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JEWETT SCHOOL Open house at the H. P.
Jcwett elementary school in Central Point is
scheduled between 2 and 5 p.m. today. About
300 first, second and third graders are attend-
ing classes in the $243,751 building. The struc
ture contains 12 classrooms, library, multi
purpose room, health room, teachers room
and office.
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AifUCK SCHOOL About 85 first, second
and third grade students are enrolled at the
new Margaret E. Patrick elementary school at
Gold Hill. Open house will be held in the
$77,334 building between 2 and 5 p.m. today.
The building includes four classrooms, health
room, teachers room and office. As needed,
the building will be expanded to eight or 12
units. Architect for this building and the H. P.
Jewett school at Central Point was Robert
Keeney of Medford. Contractor for both build
ings was Frank Fairweather, also of Medford.
Twofold Purpose of Fluoridation
Discussed by Panel Here Friday
The purpose of fluoridation is
twofold: to prevent future tooth
decay and make up for the short
age of dentists, Dr. Paul Walker,
Medford dentist, stated at a
panel discussion on fluoridation
Friday in the county courthouse
auditorium.
He added that in a few years
the Pacific coast will be short
over 9,000 dentists in keeping up
with tooth decay. The panel was
sponsored by the Jackson Coun
ty Public Health association.
Other Members
Other members of the panel
Included Dr. Charles Dotter,
chief of radiology in the Uni
versity of Oregon Medical
school, Portland, and the author
Recorded portions of the
panel discussion on fluorida
tion will be broadcast by two
Medford radio stations this
morning.
KYJC will air a half-hour
tape made during the discus
sion, starting at 11 a.m.. and
KMED will broadcast a one
hour tape between 10:30 and
11:30 a.m.
of 67 scientific articles; Dr. Hen
Vy Leicester, professor of bio
chemistry at the College of Phy
sicians and Surgeons. San Fran
cisco, and author of the book
"Bio-Chemistry of the Teeth":
and Mrs. Ray Frisbie, registered
nurse and former public health
nurse. Moderator was John Del
lcnback, local attorney.
Referring to recent surveys on
tooth decay in Jackson county,
Mrs. Frisbie pointed out that
among 14 to 16-year-olds and
children in the first, third, sev
enth and ninth grades, about
half of the teeth surveyed were
diseased.
Dr. Leicester stated that in
every city where fluorides have
beejl added to water tooth decay
has been reduced two-thirds. In
cities that have used fluorida
tion for 10 years, controlled
scientific studies leave no doubt
that the "corrective chemical"
was the couse of the consistently
decreasing tooth decay rates, he
said.
Proposed Ordinance
He said the proposed Medford
fluoridation ordinance calls for
the addition of 1 ppm of fluoride
to 1,000,000 ppm of water to the
water supply. This Is the opti
mum concentration of fluorides.
Dr. Leicester pointed out, and
the only noticeable effects from
this ratio of fluorides to water
is "better teeth."
When 4 to 6 ppm of fluoride
are added, he explained, there
is a slight mottling of the teeth.
However, he said, only when
20 to 30 ppm of fluoride is ap
plied does fluoridation become
poisonous.
Explaining that fluoridation
does not cause bone ailments.
Dr. Dotter discussed two cities
in Texas, Cameron and Barl
lett, that had natural fluorida
tion. Bartlett had 8 ppm of
fluoride in its water, he said.
while Cameron had .4 ppm of
fluoride.
Studies in the two cities
showed that people in the city
with 8 ppm of fluoride, Bart
lett, had 15 to 20 per cent
denser bones than Cameron, the
city with the low amount fluor
ides in its water, Dr. Dotter said.
Suffer Less
He predicted that people will
suffer less hip fractures in cities
that have fluoridation than in
cities that do not. Dr. Leicester
added .that -there is also no dif
ference in the quality of natural
or artificial fluoridation.
Discussing a question as to
why fluoridation couldn't be ap
plied to teeth through tooth
paste or by a brush, Dr. Leices
ter explained that only when
fluorides are applied to water
are they "built into" the teeth
before they emerge from the
gums. - .
When fluorides are applied to
teeth by brush or paste, he
pointed out, bnly the surface of
the tooth is benefited. Only by
early dosage from fluoridated
water are children's teeth com
pletely benefited, he said.
Refers lo Allegation
Referring to the allegation
that fluorides are "poisonous,"
Dr. Dotter stated that whether
or not anything is poisonous de
pends on how it is utilized. There
is nothing poisonous about flu
orides in the amount they will
be added to Medford water, he
said. At 1 part of fluoride per
1,000,000 of water there is not
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Grange Notes
Grange Council
There will be a special meet
ing of the Jackson County
Grange Council Monday, Oct.
