Show I Mothers March On I Polio Is Drive Theme In Sanpete COUNTY AND LOCAL CHAIRMEN CHAIRMEN CHAIR CHAIR- MEN HOPE TO COLLECT SIZEABLE SUM JAN 19 14 Mothers March on Polio will willbe willbe willbe be the theme for the 1952 March of Dimes campaign in Sanpete states Vance Peterson chairman and Mrs l W. W L. L McIntyre Mc- Mc Intyre vice ice chairman of the Sanpete County Infantile Paralysis Paralysis Paralysis Par Par- Committee both of Gun Gun- nison The theme was chosen at a meeting held in Gunnison Thursday night with Hartley Keyser March larch of Dimes chairman chairman chairman chair chair- man for Sanpete and with chairmen from various communities communities com com- of the county Mothers 1 are being chosen as block chairmen in the different communities and will make an intensive drive for funds from Jan 14 to Jan Jan- 19 with per capita for every man woman woman woman wom wom- an and child in the county be being being being be- be ing set as the goal County Chapter in Debt Last year collections in Sanpete Sanpete Sanpete San San- pete totaled but all this and more was spent on twelve polio cases within the county during 1951 thus leaving leaving leaving leav leav- ing the county chapter in debt But at that the county was far farbelow farbelow farbelow below the national average in cost per case it was pointed out at Thursdays Thursday's meeting Ordinarily the National Foundation Foundation Foundation Foun Foun- dation would have paid the difference difference difference dif dif- dif dif- ference in count county receipts and costs but that organization finished finished finished fin fin- 1951 some in debt due to the large number of polio cases throughout through through- out the he nation More lore Funds Needed The rue growth of polio is on the upsurge Mr Peterson said at Thursdays Thursday's meeting in pointing pointing pointing point point- ing out the necessity for larger contributions to the di di- di sease More lore cases were re reported reported reported re- re ported in the past four our years than in the previous 10 years he said Four out of each five victims need and receive treatment through the help of nation state and county organ organ- Half naif Stays In County Of or the money collected half stays in the county fund and J half is sent to the National fund Most 1 of the funds going to the national organization are arc used for research Mr Peterson said adding But when all local funds are expended additional help can be secured from the Continued on last page MOTHERS MARCH MARCil ON POLIO IS DRIVE THEME IN INS S SANPETE Continued from page 1 National Foundation The purpose purpose purpose pur pur- pose of the March of Dimes campaign is to make medical aid available for any American stricken with polio It is therefore therefore there there- fore foret essential that all Americans Americans Americans Ameri Ameri- cans help build the fund and case ease the suffering of the unfortunate unfortunate unfortunate victims We Ve Are Brothers' Brothers Keepers As an example of how needed help is provided the case of Pueblo Colorado and a small nearby town of families was cited Pueblo had cases of polio at one time while the small town had 31 Iron lungs I medicine nurses nurses' and doctors were flown from all over th the United States to help care for forthe forthe forthe the victims The challenge was met because Americans had felt and shown through generous I contributions that we are our brothers brothers' keepers And no one I knows when his community might be the victim of polio in epidemic proportions Utah as asa asa asa a whole experienced the disease in epidemic proportions in 1951 that is more than cases per pcr of population It is planned that every home in the county be contacted during during during dur dur- ing the drive drivet January 14 to 19 If however anyone is missed he lie can contact Mr Keyser in Gunnison or his own local chairman who is Morgan 1 Dyreng Dyreng Dyreng Dy- Dy reng in Manti |