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54th Year' Medfoed 2nd SECTION Fluoridation of Public Water Supplies, Hailed as Health Boon, Said Going Begging Washington (DPD Suppose scientists were to find a sim ple, safe, cheap method of curbing mans most wide spread chronic disease? How would Americans re spond to this marvelous dis covery? Would they rush to put it to use all over the country? No, th scientists declare unhappily, they wouldn't. They say this because they are convinced the marvelous discovery has already been made. It has received the un qualified endorsement of the American Medical Associa tion, the American Dental Association, the World Health Organization and many other scientific groups. Since 1951, the U. S. Public Health Ser vice has been pleading with Americans to put it to use. And yet, as of today, three- . fourths of the American peo ple have chosen not to. Going Begging The supposed health boon that's going begging is fluor idation of public water sup plies. , Scientists usually shy away from saying that anything has been privea conclusively. Yet ' that is precisely the Health Service in summing up the results of a quarter on water fluoridation. This research shows, be yond the shadow of any doubt in the scientific mind. amounts of fluoride to public WBier supplies -aix icuuu dental decay by about 65 per cent. Dental decay la not a ter rifying disease, like cancer. But It fa by far the most prev alent of man's chronic ail ments. It afflicts virtually everyone. It costs Americans upwards of $1,700,000,000 a year in dental bills - and even at that figure, only about half of the cases get treated. Fluoridation Cheap ' The water fluoridation pro cess which scientists say could eliminate two-thirds of this costly misery is very cheap. The prices comes to only a few cents per per son per year.- And the au thorities insist it has been proved completely safe. The Public Health Service says that even if the amount of fluoride in public water sup plies were increased 800 per cent over the level recom mended for preventing tooth decay, it would not and could not cause any injury to any one's health. These claims are not new. Health Officials have been calling them to public atten tion regularly for the past eight years. For a while, Americans responaea entnusiasucauy. in 1952, water fuoridation pro grama were launched by 243 communities. The following year, 378 communities adopt ed fluoridation. Then a counteraction set in. A small but highly vocal mi nority of anti-fluoridationists launched a campaign against the health measure. Some claimed it would cause harm; others objected to the intro duction of any foreign mat ter into their water supplies. Some sincere people were and are involved in the fight against fluoridation. But the SAVE HUNDREDS OF $ $ $ Last of The 1959 English FORD Ahglias UP TO 35 Miles Per Gallon Low Down Payment SfiTTER LAKE MOTORS MAIN & FIR "YourMedford Ford Dealer" SP 3-4547 MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1959 opposition camp also includes, according to the American Medical Association, "cults and quacks of all descriptions" who harbor a perpetual grudge "against all legitimate scientific progress." Irresponsible Charges The AMA charges that op ponents of fluoridation have resorted to "all manner of ir f SOBBING OVER BODY of estranged wife, Aubrey Hol stein, Los Angeles truck driver, tries vainly to talk to her as she lies dying after he accidentally ran over her. She ran after his truck trying to talk to him in effort to patch up their marital quarrel, fell under wheels. Future of Spain Declared To Hinge on Economic Stability Editor's Note: This Is the third of four dispatches on Spain today. By HENRY F. SCHULTE UPI Correspondent Madrid (DPD The future of Spain hinges on the suc cess of an ambitious fight for economic stability which be gan in mid-July, and no one knows it better than the op ponents . of the regime oi Francisco Franco. .They are clearly aware of the long-term repercussions of the plan, whether it suc ceeds, fails or falls some where between. Forest Injury Rate Said Reduced Portland (DPD - The safety committee of the Western Pine association now convening here said the region-wide in jury rate in the industry has been reduced 20 per cent since 1956 as the result of an organized effort. Best all - around improve ment was made in the Spo kane district, the committee said. The district injury rate on two million man hours has dropped about 50 per cent. Spokane also had the best sawmill record with a 49 per cent decrease in the injury rate on more than one million man hours. The Klamath Falls district had the best logging perform ance, where a 1956 rate of 85.90 was pared to 34.60 on 450,000 man hours. CATCH Brattleboro, Vt. (DPD The Firemen's Benefit ' Associa tion offered to repair the Creamery Bridge and paint it bright red if someone would volunteer ladders for the project. responsible charges, includ ing the "ridiculous" asser tions that fluoride in water causes sexual impotence and induces abortions. The campaign has been highly effective. Since 1953, the number of communities adopting fluoridation has de clined "each year, reaching a low of 145 last year. And sev- But for now, they admit. that the plan has knocked out any hopes for a change of regime in the near future. Earlier this year, Franco's foes, especially Spain's mon archists, expressed hope that economic catastrophe might topple the Claudillo within a fairly short time. ' :' Optimism Changed But by mid-summir, their optimism had changed to res ignation. : .. ,: ' On. July. 20,-the Franco gov--j ernment announced the first in- a series of drastic meas ures aimed at overhauling the national economic setup and putting new life into its inter national commerce. Part of the program put Spain in line for massive injections of tor-. eign aid, an estimated 400 million dollars. N. - This was a blow to Fran co's opponents. "We had hopes that no aid would be forthcoming, or that it would be made contingent on a change in regime," a top monarchist spokesman slid. "The aid has given