The Key West Citizen Newspaper, August 20, 1954, Page 7

Public Thoughts R Information From An Authority ‘The Editor oe ‘The Key West Citizen Sir: 1 would like to avail myself of your column to address a letter to Mr. Bill Gibb. Dear Mr. Gibb: Like so many of your readers J heartily endorse much of what you have to say in your column. How- ever, I believe you err when you take the position that fluoridation of the water supply is undesirable, On July 26th you made refer- ences to “Congressional Hearings Testimony.” I take this to refer to the hearings conducted by the House of Representatives Inter- state and Foreign Commerce Com- mittee on a bill introduced by Rep. Weir (D.-Minn.) which would have outlawed the fluoridation of public water supplies in the United Sta- tes, I think it is a safe assump- tion that all those who had an in- terest in the matter and who were worth hearing were teard from at this time. Arranged. on the side of fluori- dation were men of demonstrated scientific stature. Appearing for the American Dental Association were Harold Gale, chairman of the Council.on Legislation and Trendly Dean, Secretary of the Council on Dental Research. Dr. Gale read a letter pe gah Re M. z; Secretary General Manager o! the American Medical Association, explaining the A. M. A.’s endorse- ment of the fluoridation procedure. “I can say that the A. M. A. endorses fluoridation of public wa- ter 8," the letter from Dr. Lull said. “Gerald Smith and ma- ny others have twisted the words around because of the fact in one action of the House of Dele- gates the word ‘principle’ was used. No matter what words were used, the endorsement is that public wa- ter supplies should be fluoridated in order to prevent dental caries in: children.” In other testimony, Dr. Dean, former director of the National In- stitute of Dental Research, des- eribed studies of the dental effects of fluorides in the water supplies carried on in many parts of the world beginning in 1901. Dr, Dean, who is internationally know for his 20 years of research on fluorides said studies show that adults who have lived since infancy in com- munities containing fluorides in the water supply have about 65 per cent less dental decay and 65 per cent less loss of teeth than persons in fluoride-free areas. Dr, Dean also emphasized that to call fluoridation mass‘medica- “Fluoridation is not a treatment for dental caries. Dental caries is a non-healing lesion; dental enam- el, once injured, never repairs it- self with or without medication. Fluorine simply prevents the decay from developing.” Appearing for the United States Public Health Service were John W. Knutson, D. D. S., chief dental officer; Isadore Zipkin, M. S., Ph.| D., senior scientist at the National Institute of Dental Research, and Nicholas Leone, M. D., Ph. D., M. P. H., chief of medical investiga- tion at the Institute of Dental Re- search. Dr. Zipkin, a biochemist, brought out the fact that practically all foods contain some fluorides and reported on a number of studies indicating that even with fluorides in water at levels four or five times greater than that advocated for caries prevention, there was no effect on bone development or frac- ture experience. Dr. Leone reported on a ten year study, begun in 1943 in Bart- lett, Texas, where fluorides occur naturally in the water supply st levels of 8 ppm (parts per million). The control community was Cam- eron, Texas, with 0.4 ppm of flu- oride in the water system. Inchud- ed were 237 persons ranging in age from 15 to 68 years at the be- ginning of the study. At the onset of the investigation each individual Teceived a thorough medical and dental examination. The clinical exam and laboratory tests were re- Peated in 1953. Dr. Leone, reported thé findings for the two groups, “. . .it is clear that the only difference attribut- able to the excessive fluoride ex- as is dental mottling in Bart- The public health service did not | have ready for release at the time of this hearing but released last month a statistical study of death rates in 32 cities which fluoridate their water and 32 neighboring ci- ties which do not. Death rates from heart diseases, cancer, intracrani- al lesions, nephritis and cirrhosis of the liver were found to be about the same between the two groups. The cancer death rate was actually lower in the fluoride cities; 135.4 Per hundred thousand as compared with 139.1 for the non-fluoride ci- ties. Another witness testifying on the safety of the fluoridation procedure was Wallace D. Armstrong, M. D., Ph. D., professor and