SIX MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE
Friday, August 1, 1952
Polio Foundation, Med ford Plan Group,
Dispute Positions on Fund Raising Plan
A dispute between the Nation
al Foundation for Infantile
Paralysis and the Medford Plan,
which has been quietly develop
ing over a period of months,
came into the open today.
The dispute is over the foun
dation's position that it cannot
and will not take funds from a
centralized fund raising agency.
This position is in contrast to
the Medford Plan's assertion
that it is not a fund raising agen
cy but rather is solely a fund
disbursing agency.
Statement Issued
The foundation's position was
made known in a "statement to
the people of Jackson county,"
issued over the name of the
Jackson county chapter of the
foundation, although it was pre
pared by Gene Malecki, state
representative cf the foundation
in Portland. It was issued by
local chapter representatives on
his orders.
The statement is printed in
full below, and comments made
regarding it by a Medford Plan
spokesman, Chairman Victor
Milnes, are included in paren
theses. "The National Foundation for
Infantile Paralysis has returned
a sum of money totaling
$1,791.71 to the board of trus
tees of-the Medford Plan. This
check is in company with an un
cashed Medford Plan check
made out to the March of Dimes
in the amount of $365.41, dated
May 5, 1952.
History; Reasons Given
"In doing so, the Jackson
county chapter of the National
Foundation for Infantile Para
lysis feels that those persons
who have participated in the
Medford Plan should fully un
derstand the history and reasons
behind this action.
"Friday, Sept. 21, 1951, repre
sentatives of the National Foun
dation informed Medford Plan
officers that the March of Dimes
could not participate in the
Medford Plan in any manner. It
was pointed out that the fund
raising policy of the National
Foundation and its chapters is
as follows: "The National Foun
dation conducts its own fund
raising activity and does not en
ter into agreements with other
fund-raising appeals, nor accept
contributions from organiza
tions such as Community Chests,
etc., engaged in raising funds
for a group of local activities.'
'Also that 'No chapter or
branch chapter shall engage in
any fund-raising activity or col
lection of funds, either alone or
in conjunction with another, for
any purpose whatsoever, other
than the annual fund-raising ap
peal of the National Founda
tion'." Mo Agreement
(Medford Plan officials point
ed out: The Medford Plan has
entered into no agreement with
the National Foundation, nor
with any other agency; nor is it
a "fund-raising appeal." Rather,
it is a voluntary group whose
members have designated it to
distribute their charitable gifts
as specified by the member
donor. There has not been, and
there is not now, any coopera
tion between the Medford Plan
and the local chapter of the Na
tional Foundation for fund-rajs-ing,
or for any other purpose.)
"After pointing out the above
policy, the officers of the Med
ford Plan ' were requested spe
cifically to eliminate any men
tion of the National Foundation,
the March of Dimes, or to in any
manner intimate that the Jack
son county chapter would take
part in the Medford Plan."
Do Not Take Part .
(Medford Plan comment:
Since recipient agencies do not
"take part" in the activities of
the Medford Plan, this objection
has no point. The March of
Dimes is not mentioned by any
Medford Plan literature.)
"This request (for no mention
of the March of Dimes or of the
Foundation) was confirmed in
writing both' to the Medford
Plan board of trustees and to the
public through the' Medford
Mail Tribune. Despite these re
quests, the name 'March of
Dimes' was included- on the 'In
formational Bulletin, Fund
Raising Organizations' which ac
companied the 'Contributor Di
rective' on which a donor stipu
lated the organization and
amount subscribed under the
Medford Plan."
(Medford Plan comment:
The "Informational Bulletin,
Fund Raising Organizations,"
mentioned in the statement, was
a publication of the Jackson
County Chamber of Commerce,
prepared at the request of its
own members and printed on its
own stationery, mailed out in its
own envelopes, to a separate
mailing list at a different time
than the "contributor directive"
of the Medford Plan. To say
that it "accompanied" the Med
ford'Plan mailing is a misstate
ment.) Funds Provided
"Early in 1952, $1,791.71
(representing the amount donat
ed by the people of Jackson
county, less an overhead 'charge
of three per cent retained for
administrative costs) was ten
dered the March of Dimes by the
Medford Plan. Through a mis
understanding, this amount was
included in the 1952 March of
Dimes receipts. May 5, 1952, the
Medford Plan tendered another
check in the amount of $365.32
(after the three per cent deduc
tion) to the March of Dimes.
