Show Polio May Strike Anyone Anywhere an and at a Anytime Any person school person school child business bus bus- business iness man farmer financier or housewife need housewife need only step into tho the spotless white corridors of the polio pallo ward In Salt Lake Lalo General hospital to realize the full import of what March of Dimes contributions can mean Then Then there Is no doubting the tremendous power for good In Inthe inthe inthe the tiny dimes and pennies and the dollars dropped Into contribution contribution contri contri- boxes during the annual March Maich of Dimes The laughter of children children children-chil- chil children dren recoverIng from dreaded polio removes polio removes any doubt of the worth of March of Dimes More than GO 60 of the patients still receiving treatment in the polio pallo ward are aro children struck down dOWIl In the epidemic in 1945 1946 Only a few months ago these same salUe children were brought in stricken with the fever feer and the tho dreaded twisting of limbs characteristic char char- of tho the disease Immediately the results of r preparation through the tho March of or Dimes campaigns and the wholehearted cooperation of state city and county countr agencies and service organizations as well as the American Red Hed Cross began began be be- gan to show Ward Vard facilities were expanded expand exPand- ed to meet increasing needs Moro Moio than beds were ad- ad ad ad- ded Physiotherapists nurses additional additional ad ad- medical specialists aids and dietitians provided by tho the National Foundation for InFantile Infantile In In- Paralysis through its epidemic epidemic epi opi- demic aid program began their work packing Hot-packing equipment was Installed and teachers from Salt Lake City's resident teaching teaching teaching teach teach- teach teach- I ing program were assigned to help the patients keep l up with their studies and the outside world Thus began a long hard fight Continued on last page Polio 0 10 May Strike Anyone Anywhere Continued from page pago 1 back to complete recovery a recover recovery re- re have been which would cox cover covery ery impossible were it not nol for Cor the tho March of or Dimes and the generosity generosity generosity gener gener- of Utah residents All of ot tho the contributed ed in the tho 1045 1945 March of oC Dimes campaign plus pIus allocated allocated allocated allo allo- to Utah from the tho National foundations foundation's epidemic-aid epidemic program program program pro pro- gram went Into the cour courageous fight to curb tho the ravages ravages' the crippling disease How well the tho cooperative efforts efforts ef ef- ef- ef forts Corts of has worked is shown in the remarkable re rec re record ol ord d the polio center has attained Complete recovery the recovery tho absence I of visible after effects of at the dis dis- I is ease ease is predicted for Cor 3 8 85 al cent of or those who entered t 1 hospital during the last ia t 7 epidemic There Thero Is no known CUr car preventative for polio There t only the J t t. t a which muscle 1 in involvement ol em nt t I impairment arc are lessened and andt t muscles re educated to ct for tor the the crippling of iq |