the Religious Sect Citizens Dwindle Canterbury, N. H. (DPD One of America's last Shaker colonies, located here, has only 11 surviving members. Founded by ' the religious sect in 1782, this colony had about 300 men and women members at its peak. The sect was introduced in to America prior to the War of the Revolution. Converts were required to pay all debts and turn their remaining property over to the sect. They lived in groups on a communistic ' basis, ' stressing celibacy, non - resistance and public confession. Easy Bank Price 10 Cents Tribune Pages 1-8 eral cities which has begun fluoridation were compelled by public clamor to suspend it. As of today, about 42,000, 000 persons - one-fourth of the total population - live in communities where the water supply contains an amount of fluoride considered adequate to prevent tooth decay. Arthur S. Flemming, Secre tary of Health, Education and Welfare, said he finds it "dif ficult to understand" why any community would pass up this "proved protection." Militant Minority "I have come to the conclus ion that the program is lag ging only because opponents of fluoridation are a militant minority, and proponents, as is frequently the case with new health measures, are an unmilitant majority," Flem ming said. "It is nothing short of tragic to deny millions of children the benefits of healthy teeth, when public opinion-polls in dicate that a majority of citi zens desire to take advantage of this" established health measure. "Yet this is clearly what is happening in a number of communities, large and small." - Franco regime a! new lease Pon life." Agreement Among All On that, there was agree ment among all elements of the opposition - but on little else. For instance, there are the extremists, including the na tion's small but well-organized Communist party, which presumably desire complete failure of the government's attempts to bolster the sag ing economy - so- they ; could, capitalize - on the ': political chaos that would follow. For that reaon, the mon archists and socialists do not want complete failure. But realizing that an unqualified triumph would entrench the Caudillo more firmly than ever, they hope for a partial, non-spectacular success. If that happens, the middle-of-the-road opposition be lieves, Franco may tire of facing the problems of ruling Spain and arrange for an or derly anu early succession. Most "middle-roaders" be lieve that the logical step after Franco would be restor ation of a king to Spain's va cant throne. Ultimate Solution . The monarchists, who form perhaps the largest segment of the opposition, look upon the return of a king as the ultimate solution to the ques tion, After Franco, what?" The socialists, on the other hand, look upon the restora tion of the monarchy as no more than a transitional step toward a socialist-democratic state. But there is one thought tha is common to all shades of the opposition! Any change in Spain's leadership will be made whenever and however Franco wants it. (Next: Pretenders to the throne.) Terms Missionary With Dislike for North On Job for 29 Years Baker Lake, Northwest Ter ritory (DPD - British-born Can on William J. R. James is an Anglican missionary who dis likes the mosquito-infested North, but has remained here 29 years for the sake of his Eskimo parishioners. The 59-year-old churchman admits frankly that he would head south in a minute were it not for the spiritual welfare of the 450 Eskimos in his bar ren parish 1,000 miles north of Winnipeg, Manitoba. "I love the Eskimos," he said in an interview. "That's the main thing. "I've played the part of a dentist, a doctor and a school teacher for them." ' Long Years Rewarding The gray-haired bachelor who lives alone in a small frame house on the lake shore, believes his long years in the North-he denies they've been lonely-have been rewarding. He pointed out that he preach ed to a record congregation of 188 persons at a recent service in the 30 by 24-foot wooden church he built himself. Canon James said church at tendance is 100 Der cent whpn the Eskimos are in the sptt.lp- ment. He emphasized that they nave a true appreciation of Christianity and don't merely for the ritual. He said the Eskimns harl known only two vears of Christianity when he arrivprf at Baker Lake from Wycliffe ouege, loronto, in 1930. He You'll D 1 said there now are no pagan Eskimos in the area, all be ing either Anglican or Roman Catholic. Canon James preaches three services every Sunday, two in Eskimo and one in English for the handful of white men sta tioned here. The prayer and hymn books are printed in Eskimo, a language which the Canon speaks fluently. Visits Nomad Camps Dressed in Eskimo clothing, he used to travel up to 30 days at a stretch by dogteam visit ing the camps of nomad Eski mos. But he has cut out most of this as he is getting older and more Eskimos are moving to the settlement. Canon James said he came to the North because it was a challenge. Looking back on his 29 years, he said he hasn't regretted the move. In fact, he plans to stay another five years. . CARPET-BAGGER . Syracuse, N. Y. -(DPD- Nor man Bryant told police some one stole $300 he had' hidden under a rug in the living room of his house. He said the money was apparently taken as he slept on a couch only a few feet away. Boise, Idaho (DPD Gov. Mark Hatfield of Oregon was to speak to .the Methodist men here today prior to going to Sun Valley for the Western Governors' conference. TJver WE SERVICE WHAT WE SELL Should you need if, service is just a phone call away CALL SP 3-6661 m mi I 1 y.r- 1 If 1 Sgll hsm CLEARING WAY for higher interest rates on -savings bonds, President Eisenhower signs bill boosting rate on Series E and H bonds from ZVi to ZZA per cent At left is James S. Stiles Jr., of Savings Bond Division. . Prison Has Biggest Attica, N.Y. - (DPD - Attica State Prison had it biggest year-education-wise- in 1959. Fifty -six inmates received high school equivalency di plomas from Warden Dr. Wal ter B. Martin at special cere monies inside the prison walls. 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