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So Be It i anti-fluoridationists leately seem
To the Editor: One-third of
the population has latent tuber
culosis germs, which can become
active if the general health of
the individual declines.
F or that reason, general health
:s one of the biggest factors in
the nationwide, 100-year - old
campaign against TB.
The Jackson County Public
Health association, therefore be
lieves that anything which can
be done to improve the health of
everyone is a direct blow against
tuberculosis.
It is for this reason that it
has, for 37 years, conducted a
teneral health education pro-
Cram in Jackson county one
which has received nation-wide
lecognition for it excellence.
It is for this reason that it
is vitally concerned with dental
health, as well as other kinds
01 health.
It is for this reason that it
provided expert, informed and
Euthoritative men to give anyone
interested the facts on fluorida
tion the most thoroughly test
ed public health measure ever
, initiated.
The "political campaign" for
-fluoridation is being conducted
by the Better Health Committee,
which 'has its own donated
funds.
The Jackson County Public
Health association, on the other
hand, is interested in health
education, and in facts. Its board
of more than 40 members, who
donate their time, are responsible
for the way the Christmas Seal
money is spent. If we are to
be criticized for permitting our
stationery to be used to call
attention to a public health in
formation meeting, so be it.
Janet Guches, Ex-President
and Case-Finding Chairman
Jackson County Public
Health association.
The Issue Is Health
To the Editor: I would like to
explode one of the many current
anti-fluoridation rumors.
Leaping, as usual, to false con
clusions, and with no effort to
explore truthful fact evidenced.
FOR
MAYOR
JOHN SNIDER
HAS THE ABILITY,
" THE EXPERIENCE,
AND THE TIME
TO DO A
GOOD JOB1
VOTE FOR
JOHN
SNIDER
a
FOR
MAYOR
Snider for Mayer Committee
bent on assailing the Jackson
County Public Health Associa
tion charging that group with
misappropriation of funds
May I point out that it is the
Better Health Committee, and
not the J.C.P.H.A., that is pro
moting fluoridation through
radio, TV and newspaper adver
tizing. The Better Health Com
mittee has its own bank account,
has solicited and collected its
own funds, and its books are to
be submitted to the Secretary of
State after the election just as
with every political candidate
or issue.
Who are the Better Health
Committee? They are a group of
doctors, dentists, lawyers, mer
chants and, mostly, just parents
citizens interested in one
thing, better health.
Fluoridation means just that!
With dental disease our most
pressing health problem, and
with prevention of that disease
partially possible through flu
oridation, this group was or
ganized to help dissolve the
fears based on ignorance and un
substantiated by any scientific
fact.
Mrs. Edward Sickels,
Chairman, Better Health
Committee, 2608 East Jack
son dr., Medford, Ore
Is Fluoridation 'Pollution'?
To the Editor: Well we have
good water and we were told so,
for many years even had signs
on the drinking fountain at the
corner of Main and Riverside
telling the ones who come for a
good drink. I belive it read 98
910 per cent pure. That means
we had good water then, and
still have it. And the tourists
have enjoyed this good water,
all of them, so far as I know, and
so have the people of Medford.
I and most all of Medford peo
ple want to still enjoy this good
water. But in order to do so.
those that want it contaminated
with fluoridation let them put it
in the water at home, and not
pollute the whole water supply.
To accommodate those who want
it, let the city buy a desirable
amount and sell it to those who
want it, giving them complete
mixing instructions, and save
! the cost of that machine which
, mixes it in the water.
i Personally I think the fluori
dation is of no help to the fully
-grown ups. In the first place it
isn't right to force anyone to use
stuff they don't want, and then
i make them help pay for it, for
i those who do want it.
Those who want it should put
i their names in to the water com-
; mission's office, telling how
many there is in the family that
need fluoridation, and let the
water commission furnish- the
I necessary amount of fluoride
j needed, and pay for it.
I Fellow citizens, stand up for
what you think is right. Don't
, let anyone poison your minds.
! God has blessed us with good
water, let's keep it that way.
I S. T. Shults,
j 410 Kenwood dr.,
i Medford, Ore.
Democracy vs. Republic
To the Editor: For the past 20
years the use of the word
"Democracy" has been used
rather loosely. People say "This
1 a Democracy, you know." Ac
tually they are wrong. The Unit
ed States is a Republic. We
pledge "allegiance to the Flag.
and to the REPUBLIC for which
it stands . . ." Many people fail
to understand that in a Demo
cracy such as Russia has, the
minority has no voice while in
tne United States, which is a
Republic, the minority does
have a voice and as such, acts
its a balance wheel to keep our
Republic a free people.
