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TWELVE MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE
Sunday, May 20.' 1955
elow. Average Tee4h Found-' in Coyimtv Students
Dental Survey Also
Shows More Care
In Medford Area
Ashland and Medford school
children have below average
teeth but there is more dental
care being provided for Medford
children.
This is one of the conclusions
of the preliminary report of den
tal surveys conducted in Jack
son county, Ashland and Med
ford schools, in April. Dr. David
M. Witter, director of the dental
health section, Oregon State
Board of Health, supervised the
survey.
Witter's survey showed very
little difference in tooth decay
rates for primary and permanent
teeth of Ashland and Medford
children. It also showed that be
cause of various factors, such as
availability of dentists, Medford
children are being provided
more dental care.
Arailabilily of Dentists
Due to availability of dentists
in Medford, the motivation pro
grams to seek early dental care
is more noticeable in Medford
than in Ashland, the report said.
Within the past few years there
has been an increase in the num
ber of dentists in Ashland, it
showed. .
When the data of both com
munities is compared to a com
munity having the optimum
amount of fluorides. Whitteer
said, both communities would
have about a 50 to 65 per cent re
duction in the incidence of tooth
decay if they were to adopt flu
oridation. Witter also said that Astoria
and Forest Grove, cities that
have been fluoridating the com
munal water supply, have been
equally benefited by it. In Forest
Grove, he said, there are 41 de
cayed, missing and filled teeth
per 100 children compared with
97 affected teeth per 100 in Ash
land and 94 affected teeth per
' 100 in Medford. Forest Grove has
a 58 per cent lower tooth decay
rate for six year olds than Ash
land and a 54 per cent lower
tooth decay rate than Medford,
Witter said.
Reduction Noted .
The report said that Gearhart,
now in its fifth year of fluorida
tion, has had similar benefits
noted for permanent teeth and
that there has been a 50 per cent
reduction in tooth decay exper
ience of primary teeth.
It is an established fact that
in communities having a fluoride-deficient
water supply that
the tooth decay rates are higher,
Witter stated, this has been es
tablished in Medford and Ash
land, he said.
Purpose of the dental survey
was to determine the dental
health status of children exam
ined in regards to tooth decay in
the Medford-Ashland area. Wit
ter said. A questionnaire was
sent home with each child of the
first, third, fifth and seventh
grades. Eligibility of children in
cluded in the survey was estab
lished by the return of question
naire, except in instances where
parents so indicated refusal of
child's participation. There was
over 85 per cent return in the
two communities, he said.
Surveys Conducted
The dental surveys were con
ducted in rooms made available
in each of the schools. Portable
dental equipmerit was used
which included artificial light
ing. The type of examination fol
lowed falls under the classifica
tion of the mouth mirror and ex
plorer inspection, Witter said.
Local dentists of each com
munity participated, with the
dental director as coordinator.
Members of the PTA served as
recorders and school and public
health nurses participated.
A numerical determination of
the decayed, missing and filled
teeth for each child examined
was established.
Three Categories
The data collected is later sep
arated into three categoreis: all
children in the community, con
tinuous residence children and
non-continuous residence chil
dren. The report was prepared
for "all children" and "contin
uous residence children" to illus
trate the extent of the dental
care problem. Witter said.
The survey revealed that of
1.452 Medford children examin-
ed between the ages 6 to 14 there
are 10,501 affected teeth, 3,539
teeth with decays not restored,
335 teeth beyond restoration in
dicated for extraction, 122 per
banent teeth that have been ex
tracted and 6,505 teeth restored
by fillings.
Ashland Examination
Of 661 Ashland children ex
amined between the same ages
, the report showed there are 5,
. 155 affected teeth, 2.954 teeth
with decays not restored, 363
teeth beyond restoration indica
ted for extraction, 134 perma
nent teeth that have been ex
tracted and 1.704 teeth restored
by ' fillings.