head of the department of physiological chem- istry at the University of Minneso- ta Medical School. Dr. Armstrong said, ‘““Misunder- standing have arisen in discussions of fluoridation owing to the fact that very large amounts of fluoride are toxic. When sodium fluoride is employed as a rat or cockroach Poison the dry and nearly pure compound is used. The aim is to Produce acute, lethal fluoride in- toxication in the vermin, a circum- stance which would require an im- possible large intake of fluoridat- ed water. In water fluoridation the flouride compound is highly diluted to one part of fluoride to a million Parts of water,” During this side’s testimony those opposed to fluoridation had voluntarily absented themselves from the hearing room. They were probably out refreshing themselves frofn the gallon jugs of water they all carried. The first witness in favor of the bill to forbid the health procedure was Claude N. Palmer of Washing- ton, appearing as director of the National Committee against Fluor- idation. Under questioning, Mr. Palmer said his group was made up of “about 275 members.” Also speaking for the grou: pwas Mrs.| Vera Adams, President, and Vin- cent Kleinfeld,- both ef:Washington. Mr. Kleinfeld, who was counsel for the Delaney committee (a edm- mittee of the 82nd Congress which | considered fluordation) said he was now counsel for the antifluoridation group and described the procedure as “mass medication without Par; allel.” «ae This charge was echoed by an official representative of the Chris. tian Science denomination which for the first time was openly re- corded as against the fluoridation | procedure, In a statement, James Watt of Washington said he represented | the mother church in Boston and | its 3000 branch churches. He quot- ed a decsion by a district judge in Shreveport, Louisiana holding that fluoridation was mass medi- cation. Six days after Mr. Watt testified, the Louisiana Supreme Court re- versed the district court's decision and held that the fluoridation pro- cedure could not be construed as mass medication. The court cited the overwhelming support for flu- oridation on the part of the leading American dentists, physicians and scientists. The Louisiana decision made unanimous the favorable rul- ings on fluoridation in all eight states where it has been a court issue. Two physicians appeared to op- pose fluoridation. Leo Spira, M. D. of New York City said he came here in 1951 “‘to help in the fight BIG BIG SALE NOW GOING ON UNTIL SEPTEMBER Ist Making Room for New ‘55 Models Come In and Talk Over Your Problems With Us 1-'54—35’ Smoker, 1 Bedroom, Sleeps 4 REGULAR DOWN PAYMENT CUT IN HALF | Now $1,000 |) ‘as 1.5436’ Luxor, 2 Bedrooms, Sleeps 7 | Reg. down payment $1,765, Now $1,000 1.'54—28’ Streamlite, Bunk Beds, Sleeps 6 Reg. down payment, $1,135 . 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The hear- ing room was blanketed with tracts on such subjects as “Does Alum- inum Kitchenware Cause Cancer?” and “Early Grave Via Modern Kit- | | chen.” | Another physician, Frederick B. | Esner of Seattle, who said he took | “dental x-rays in the private prac- tice of radiology” described as a “tissue of fallacies” the section on elements in nutrition in the widely accepted Handbook of Nutrition of the American Medical Association. Three dentists appeared, includ- ing Max Ginns of Worcester, Mass., senior dental consultant to Worcester City Hospital, who said that contrary to studies, “in na- tural fluoride areas, tooth decay is just as prevalent as anywhere else,” Charles T. Betts of Toledo, who said “fluoridation does not prevent decay; it does just the op- posite,” and Paul Manning of Springfield, Mass., who deplored the existence of water fluoridation in the capital and, in a hushed tone, solemnly warned the congress men, “Don’t soak your bodies in Washington bath water, because if you do, the unalterable effects of fluoridation will come upon you. You will become vielent.” At this point, Dr. Betts rose and shouted “Senator Taft died after drinking this water for a year. Jus- tice Vinson lies buried in Kentucky. Many senators and representatives have gone.” | Excerpts from other testimony were: Mrs. Hugo Franzen, San Francisco “Agents of | Malenkovy now at liberty in the United States are giving this poison to our chil- dren”; Konstantin K. Paluev, Pit-| tsfield, Mass., an electrical engi- | neer, “Fluorides aggravate dental | decay”; Mrs. Arthur R. Robinson, | Seattle, “Honest practitioner of na- turopathy, chiropractic and other drugless healing do not lack for |patients; their. offices are filled with those who are looking away from the drugs and synthetic chem- jicals. It is only under the Krem- lin, the Nazis or the Fascists that such schemes ‘as water fluorida- tion could be expected.to be found.” Representative Weir, who intro- claimed ‘any spe- ie bill. He explain- opr the bill of a limited number of people from his own community of Mingeapolis..There was general | disapproval of the bill and it seems | destined to die in committee. What’ do» you think, Bill? J. R. Gunderson D, D. S, “Recommends Public Voting” | Editor, The Key West Citizen; | Great ‘credit is due Bill Gibbs of the Key West Citizen for his forthright and open stand on the | yet unknown benefits to be deriv- | ed from the fluoridation of our Key West water supply. Compulsory State Medicine in any form vio- |lates.our Bill of Rights and opeas ;the door for other forms of State | Compulsion — all antagonistic to our individual rights of freedom under the American way of living, Furthermore, water fluoridation jis a very debatible question inas- |much as its true so called medi- |cinal value has never been defin- | itely proven. The American Medi- cal Association, which as a body is opposed to State Medicine, has | not to my knowledge, approved of the fluoridation of water. Natural- ly everyone approves of the puri- fication of water — but fluorida- tion does not come under that} et As there are so many contro- | versial issues involved and as wa- ter fluoridation is as yet an un- | known quality, I respectfully sug- | gest that our City Commissioners waive this debatable.question and | put this matter up to each citizen | individually, by placing it on the |coming November ballot. | Very truly, COMDR. RAY W. BRYNS, Retd. BOUQUET OF ORCHIDS Editor, The Citizen My own bouquet of orchids to the Forum writer (signed ‘‘A Rea- | der’) who justly criticized my re- |cent indecision on the benefits of | fluoridation! This is no time for | indecision. Fluoridation must go — as far as we can throw it. We are being led into a false sense of security that the fluoride program is being defeated in Key West. The proposers of the plan are silent. It is well they are, be- cause fluoridation is not wanted by { the majority. But hear this. The Navy has not | opposed it. So what? So I asked the same question. So I was told: | “Of course the program will go through. After all, it’s the Navy’s water.” HV. B. P. O. Box 642 6 Key West, Fla. P. S. Enlosed find newspaper bal- | Dial 2-8562 lot clearly marked against fluori- dation, a MANY KW RESIDENTS EXPRESS PRO AND CON OPINION ON SUBJECT By BILL GIBB The question of fluoridating Monroe County water seems to have aroused the argy. public from its usual leth- So many letters were received—both by the Editor of The Citizen and myself—that we decided to lump them all together on today. this page being published Those who are against fluoridation appear to be much more positive in their statements than the sup- Porters of the process. However, | suggest that you read all the letters with impartiality. Most of them contain helpful information. You might notice the label of “crack-pot” which was spoted indiscriminately to all fluoridation opponents is these letter-writers. ardly: appropriate for I would also like to call attention to the long but extremely well-written letter of Dr. J. R. Gunderson, dentist. There is no question in my mind but that those who wished to see fluoridation adopted made a bad mistake by not following Dr. Gunderson's logical resentation of facts. “Opening up their arguments jee calling folks who opposed them "crack-pots’ cer- tainly didn't help their cause. : Many thanks to aJl you loyal readers who helped to furnish information through ballots and letters which should prove extremely useful to City and County Commissioners in seeking a solution of how to solve the fluoridation question. You our democratic way of life ple have proved that still exists. Results of FLUORIDATION BALLOT Against Fluoridation. . . . 182 Supporting Fluoridation . . 61 NUMBER OF WOMEN OPPOSING NUMBER OF MEN OPPOSING - CHILDREN INVOLVED » CHILDREN INVOLVED:: Se *Although this number appears small'in compari- son with the total population, it indicates that there is strong feeling on the part of the public regarding fluoridation. Filler Note I most emphatically do not want! fluoridation of Monroe County wa- ter. One man’s meat is another man’s poison. At least let each be free to choose his own. Ballot Voter People Should Vote On Issue Dear Mr. Gibb: Wish I had time to write all I feel for you and your wonderful expose of fluorine. This will be a terrible thing for ourselves and our children. Thank you for all you have writ- ten. I do think it’ should be put to a vote by the people. