Show polio foundation asks dimes and effort now to pay for patient care in epe epi epidemic bernic of infantile paralysis count with thousand thousands of children and adults in hospitals hospital today as the result of current widespread pollo polio epidemics and with as many new cases casts likely to do de in the just nhe ahead VI the national foundation for in cantile pai pat paralysis alisis has lias launched a polio epidemic emergency drive irive to provide immediate funds for patient carre c tile the pric t taki aa on oti this yary epidemic lii so 4 ac t to lanil hlll oconnor Nai nal tonal tonai ig ft Foun litin president that must be raised to meet the national polio hill bill during 1948 nen ben when hon there were cases cages in tile country the tilt highe t number since sinco acoy tilo tile record total in iri tile the motional Nati prial dation and its cil cli C aptt 1 I spi in arch of dainus funds to provi provide doi epidemic siv str sti s iv V ices lie said ith sitf even mrle mole cases th this is year it I 1 looks IK ar it may cost in 1949 any to pay ay for that p part hart of in edical il and hospital care which fimi lies cannot pay by the end of aiu Alu kugust august wust gust ai muri murl muni money had beet been advanced lil ill in epidemic aid to national foundation chapters whose march of dimes funds have been exhaust by tile the cost of cit care as is was wig sent in all of 1948 1840 the nation s total number of cases now is as large as a full years toll in previous years with predictions for i i ti t i n i i i at least double that number be he fore december al 3 furthermore it is s estimate estimated that a minimum mini murn of will be require required i to continue helping 1948 patients who still need clinic or hospital ment the national foundation gives assistance as long as medi cal care is necessary regard less of n age ge race creed or color the in money oney raised in the polio epidemic emergency drive will be used exclusive exclusively ay for services to iu polio voly puny 1 patients tt t t in in all ail all states mr oconnor said sald sai sal contributions may be mailed to POLIO pollo care of your local post office this emergency drive is our only hope of providing care for patients without 5 lowing slowing up research end and professional education programs of the national foundation mr ocon noc explained it is an ironical fact that this heavy incidence states wells have annu ally yielded nearly two thirds of severely taxing marchoff march marci of dime dimet resources comes at a timo time when tile the nations leading scientists are more hopeful of finding an an to the problem than tharl ever before scientists working under tinder 68 march of dimes grants crants at top edical medical in and educational are arc waging the largest rc re search attack ever attempted agonist fi dunst a single singie alica dlf dl ick iek leoso selso ica in this louritt y supported by march of dane dune funds we must riot klot inter intel jupt the P search starch search for a solution beca buca tise of lack of funds we must and we shall be able to do bath jobs liola p pay for the cire rire rel artl vf lf tile the stricken sr icken while 4 inami of if pr venti uil nil or con eidl it iii oil if tile the american people contri cond contributor buto now to carry the work ini the next newt march of dim i in J january andary li fig ts ince ince inco ahrn ios 1938 ahen fyhen the na jatunn I 1 i ni 11 ll I 1 foundation was was uns was indicate h by Y mr conar is iq follows rp than thin has gone rone into i comprehensive research md and education pro gmo seeking conlinn of polio and tra tri training ining of elpi experts l ts virologists ints pediatric pediatricians ians lans public health physicians physia ing ins nurses ril ili 11 PINts and other L medical work eis cis who ubo make up the professional now battling the dici diel ic in inbur ito rici ind and hos vital ward wards at least lind tind nd gone for patent patient care prior ortI to 1949 in Payne payment fit of polio bills families could not meet themselves in staffing and equipping polio cen ts for lm modern care careane and treat in establishing equipment depots in six strategic locations throughout the country from which respirators hot pack ma chines beds cribs doa arid other emergency supplies can be rap idly IY dispatched to hard hareb h hit it areas we lwe know now that lilly fully 75 of rf to t those o mft ett stricken larn humn mi 1 J 1 l uly ulo i i make ilee ilku good recoveries it good tre tro is available available mr oconnor said surely no one would deny a child a three to one chance for recovery because of 0 jack lack of anoney the address is care of your local loca post office send as much as yo can as fast as you all the worlds petroleum for al most a century |