Milford chronicle., 1956-01-13
Polio Fund
Drive Opens
In Sussex %.


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An the less pleasant side Of the
Polio picture, DR.. BONES once
again gave his annual plea for
virus laboratory and specialist,
stating that while both Gov. Boggs
and former Gov CarVel had tried
to get $4,000 from the Legislature
for that purpose, it was reported
that no such money was available
L hut that the Legislature almost az
once allowed $15O,O00 for the vac
cine.
"With the virus laboratory we
could test the water and other fac
TORS in the section Of Sussex Coun-
tv where The worst cases Of polio
originate" he said.
He stressed that adults are not
vet receiving the Salk Vaccine ana
that polio is the most serious with
the adults. He said that there is a
serious mental problem with adOles-
cents who find it difficult to adjust
themselves to being crippled.
Some Of the Sussex County polio
victims who have been aided were
present at the meeting, among them
youth about whom DR.. BONES told
. an interesting story. He said that
p when the youth left the hospital, he
: recommended braces and said that
s he did not think the youth could
r learn to walk again properly with
. ont the braces. DR.. BONES said thai
! the youth refused to use the braces
saving simply, "I'H walk The
vouth arose from the audience anc
: demonstrated what his own deter
! mined spirit had accomplished.
Present at the dinner from th'
. National Foundation, were JONI
Manley and E. B. Gibson. Mr.. Glib
2 son explained that money is badl.
+ needed on the national level t
support laboratories trying to grow
L supply of virus in this country
e He explained that VACCINE nov
comes from the tissue of a mon
KEYS kidney but that condition
in the countries where these mon
KEYS are obtained are unsettled an
n il might come to pass that every
thing would be ready for shots
but no vaccine.
aAIELAML OCehAA A-GbN't ~A----~
y the county polio chapter, preside
u at the meeting. Among Others .
10 introduced Miss Betty Pink, physi'
N therapist at Milford Hospital WI
20 has been doing the polio work Il
m Kent and Sussex Counties.
ed Mr.. Belts was reelected chairma
he following a report by the nomini
n ting committee, headed by CC
n Ralph S. Baker. Mrs. Irwin R. Mu
r. raw was reelected secretary ant
a previously giving her report.
ad A. Wayne Burton, supervisor
an principal Of the MillsbOrO SchoC
ss. was chosen vice-chairman to
NJ the vacancy created by the rece
~ death Of John Fisher, Milton, WI
ed had been vice chairman for
80 years. Honor was paid also to t
Te memory Of T, Scott Purse, SeafoI
~ who had been a member Of e
- board Of directors.
= = Harold d. Hatfield, GeorgetoW
~ who served as treasurer also T
~ many years, told the gathering tn
~. he could not take the office aga
-oI and William Lambden, also
On Georgetown, was elected to tn
~, nis post. y
ais Tribute was paid to the late M
m Mary G. Wilson who had been pl
nts hcity chairman, an elective on
in this organization, for ma
in years. Mrs. Constance B. Bro
nts was chosen to fill the post.
am Mrs. George H. Keen was
to elected director of women's act
in. ties.
on Senator williams introduced
,me chairman of the various toV
be throughout the county as fOlloN
ace Henry P. Cannon, III, Bird
ON Vile; Clarence Edward TrU
Dagsboro; Lea Hearn, Delm
Cooper Bostick, Ellendale; Les
llh0 Hudson, Franlzford; Mrs. Pres
IN Workman, Georgetown; Mrs. Les
: II Craft, Greenwood; Edith H. Bari
CO. 4arbeson; Clarence Willis, Laui
as T,orenne Jefferson, Lewes; Ra
vice Hunt, Lincoln; Lester Kaufn
as Lord Baltimore; M. Nelson Wr1
such Milford; VOllie Gray, MillsDC
d in Glenn Marvel, Milton; Mrs. J. \
but rill Jones, Rehoboth; Leo Ban
the Seaford, and James A. Davis, Sc
ages vile.
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