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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 7, 1962)
MLUtOHU MAIL IHlbUiir.. MtUtUllU, OKLGON Communications ... Letter, lo the Editor muit bear th nun and addresi of the writer, although undtx Certain CireUmitanrac tha ma nt a nan na ..a n initial n nuKlicatinn im n.pmi.iikl. Th Mail Tribun restrves lh right to edit all letter, with a view to clarification and conaensaiion. Letter, .ubmitied for publication muit not xcd 400 word.. Th letter, printed in thit column do not necessarily repretent th viwt of th paper: in iact-lht contrary ii often th case. Iodin and Fluorine To the Editor: Much is be ing written about the "Fluor idation" of drinking water. I remember back obout 1913 when the same arguments were being stressed about put ting iodine In the drinking water of the city of Minnea polis, Minn. Because there is a lack of iodine in the soil, and conse quently the water of the cen tral states, there is a greater incidence of goiter there than in the Western states. One man wrote to the edi tor of the Minneapolis Tri . bune asking why should they ,make "dope" of the city wa iter. The editor answered in s footnote that water as it came from the ground was . "dope" because it lacked io- ' dine enough for body require- - ments. I do not know if they still put iodine in the water there but they now put iodine in "salt for public use. Maybe a way can be found to put flu orides in salt or other com monly used seasonings. It says . right on the bottle that iodine is a poison. Henry Corbin, ' Box 195, Rogue River, Ore. Crueltv To the Editor: The follow ' ' Ins letter I took from the Ore. " gonian. It expresses the senti ments of every human being I havp talkpH with in tha years I have lived this side of the Mississippi river. The crowd goes to Pendle ton just because it s some " thing to look forward to as we usea 10 go to ine county aii . Clara Donelson Rnona Vallau TUIannw ". Medford The letter follows: To the Editor: Along with " Mrs. Winham, andmany oth- - ers, 1 hope that the Pendleton nuunu-up win soun oe a imng ' of the past. However, the brutality to animals exhibited -at this particular rodeo is typi cal of all rodeos. I happened to be in Lakeview during the - T.ahnr Tlav uanlr nnH whila - that community's rodeo was in progrcsn and was told by an owner of rodeo horses that -it is necessary to "toughen up gentle norses rjy strapping ;and spurring them." The offi cial publication of the Lake County Roundup states that horses trained for rodeos "ei ther give up or give out" after one or two years of perform ances. If it were not for the cruel ty involved, the desperate at tempts of some humans to prove their "superiority" over animals would be ludicrous. Man's only superiority to ani mals lies in his possession of certain intellectual and emo tional qualities, one of which is kindness to other living be ings - including animals. Thelma Bosowski, 3412 SE 28th PI. Portland, Ore. Disgusted Hunter To the Editor: . Attention Hunters unsportsmanlike conduct by the Oregon State Game commission. Did the area where you hunt seem surprisingly short of deer ithis year? Maybe yours was one of those where the game commission sold deer tags allowing extra deer for a $5 fee. These special hunt tags allowed the holders to hunt not after the regular season but three weeks before regular deer season. The area where we always hunt was one of these. Where we normally see 10 to 15 deer at a time, we saw not orte. Eight hundred tags were is sued in this area. The holders of these special tags had a field day. No competition, no sweat, no strain. I personally believe that this was one of the most flag rant abuses of public trust ever perpetrated on the Ore gon deer hunter. If the game commission feels that this type of hunt is necessary let them have them after the regular season so that every body has an equal chance. If your' area was one of these, write the Oregon State Game commission or their local rep resentative and tell them about the unfairness of this type of hunt. Glenn M.