Show 50 Dimes Drive I Opens January 16 I Iway The 1950 March MarC of Dimes imes gets under underway underway way In Summit county and throughout the nation Monday January and I will continue until the end of the month During that week two-week period citizens I of Summit county like Uke their fellow Americans In all parts of the country will help write the answer to the threat I of polio epidemics next summer by pro pro- providing providing viding for continued care and treatment of ot polio patients of 1949 and prior years Terming the 1950 March of Dimes Dunes the most critical in the history of the National Foundation for Infantile Para Para- Paralysis Paralysis Paralysis lysis Mr E E. J. J J County Cam Cam- Campaign Campaign Campaign Director said that the rais fund fundraising ing machinery is all set to launch the greatest March of Dimes ever under under- undertaken taken It Is Imperative Mr said that all know the seriousness of to today's to- to today's today's days day's polio situation More than cases were reported during 1949 the worst polio pollo onslaught In the history of the disease In this country Thanks to public pubU support of previous annual appeals of or the National Foundation Foundation tion prompt and effective aid was ren ren- rendered rendered rendered dered the stricken But as case after case developed chapter after chapter of or I the National Foundation found Itself itsel without funds Financial aid was rushed to them from the organizations organization's epi epidemic epi- epi epidemic demic reserve fund So great was ePi 1 the drain that millions of dollars earmarked I for emergency assistance dwindled to toI I the vanishing point I Consequently if tr the Summit County Chapter Is to continue providing services to polio pollo patients In this and other com com- communities communities communities everyone must hit the line hard during the campaign January 16 31 Toward that end we are organizing committees committee on a widespread front Vol Vol- Volunteers Volunteers Volunteers are being enlisted from civic fraternal business labor school sports women's club and social fields nelds Workers will be briefed thoroughly as to the problem and the desperate need for an enormously successful 1950 drive I i Citing the high cost of polio Mr disclosed that during the height of or the recent epidemic season the National Foundation was spending March of or Dimes funds at the rate of per day to pay patient bills alone Ho He said that it is estimated of ot those stricken in 1949 will require continued aid in 1950 In addition to j victims from prior years year's who also still stUl need need help Obviously theres there's a tremendous Job JOD of ot work ahead of us I am confident though that all the people in Summit county will do their utmost to meet the challenge during the coming March of or Dimes f i |