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3isrict Attorny they so wisely
elneted in 1952 'prove beyond
any doubt tht be is. the man
tor this job. His work in bring
Mg h'O ruthless killers to jus
tice is an outstanding example.
-1 ?.Ir. ?'unley has greatly con
3 jriiJUtoo toward making this
O county a safer place to live by
his? excellent cooperation with
theIaw enforcement agencies. I
worked for the Medford Police
Department for three years and
could see first hand how Mr.
Kunley and his office does every
thing possible to help them in
their work. He is well-liked and
has"' the respect and confidence
of these law enforcement offic
ers. This cooperation provides
5e incentive for the men which
direct! benefits the people of
Ji.fc county.
With crime increasing in the
United States .we are certainly
fortunate to have such an able
man as Mr. Nunley for our Dis
trict Attorney. As he has proven
to us by his reord, he should
be retained in ihis capacity.
Ann Christlieb,
13 North .Main,
Ashland, Ore.
"Helpful. Dedicated"
To Vie Editor: There seems to
be much discussion concerning
Mr. Walter Nunley, our District
Attorney.
As an mtfloyee of Jackson
coiinty for almost seven years in
the' county assessor's office, I had
the opportunity to observe at
fnnt lund some of the working
of his office.
Among many other things, the
Dfcttrict Attorney is the legal ad
visor for the officials of the coun
try. I would like to state that in
any matter pertainuag to our
problem Mr. Nunley was ai
rways courteous, helpful and ded
icated to the affairs of the people
0 Qef this county. .
g Aodrew ilawv'er,
G Rt. I, Box.166
0 Tafent, Ore. ' .
Mo Help From "Babe" .
To the Editorf One upon a
time I red a book" on "Oregon
Histof yji and found out that all
our great river and lakes were
dug by Paul Bunyan with the aid
of Babe the blue ox. After read
ing the large pamphlet, put out
byethe Republicans, I find I have
been misinformed all t he s e
jrear, and that the. work was done
Tjy Doug McKay, without any aid
from "Babe."
0 George Walter,
635 Glenwood Drive,
Ashland, Ore,
Support No. 4
To the Editor: The county cor
oner, Carlos Morris, has given
his public reasons why he is op
liosed to Measure' No. 4, which
authorizes the legislature to pre
scribe qualifications for the of
fice of coroner.
There might just be a private
reason for this opposition, too!
His office as county coroner
means that Mr. Morris' luneral
home gets an average of about 50
funeral services each year from
"coroner cases."
He has also stated that if this
measure is passed, it would mean
an increased expense, to each
county, of $25,000 to $35,000 per
year. . '
In Klamath county, which is
comparable to Jackson county
and many other counties in the
state of Oregon, a qualified per
son. Dr. Gecjrge Adler, M.D., has
been the county coroner for the
Q past 23 years. In Klamath county
the budget for the coroner's of
fice is less than $1,000 per year,
while in Jackson county the bud
get has been $1,200 per year.
,, Chapel Mortuary,
Litwifler Funeral Home;
Perl Funeral Home,
Signed by: Frank Morgan,
j Harold Snodgrass, C. M.
L-itwiller and Frank Perl.
Tte Two Canals
To the Editor: Surely the
papers are wrong when they say
Eisenhower. Dulles and other
government efficials were angry
with Britain and France for pro
tecting the Suez Canal and try
ing to get it back. Because of
he neutrality of the canal so
every country could use it, Eng
land was to keep it open. The
laws' protecting the Suez Canal
are thgt same 'as the fines pro
tectingaPanama Canal. I believe
a French company had done a
WRITE-IN" fo Retain
JUDGE
Win. MCALLISTER
for JUDGC of Hi .