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Skaggs. Public Hearings Editor, The Citizen: In July 1952 the Delaney Congres- sional Committee to Investigate Chemicals in Food recommended that American communities “go slow” with their programs to flu- oridate the public water supplies. ; | This recommendation was strongly , influenced by a medica! member of the committee, Dr. A. L. Miller, one time director of the Nebraska State Department of Health. Dr. Miller was the author of the bill) which put fluorides into the Dis- trict of Columbia's water supply. Dr. Miller apparently reversed his enthusiasm for fluoridation in sug- gesting ‘‘a sufficient number of un- answered questions concerning the safety of this program exists to warrant a conservative attitude. The Wolverton Committee con- ducted public hearings on fluorida- tion in three day sessions, May 25 thru May 27, 1954 in connection with the Weir Bill HR2341. HR 2341 would forbid fluorida- tion of water by the District of Col- umbia, by any agency of the fed- eral government or territory and by any state government insofar as state action affected. water sup- plies for federal installations such as hospitals. Hearings on this bill were ar- ranged to seek information on the validity of the claims about fluori- dation and any new data available. An effort was to be made to dis cover whether the public is in dan- Ser of being sold a “bill of goods in the extensive claims made for fluoridation and whether’ the en- dorsements by the United States Public Health Service, American Dental Association and American Public Health Association should carry persuasive weight. The claim has been advanced that these endorsements~conceal @ lack of the long-term research which should precede the adoption ofa program to affect the water supply of an entire nation. Many competent physicians, den- tists, biochemists and others say simply that not enough is known yet about the cumulative effect of fluorine to warrant introducing even small amounts into the fau- cet water of the United States. A request for information on this hearing has been sent to Repre- sentative Lantaff. W. A. Douglass. Objects To Committee Editor, The Citizen: A three man committee to make “recommendation” about Fluorida- tion. What a gimmick to foist upon the citizens! The dentist-commis- sioner is FOR it without any con- ference. Besides, he is ‘gag”’-bound by Section 20 Code of Ethics, ADA not to publicly oppose ADA poli- cies. The physican knows nothing first hand. about the effects of flu- oridated water over a long period of time on human bodies. His “‘stu- dy” will consist of reading USPHS material. (‘‘To tell the public that any of these programs are all! right, but that there may be some undesirable side effects, is another sure way to defeat the pro- gram. The present standards. . . were achieved by telling the public DEFINITELY AND EMPHATI- CALLY what they should do. . . and this is exactly what must be done with the present fluoridation program if the public is to adopt it.” — Bull, PHS in Journal ADA, Feb., 1952. P. 149). The navy man presumably is biased. The paper |has indicated the Navy would go along with the program. | If the Committee “recommends” | fluoridation — then what? An opin- jion held by three men carries no more power or authority to force tooth decay treatment on citizens than would a similar “opinion” from any other three (or three |thousand men) from either high or low places. Scientists, pseudo-sci- entist, dentists and physicians are privileged to make “findings,” but citizens are not legally bound to use these findings on their bodies. The U. S. Constitution gives them the privilege of being secure in their homes and bodiés by freedom of-choice, Sincerely yours, D. E. Menedez 2823 Nebraska Avenue Tampa, Florida Constitutional Rights Denied | |Dear Mr. Gibb: | Are we glad Key West has the | old fighting spirit. | In a prohibition (liquor) battle the bottle still sits on the shelf ani a person may take it or leave as he chooses! But fluoridation pro ponents would follow the forces that would deny me or any indi-| vidual the right to choose that) which he takes into his own bod: The constitutional right of hav: it or stopping it as we please i lost when they put raw fluoride into the drinking water supply. It also invades the constitutional | right