Show Daggett Receives National Award MANILA Daggett County received recel an award for the highest per capita donations in the National Foundation March of Dimes The award a plated gold-plated plaque bearing bear ing the inscription 1970 Daggett County Chapter 73 cents per capita Highest Highest- Western Region was presented by John L. L Riddle Utah State representative representative representative of the March of Dimes to Elbert Elbert El El- bert Sr chairman of the tile Daggett County chapter Mrs Elbert and Mrs Dick Bennett Wednesday Wednesday Wednesday Wed Wed- of last week DAGGETT COUNTY'S 73 cents per capita was the highest a town in Colorado being second with 58 cents per capita The western region consists of Wyoming Colorado New Mexico Arizona Nevada and Utah Utah towns and state won several other prizes with Utah winning the theaward theaward theaward award for the greatest increase in do do- nations an increase of Mr Riddle commented The Tito people of Utah are arc wonderful people When they realize there Is a problem they do something about it At the present time birth defects are arc a n worse problem problem problem pro pro- blem than polio ever er was Of births 1700 are arc defects The United States is only in the world for the tile prevention of defects THE MARCH of Dimes has nearly wiped out polio There were only 20 cases reported last year They now have 72 per cent Immunization for Rubella one of the major hut but preventable causes eau cau- ses of birth defects There are arc many known causes of birth defects such as mothers smoking too loo old old too young malnutrition and others but many are arc not known as yet Money received from the March of Dimes goes for lor research medical grants and birth defect centers One of these centers across the country Is at the Primary Hospital In Salt Lake City |