Show Blue Crutch Sale Kicks Off March of Dimes Drive Here Americas America's dimes start march marchin in this month and the of 01 the active fund raising drive will willbe willbe be held in Moab Saturday with the Blue Crutch tag day the first vent event on the program This downtown drive for dimes will be up next week i with a week week long porch light parade parade parade pa pa- rade which opens Tuesday and extends through Saturday Jan 14 The big thermometer that that will record the progress of the drive daily has been hung on the First Security Bank Dank corner comer and coin boxes in local business houses and the elementary school will go into place later this week General Bates Wilson has been getting his army of workers together for the big push and announced this week that everything everything everything every every- thing was ready to go with the out all-out offensive push designed to to reap at least 2500 fo for fot the continued fight against the dread disease of f polio Americas America's Public Enemy No 1 and chief crippler of Americas America's cl children The first phase of ot the drive willbe will willbe willbe be conducted by the Grand County County Coun Coun- ty High School Pep club with Zelma Fox serving serling as chairman for the Blue Crutch sale The girls will storm Main street at 1 1 p. p m. m backed up with a small pep band and a banner carried by Boy Scouts urging the townspeople townspeople townspeople towns towns- people to join the March of Dimes The girls will swing into action on Main street aboard the city fire truck As the truck progresses progresses progresses pro pro- down Main street the girls girl's will drop off and go into action in true fireman style Blue Crutch pins will be sold at a aprice aprice aprice price described as from one to toa a thousand dimes The Parade will be under the direction of Mrs Bart Stewart Residents are urged to turn on their porch lights as an Invitation to the army of workers who will call for foi the donations Hours of ot the drive will be between between be be- tween 6 one anc 9 p. p m. m for the five nights The size of the donation will be let left p to the donor The I t thermometer was erected early this week at the Main and Center comer corner under the direction of Frank Lynn and McCormick Lumber Company ris 1 s. s Frank Shields and Mrs I C j Holyoak will be In charge of ot the operation of the coin boxes In the business houses and school This project is being conducted I by the Mary Martha Missionary Society I Numerous other events have been planned for the home stretch I of ot the drive and will include the I Calico and ball on Jan 14 food sale Jan 21 basketball game Jan 23 card parties Jan 25 art exhibit Jan 26 March of Dimes benefit show Jan 27 and the grand finale will be he the March of Dimes Ball Jan 28 28 |