Let us keep this in mind as
we continue to consider the
many socialistic proposals such
as Fluoridation, that are contin
ually being presented to our
people at each election.
J. Verne Shangle
1445 Kingahighway
Medford, Ore.
She Trusts Her Dentist
To the Editor: After reading
some of the letters against fluori
dation, I would like to protest
against the impresion they give
that the dentists are in favor of
the bill for monetary gain to
them, rather than to assist par
ents. When we call a doctor to
treat our ill children we wouldn't
call them unless we trusted their
judgment to use medicines that
would cure, not prolong, an ill
ness. When our dentist stresses
the need for fluoridation, I know
we can trust his knowledge, the
studies he has made and his in
tegrity, or we would have chosen
another dentist.
As a mother I am going to
vote for Bill No. 56 because I
want it for my children.
Mrs. Richard W; Pedley,
932 Reddy ave.,
Medford, Ore.
The Morse Smearers
To the Editor: On Tuesday
evening, Oct. 23, the TV audi
ence in this area was assaulted
with a 15 minute program spon
sored, we were told, by the Mc
Kay for Senator committee. The
more I see and hear of these pre
sentations, the more appropriate
it seems to rename this commit
tee "For the Villification of
Wayne Morse by Whatever
Means Possible." By far a great
er share of time is spent for this
purpose rather than presenting
a positive case for Douglas
McKay.
There are many things that
could be said to refute the sort
oi diatribe to which we are sub
jected, but I will confine myself,
to point out one especially
glaring error of Tuesday's "dis
cussion." One of the men made
the bald-faced statement that
Senator Morse refused to an
swer, or evaded answering, me
loaded questions with which he
was greeted in a full-page paid
dvertisement in the Oct. 10 is
sue of the Medfora Man iriD
une. The exact opposite is true.
as anyone who attended nis
speech at the Esquire theater on
Oct. II can attest. There was
also a fine account of his ap
pearance in the Oct. 12 issue of
the Mail Tribune for everyone
to read who would.
It is true that Senator Morse
preceded his reply with the re
minder that this method of at
tempting to put the opponent on
the defensive, in order to divert
him from a positive discission
of the issues, is one of the old
est and most obvious tricks in
the world. He stated that he did
not intend to be thus diverted,
BUT, in this particular case he
felt it would be a good spring
board for making a number of
points regarding the Issues. He
then proceded to go right down
the list of questions, attempting
to discover the purpose of each,
and answering each in a full,
concise manner.
As further proof of the false
hood of this particular accusa
tion, the very next issue of the
Medford Mail Tribune carried a
letter to the editor from Senator
Morse, explaining his stand on
the question relating to the Gore
Highway bill, because he bad
missed answering it in person
during his appearance in Med
ford. Does this sound like the
action of the kind of man our
Republican friends are trying to
tell us about?
Judge for yourself who is try
ing to mislead the people of
Oregon.
Lenore Zapell
Route 1, Box 482
Talent, Ore.
Sunday, October 28, 1958
MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE FIVE
Proof of the Crime of
FLUORIDATION
Extension of remarks of Hon. Roy W. Wier of Minnesota in the
House of Representatives, Thursday, May 12, 1955.
Sodium fluoride, or sometimes sodium silicofluoride as used in the District, Is a
virulent, cumulative poison, 85 times as toxic as the calcium fluoride which
occurs naturally in many wafer sources and is deceptively claimed to be identical
in its nature and action. It is a by-product of the aluminum industry, colorless,
odorless, and tasteless, and, therefore, the more dangerous because undetect
able. This type of poisoning does not lend itself to ready diagnosis, and usually
shows up only in autoposies. Should we not be rather cautious in introducing into
our drinking water, which is an element indispensable to life, a chemical so
toxic that it has been used for years as a rat and roach poison?
And here just let me call' attention to a strange fact. Since November
1952, several months after our water in Washington was fluoridated,
(2,800 pounds are dumped into our reservoirs every day), 26 Members
of our Congress have passed away and 2 Members of our Supreme
Court also. This record stands out glaringly as against a former yearly
average of Jwo deaths. It may be merely a rather queer coincidence.
We cannot prove it one way or another now ... It is too late.
