Laurel outlook., 1946-01-16
DIMES MARCH OPENS
FOR FUNDS To HALT
PARALYSIS PLAGUE
Annual Collection To Continue
Through Remainder Of Month
General Assistance Asked

campaign to collect funds with
which to combat, prevent and cure
infantile paralysis began on a ma
tionwide scale Monday, Jan. ID, and
will continue to Jan. 81. Mrs. R.
p. Palmer, Yellowstone county
chairman of the women's division,
announced this week that the cam
paign had begun auspiciously here
on the first day when lodge No.
476 of the Brotherhood of Rail-
way Carmen of America made the
initial contribution, amounting to
$50. Since then other contributions
have been made by individuals and
organizations.
Mrs. Palmer noted that some or
CARNATIONS which meet once a
month have already had their jan
uary meetings, but for their &C
comodation their gifts to the u
will be received until Feb. 10
Others are asked to assist before
the national closing date, Jan. 81.
Currency and checks may be mail
ed to Philip Noel, treasurer, Laurel
city hall.
"All individuals, lodges, clubs,
churches and other organizations
are asked to join in the March of
Dimes campaign" Mrs. Palmer urg-
ed. "We have gone over the top
before, and we can do it again.
Don't forget that last fall we had
to face an infantile paralysis cpl
demic during which 81 cases were
reported. Every available means
of assistance was used to treat
the patients and curb the disease.
During the past year victims have
been many children and adults
throughout the nation.
At the present THE we are ask
ing for wholehearted support, for
the war against infantile paralysis
has not yet been won. We ask
all to join us in this March of
Dimes campaign"
"A Supporting Membership drive
will be handled in connection with
the other activities of the cam
paign. Other phases of the %collec-
ton will include coin collectors,
school children's coin cards which
have been placed in every school in
the county, special donations and
contributions. II
Fifty per cent of the funds will
be used to continue research work
and so per cent will be retained
in Yellowstone county to aid those
.infantile paralysis cases which 9th
erwise might be denied proper med
ical care on account of financial
condition. 1t is estimated that the
cost will be between $4,000 and
$4,000 for care of the cases re-
naming from the epidemic last fall,
in addition to the grant of $4,000
from the National Foundation.
Committee chairman to carry on
the work here were appointed this
week by Mrs. Palmer as follows:
C. J.. McManus, dance chairman;
J. H. Moran, theater, with Girl
Scouts as assisting committee (Mrs.
LEADER; John Darham,
yard office March of Dimes cans;
Mrs. Katherine Royalty, school
booklets. Mrs. Palmer is general
chairman and Miss Stellavee Woo
.ers is assistant chairman.
The annual dance held in con-
nection with the collection will be
Saturday, Jan. 26, commencing
promptly at $3.50 p. m. at the high
school gymnasium, with the Gladys
Lewis orchestra furnishing music.
Supporting membership tickets
ire on sale by the committee, and
t is expected that a canvas will
,e conducted to enlist supporting '
members.
Attention is called to the fact !
hat the March of Dimes is a ]
Embarrassing campaign separate ]
rom any other campaign providing ]
or the combat, prevention and cure s
# infantile paralysis, although as !
the Sister Kenny method.
More than $5,000.000 of March of '
Dimes money was spent during the
iscal year 1944-45 for the medical q
are of infantile paralysis patients,
IS per cent of which consisted of
he Kenny method of treatments. d
j. H. Moran, state chairman of
picture publicity for the
Iarch of Dimes, forwarded from |
,aurel this week an appeal for the v
.ssistance of Montana theaters and v
newspapers in promoting !,
his years March of Dimes. \