Colo.,
where no fluorides are present.
If fluoridation is designed to
decreas dental decay, why should
dentists favor its being put into
common use?
Explanation of this question
shows that fluoridation is not a
"cure-all" nor is it "mass-medication"
as some would call it, nor
dentists proclaim, is it socialized
medicine.
Dr. John A. Dyke, Salem den
tist, in a recent address to a
local service organization, pointed
out the magnitude of dental work
needed "just in the Willamette
Valley." He stated that, "If all
the local dentists turned just to
the repair of children's teeth,
there would still be as much work
as now exists."
"Fluoridation is not the com
plete answer," Dyke stated, "but
modern dentistry has found it to
be one of the most impressive
contributions toward that end."
Dental journals explain that flu
oridation this adding of fluorides
to a water supply does not elim
inate tooth decay by being a "cure
all"; it merely aids in retarding
the possible growth of such decay
by building more strongly the
structure of the teeth.
It has been found through re
search that if an amount of fluo
ride is made available during a
child's first eight years of calci
fication (hardening of tissues of
the teeth), benefits in decreased
tooth decay carry through the
rest of the person's life.
Dentists have for years tried to
Impress upon children and their
parents the importance of keeping
baby teeth healthy. Oftimes the
children are more easily im
pressed with the lesson than par
ents, for the penalty of "one too
many candy bars" can be under
stood while a tooth is being
drilled.
(Next: How is fluoridation re
ceived by the public?)
EASILY REMEMBERED
VANCOUVER (AP)-If restric
tions on lawn watering are need
ed here this summer, residents
will find them easier to remem
ber. Those on the even-numbered
side of the street would be per
mitted to hose their lawns on even-numbered"
dates and vice-versa
for odd numbers.
WORK AT BREITENBl'SH
MILL CITY Miss Lela Kelly
is the fourth girl from here to
be employed at Breitenhouse Hot
Springs this year. Others employ
ed there are Alona Daly, Arlone
Kuhlman, and Donna Nelson.
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