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Show New High Urged For Dimes Drive The 1950 March of Dimes campaign must hit a new high, "if the nation is to undo the ravages of the blackest toll of infantile paralysis in its history," Morgan Rollo, County March of Dimes Director, said today in urging everyone to double his contribution to the drive this month. The year 1949 w as the most severe in the 12-year history of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. With more than 40,000 persons stricken, epidemic aid funds of the National Foundation were virtually depleted, and it was necessary to conduct an emergency drive for the first time in the organization's history. the county campaign director declared that the epidemic drive provided stop gap funds barely enabling the National Foundation Founda-tion to carry on through the last three months of 1949. But if those who were stricken are to continue con-tinue receiving help, resources must be replenished in the forthcoming forth-coming March of Dimes, January 16th to 31st, the chairman said. "The financial problems involved in-volved in caring for polio victims are increasingly difficult not only because of widespread epidemics but also because of soaring medical med-ical and equipment costs," he said. "Only an enormously successful success-ful March of Dimes appeal will enable the National Foundation to provide continuing care for the thousands already stricken while at the same time preparing for any eventuality 1950 may bring. The year 1049 has taught us that we must be alerted for extremes." ex-tremes." There also is urgent need for funds to continue the National Foundation's all-embracing research re-search program aimed at ferreting ferret-ing out means of prevention and control of this crippling disease. |