. SUPREME COURT
POSITION NO. ONE
We urge you. to take this d to the polls with you and
write in ."M. McALLISTER on the Non-partisan Judi
ciary ballot, as illustrated below. He is eminently qualified
p and should be retained as Judge;
Hro's the Way to Do It . . .
o NON-PARTISAN BALLOT FOR
o ". . JACKSON COUNTY, OREGON
NOVEMBER 6, 1956
' OFFICIAL JUDICIARY BALLOT
GK)R JUDGE OF THE SUPREME COURT. Position Number On
. . Write in On
301 X Wm. McAllister
Non-Partisan Committee McAllister for Judge
55 SJuth Barneburg. Medford, Oregon
Eugene Thomdike, Chairman
" Mary G.'einer Kelly
great deal of work on the Pan
ama Canal when we entered into
a treaty with the government of
Panama in 1904 to build the can
al,' also a second treaty with
Britain guaranteeing the neu
trality of the canal but giving us
the right of ownership and de
fense. So if our government of
ficials are angry with Britain
and France, will they let others
take over the Panama Canal that
taxpayers paid for? Also blood,
sweat and tears went into build
ing of both canals and they were
to" be used by all the world, not
just a chosen few.
Think, before you vote. Ei
senhower may be able to handle
his job as president during nor
mal times. But could he stand
the duress of being president
during a world "war? Are we,
tbe. voters so dumb as to sacri-
'. fice another good man to death
i as we did Roosevelt? Haven't
! we learned our lessons yet? Let's
retire him to his farm where he
and his wife spend all their free
time and want to live as civil
ians. His years as a public serv
ant have been many.
Gladys Hamilton,
Route 2, Box 468,
Medford, Ore.
America Needs Friends
To the Editor: During the pri
mary stages of this campaign,
the Republicans' main strategy
was to make the name Eisen
hower and the word Peace
synonymous, but at this most
inc9rivenient time, armed con
flict has broken out in two dif
ferent parts of the world. Now.
in order to silence the "touch'e"
which might be in order, the Re
publicans have changed strategy
and now the headliner reads,
"Eisenhower Experienced in
Matters of War!"
This headliner may well be
true, but what has that got to
do with the Presidency of the
United" States? Thirty-three
great presidents preceded. Presi
aent Jiisenhower and few of
.them had the military experi
ence Ike can boast of. True, they
would probably have made lousy
Generals in time of war' and
threatening war, but they made
good presidents, and that's what
counts in the White House. In
tfmes like these, Eisenhower's
military experience would be ir
replaceable in the Army, but of
very little use in the White
House.
In time of war, military minds
are essential, but just as essen
tial, if not more so, are miuds
that are capable of mapping, out
effective diplomatic strategy.
Diplomacy is a substance that
our present administration is
starving for the need of.
in the last four" years, we have
not only" tailed to make new
friends,' but we have lost many
of the old ones. Britain and
France have clearly shown us
their disregard for our world
standing. Whether their actions
were right or wrong I would not
judge, but they surely didn't feel
that the opinion of John Foster
Dulles was of any great im
portance. I feel, that the check and bal
ance system of statesmen in the
White House and Generals in the
Army is a vital need in tumultu
ous times such as these. I would
rest' easier if the arrogance of
John Foster Dulles and crew
were replaced with a gracious
finesse and common humility
such as that of Adlai Stevenson.
America needs her friends
abroad, we are not so great and
powerful that we can stand
alone against the world, and
only fools and egotists would
believe so.
Beverly Johnson
110 Renault
Medford, Ore.
"Perfidious Albion"
To the Editor: Well, here we
go again. Just what the Russians
and the Communist friends have
been waiting for. Leave it to
England to set the fuse that will
no doubt start another war, and
what a war? I can never recall
a war that those Limeys have
ever won by themselves. Always
ready to start a war and then
when the going gets rough, they
holler for help. I have often
thought what would happen if
help was refused, maybe it
would take some of the conceit
and so called pride out of them.
Every time a big shot from Eng
land visits this country, it sure
isn't a pleasure trip. They have
up to date received or been giv
en not a million but billions and
have we ever received a dime
back? No, you can bet we
haven't, not even the interest.