of the sanctity of the home when it is forced into the home through the water pipes and one} does not want it. That is against American principles. Again, if the PURE FOOD AND DRUGS LAW were enforced NO FLUORIDES WOULD BE PER-! MITTED NEAR ANY WATER} SUPPLY. If fluorides will harden and make brittle children’s teeth, will it stop there? ? ? The purpose is} to hit the nerve centers and brain} cells. Dr. Robert S. Harris says enough fluoride will remain in the system to interfere with the nor- mal growth and development of the bones. The pattern over the country is| to fluoridate the University cities, embarkation points, Service (Navy, Army, Air Force) Bases, and man- ufacturing centers all over the | country. | Key West is a strategic center that has always been important. I} hope the. people will hold fast to their principles of protection. “Quicken yourselves like men, ‘BE STRONG’!” Our salesman in his enthusiastic | talk said, “The machinery is made | | of stainless steel. But corrosion is so bad, new units must frequently be put in at a cost of $600.00 plus installation charges, per unit.” Northampton, Mass., had just | that trouble and stopped it. Sheridon, Wyo. had new pipe- {lines eaten out at the intake. They stopped Fluoridation. If it will do} that to stainless steel, what will it do the human pipe lines? ? ? 400 cities have battled against fluoridation. 42 Organizations are in the coun- | try standing against fluoridation! | | 32,000,000 persons have rejected fluoridation. ‘ I trust Key West will stand, her. ground. 2 They .count. Miami one. water| works that is fluoridated. . .as.& communities that are fluoridated, They countBaltimore, one water works fluoridated,..as 300 commu- nities..That is. why their count is. so high.. All the suburbs are count- ed as separate communities. Miami, Clewiston, Gainesville, are the: three fluoridated in Flori- | da. Naples had a straw vote to} again fluoridate. But they have} not’said when they will start. Mrs. Herman J. Kuppers. | Lakeland, Fla. | Mother Rejects Fivoridation. Dear Mr. Gibb: children and am not in favor of wa- ter flupridation. My feeling on the subject is that fluoride treatments should be done by a Dentist or Dental Hygienist who know how to handle such treatments safely and | properly. My understanding is that this is now being done to all chil- dren at the age of three then again at seven and again at thirteen at a small cost to the parents desir- ing to protect their children’s teeth. This is as it should be and not turned over to politicians who don’t hold degrees in Dentistry. Sincerely, Pamela S. Viele in. Dear Bill Gibb: As you know we have known each other for quite a long time. I feel more’ freely in writing you my expressions, and thoughts. Per- haps it will help you in some way to clear the road in manuevering certain issues which will improve living conditions in this communi- ty-of which you have rightly qua- lified to be made a genuine Key West Conch. Your cousin Loftin Curry is 100 per cent Conch, your brother Jimmie Fort is also 100 per cent and you have proved to} be 100 per cent Conch by fighting | for the interest of Key West. Well | on this Conch business I could write all day long. To get to the point—here in this | letter is a ballot which covers both | myself and wife. Here is something more impor- tant to fight. Let’s fight for clean| pure water. The water is dirty and filthy. I have seen with my own eyes sections of water pipe in the street opened for repairs and dirt, germs of all kind get in the pipes, it is never cleaned out. Then pipes | are joined together, and this dirt and filth is idistributed in that sec- tion where the repair was made. Bill I would like to speak to you’ personally about many other im-| portant things. Your friend, Antonio J. EspBrdy I am the mother of three small 3 People’s Rights Editor, The Key West Citizen Dear Sir: I concede whole-heartedly to ail y fellow citizens their fundamea- 1 right of free choice: they can vorship the way they want; eat, drink when and what they want; add fluorides to their food, drink, wash in prescribed quantities if nd when they so desire, etc. , etc., | ete., There is no question in my mind as to their inalienable right to do so in pursuit of their hap- piness. On the other hand there are peo- ple who don’t want any fluorides, medicines or nostrums to be add- ed to their food, drink and wash. They want just plain untampered water, as they ‘have had up to now available for all their needs in our city water mains. I challenge any- body to say that this is