Show Cancer Society Asks Bandages An urgent appeal was Issued today by Utah units of the American American American Am Am- Cancer Society for Cor worn sheets pillow cases eases an and mens men's white shirts for Cor use In making dressings for Cor cancer patients Mrs Audrin Pexton service director of the ACS Utah DIvision Di Division Dl- Dl vision said that volunteer workers workers workers work work- ers In each of Utah's 4 41 county units would donate their time timeto to making the dressings and delivering them to cancer pa pa- tInts Thirty thousand of the dressings dress In ings s were made and supplied to patients In Utah last year she said Spring housecleaning is a timely opportunity she said for formost formost formost most residents to set aside the theorn worn vorn white linens so urgently needed by the cancer units In the Salt Lake al aiea alea ea they may be dropped off at the American American Am Am- Cancer Society Social So cal cial Hall Avenue i. i i I j 4 aT aI a- a A I T I I gr- gr to fI o y i I i I I t fr Ring the bells and tell the people Utah leaders of the American Caier Caer Society Joined with Governor Calvin L. L Rampton at atthe atthe atthe the State Capitol today in a ringing bell ceremony ceremony to symbolize lize use the statewide Cancer Crusade Crusade Cru Cru- sade to be conducted in April Willis Willi s S. S Peterson state chairman and Richard P. P Winder Winder Winder Win Win- der Salt Lake County chairman will lead some volunteers in the Crusade to save lives from cancer Walter M. M Jones president and Wallace F F. F Toronto executive executive tive director of the Utah DivisIon Division Division Divis Divis- ion American Cancer Society participated In the brief cere cere- monies THE BELL TOLLS The huge bronze replica of the Liberty Bell located on the west balcony of the Capitol ro rotunda rotunda rotunda ro- ro was used in the bell bell- ringing The sounds reverberated reverberated reverberated throughout the the building to the delight of several hundred school children who were there thereon on a u guided tour of oC the capitol capital Governor Rampton commended commend commend- ed the Crusade volunteers Inthe in inthe inthe the 41 county units for Cor their dedicated service to saving life cause He concluded the tle ceremony ceremony cere cere- mony with the signing of an of official official of- of declaration designating April Apr AprIlS as IlS Cancer Control Month in Utah He urged the support by every resident of ot the state of the an- an appeal to help fight cancer cancer cancer can can- with a checkup and a check Mr Peterson said that a goal of had been set for Cor the 1967 Crusade In Utah Last year yeara a tota total of was raised Inthe in inthe inthe the sta statewide effort A 25 percent of total funds raised are arc earmarked for research re re- search administered by the th American Cancer Society h hi hf said 15 percent goes for national nation al ACS programs and services The remaining 60 percent re remains remains remains mains In Utah for local cancel programs EVIDENCE OF PROGRESS Of the funds earmarked fc Ic the lieu Dell at the Utah ULah Sla Stale Capi Capitol ol olto to signal the start of the April Cancer Crusade are Willis S. S Peterson State Crusade Chairman Walter M M. Jones President of the Utah Division American Cancer Society and Richard P. P Winder Salt Lake County Crusade Chair Chair- man four Cour times as much as Utah sends to the to-the the national ACS is returned to the state in the form of research grants at the University of Utah and other institutions Mr Peterson noted Twelve major ACS AS research grants are currently in effect In Utah he said Evidence of oC the progress being made In cancer control is the fact that there are now over Americans alive today who are arc cured of cancer One out of oC three persons afflicted with cancer are now being sav say ed cd This toll could be redu reduced ed to one out of two with known treatment nt if the presence presence presence pre pre- sence of cancer cells were detected de earlier Mr Peterson said During the April Crusade life sa saving life facts about cancer will be delivered to every home in Utah in a massive bell ringing by ACS volunteers At Atthe Atthe Atthe the same time voluntary contributions contributions con con- will be Invited to help wage the fight against cancer The theme song adopted by Utah cancer volunteers this year Ear Mr Peterson said is Wake the town and tell the People Be Beginning April 1 that is exactly exact exact- ly what they intend to do he said |