I he worst part of it, they don't
intend to. Then they go back to
their country and say what an
easy mark "Uncle Sam" is.
I am a World War I veteran,
put 14 months in England and
France, we landed in England
and the Limeys said we were too
late. They have not forgotten
about the beating we gave them
years ago and I really think if it
came to a showdown and the
Limeys thought they would lose,
that they would go over to the
other side.
I have often heard that char
ity begins at home, but not ac
cording to the United States or
big hearted Uncle Sam.
I have heard all the candi
dates running for office say
what he will do. Well they can
do something about this, that
happened a couple of days ago.
How many troops did they send
to Korea? When the going got
rough, they said they had things
to do in other parts of the coun
try that were more important.
What if our boys sat down and
refused to fight for England? If
England wants war, let ..er fight
it, and leave our boys out of it.
Look at the billions of dollars
we gave Yugoslavia and India
and they both went to Russia. I
think it is about time that we
of these United States get to
gether and do something about
it. Do we want more widows
and orphans, not counting the
boys who gave their lives?
H. J. Walker
Gold Hill, Ore.
More of Those Questions
To the Editor: As Mrs. Bran
denburg so aptly put it "fluor
idation involves a fundamental
emotion, the determination for
parents to protect their young
from harm." That is exactly the
reason I'm writing this letter.
I might not be opposed to
fluoridation if these things were
not true:
(I) Early in this year invita
tional letters were sent out to
certain Influential people to
come to meetings about fluorid
ation. Why weren't these public
meetings, since this is a public
measure and will affect every
one? This fluoridation move
ment was made known only
when a very alert individual
called it to our attention in our
local paper several months aft
er the first fluoridation meeting.
(2.) Why do they, use our
Christmas Seal money to print
these invitational letters? I un
derstood this money was to be
used exclusively for tuberculos
isx-rays now cost SI. 75 If
there was a surplus why wasn't
it turned over to another com
munity for tuberculosis?
(3.) They say to ask your doc
tor but if you say your doc
tor is opposed they say "Oh,
he's a crackpot." or something
of the same. (Throughout the
country, doctors do not agree
on the safety of 1- ppm.)
(4.) I have met four people
locally who were allergic to the
toothpaste. If it reacts on the
outside; why won't it react on
the inside?
(5.) My aunt is a public health
nurse a very wonderful per
son.. I asked her what she
thought of flouridation, she said,
"I think its alright the doctors
endorse It." But when I asked
her what she knew about fluor
ides or what she had read, she
said "nothing." Yet she is in a
position to influence others.
Frankly I think many doctors
are guilty of the same thing.
(6.) They say they've had years
of research I find that this re
search deals mostly with natural
fluoride their 10-year experi
mental work at Newburgh-King-ston,
which consists mostly of
x-rays on certain groups, leaves
much to the imagination and
much to be assumed. Opposing
medical men refer to animal ex
perimental work where it defin
itely has proved harmful.
Food for thought. Why hasn't
New York City adopted it? Why
have so many cities thrown it
out after trying it? If doctors
were always right many of us
would have died long ago or
been childless. Frankly I think
the methods employed should
be enough to make you vote
"no."
Mrs. Barbara Miller,
728 Newtown,
Medford, Ore.
Emotionalism Dominate
To the Editor: When an adver
tisement appears in the paper,
stating its anti - fluoridation
views I think they should more
accurately state they are anti
American Dental Association,
anti-American Medical Associa
tion, anti-U. S. Public Health
Service, anti-reputable medical
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Pd. Pol. Adv.
doctors, anti-reputable dentists, .
anti-previous fluoridation suc
cess, and anti-children's teeth. I
feel that any group or organiza
tion with this many "antis" is
not realistically analyzing the
facts placed before them, but
have allowed emotionalism to
dominate their thinking. j
I am going to vote for fluori
dation in the coming Tuesday
i election because of the objective
'facts presented by the authorit
ies. I respect the opinion of my
doctor and dentist.