22 at 8 p.m. in the Phoenix
grange hall. Ladies are request
ed to brine sandwiches or
cookies. '
Phoenix Grange
Phoenix Grange will hold
their booster night program at
the next regular meeting, Tues
day, Oct. 23, commencing at 8
p.m. Members of other Granges
and friends are invited.
All members are urged to be
present and bring a friend or
neighbor, some non-granger,
who might' be interested in the
work of the Grange.
The program will be varied
with entertainment, as well as
business, in an attempt to bring
everyone an enjoyable evening.
Ladies of Phoenix Grange
will serve light refreshments.
Eagle Point Grange
Election of officers for 1957
was the main order of business,
when Eagle Point Grange met in
a 4-hour session Tuesday,
Oct. 16.
The following officers were
elected:
Master, Cliff Moore; overseer.
Otis Jones; lecturer, Bob Bitter
ling; Steward, Vernie Matthews;
chaplain, Mrs. Augusta Perry;
treasurer, W. E. Davies; secre
tary, Mrs. Grant Hubbell; Assist
ant steward, John Huffman:
lady assistant steward, Mrs.
John Huffman; gate keeper,
Melroy Charley; ceres, Mrs.
Bob Bitterling;' pomona, Mrs.
Gertrude Staley; flora. Mis.
Otis Jones and musician, Mrs.
Glenn Clymer.
The executive committee lor
the coming year' will be:
Paul Force, Holly Swingle
and James Edge. Installation
will be at a later date.
The lecturer's program and
most committee reports were
excused because of election,
however, Master Mabel Wertz
gave first and second, degree
obligations to Mr. and Mrs. Mc
Gill as new members.
Mrs. Jake Brown, HEC chair
man, reminded ladies to bring
their jars of canned fruit for the
contest at Pomona meeting in
Eagle Point Grange hall on
Oct. 27.
She also announced that Sat
urday, Oct. 20, will be a social
evening and bazaar at the E. P.
Grange. There will be a sale of
fancy work and homemade
candy, and refreshments will be
served. The public is invited.
Grange council meeting was
postponed, and will meet, in
stead, at Phoenix Grange on
Oct. 22.
Refreshments for the evening
were served by the Cliff Elberts
and the Jim Clarks. The tables
were most attractive with au
tumn foliage and a Hallowe'en
motif of marshmallow cats and
pumpkins for place settings.
Portland Man Suffers
Attack While Hunting
Ontario (U.PJ James R. Mc-
Ginnis, 65, Portland, suffered a
heart attack while hunting ducks
with a companion west of Vale,
Ore., Friday and died yesterday
morning in St. Alphonsus hos
pital at Boise.
McGinnis and his companion,
not identified, were hunting on
the Malheur river when Mc
Ginnis was stricken. He was
taken to a hospital here and
later transferred to Boise.
STAY HOME
Nantucket, Mass. (U.PJ His-
I torical records show that de
spite huge whaling profits the
lure of gold drew more than
600 island residents to Cali
fornia in 1849. Many of them
died broke and hungry. A cen
tury later historians were to
call the period, in which they
left the island as Nantucket's
"Golden Age."
even a chance of teeth mottling,
Dr. Leicester said.
Estimated cost of the initial
investment for fluoridation, Dr.
Walker said, is $29,820. He
added that fluoridation will cost
about $13,000 annually to main
tain in the Medford water sup
ply. It will service about 28,
000 Medford-area water users,
he said, costing each of them
about four cents monthly.
Discussing the legality of the
fluoridation proposal, Dellen
back pointed out that the Ore
gon supreme court has ruled
that cities have the right to de
cide the issue, and if the ma
jority favor it, it is "perfectly
legal."
Secondary Benefits
Dr. Dotter said fluoridation
may produce secondary benefits
in addition to better teeth. He
said that often diseased teeth
cause heart conditions, tonsillitis
and arthritis. Better teeth might
well reduce some of these ill
nesses, he added.
In answer to a question about
a person who drank 10 times
more water than another and
so take in 10 times more fluor
ides. Dr. Leicester said that the
intake of water and food is al
ways balanced by outgo, with
only slight variations.
Dr. Leicester said that there
is no evidence of eyesight or
kidneys ever being harmed by
fluoridation. Dr. Dotter con
cluded, "There is not the faint
est risk fluoridation will poison
anybody. It is the most effective
public health measure known to
man." -
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