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Show FIGHT ON- January SO is the birthday of a great American, ur aaiv time president, the late Frankiin 1). Riosovelt.. Shortly ait-, entering the White House, almost 13 ears ago, Mr, Ro08( wit gel a Ide his birthday for a nation-wide appeal to support an organized campaign against Infantile paralysis. None knew better than he the devastating effect of this disease, He w&a one of the victims; lie fought it valiantly, val-iantly, and continued to fighl it throughout the rest of his life . or 0! hers. He did not live to see ultimate victory in the war which he inaugurated against infantile paralysis In America and unified by the founding oi the National Foundation for Infantile In-fantile Paralysis, It remains tor us to carry on the fight without with-out that gallant l ad r, The enemy is still strong. During the past year, morel than 13,000 new cases ol polm were reported in this country-and country-and Utah, itself, was the scene of the worst epidemic in its history. 'I he war against paralysis cannot end until (his dread disease is finally wiped ml. Let us carry on the fight - to the finish. It is a job in which, even as we did in the war- each f us must do his part, willingly and generoualy, and give to Known Kn-own and our neighbors children the assurance that, should they tall victim of the great crippler, no possible measure of aid, care and treatment will be denied them |