G. Flory,
571 Pierce rd.
Medford, Ore.
Keep Water Pure
To the Editor: Just a few
words about this toxic fluoride
in our good and pure drinking
water. I have heard many say
they would leave Medford if it
was put in our good water.
I note in an article that Dr.
Dierdorff put in your paper that
it would make no difference if
people did leave Medford. They
would get fluoride just the same
out of fish, potatoes, corn, and
milk. Well he is right on this. So
why put this artificial sodium
fluoride, which all know is dead
ly poison, when all we have to
do is to just eat more fish, corn,
potatoes, and drink more good
wholesome milk, and not force
such deadly stuff down our
throats just to make money for
the aluminum companies. There
has been much said about trust
ing our doctors. Yes, we should
trust our doctors, and go to them
if we want our children to have
fluoride and get a prescription
for such poison and take it as he
prescribes and not go to the vot
er to decide for us. '
There has been enough money
paid to TV and radio, and in ads,
to pay for enough fluoride to
supply the whole Jackson county
for ten years, if given to those
who want it, and would go to
your doctor for prescription,
and take it as you please. Who
is paying for all of this? All doc
tors are not in favor of fluoride
in our drinking water by a long
shot. I have much literature to
this effect, since this question
has come up if any one wants
to see it.
Have we lost our freedom that
ve can not drink good pure wat
er? Dear people of Medford, you
had better be careful how you
vote. And vote no. The health
or life you may save might be
your own, or your children. God
bless us and keep our water
pure.
Ross J. Turman,
112 Newtown St.,
Medford, Ore.
Pharmacist's View
To the Editor: As a pharma
cist, I see quite a bit of the local
doctors and dentists, and have
had a chance many times to dis
cuss the issue of fluoridation
with them. It's been interesting
to me to note the uniformity
of their views in favor of its
adoption, since on issues having
to do with health they are far
from unanimous.
Another observation is the in
creasing enthusiasm among the
doctors who know the most
about the question, and have
given it the greatest study. This
has been true also when inter
ested doctors have addressed lo
cal groups to inform them on the
benefits and safety of fluorida
tion these civic groups have
changed from indifferent to ac
tively supporting some to the
extent that they were willing to
contribute money to the futher
ance of his educational cam
paign. These things convinced me
that if all the people could get
the facts on fluoridation, undist
orted by quotes out of context,
they would bring this great
benefit to Medford and not al
low a campaign of fear, based
on ignorance, make them hesi
tate. Who should know better about
a matter of health than those
men who devote their entire life
to protecting it. Join with the
overwhelming majority of doc
tors, dentists, nurses, and phar
macists of Medford in voting for
this measure, number 56.
Charles R. Bowls,
516 Park,
Medford, Ore.
His Responsibility
To the Editor: Several oppo
nents of fluoridation have re
cently stated that I am against
fluoridation. I want to make my j
stand on this issue clear. After
studying the authoritative re
search that has been done on
this public health measure to de
crease tooth decay, I would not
fulfill my responsibility to this
community without endorsing
the fluoridation measure.
Those who are willing to ap
proach this issue with an open
mind can be assured of the fol
lowing: 1. The use of 1 ppm fluori-
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2 YEAR TERM
J.SELBY
Selby for Moyor Committee
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H HLAliD EDITOR0
lLje aH 0 CD
IJPPORT IIEOIH
For DISTRICT iTT OMIlElf
The Following Is Reprinted from The ASHLAND DAILY JIDJNGS
Editorial Column - Written by the EDITOR, GRAHAM M. DEAN,
October 30, 1956.
One of the Jackson county political con
tests which is taking on substantial interest
is the campaign between incumbent District
attorney Walter Nunley and Thomas Reeder,
the Democratic nominee.
