The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-01-22
Coin Collectors
Placed With Hope
OF Doubled Gifts
March of Dimes
Is Called Crucial
In Polio Battle

With a warning Of financial
distress from tn & National
oundation of Infantile Paralysis.
coin collectors were placed in
most Farmville businesses. We'd
nesday They We're distributed
with the hope that Prince Edward
county citizens will double their
gifts during the January fund
raising drive. A. B. Brown. coun-
ty campaign chairman said
Brown is directing the March
Of Dimes campaign III this coun-
ty for the Farmville Rotary club
Mounting hospital bills and at
the same time payment of Viz
ginIa's share of polio prevention
costs were reasons for the fan
cial distress Of county chapters
ana requests for doubled giving
IN this years campaign
Unpaid Bills
About 40 OF the states l07
foundation units closed out 1858
with unpaid hospital bills total
ing some $4,000, a survey Of
preliminary chapter treasurer
reports showed The reports are
now being compiled BY the found
atoms state headquarters
Prince Edward countys chapter
used all Of its resources last year
Mi Brown said And a $4,000
emergency gift was sent here by
the National Foundation earlier
in the year
As hundreds more NirginianS
have been stricken with polio each
wear. cost of patient care has
mounted precipitouslY, the found
alton warned Nationally. some
Sc 900 polio victims are being
treated through March of Dimes
ald
Polio Care
In Virginia. over S350.000 Was
spent on polio care during 1858,
treasurerS IN counties and cities
said with about 100000 gong
to aid patients stricken before
1853, when 1888 new cases were
reported in the state
With four out Of five polio
victims needing March Of Dimes
aid. payments from Virginia
chapter treasures to help individ-
uals ranged for a few dollars
TO several thousands.
Prince Edward county's chapter
helped five patients during the
year and spent its entire reserve
Of S2376 27, according to s l.
Graham, chapter chairman
Prevention Work
we must somehow overcome
these problems and at the same
time pay Virginias share of the
polio prevention worry from which
the state Will benefit SO tremend-
ously said Captain Edmund F.
Jewell USN, state March OF Dimes
chairman.
In 1858. Vlrglnlans donated ST.
054 gg4 to polio work. National
March CT Dimes total was SSH
100000
Early this year, vaccine tests,
some of which are soon to be
held IN Virginia, viii cost ST $780,
600 Gamma goblin. still the first
line OF defense against the Grip
: ping disease. will cost $40 900. 900
more. Patient care viii require
$28,700 900. research and educa-
ton. SIG 100000. bringing the
total to SITS 600 900.
Not Quota
This is not quota CT a goal.
but a need. jewell said. This
much money must be raised to
continue the polio fight Viz
sinianS viii want to pay their
way IN the victory over polio Yet
many OF our chapters arc in debt
The outcome OF the most critical
round in the whole fight is at
stake IL this March Of Dimes
With these facts and figures
III mind local Campaign Chair
man Brown urged Prince Edward
citizens TO consider long and care
fully before making their con-
trlbut ons. And he urged them TO
eve generously at least doubl-
ing last years gifts.
G Il Wright is chairman of the
committee TO raise money by
means OF com collectors in tho
county