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Show March Of Dimes Doubles Fight Against Polio The March of Dimes, national-wide national-wide appeal for funds to fight polio, is progressing well in west Millard, according to W. J. Starley, chairman. In many communities the March of Dimes has been changed cha-nged to a march of dollars, and Mr. Starley says locally the response res-ponse is being generous as citizens give to help combat the soaring polio rate. A deeper interest is felt this year than ever before on account of the fact that there have been five polio cases in the county during dur-ing the past year, one of which was fatal. Parents are anxious to do all they can to prevent polio, and to help in patient care. At this time there are two young people in the LDS hospital winning their fight against polio. They are Brent Lynn Twitchell, 2 son of Mr. and Mrs. Kendall Twitchell, and Wallie Wright, 11, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Wright. Mr. Wright says Wallie is growing grow-ing stronger each day, according to a letter from his mother today. He has one arm in a brace, and is learning to walk again. His recovery re-covery has been so good that he may be able to come home this week end, and go to Salt Lake City for treatments two days of each following week. His father is to go to Salt Lake City Thursday Thurs-day for training in the exercises Wallie must have to regain the complete use of his affected muscles. mus-cles. With money from the March of Dimes the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis is enabled to help pay bills for patients who cannot afford full costs of polio care, which is often longdrawn; assists as-sists in improving facilities for treatment; furnishes epidemic aid where needed; provides for training train-ing of professional workers; supplies sup-plies educational materials; finances fin-ances research into prevent and treatment of polio - conducted in more than 60 centers. Last week a March of Dimes grant of $54,190 was given to the University of Utah to continue polio research. Utah scientists will continue their search for a chemical chem-ical that will effectively prevent polio infection or minimize the disease once it has been contracted. contrac-ted. . |