In consideration of the unmet
needs in the two areas the report
showed there are 3,327 teeth of
COMPARISON OF DECAYED. MISSING AND FILLED TEETH
OF CHILDREN LIVING IN : . ' -:v'
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DECAYED TEETH The above graph, com
piled during the recent dental survey of Med
ford and Ashland schools, illustrates Ashland's
COMPARISON OF DMF RATES OF ASHLAND.
MEDFORD. STATE BASE. WITH A COMMUNITY ;
USING OPTIMUM LEVEL OF FLUORIDES (1.2 RPM.F)
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COMPARISON This graph, a
dental examination of Ashland
first, third, fifth and seventh
the 661 Ashland children to be
taken care of and 3,874 teeth of
the 1,452 Medford children-which
need attention.
If the dental care is to be pro
vided in each locale. Witter said,
we would find that each dentist
in Ashland would have to ren
der service for 665 more teeth
and the Medford dentists would
have to take care of 99 more
teeth per dentist." Witter stated
if the total problem of both com
munities were combined, there
are 7.191 teeth for 44 Medford
and Ashland dentists or an aver
age of about 165 teeth per den
tist more than that which is be
ing under treatment at the pres
ent time.
Total Problem
The report added that when
the total problem . of unmet
needs is combined to the total
number affected teeth for both
communities, it is found that of
15.501 defective teeth there are
7,191 teeth needing attention
and only 8.209 have been cared
for. "If one of the preventive
measures, namely fluoridation,
were adopted in both communi
ties," Witter said, "in time the
dental profession would be able
to keep up with the dental prob
lem, in that fluoridation would
reduce the problem about 50 to
65 per cent."
There is very little difference
between Ashland and Medford
as to total number of decayed,
missing and filled teeth; while
there is a great difference in the
amount of fillings found be
tween the two communities, ac
cording to the report. Medford
children have more filled teeth
the report added, but fewer miss
ing an decayed teeth per child
than Ashland children. There
seems to be a trend for a slightly
higher tooth decay incidence for
Ashland children, the report
said.
Communities Considered
In considering the communi
ties. Witter said, in Ashland
there is one dentist to 1,548 per
sons; Gold Hill, one to 619; Jack
sonville, one to 1.193; and Med
ford, one to 444. Populationwise,
there are almost three times the
number of dentists per popula
tion in Medford than in Ash
land, he said.
Witter stated 85 per cent of
the dental manpower in Jackson
county is within ease of availa
bility to 30 per cent of the popu
lation of the county, which is
Medford. ' While 10 per cent of
the dentists of the county are in
the area of 13 per cent of the
county's population, which is
Ashland, according to Witter.
However, even the short dis
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FILLED
MISSING
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higher amount
and Medford's
teeth.
ASHLAND
MEDFORD
OREGON BASE-L WE
AURORA, ILL. (1.2 PPM. FLUORIDE)
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result of the
and Medford
grade school
tance between the two cities
compared to the immediate 'avail
ability of dental services may ac
count for some of the differences
noted in amount of care being
provided in the two communi
ties, Witter said.
According to the report there
are' 64,740 persons living ; in
Jackson county with 46 dentists.
This gives Jackson county a ra
tio of one dentist to every 1,407,
Witter said. One dentist per 1,
200 population is considered a
very good ratio, he said. The
state ratio is about one to 1.460
and for the United States one to
1,669 persons, he said.
The survey noted that there is
little difference in the number
of decayed, missing and filled
teeth up to and including the 11-year-old
children of Ashland and
Medford and the state base. How
ever, there is a marked differ
ence as noted of this group com
pared to Aurora, 111., a fluoride
community where tooth decay is
noticeably down, the report said.
Grand Rapids, Mich., another flu
oride community, has had bene
fits similar to Astoria and Forest
Grove, according to the report.
Rural Areas
Children living in the rural
areas of Ashland and Medford
who have consumed fluoride
bearing water during the period
of tooth development are practic-
Officers Speak af
Active Club Meeting
Major Forrest Taft, National
Guard adviser for this area, and
Capt. Donald P. Hemingway.liai
son officer for the Air Force Re
serve, .were guest speakers at
the Wednesday noon meeting of
the Active club. Topic of the
program was the Armed Forces
Day.
