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Show 'CHAIRMAN GIVES 1 REPORT ON RED CROSS WORK Approximately Half Million Surgical Dressings Made Locally In Past 20 Months The women of Springville are to be commended for the exceptionally exception-ally fine work they have accomplished accom-plished in the Red Cross surgical dressings unit in Springville during dur-ing the past twenty months, according ac-cording to Mrs. J. W. Grant, chairman chair-man of this phase of Red Cross work. Mrs. Grant stated that approxi. mately half a million dressings have been made during this time by the women for wounded soldiers. sol-diers. She further pointed out that a total of 7,768 workers have responded to the calls for making of dressings during this time. Also, 16,130 hours have been spent in the making of this number num-ber of surgical dressings and the Springville women have more than completed the quota assigned to them, according to the report.- The surgical dressings rooms are closed for the present but assurance as-surance is given that when local women are again called upon they will respond with the same fine spirit that has been shown in the work up to the present time. |