Show Mrs Lester Taylor Heads Heart Fund Mrs Lester Taylor will servas serve e as chairman of the 1956 Hear Hearl rt Fund campaign to be conducted conduct in Moab Feb 1 through 29 Dr Drew M. M Peterson president o othe ol oi f the Utah Heart Association announced announced announced an an- today The local organization organization organization or or- is affiliated with the American Heart Association An appeal for funds will b be made during the month to help reach the goal of hoped for in Utah In this area a total of was given to the Heart Fund last year with Mrs Taylor serving as chairman of the drive and It I Is hoped the dons dOM donations Ions to the 1956 1958 Heart Fund will exceed this amount The TIle disease of the heart and circulatory system account for more deaths each year in the United States than all other causes combined Dr Peterson out Because the Utah Heart Association Is s to conquer this problem the Heart Fund Campaign unquestionably merits the support of every thinkIng thinkIng thinking think think- Ing citizen Seventy Seventy five five percent of all con con- contributions to the Heart Fund i made In n Utah are retained for fot forthe forthe the local program of community service education and research The balance of these funds are used to support the nationwide research and education programs of the tho American Heart lion tion However Dr Peterson pointed out Utah has a unique position because of the great amount of heart research being conducted in the state Follow Follow- Ing the 1955 Heart Fund approximately approximately was forwarded to the American Heart tion but was returned to the state in the form of American Ameri AmerI- can Heart Association research grants fronts to local loea 1 scientists |