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Show March of Dimes Drive Will Open In County Monday Monday, January 17, will mark the beginning of the annual March of Dimes campaign sponsored bv the Iron County Chapter of the Nutional Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. The campaign will run for two weeks, coming to a close on Saturday evening, January 2D. when the annual President's Ball will be held In the Armory building. City chairmen have been appoint, ed to head the drive In the various communities of the county and are as follows: Rulon Knell. Cedar City; L. W. Bennett, Parowan; Lowe Barton. Paragonah; Mrs. Ardella Ford, Kanarra; Oscar Hulet. Summit; Sum-mit; and Kumen Gardner, Newcastle. New-castle. A special program will be presented present-ed In connection with the drive over radio station KSUB on Wednesday evening at 6:45, to which the public pub-lic is urged to listen. The President Presi-dent greeting cards are available for dimes for those who wish to use them and coin collector boxes i will be placed on counters In stores and Institutions throughout th1! county In order that the public In general may make their contributions. contribu-tions. The purpose of the March of Dimes Is, as nearly everyone knows, to raise funds to enable victims ol Infantile paralysis to regain their normal health and strength. Practically Prac-tically every dime collected during these annual drives goer; for this purpose. During the past few month Tron County and Cedar City in par. ticular, have been able, through the local chapter of the National Foundation, Foun-dation, to lend assistance In a very material and helpful way to young people who were stricken with paralysis. Practically all of the fund on hand In the county has been used up with fie most gratifying results |