A movie,' "What's New in the
Service," was presented, show
ing a tank controlled and operat
ed by television, the Nautilus,
atomic powered submarine, and
the B-26 long-range bomber ca
pable of flying more than 10,
000 miles without refueling.
Aubrey L'oper was program
chairman
Utah Man Arraigned -In
District Court
Scott Leonard Atkinson, 22,
Sandy, Utah, was arraigned in
district court Saturday morning
on a fugitive complaint charging
burglary in the second degree at
Provo, Utah.
He is being held in the county
jail on $1,000 bond.
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MEDFORD
TEETH
TEETH
TEETH
of decayed and missing teeth
higher percentage of filled
6 7.8 :: 3 : 10 II ., . 12 , 11
children, shows the comparison of Ashland
and Medford, a non-fluoride community, with
Aurora, 111., a fluoride community.
ally free of tooth decay, accord
ing to the report.
Witter said that the amount of
dental care being provided in
Medford for children is in great
er proportion to that of any oth
er community in the state where
dental studies have been made.
Ashland compares favorably
with the state average relative
to meeting dental care, he said.
This, however, is considered very
inadequate, he said.
There was noted a very high
quality of care being provided
the children of the two commun
ities by Witter and every dentist
that participated in the studies,
the report said.
Summer, Fall Plans
For SPEBSQSA Listed
Summer and fall activities for
Medford chapter, Society for the
Preservation and Encouragement
of Barber Shop Quartet Singing
in America, are being planned
now- by chapter members. In
cluded in the schedule is an "out
side community sing," a variety
show built around ministrels,
local picnics and a harmony con
cert or parade of quartets, the
latter to be held in late August
and southern and central Oregon
and northern California units
will ' attend. Grants Pass city
park will be scene of the event.
A new chapter has been or
ganized at Grants Pass. The
group will stage the first public
program and charter night show
Saturday, June 2, at 8 pjn., in
the Grants Pass Junior High
school auditorium.
The public is invited to attend.
The show is cosponsored by Med
ford and Roseburg chapters.
Arnold Dillon to
Attend Conference
Cadet Lt. Arnold Dillon, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Carl A. Dillon,
Central Point, will represent the
Medford Civil Air Patrol squad
ron at a congressional dinner
and three-day ' conference in
Washington, D.C., this month.
He left today, accompanied by
Maj. Walter H. Lamb, Air Force
liaison officer.
Dillon was chosen to represent
Oregon's 23 squadrons in compe
tition held last ApriL Cadets
from the various states and the
territories of Alaska and Ha
waii will attend the conference.
Delegates were selected for out
standing ability annd proficiency
in the cadet program.
Several Valley
Growers to Attend
Bureau Anniversary
- Several Rogue valley pear
growers plan to attend the silver
anniversary meeting of the Oregon-Washington-California
Pear
bureau in Portland, May 23.
The two-day meeting will ob
serve the 25th anniversary of
the formation of the organization
which has been largely respon
sible for the economic success
of the Pacific coast pear in
dustry. The pear bureau originated in
1929, with five Medford orchard
ists who formed the first winter
pear promotion committee. The
success of the committee prompt
ed the formation of a two-state,
Oregon and Washington, pear bu
reau in 1931. It has since grown
into the present three-state or
ganization which reaches the en
tire country.
Original Committee
Medford orchardists who made
up the original winter pear com
mittee were Leonard Carpenter,
Dr. George Dean, Harry Holmes,
David R. Wood and the late
Harry on Hovenberg.
Bob Root, president of the
Rogue River Valley Traffic' as
sociation, said that the bureau
represents an industry that for
the 1955 season returned more
than S21 ,000,000 to the Pacific
coast area.
Those planning to attend from
the Medford district include H.
