The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-26

Birthday, announced today.
 Throughout the nation, leaders In the "Fight 1nfantile Paralysis" io4O campaign organized to meet the challenge aS the latest reported number of cases rose to 0,803, an increase of more than 5000 over the 1888 figure, MT. Morgan said.
 Organization Progresses
 Chairmen for only two states re- malned to be appointed while else- where county organizations were be- ing formed faster than ever before in the campaigns history.
 Mir Morgan said:
 "This mobilization for war against infantile paralysis is the fastest on record. Americans evidently are not going to remain neutral as long aS this destroyer which twists md dcs forms the bodies of little children stalks the land.
 "As the President said recently at Warm Springs, I am in favor of war--the kind of war we have here at Warm Springs, q war against the crlppilng of men, women and chil- dren'
 "ThIs drive for funds will dem. onstratc that millions Of citizens in this country are ready to fight to save children--not to destroy chil. dfen
 Arizona. under the leadership of State Chairman Allan K. Perry and oregon directed by State Chairman Dr. Elof T. Hedlund, led the nation in completing their county bat. talions. New York, despite it's dense population, ranked near the top with only Ave counties outside New York City remaining to Do organ. i2ed.
 The upstate organization is led by Colonel D. Walker Wear, assist ant chairmAn Of the committee for the celebration Of the presidents birthday.
 California, where Joseph M. sehenek is chairman, and George w. Baker, Jr, director Of organiza. ton, also has oil but c few counties organized,
 Joseph p, T'itSderald, state chair- man for New Jersey, reported his state ninety per cent organized with county ehairmcn. while fin Nevada county mobilization b eighty per cent complete, according to State Chairman William r. Boyle.
 Chalrmen Named
 Tn three states chairman have been appointed for fifty per cent CT more Of the counties. These and their chairmen or directors are, Ohio, J. E. 1'ralitmAn, director Of organization; Missouri, Dr. j. c. christy, chairman: Indiana, Briga. dior General Elmer Y. Straub, chair man.
 County mobilization has exceeded thirty per cent in Wyoming with William "geotty" Jack aS chairman; {; Nebraska, Mrs. Mabel Gillespie, chairman; Texas, William l.. Clay. ton, chairman; and North Carolina, Arthur E, Carpenter, regional direc. tor.
 Meanwhile, rapid progress was bee ing made in Kansas, Louis Lovafld, chairman; Washington, Walter g. Poliitz, chairman; Vermont, Major Charles N. Barber, chairman; South Dakota, Charles W. Robertson. Tn Tennessee, Kentucky and South Carolina, Regional Director Carpen. ter was speeding tho formation Of his county organizations.
 Funds raised will Dc distributed according to the fifty.fifty plan which won nationwide endorsement in i030.
 Fifty percent Of the proceeds will Dc left in the county where raised for tho benefit of the chapter Of the National Foundation for fnfan. tic Paralysis embracing that county. The other fifty percent Of tho funds will Dc sent to tife com- mittee for the celebration Of the Presidents Birthday and Do turned over by the committee to the na- tiOial foundation,