Show Polio Treatment Costs Much B En In n Utah MARCH MARCIl OF DIMES DEMES TO REPLENISH REPLENISH RE RE- EXHAUSTED FUNDS Approximately have been spent in Utah in a little over a year in the fight on infantile paralysis and andin andin andin in an effort to cure the approximately cases of the disease that have oc occurred occurred occurred oc- oc in the state during 1945 and so far in 1946 This past year the people of Utah contributed approximately inthe in inthe inthe the successful 1946 March of Dimes campaign Of this amount was retained in the local communities and the other was sent to the National National National Na Na- Foundation for research experimental ex experimental experimental ex- ex and epidemic purposes Practically all the money left in the various local treasuries of the state has now been exhausted having been pooled and spent under direction of the Utah State Polio Emergency Committee Committee Com Com- mitt of which Dr Wm Vm M. M McKay of the State Slate Board of Health is chair chair- man And because the polio was in epidemic form in Utah in 1945 and to a lesser extent in 1946 the National Nation Nation- al 1 Foundation sent into the state to help fight the disease The annual drive for funds to continue continue continue con con- the fight against this disease and to help care for those already stricken ken and others who might be stricken during the months ahead will start stort officially on Jan 15 and will continue through Jan 30 Joseph Ursenbach Ursenbach Ursenbach Ur- Ur of Mt Pleasant has lias been named county chairman of the drive rive in Sanpete and most communities communities' arenow are arenow arenow now org organized to make the drive completely completely completely com com- successful Sanpete Hit lilt Nearly all the more than cases of polio in Utah during the Hie past two years were hospitalized and cared for forin iu in iii the polio ward of the Salt Lake County hospital And nine of those hospitalized cases were from rom Sanpete Some 70 children still remain in the hospital suffering from the crippling disease and two of these are from Sanpete Three other children from this county are arc receiving periodical check All these children must be an and will be taken care of and it all costs money As one un-paid un worker in the fight against infantile paralysis said We Ve I can be proud of the manner in which we wt we have cared for our polio patients Utah has received national recognition on numerous occasions for the organization organization organization organ organ- and care and attention given those stricken with this terrible di di- di sease We Ve can cnn be thankful for the great success of the 1946 March of Dimes campaign for had it not been I Continued on Page 5 o t t OLIO TREATMENT COSTS MUCH IN UTAH I Continued from Page 1 r T this successful raising fund-raising event his care and attention could not have en sen given these children However we must not stop here of these children are going o require much care and attention for i any nany months and some for years I I come me Each of us can take a great leal eal al of satisfaction from knowing that 1 rough our efforts many of those less than ourselves have been coPerrY cared for and have recovered o that for all intents and purposes t lY hey icy are normal supporting self men mend d d women Let us all pull together in this efto ef- ef I rt to make our communities health- health r and safer places in which to live a ready for the polio raising fund-raising Inasmuch as ye have done 1 it unto one of these my children ye have done it unto Me Who Vho knows your child or even you may be next 1 0 0 0 N NO |