This check was never cashed
pending this clarification." .
(Medford Plan co m m e n t:
Member-donors of the Modford
Plan are aware of the three per the fact that it has been more
cent administrative cost, and
take it into consideration in des
ignating their gifts. In effect,
they add three per cent to their
contribution to care for this ex
pense, rather than allowing
their contribution to be de
creased by this amount. The net
total going to charity thus is the
same.)
"As of this, date, the full
amount of $2,157.14 has been
returned to the Medford Plan by
the state office of the National
Foundation for Infantile Para
lysis. Regret Inconvenience
"The Jackson county chapter
sincerely regret any inconven
ience andor misunderstanding
conveyed by the above describ
ed incidents which were brought
about through the fact that the
March of Dimes was included as
a Medford Plan recipient despite
both oral and written notifica
tion that national policy and the
local chapter's charter specifi
cally forbid participation."
. (Medford Plan comment:
The officers of the Medford Plan
could 'not take cognizance of
these notifications because
neither the National Founda
tion nor any other agency "par
ticipates" in the Medford Plan.
The only participants are its
members, and their directives as
to how their voluntary gifts are
to be distributed are the only
crders which the Medford Plan
officers are empowered to ob
serve. While it is a joint effort,
the Medford Plan operates sole
ly as a disbursing agency for
individual contributor-members,
who are entitled to say how they
wish to give their money.)
Express Thanks
"The Jackson county chapter
wishes to thank the thousands
of people who have in the past
supported the March of Dimes,
and hope that they will again
want to participate in the an
nual fund-raising appeal next
January."
Jackson County Chapter
National Foundation for
Infantile Paralysis, Inc.
Milnes said today that the
Medford Plan trustees have met,
and voted to return the funds to
the National Foundation, togeth
er with a letter explainiftg that
norj,e of the objections set forth
in the foundation's statement
apply to the Medford Plan.
May Poll Members
Should the foundation still re
ject the money, Milnes said, the
Medford Plan membership will
be polled as to what disposition
shall be made of the money
given the foundation through
the Medford Plan. It may be re
turned to the donors, or it may
be held in trust for the polio
foundation," he said.
The foundation's objection to
being associated with other
fund-raising groups stems from
successful in obtaining dona
tions through its own March of
Dimes than through consolidat
ed fund drives.
Fairest of Fairs
Will Be Selected
In Fair Contest
Salem (U.R) To the fair be
longs the fair.
State Fair Manager Leo Spitz
bart said a "fairest of the fair"
search will be conducted by the
State Fair this year in tribute
to the girls presiding over com
munity ' celebrations throughout
Oregon. He said:
"We are inviting the various
fairs and celebrations to send
their queens to the State Fair
where they will be our .special
guests."
Will Invite Queens
. One of the girls will be se
lected as "fairest of the fairs"
based on several agricultural and
homemaking contests, appear
ance and poise. Each queen will
be invited to appear for compe
tition in the ensemble she wore
while ruling over her local event.
Potential entries already have
come .from Pioneer Days of
Sweet Home, Timber Carnival at
Albany, Bend Water Pageant,
Grant County Fair, Cascade
Locks and Stevenson, Wash., air
port dedication, and Newberg
Farmeroo.
Reports on Polio
Reveal 1,666 New
Cases During Week
Washington (U.R) The Pub
lic Health Service has revealed
that 1,666 new cases of infantile
paralysis were reported in the
nation last week a new weekly
high for the year and well above
the five-year average.
The new cases marked a 20
per cent increase over the 1,392
reported a week ago, the year's
previous high. They also were
677 more than recorded in the
same week a year ago.
Ohio Hardest Hit
Ohio was hardest hit last week
with new cases rising from 69 to
179 in the seven-day period.