B. Murphy, J. Naumes, F. H.
Baker, S. M. Tuttle, P. Culbert
son, S. G. Nye, D. G. Root, D.
Carpenter, D. B. Lowry, H. A.
Holmes, and D. H. Holmes.
In County
ROGUE RIVER GRADE
The first grade teachers, Mrs.
Mary Beek and Mrs. Camilla
Kearns, are planning a visiting
day for prospective first graders
and their mothers. This is plan
ned for Tuesday, May 22, from
1 to 2:30 p.m. Those children
who are six years old or will
have reached their sixth birth
day, on or before November 15,
are invited to attend.
ROGUE RIVER HIGH
The senior class of Rogue
River High school will hold Bac
calaureate services . Sunday,
May 20, 1956, 8:00 p.m. in the
high school gym. The service
will include two local ministers,
the Rev. Ernst D. Havemann,
pastor of the Church of God,
and the Rev. D. F. Barnett, pas
tor of the . Hope Presbyterian
church. Mrs. Robert Gail will
play the piano for the prelude
and postlude. Janie Wicks and
Leah Wicks will each play a
piano solo. Lois Biles, one of the
graduating seniors, will sing
"The Lords Prayer."
Graduation ceremonies will
be held Friday, May 25, 1956,
at 8:00 p.m. in ijhe high school
gym. The valedictorian is Judy
Farrar and the salutatoriah is
Irene Bringmann. A short ad
dress will be given by Gary
Phillips and Bill Weaver.
TALENT HIGH
Approximately 30 Talent High
sphool couples attended the an
nual Junior-Senior prom and
banquet held earlier this month
in the Ashland Elk's - Banquet
room.
At the banquet, climaxing the
year's social program, the deco
rations followed a jazztheme.
Musical notes,' records and in
struments of metalic paper were
placed throughout the room. Ta
bles were decorated with red and
white carnations, according to
the senior class flower.
"In The Mood" was the theme
song played at the program
dance. The dance featured music
from the Glen Miller era played
by John Lusk and his four-piece
band, r
. Traditional speakers at the
banquet were senior and junior
class presidents. Terry Hazelton
welcomed the graduating class
and was followed by a response
from William Grant.
The outgoing class was found
resting peacefully in the Happy
MEWING!
TALENT
DOG OWNERS!
All Dogs Must Be. Tied or Confined
at all times until July 1, 1956
By Order of M. W. YOUNG
Chief of Police
Talent, Oregon
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GOING TO REGATTA Preparing to attend ,
the regional regatta in Seattle, Wash., May
25-27, are members of Sea Scout ship 3, or
ganized about six weeks ago. Left to right
(front row) Gerald Mallams, Stuart Schro
der, George Schuler, Kelly Somers and Gale
Eastwood; (second row) Douglas Kleiver,
David Oss, Boatswain Jerry Harris, David
Giffard and Gordon Safley; and back row,
Gary Safley, Boatswain's Mate Charles Flan
nagen, Skipper Randall Gifford, Crew Leader
Roger Galacci and Crew Leader James Cor-
Schools
Dale Rest Home while
yon read the senior
The will was read
Joanis.
Tony Ken-
prophecy,
by Janet
dance was
' and the
Chairman for the
Maudalene Marshall
prom was supervised
class advisor, Mrs.
Briggs.
by junior
Mildred
A pre-registration conference
for next year's freshman class
was held at Talent High school
last week.
Part of the program consisted
of an explanation of the curri
culum offered in the school
Three types of courses will be
offered this coming year. They
are a general course for those
not planning on college or fur
ther training; a college, prepara
tory course for those going on to
school; and, a commercial course
for those planning to enter the
business world upon completion
of high school.
Student speakers representing
the various organizations in the
school also appeared before the
group. The prospective students
were given an orientation. The
student speakers were Ray
Weinhold, student body presi
dent; Maudalene Marshall, pres
ident, girls' league; Melvin Wal
lace, president, boys' association;
and Julie Hanson, president, fu
ture teachers of America.