Keep Our Water PURE
VOTE. "NOV on NUMBER 56
Anti Fluoridation Committee
1776 Venus 1956
To the Editor: In 1776 we de
clared ourselves free from the
oppressive control of the King
of England and shortly thereaf
ter started paying the price for
freedom and independence. The
Revolutionary war was but the
first installment.
From the British Isles were
heard cries of "Treason" and
the lips of their leaders poured
forth threats of disciplinary ac
tion. How dare this maverick,
uDstart of a coliriy across the
Atlantic ocean, repudiate what
England believed to be good for
Eneland!
The oppression that existed
vesteryear is gone, but there are
always those who try to tell us
that obedience to political
cliques comes first and is best
for the country, irrespective oi
personal principles involved. 10
season otherwise, is traitorous.
Sen. Wayne Morse has been ac
cused thusly by some of his op-
conents and it is as uncalled tor
new as it was in 177b wnen me
British Emoire accused us of
treasonous independence.
Independence is not a vogue
to praise and cherish wnen
there is need of it, and condemn
n others when it doesn t suit us.
IndeDendence never changes,
and like the earth, offers us the
essential stability that prevents
us from drowning in the . seas
of dictatorial oppression, bui
there are types of individuals
that never change through the
centuries that nurse the deep
scarring wounds left by the dis
cardment of their political phil-
rsonhies. The results of their
bitterness have filled our nis-
tory books with what xney
might have called discipline but
what we all know so well as
revenge wnicn is a proouci ui
tpTf-Mteem and a cohort of
wars.
The decisive vote was cast by
the Great Ruler of the universe
fnr this Drivileeed nation of
ceoole at its inauguration in
1776. May we never have cause
nf another such supreme elec
tion because we refuted these
ironic nf free, unrestrained, m-
cependence performance.
Throughout America's annals,
inripnendent liberals like Wayne
Morse helped build our great-
r-ess with the ever present fact
before them that in all of mod
ern history independence that
has been trifled with and lost
by a nation has never been re
gained. '
Ken Corliss
1564 Myers lane
Medford, Ore.
AMA and "Poison"
To the Editor: Do you honest
ly believe that the American
Medical Association would en
dorse the introduction of "rat
poison" into a municipal water
supply?
The recommended concentra
tion of one part per million is
not poison.
Mrs. Dorothy Webber,
2324 Aloha,
Medford, Ore.
JudCompion Assumes
Duties as Director
Judson (Jud) Compton, 38, 506
Whitman place, Medford, as
sumed duties Oct. 16 as new
scout executive for the Crater
Lake area council, Boy Scouts
of America. "
j He is replacing Clifford Han
sen who recently moved to
Minneapolis, Minn.
Compton entered professional
scouting in 1943 in 'Eugene.
j Later he was district scout ex-
i ecutive in Kalispell, Mont., and
!in Richland, Wash, be came to
j Medford from Richland.
Compton is married and has
four children. He is also a mem-
: ber of the Kiwanis.
THE ELECTION
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REPUBLICAN STATEMENT'
Many Americans will recall
that President Eisenhower made
a trip to Korea during the cold
and bitter December of 1952.
Our lack of preparedness which
brought that war about must
never be forgotten.
Shortly after the Korean Ar
mistice was achieved, our mili
tary programs were reviewed. A
new policy of strength for the
long pull was adopted. This "new
look" emphasized air power and
new and more effective weapons
with a saving in manpower and
numbers. Great progress has
been made in improving the ef
ficiency and effectiveness of our
entire military establishment.
This has been accomplished
while at the same time the strik
ing power and state of readiness
of our forces has been steadily
increased.
The clear objective of our na
tional defense policy, under the
Eisenhower administration, is to
preserve the security of the
United States and its funda
mental institutions. The current
threat to our security comes
from world communism. Another
devastating1 war is no solution
for this problem. It is a challenge
to the free world to prevent such
a war and to achieve the objec
tive of world peace on terms
consistent with the growth of
freedom in the world. To meet
this challenge, patience, imagi
nation, understanding and dedi
cation are required. The Repub
lican party recognizes that
cannot be solely a military struggle.
