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Show J -D CROSS DRIVE S;HAIRMAN NAMED . lu. Red Cross Fund drive for rtirMonday workers through ' c-.lt Lake county have been rif : vHfter the $130,000 it will to continue the works of :; , U provided by the Red Cross fc in Utah and in the nation. 'P . is the quota for 1948, com-lt com-lt ""d to $137,000 raised in 1947. F ' 1 ie general drive is being di-lc di-lc Si i.-d by W. A. Huckins, of Salt I e City, while in the county, ide of Salt Lake City, Har-IfJ Har-IfJ Cundick of Midvale is lead-' lead-' the army of workers and i ford C. Benson of Bingham luary has been named Bing-Iha Bing-Iha ii district chairman, including (LJk Copperton, Bingham, Cop-IpSheld Cop-IpSheld and Highland Boy. JS 1 K . " i i , S! RAIFORD G. BENSON osponse to the call for volun-workcrs volun-workcrs in the drive has i most encouraging, accord-to accord-to Mr. Benson, and an at-pt at-pt will be made to reach ev-person ev-person in the smaller com-nties com-nties to give them an oppor-ty oppor-ty to take part in the works nercy of the Red Cross. The paign has the full coopera-of coopera-of all churches, including Protestant, Catholic and LDS, iabor unions, '.women's clubs industrial leaders. ie work of Red Cross in dis-er dis-er has long been known. In K1 fit Lake county alone, nurses ties have provided. 6,000 volun-ij. volun-ij. ar hours of work, most of them J the Veterans hospital and for i, ejppled children. This year the d Cross begins a new service, t ileady established in six cities, fid to be set up in 20 more by E! gust 1. The lied Cross Blood ' t'gram will provide . free blood, tfod plasma and blood deriva-ijf deriva-ijf tes for civilians as well as miliary, mili-ary, wherever the program can p) set up. This will save the pub- from $25 to $50 a pint for fod needed in accident or ill- lAn attempt is being made to a "elude the month's drive by ;rch 20 so that it will be over galore Easter week. The public fl'ln. cooperate by deciding now laglve as mucn or more than ast laM1"', and nave ready when I elded upon. |