Evening star., 1946-01-13
Mrs. Truman 10 Open
1896 Mile O. Dimes
Drive Here Tomorrow

The 1946 Mile O. Dimes campaign
against infantile paralysis will open
in Washington tomorrow when Mrs.
Harry S. Truman places the first
dime in the Missouri bottle in front
of the Capitol Theater on F street
at 1:30 pm.
A radio appeal by her daughter
Margaret on behalf of the CAM
paign for the National Foundation
for Infantile Paralysis will start the
ceremonies, to be broadcast over
Washington's six radio stations.
Commissioner j. Russell Young,
chairman of the local committee of
the foundation, will attend the
event. The campaign closes with
the annual Roosevelt birthday cele-
bration January 80. Until then the
Mile o. Dimes stands will be open
for "a hours day.
Mrs. Truman will 60 from r street
to a stand in front of the Lincoln
Theater on U steret.
Hope to Beat AS Figure.
Bryson Rash of WMAL, The Eve
ming Star station, serving for the
sixth season as director of the CAM
paign, expressed hope that the Cap
ital will top the $94 900 raised in the
Metropolitan area last year as a
tribute to the late President Roose-
velt, who found the polio-hghting
organization.
Out OF every dollar contributed to
the Mile e-O-Dimes, so cents will 90
to the National Foundation and so
cents will remain in Washington for
hospital beds, iron lungs, ortho-
pedic equipment and care of victims.
1nfantile paralysis victims from
the Georgia Warm Springs Founda-
tion will appear on I'VE, the People"
radio program from 1890 to II
o'clock tonight to tell the Nation of
the care given them in the cradle
OF the movement.
Patient Cost High.
Commissioner Young pointed out
that polomyelitis Is one of the most
expensive diseases known to man
and that disqualification costs more
than $4,000 a year for a single
patient. Each years epidemic adds
new names to a steadily growing list
of victims needing after care, he
observed.
The National Foundation reported
that infantile paralysis attacked
nearly $4,000 persons in the United
States in 1945, making it the fourth
worst polio year on record.
| Carter Barron, co-chairman Of the
entertainment committee for the
local campaign, will speak over Sta
ton WINK at 4:30 pm. today.
Radio, stage and screen stars will
be in Washington for the final
birthday celebration. A reception
and dinner in their honor will be
given at the Mayflower Hotel Tues
day, January %.
Gen. Cox Is Chairman.
Appointment of a committee for
the dinner at the Mayfiower was
announced yesterday by Brig. Gen
Albert L. Cox, its chairman. Sub
scriptions for the dinner are $40 q
ticket. Headquarters have been
set up in Room c, Mezzanine floor
with Edgar Morris, as chairman OF
invitations.
Promising a spirited campaign
the Montgomery County Council OF
the American Legion has opened
headquarters in the Silver Spring
Armory. 1t will sponsor community
dances at. Poolesville, Gaithersburg,
Rockville, Glen Echo, Sandy Spring
and possibly Kensington.
Alfred Paul, chairman Of the
Montgomery County drive, said con-
tributions will be solicited from Par
ent- Teacher Associations, corpora
tions and other groups. The county
raised s14,648.01 last year.
| Price william County, Va, will at
tempt to raise a quota of s2,500 un-
der the direction of r. Worth Peters
director of the Manassas State Vo-
cational School.