Some indication that there is considerable
dissatisfacticn with the administration of the
office by the current district attorney was evi
dent two weeks ago when a group organized
for a write-in campaign for Atty. O. H. Bengt
son of Medford. Mr. Bengtson disavowed the
campaign and that ended the write-in. -
To review the situation, four years ago this
newspaper supported Paul Haviland, then dis
trict attorney, for the GOP nomination, but
Mr. Nunley was nominated on the Republican
ticket and went on to win the election.
In the primary this spring, Mr. Nunley
found opposition for the GOP nomination by
George Rode of Medford and The Tidings
felt that Mr. Nunley was the stronger of the
two. candidates and went on record to this
effect.
At this time, for several reasons which will
be set forth here, it believes that voters of
Jackson county will , do well- to give their
support to Mr. Reeder.
Mr. Nunley has his office wired with a
tape recorder, a hidden microphone on the
desk, and a control switch that can turn on
the tape recorder without the knowledge of
any person who may then be discussing any
matter with him. Mr. Nunley explains that the
equipment is used primarily for conversations
with a suspected criminal and that this a
legitimate purpose. We concede the legitimacy
.of such a tactic in crime detection, but the
prime fact is that the hidden recording equip
ment is in the prosecutor's office where many
persons discussing many type of complaints
or business could be subject to an unknown -and
unwanted recording of the conversation.
If the district attorney had his equipment in
stalled in a room which he used for the inter
rogation of suspects, we would have no quar
rel with his procedure, but this is not the case.
Any person visiting the office of the dist
rict attorney now has the uncomfortable
knowledge that, without consent, the conver
sation is being permanently recorded.
But even more disturbing than this hidden
recording machine which Mr. Nunley also says
is primarily for dictation, is the apparent view
of the district attorney on the function of his
office. In a published advertisement for voter
support, Mr. Nunley's message said: "His
(Nunley's) percentage of wins over losses is
above the national average for prosecuting
attorneys."
This can mean only one thing: that the dis
trict attorney looks upon his office as one m
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try'ing to make what appears to be a good rec
ord in furtherance of his admitted desire to fee
come circuit judge when retirement or death
should end the career rJf Jtidge H. K. Hanna? "
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Four, years ago "Mr. Nunley expressed the
fear that gambling wguld become rife in the
county because some slot machines were op
erating. He scented a gambling plot and he
shut down the machines0 when he was elected.
Yet some weeks ago one the matter of pinballs,
he said he would notctake action against them
until after election because any action rrught
be taken as a political move. Thi is a change
of view in the last four years.
Mr. Nunley also 'proposes that the salary
of the district attorney be increased to $12,000
a year, yet the district attorney would retain
the privilege of a private practice.
Now how does he stand with other mem
bers of the legal profession of the county? In
a preferential poll taken by the county bar as
sociation, 36 attorneys expressed a preference
for Mr. Reeder and only 15 for Mr. Nunfey.
Granting that -there are probably a number of
personal reasons which influenced some mem
bers of the bar, the substantial preference
shown by the legal profession for Mr. Reeder
reflects very poorly upon the standing7 of the
incumbent. . Q
Now let's take. a look at Mr. Reeder. He
is a relatively young man, but that should not
be a deterrent to giving him support. He has
served as an assistant attorney gAieral of Ore
gon and for a short time as an assistant to Mr.
Nunley. We do not believe that he regards
the district attorneyship as a stepping stone
to the bench; neither do wo believe that he
would seek to raise his salary to $12,000 a
year nor that he would regard Ris responsible
of fice. as a place to accumulate a good "bat
ting average." .
We believe the voters of Jackson county
would do well to .give their support to Mr.
Reeder when they vote for the district at
torneyship. .
Pd. Pol. Adv. Republicans for Tom Reefer, Stanley C Jones, Chairman
MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TIUNE-FIVE
which compile
an average like a
baseball slugger
a high peAentagg
of conicticgis. But
does he, in his zeal
for a winning rec
orffl, forget that as
district attorn
ey he is charged
gith protection or
the Innocent as
well as r o s
$ution f the guil
ty? Or is he only
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