- wilkins 1503 Kings Hwy. Medford Th- Morse Record To the Editor: My good neighbor and friend, Mrs. Ed ith W. Braley, appears to have been carried away with the ardor of her loyalty to the Re publican party and campaign Poets' Corner Conducted by Arnold Eugene Jenny :v Watch the Winds Blow Watch winds puff to round a flower blown back; . then touch petals ground - with stem bent to snap. So rare the rose 7 denying death when the wind blows ' its strongest breath. But rose and flower too have roots beneath the soil .t..Jrn-t ..I.... Ikni- Una when sudden winds despoil. - W. Arthur Boggs -O- Th End of ( Journey The pink and gold that light the western sky. Slow lengthening shadows that toward the eastward lie, Speak softly of a journey nearly done; But with your hand in mine, adown the darkening way We'll go together, you and I, to greet the closing day And night beyond the westering sun. The riches that we've garnered with the years. Our comradeship, our love, our pain and burning tears, And while the sun slow sinks in weastcrn sea: These treasures shall sustain us, you and me, WUlla nirtht la flnainD lin thf ffatP. - Frank Roberts Medford -O- Behold the Night Behold the silent night and soon The mute mosaic of the moon tn silver tracings on the ground Through shadowy leaves without a sound. How calm the wood! - How stilled now The violence of wind and bough Since tumult rent the hour, anr". peace Took flight among lamenting trees! - Charles Oluf Olsen Portland, Ore. -O- On a Friend's Birthday Today I hear the fairy anvils ring; With merry stroke, another golden link Is added to the measure of your years And yet. dear friend, I would not have you think That life will be less sweet, or friends less true, Or, by this measure you are growing old. Tis but a little farther from the morn of life, A little nearer to the gates of gold. - Jack Finel Phoenix, Ore. -O-Apathy How the whirlpools go -Down, down. Catching the careless raft of unconcern. Down to rot In the depths of unforgivencss. Kindness is dealt a slow Death by inaction, nevermore To return in her solitary state. O. Sleep, come quickly and Heal the mutilated kindness. All the fibers of human Decency 5eem watcrlogsed. - Janet Miller Ashland. Ore. (From Anthology published by Jackson County Commit tee for the Study of Able and Gifted Children) fervor, in h ir attack upon Senator Wa.-ie Morse in the 102 Communications. Citing certain "facts" from Harrison Spanglcr's book about the Senator, she then essayed a pretty broad jump to con clusions which do not neces sarily follow or which, at least, need considerable qual ification. Mrs. Braley asserts that Mr. Morse never served as chair man of a regular standing Senate committee. While un able to verify this without further research, it is pertin ent to point out that such chairmanship is not of itself a test of influence. Many a leg islator has exerted great influ ence without ever having achieved committee chairman ship. As a matter of fact. Sena tor Morse has been hailed by colleagues of both parties for his outstanding job as chair man of two Senate subcom mittees: on Education, and on Latin American Affairs; and he also has chaired the Sen ate's legislative committee on small business. The Mail Tribune's Wash ington correspondent, A. Rob ert Smith, wrote in the 21362 issue: "For the sec ond successive session, Sen. Wayne Morse has completed a legislative assignment in a remarkable fashion ... He steered the Kennedy Adminis tration's federal aid for col leges through the Senate without mishap, just as last year he managed Senate pass age of the public school con struction bill . . . (without) crippling amendments." In addition to congratula tions from fellow Democrats in the Senate and from Presi dent Kennedy, Smith also re ported "even admiring obser vations of Republicans who by ideology and partisan in stincts should be the last to concede a point in the year of his re-election test. Prob ably no senator . . . could be unaffected when a colleague stands up in the Senate and says out loud: 'I have great af fection for the Senator from Oregon: I have great respect for his ability, courage and perception.' That came from no partisan well-wisher but from the conservative chair man of the Republican Policy committee of the Senate, Bourke Hickcnlooper." Senator Neuberger declar ed (52261): ."As one who has presided over the Senate dur ing many of the hours of de bate on the aid-to-education bill which the Senate has just now passed ... I join in the encomiums which have been expressed by so many Sena tors in commenting on the great skill displayed by the senior Senator from Oregon;" ' and. added Senator Mans field," ... a measure which truly deserves the name "The Morse Bill'." Arnold Eugene Jenny Rogue Valley Manor Medford Fluoridation Viewpoint To the Editor: Until read ing Mr. Powell's letter of 9-30-62 this writer was under the impression that cities such as Coos Bay, North Bend, Cor vallis, Salem, McMinnville, Pendleton, Newport, etc. were communities of fore sight and vision, communities which were willing to take the lead in matters of public health. In fact the writer has often wondered if perhaps at tacks on fluoridation were "red" approved if not inspir ed! It seemed reasonable that something which benefitted our youth to such a great ex tent would be bitterly fought by "reds." Before the