| Show Heres Here's Why Polio Drive Needs Your Extra Generous Support This Year The annual drive for funds for the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis Paralysis Paralysis Paral Paral- ysis is under way in Utah right now The drive this year is more important than ever eyer before Heres Here's why We Ve have had throughout the country country country coun coun- try three bad polio years In 1948 we had the worst polio epidemic since the record outbreak of 1916 Then in 1949 we had a still worse year followed by another bad year in 1950 All told there were more than new cases during these three years That figure equals according to the foundation almost the total number of cases reported in the preceding decade The policy of the foundation is to aid directly all those cases where families cannot afford to carry the burden and burden and that means in actuality aid in four out of five cases As a result the national foundation late last year was operating at a deficit If the foundations foundation's program of research to seek a cure for polio and its program of treatment of victims to save them from lifetime disability are to be carried carried car car- ried on in 1951 on an adequate basis there must be unprecedented public support support support sup sup- port in this drive It is quite possible this will be another another another an an- other bad polio year But even if it isn't the need for funds will still be great The program of research and education costs millions And many of last years year's victims and even polio victims of previous ous years will still require costly care during 1951 Half of the money you give in the polio drive stays here to carry carryon on local activities and give direct aid to local victims Last year the Salt Lake county chapter spent for patient care The other half of what you give goes to the national organization to help finance the research and education on program program program pro pro- gram and give the national headquarters extra funds with which to aid areas arcas which are particularly hard hit In previous years Utah has obtained many thousands of dollars worth of such aid from the national organization All told lold the foundation in 1919 19 sent more than in assistance to local chapters and its ils 1950 expenditures when finally totaled will probably exceed The work of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis means the difference difference difference differ differ- ence between life and death normal life and crippling disability for many thou thou- sands It will almost surely one day mean the difference bet v between en success or failure in the long fight to find the answer answer an an- to this dread disease This isn't somebody else's problem somebody else's campaign It is YOURS For your own sake and for your neighbors neighbor's neighbors neighbor's neighbors neighbor's neigh neigh- bors bor's sake give it your best this year |