Following the presentation of
faculty members to the students
and parents, the conference re
cessed to various groups accord
ing to the type of course chosen
and were assisted in registering
for next year's courses by fac
ulty members.
Also included in the week of
May 7-11, was the administra
tion of achievement tests to the
high school students. Tests in all
subject matter fields for which
tests are available were . given
throughout the school. Tests cov
ered such fields as English,
mathematics, history and the
sciences. A compilation of the
scores of the tests will be used
in a comparison of the achieve
ments of- the student body and
the national averages.
TALENT GRADE
Talent Diane Carter, student
in Talent Grade school, won
fourth prize for her entry in the
31st annual international poster
contest sponsored by the Latham
foundation for the promotion of
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GORDY THORESON '
Wins Second Place
Talent Student Wins
Second in Shorthand
Talent Gordy Thoreson, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Keith Thoreson,
Talent, won second place in
shorthand in the National Com
mercial contest last month
Thoreson was entered in the
100 -word - per-minute section.
Last year he won first place in
the national 60-word-per-minute
contest.
Miss Maxine Johnson, daugh
ter of Mr and Mrs. Max Johnson,
also of Talent, won fifth place
in the 80-word-per-minute sec
tion of the national contest. The
combined shorthand I and II
classes received fifth place in
national competition.
Talent High students and the
school have been among the top
humane education of Oakland,
Calif.
Other students from Talent
who received certificates of
merit included Sandra Dickin
son, Kenneth Loper, Susan
Thompson, David Jackson, Jean
Sterrett, John Morrison, . Buddy
Gleim and Royce Welch..
Marlyn Suksdorf, an eighth
grade student at Talent, won
second prize in the Oregon Hu
mane Society poster contest' recently.
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um. First mate is Ken Natland. The boys,
ranging in ages from 14 through 17, are
working on a boat which they intend to
harbor at Lake of the Woods or Emmigrant
lake. They meet at Roosevelt school each
Thursday night. At the regatta in Seattle two
of the boys will participate in a Navy plane
flight and others will take a cruise on a de
stroyer escort. The regatta ball is slated for
May 26. Approximately 700 Oregon and
Washington Sea Scouts are expected to at
tend the regatta. (Landis-Shangle photo).
Hardy Nominated
For Ashland Job
Ashland Petition for nomina
tion of Robert V. Hardy, Ash
land, for a five-year school board
term has been filed in the school
superintendent's office, it 'was
announced recently.
He seeks the position now
filled by Harold Thomas, whose
term expires June 30. Thomas
has indicated he will not be a
candidate for another term.
Hardy, son of Mr. and Mrs.
J. H. Hardy, Ashland, is a native
of Ashland and attended South
ern Oregon college. He gradu
ated from the University of
Oregon.
The candidate was a well
known Ashland High school base
ball and basketball athlete and
played baseball for UO. Follow
ing his graduation he pitched
for ' a while for the Detroit
American league baseball club.
He is currently associated with
Pacific Fir Sales in Ashland and
until this year operated the. Ash
land Groceteria. He is married
and the father of two sons.
Roseburg Boy Drowns
In Small Creek Friday
Roseburg (U.R) Bobby Lee
Chandler, 20-month-old son of
Mr. and Mrs. William Lee
Chandler of Roseburg, drowned
in Days Creek Friday afternoon
after wandering from his uncle I
house.
His body was found in a small
creek two feet wide and half a
foot deep. The child was rushed
to the Canyonville hospital
where physicians worked on him
for an hour before pronouncing
him dead.
shorthand winners in the United
States in the past six years. Last
year, the school and students
received one first, 'one second,
two thirds and one fourth place.
More than 6,000 students from
high schools in 47 states partic
ipate in the contests each ApnL
The contest is sponsored by the
teaching Aids Exchange, San
Jose, Calif. Dr. Cletus Zumwalt
of San Jose State college, is
chairman of the evaluating com
mittee. INSURANCE
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