statement "the Communist plan to use fluor idation in America for out right poisoning, or for reduc ing the mentality and the will to resist," is taken too ser iously it might be wise to do a little basic arithmetic. By various means the amount of fluorides required to kill an adult has been fixed at about 4 grams by research scientists. Assuming i of this amount or 1 gram to be fatal to chil-. d r e n the following, relation ships can be set up. First it must be understood that ordinarly 1 part per mil lion is added to the water sup ply. This is equal to 1 milli gram per liter which in turn is approximately equal to 1 milligram per quart. Assum ing that the Medford water system must treat 7 million gallons per day and knowing that 14 pounds of sodium sil ica fluoride (most commonly used chemical) will treat 1 million gallons 1 part per mi lion, we find that approxi matey 18 tons of chemical will be needed each year. There are three reservoirs at the only logical location, having a total of 12 million gallons storage. To bring the fluoride concentration to the danger level of 1000 parts per million would require 84 tons of chemical, or enough for 4 to 5 years. It is douMful that one-half year storage would be available. Fluorides above 5 parts per million impart a definite taste to the water and 30 to 40 parts per million is hard to even choke down. As far as "reducing our mentality," it should suffice to note that both Corvallis, where that great school known an Oregon Stale uni versity is located, and Salem, where our legislators meet ev ery two years (as well as be ing the Governor's home), flu oridate their water supplies. Folks, a vote for fluorida tion is a vote for better health for today's children and to morrow's leaders! Sherer for Fluoridation Committee Keith Sherer, President P.O. Box 172 , Eagle Point, Ore. Albino Birds To the Editor: How many readers of natural history and wild life of the Oregon coun try have had the occasion to view an albino bird or wild animal in its natural habit or haunts? Well, we had the rare expe rience nearly half a century ago to find a covey of moun- i tain top-k n o t quail, and among them was a pure white 1 one, in fact we could view them at short range and dis-1 covered the one lone freak 1 also had pink eyes. Being on j a low ridge we passed over ' frequently on the trail tn a j small gold quartz mine, the l covey of quail became almost a daily sight, and also quite ; tame the rest of the season. One other time before that, j we had the rare chance to see i a white blackbird or so-called ! cow-bird among a flock that ! were migrating south for the winter season. The lone freak j somehow seemed to be almost i segregated. Bert Kissinger 322 S. Riverside Ave. Medford SUNDAY, OCTOBER 7. 1962 A C I Chj 1 nil Tii tit i 1 Hf i . 1 I J r . 1 J BflS 1 Nature's Mak To the Editor: I've been asked to write about fluorida tion of drinking water, a sub ject about which I can say very little that hasn't been said before by everybody who has tasted the darned stuff. We know that water puri fies itself while running in brooks or creeks, and in the old days of overland travel, I often drank with my hounds and horses right out of stag nant buffalo wallows. Ignor ant, wasn't I? Nothing happened to my health and now in my eight ieth year, I'll bet I can play ball (with my glasses on). I raised poultry at one time and sodium fluoride was used to keep lice and mites off my hens. Used by pinch-dust method and by. dipping. May be used on ol' Rover only in one place - the back of his neck, for if he can reach to lick it, or even breathe it - Good bye, Dog. The Bible tells us that peo ple once lived much longer than we do. Just think of Noah's granddad, Methuselah, living 969 years, and he drank from wells and springs. If a well is too near a toilet, typhoid germs may be taken; and I wouldn't want to drink j from Bear creek, nor would I want to draw water out of either copper or other metal faucets that are corroded by fluoridation, and use it to pre pare hot beverages. I had to drink San Anton io's drugged water 12 years ago and I moved to the Val ley. There, I bought five gal lon jugs of water for 75 cents. I got through that ignorant stage, but you may not If you vote for "doping" that fine Medford water. Yours for Nature's own make. Pearl Spackman Jacksonville, Ore. rif';. r ""- 1111 Sf a bedroom of w Haven from your busy life Couiitryjilaiior m WML of "Formerly lippart." by Thomasville 220 NORTH BARTLETT Next to Greyhound Phone 773-4394 For Your Convenient USE OUR PARKING IOT YOUR CREDIT'S GOOD AT ANDY'S no M0r wm' hst hums! ANDY'S JEWELERS ENTIRE STOCK SACRIFICED! O'l" YOU. ACCOUNT TODAY! 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