Show Local March Murch Of Dimes Aids Fight Against Birth Defects The March of D Dim Dimes i m e s fight against birth defects is the fight of all those who hope that every child may maybe maybe maybe be born healthy and live a normal life declared Mrs H. H R. R Brough south Davis County Mar March c h of Dimes chairman RETURNING fro from m a meeting In Denver of March of of Dimes volunteer leaders representing Utah Colorado Colorado Colorado Colo Colo- rado Kansas Neb Nebraska r a ask s k a New Mexico and Wyoming Mr Brough called for volunteers volunteers vol- vol vol volunteers to help brings bring this this' goal nearer by raising funds in n the January 1966 March of Dimes campaign Birth defects are the nations nation's second grea greatest t est destroyer of life Ufe said the March of Dimes leader They cause nearly twice as many deaths both before re and after birth as cancer and nearly three times as m many any as stroke At least half a million unborn babies die each year as a result of defects Another are born alive aUve but succumb to those defects in infancy or childhood or as adults HOW TRAGIC that each year in the United States more than babies are born with serious birth defects conditions w which hie h hoften often kill kiU or cause permanent permanent permanent perma perma- nent mental and physical disability she said By attacking defects through research treatment treatment treatment treat treat- ment and education Mrs Brough emphasized the theM March M arch of Dimes Dim e s has achieved significant progress progress progress ress during the past few years ITS FUNDS support re research research research re- re search s scientists c i e n t s in 20 states D D. D C C. C and Canada as they seek to unravel the causes of birth defects and devise means to prevent them Many victims of birth defects de- de can now benefit from improved methods of care and treatment through a national network of 57 March of Dimes supported treatment centers ONE OF THE TUE centers Is located in Salt Lake City at the Primary Childrens Children's Hospital under the dIrection direction direction tion of ot Pediatric r t I c surgeon Dr Garth Meyers Ace According 0 r din g to lot Mrs r s. s Brough area supervisors in south Davis County are Mrs De Vaughn J Jon Jones o n e s Farmington Mrs Fred Kershaw Center vi lie Mrs Matt Galt Gait Bountiful M Mrs rs Thomas Halverson Bountiful Mrs Douglas Allred Mired Val Vat Verda Mrs Stephen Odysseus North Salt Lake Mrs Lincoln Haacke Woods Cross and West Bountiful c RESPONSIBLE n neighbors neighbors neigh neigh- e i g h- h bors of f your communities will call upon you to join In inthe the support of this effort r |