Iowa's case load also climbed
sharply from 82 to 116.
Other states reporting a large
number of new cases were Michi
gan with 79, New York 76; Cali
fornia 75; Nebraska 72; Illinois
68; Kentucky 51, and Florida 20.
Since the beginning of the
"disease year" March 29, 7,090
cases have been reported, com
pared with 4,340 in the same per
iod a year ago. In the last bad
polio year, 1949, 7,267 cases were
reported.
Theater Patrons
Flee Falling Plaster
Austin, Tex. (U.R) A sec
tion of plaster roof collapsed
Thursday in the downtown
Queen Theater, sending almost
100 children screaming from the
building and injuring at least
six persons.
None of the injured was be
lieved seriously hurt.
Theater Owner Lou Novy said
that 92 children and 32 adults
were in the theater when the
35-foot section of plaster fell
without warning.
Brackenridge Hospital esti
mated that about 25 persons were
brought to the hospital. How
ever, only two persons were ad
mitted for treatment. The others
were released after first-aid treat
ment for "abrasions."
Salem (U.R) Gov. Douglas
McKay announced Thursday he
has appointed D. E. Van Vactor,
Klamath Falls, as district judge
for Klamath county to succeed
Judge M. A. Carter, who has resigned.
Falls City (U.R) Harvey Ed
ward Taylor, 42, of Falls City,
was killed Wednesday night
when his car and a backing
train collided on the Dallas
Falls City highway. .
Endless Rain Turns
War Front Into Mire
Editor's note: Rain has fall
en ceaselessly on Korea in the
last six days, turning the bat
tlefront into a mire. In this dis
patch. United Press Corres
pondent Richard Applegate
tells how American GTs fare
under the downpour.
By RICHARD APPLEGATE
On The Western Front, Korea
(U.R) Cpl. Clifford Leary, liquid
mud molding his pants to him
like tan paint, slipped and
crawled up the slimy slope -to
the sandbagged dugout, cursing
softly.
He stuck his head in the door
and asked if anybody had a pair
of wirecutters.
"Wipe off your feet be
fore you come in here," a humor
ist growled.
From inside you could hear the
gooey squash of mud on the
floor of the dugout as the occu
pant shifted to make room for
Leary.
Arms Heavy With Mud
Leary, Houston, Tex., was mud
from the soles .of his combat
boots to well above his belt. Not
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just splattered with mud, but
slickly, solidly covered over ev
ery inch. His arms were heavy
with the stuff.
Sgt. Randy Trader, Philadel
phia, Pa., came out of a dugout
to look for wire - cutters for
Leary.
He glared up at the rain
which has totaled 10Vz inches
in six days and. sloshed off.
At one point a trench widen
ed to a bunker about eight feet
square, with a gap in the for
ward sandbags for watching the
enemy across the valley and the
roof entirely caved in.
Like Wet Cigars
About a foot of mixed mud
and water was in the bottom.
Several, men looking like wet
cigars were laboring to repair
the roof before night.
Pvt. Royal Fliedner, 22, of
Oakhurst, N. J., one of the mud
diest, looked up from his work.
On seeing a reporter, he asked,
"Who got the nomination?"
The reporter told him and he
returned to his work.
"Do you hope to finish that
thing by tonight?" he was asked.
"We hope, but we know we
aren't going to," Fliedner said.
"We know darned well we won't.
We'll sleep tonight just like we
did last night."
"Where was that?"
"Right here." He pointed down
to the foot-deep mess in the
trench, swiveled his haunches
against' the other side of the two-foot-wide
trench, dropping his
elbows to his knees and his head
into his hands.
Morale Good
Second Lt. William Linken-
; berg, Fort Wayne, Ind., leader of
the "muddy 3rd platoon of I
Company, said morale was good
despite the ram.
He was leaning against the
muddy edge of the trench, with
water from his helmet running
down his nose.
There is one question they all
ask.
"Are people at home still read
ing about the Korean war?"
They hava a nagging suspicion
that the world has. forgotten all
about them.
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Butte Falls Grange will be held
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