Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1954-01-15
SUSSEX March Of Dimes
Was Launched Last
Friday Night

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and rehabilitation work and the
providing of mechanical devices to
aid polio sufferers is greater now
than ever, and Mr.. Carvel urged
that community chairmen and
their workers use every possible
effort to cover all areas; to get
into rural sections and to use
special events in the campaign for
funds to carry on the vital work
to lick polio"
Karl X. Brown, of SeafOrd Fund
Raising Chairman for Sussex COun-
ty talked briefly on the quotas for
each community. He told the chair
men that every community in Sus-
sex County went over the assigned
quotas last year and that, in order
to provide the necessary funds for
licking polio and caring for victims
of the dread disease, we must bet
ter last years record in Sussex
County" Mr.. Brown introduced
John MiddletOwn of the National
Foundation staff who spoke briefly
on advances made in the use of
gamma glObulin; results obtained
/ from that program and the neces-
sity of continuing the use of gam
ma glObulin as a stOp-gap while
! the trials of the new vaccine prove
that the disease can be successfully
/ cOmbatted He exhibited a film fea-
| turing Helen Hayes, the national
| chairman for WOmen's Activities.
The film was based mainly on the
work of the Mothers March and
gave interesting side-lights on the
volunteer work done i'm the gamma
| glObulin program.
DR.. George BONES, of Whining
ton, who has gained national recOg-
milton for his work with polio, gave
case histories of a number of the
patients treated at Doris Memorial
and showed the progress of each
together with the detailed visual
information on treatment used. He
emphasized the constant and con-
tinual need for trained personnel:
for mechanical devices and all
necessary equipment for use i'm the
hospital treatment of polio suffer
erS; the providing of braces, OTthO-
pedic shoes and other devices tC
aid in rehabilitation of patients;
the rehabilitation of patients in
special schools; by special teach.
eTS and physiO-theTapists. DR.
, BONES also stressed the need fOl
, effective sanitation measures il
, every community in the state anC
, gave figures to show relation be
tween numbers Of cases and tn,
sanitary situation in cOmmunitie
from which they came He alst
emphasized the importance of earl,
diagnosis and immediate treatmen
of polio cases to lessen the Grip
ping effects of the disease. "Sus
sex County cases" ne said, Gin tn
1852 epidemic had 4 high incidenc
! of severe paralysis.
William H. Henderson. who ha
served for many years as treasure
of the Sussex County Chapter. sub
mitted his resignation, which wa
. reluctantly accepted. A. Wayne Bur
ton, of MillSbOru. chairman of
b nominating committee named b
) Col. Baker. submitted reDOr
p from that committee. Mrs. Irwin 7
81 Murray, of Georgetown, who ma
% been serving as chairman for VIC
% mems Activities i'm Sussex. wa
p elected as secretary. Mrs. Georg
w. Keen, also Of Georgetown. Wa
? elected to fill the vacancy cause
r. by Mrs. Murrays election as SEE
y rotary.
$ The entire group expressed al
S probation for the services render
ed by Mr.. Henderson, by a risin
e vote. The new secretary was il
d structed to send a letter to NJ
% Henderson informing him of II
action and extending appreciate
= for his efforts.
p Present at the meeting wei
three polio sufferers who are no
/ able to walk and who are still III
der constant supervision and a
from the Polio Chapter. Two
the children. a boy and girl a
under II and the other, a girl.