an ille- gitimate’ desire. The fluoridation of city water supply water mains (I purposely | emphasize, water mains) would a- ;mount to unwarranted, highhand- ed abuse of official power to foist on the people another compulsory so-called ‘‘Noble-Experiment,” this time applied in reverse. Most of us remember the prohibition days; it was then: “Thou SHALL NOT drnk such and such,” Now it is: “Thou SHALL drink sodium fluo- ride, a by-product of aluminum in- dustry.” Sometimes I wonder just what it is that causes some people to ig- nore, intolerate and violate the rights of others instead of, as in this particular case, to devise some means by which an individual can exercise his free ‘choice: want it — go and buy it; don’t want it — haye no compulsion to use it against his free will; want to switch from pro to con or vice versa—do it any time you like. Are we living in democracy or aren’t we? I want to compliment Bill Gibb on his untiring vigilance in public interest. He deserves wholehearted thanks of his fellow citizens for his informative columns on the sub- ject of compulsory fluoridation. of our city water, Sincerely, A..&., Aroused Reader Bill Gibb: How can you be so ignorant as to oppose fluoridation! 4 Did you know, that. ¢hlorine is soot to every drop af water -you rink. It too, j ““pdisga,”. yet! makes our iat Pe arth eChforine and flugring SWS big, High school chemistry student’ c: “tell | vyou, are very clasely'rélayed Iném-| our bers of the: same:chemivat family, and have many’similat chara: istics. § setters 8 fone staitan * You might"4s ‘Wéll Start.a -cam- ~4Paign to have the-chlorine remov- ed from our water Sinte. it must be “Mass Medication” too and therefore is syrély “leading us all down the road to a Hitler and des- truction. How silly can you get. Do you think you are smarter than all tne doctors and dentists in the U. S.? Please do not use my name. “A Reader” Friday, August 20, 1954" egarding Fluoridated Water Mother Objects Editor, The Citizen: I am a Navy wife with two small children and I am absolutely a+ |gainst fluoridation of our water supply. | After checking on the good and bad points of fluoride, I do not in- tend to subject my children or my- self to this thoughtless arrange- ; ment cooked up by the City Com- mission. I doubt if many people under- |stand just what this compound consists of All that is needed is to check with their encyclopedia or a trip to the local Library; that | in itself will enlighten them to the dangerous use of this gaseous ele- ment. Perhaps if some mothers knew |that roach or rat poison contain sodium fluoride they wouldn’t go for this idea either. Alright, so what if small traces of fluoride in drinking water do help prevent dental decay, how would these mo- thers like subjecting their children and themselves to chronic fluoride Poisoning that eventually will jeause the enamel of their teeth |to become mottled, besides im- pairing the nutrition of the tissues of various organs. It is no wonder that the life span is shortened? If any individual wants sodium fluoride treatments let him go to his local dentist. Think it over, mothers. | Mrs. Nadie Mongey |52-B Flagler Apts. Does Not Like Dictation | Dear Sir: I admire your courage in pub- lishing certain information in con- nection with the fluoridation of our water. There are those who say fluorine will prevent tooth decay. How do they know this? Isn’t it all a mate ter of opinion? What about the ha- zard of adding another poison to the long list we are already sub- jected to? Did you read the article in the Sunday News of August 8th telling of what a doctor. found in the course of his investigations in South America? In one locality where the people had very poor teeth he found a great deal of flu- orine and then in another place where the people had unusually good teeth, he found a shortage of fluorine. You are so right about the cons tinual encroachment of bureau- eracy, quite aside from the merits of-such doping of the water supply, ‘and surely there are some people ‘tfeedom in personal affairs. «There are some of us who have own methods in health mat- ters and do not like to be dictated {6 by’ the*medical profession or the Public Health Service. If they ‘were really interested in publicizing the cause of poor teeth, or poor’ health, it would be a dif- ferent matter. Yours very truly HMP Pep Talk Bill: Keep up the good work. Better lose a tooth than a kid- THE KEY WEST CITIZEN ney. “A Reader” Page 7 Columbia Laundry Dry Cleaning JUBILEE SALE! 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