Under President Eisenhower.
the Defense Department recog
nizes the obligation it shares
with the rest of the executive
branch, the Congress and the
American people to improve un
derstanding throughout the
world if mankind is to avoid the
destruction and horror that
would inevitably result from
global war using today's fantas
tic weapons. The administration
also recognizes that only through
maintaining a sound defense as
a continuing policy will we pre
serve peace, even though it be
uneasy, until men of good will
throughout the world have had
time to lay the foundations for
a sound and lasting peace.
ronunateiy tor we world, as
well as our country. President
Eisenhower combines actual ex
perience in combat with a thor
ough understanding of the peace
ful instincts and desires of the
American people. No other indi
vidual is so well qualified to
determine our military require
ments or to direct the implemen
tation of our military programs
at home or abroad as our present
Commander in Chief. At the
same time, no nation is ahead of
us in proclaiming sincerely and
unequivocably its . faith in the
unwisdom of war as a means of
settling disputes among nations.
DEMOCRATIC STATEMENT
Both political parties concen
trate more and more on courting
the woman's vote. Good reasons
for women voting Democratic
are listed by Mrs. Kate Louch
heim, director of wonien's 'Ac
tivities, Democratic National
committee.
A few of those reasons are:
No matter how hard Repub
licans push their slogans no
matter how they, use emotional
appeals to try to divide Ameri
cans into war party and peace
party they cannot hide the fail
ures of the past four years from
the women of America.
Adlai Stevenson says, "Trust
the people. Trust them with the
facts. Trust them with the great
decisions."
We Democrats do trust the
people. From experience I know
that American women can be
counted upon to make their de
cisions on the basis of the issues,
the records of the two parties
and the capacity for real leader
ship of Adlai Stevenson and
Estes Kefauver.
I know that' each American
woman will , think seriously
about the Republican Peace,
Prosperity and Progress. Do
we have real peace, real pros-
Medford Firm Gets
Appreciation Award
The Sixth Army certificate of
appreciation was awarded this
week to the Verl G. Walker com
pany, 205 West Jackson st., Med
ford. The award is tendered ty the
commanding general. Sixth
Army, to civilian agencies, firms
or organizations which have co
operated in supporting the Army
reserve program.
The award was presented by
Capt. Ten Christensen, a reserve
officer of the 417th engineer
aviation brigade. Verl G. Walker
accepted the award on behalf of
the company.
The company is the first agen
cy in Medford to receive the certificate.
perity, real progress?
Our peace is uneasy and dang
erous. Sec. Dulles relies upon
get-tough statements and threats
instead of negotiations and part
nership with our allies , and
friends.
The Eisenhower administra
tion has failed to offer or even
consider a single new solution
to the world's great problems.
While Russian communism is
making inroads all over the
globe, an air of complacency
dominates Republican foreign
policy.
Complacently too, they view
our economy. When they talk
about prosperity. Too many mil
lions of Americans are not shar
ing in our material abundance
and the prosperity Republicans
boast about.
25-MINUTE SPREE COSTLY
Milwaukee (U.PJ Gordon
G. Brenner discovered it not
only doesn't pay to get up some
days, it even costs $400. Bren
ner was fined that amount for
a 25-minute spree in which his
car collided with another one, he
punched a service station attend
ant who told him he couldn't re
pair the damage and for then
driving into a parked police car.
It
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MR- O. F RACK1EFJ
CofMtllt rttcnm imytt
"VETERANS ABE VOTING FOR
DOUG McKAY BECAUSE...
All through his personal and
public life McKay has worked
hard for veterans. He will do
the same in the Senate of the
United States. Ure need a man
like McKay that other legis
lators like and will help.
McKay will deliTerP
Vote DOUG NcKAT Senator
M Ad. M-Ky for StmKw Com,., W. L. (TV (A
PfailhiM. Chr, J 117 S.W. PortJ S. Or.
Toastmaster's Clubs
To Meet Here Monday
Medford's two toastmasters
clubs will both hold meetings
Monday, Oct. 29.
The Medford Toastmaster club
will meet at 6:30 p.m. at the
Medford hotel. Toastmaster will
be Sally Knox, topic master
Murrey Dumas, and critic Dub
Beard. Speakers will be Dan
Hull, Dr. Ralph Hibbs and Dick
Peters.
The Jackson Toastmasters club
will meet at 6:30 a.m. at the
Jackson hotel. Toastmaster will
be Don Hansen and the topic
master is the Rev. George Tro-
bough. Speakers will be Ross
Gilkeson and Ray McNair.
The meetings are open to the
public.
MURDERS FOUR
Hannover, Germany (U.PJ
Peter Wolf, 53, who was about to
be evicted from his home, mur
dered four members of his land
lord's family, blew up the house
with dynamite and then took his
own life with a gun, police re
ported Saturday.
WEATHER
By United Press
Northern California: Fair Sun
day with heavy frost likely Sun
day morning.
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