Show County Red Gross Cross Discusses uses Accident Prevention Week FIRST AID COMMITTEE Il APPOINTED FOR DUCHESNE COUNTY COU TY The fall program of the AmerIcan American Amerlean Amer Amer- ican lean Red Cross was explained and discussed at a meeting of the Duchesne Duchesne Du Du- Du- Du chesne county chapter on Sept at the home of Mrs Arthur Orr Duchesne county chairman at which Mr Ray Alston of or Fort Douglas Red Cross Cron representative tive was present The program consists of Home and Farm Accident Prevention and in aiding the State of Utah Highway Patrol In establishing first aid stations at strategic points in the county It H provides classes for first aid to attendants of gasoline stations civic leaders and anyone over 16 who will be beI I interested in being of aid In their I communities in time of accident in inI inthe inthe I the home homo on the farm or on the highway Dr W W. W D. D Bishop of Duchesne was made mado County Chairman with the following committee to aid him each man chosen chosen because othis of ot his familiarity with this activity or for his outstanding Interest in his community Frank Defa of Hanna James Dalgleish My Myton ton Melvin Lundberg and Walter Atwood Atwood Atwood At- At wood of Roosevelt Shirley Daneels Daniels Daniels Dan Dan- eels Mt Emmons Mrs G. G V V. V Billings and Ernest Crocker of Duchesne County Chairman Mrs Arthur Orr of Duchesne has haq prepared the toll following owing statement to more fully explain the program Explains Program Now that we travel at a greater great great- eater eat eat- er rate of speed the type of accident accident accident acci acci- dent Is often most gruesome this has come home to Duchesne county county county coun coun- ty several times imes the past month and is graphically told ln a recent article called AND SUDDEN DEATH by J J. J C. C Furnas this first appeared in the August Readers Digest and because of ot the need to bring before each and andall andall andall all the appalling facts it has been read by millions and Is being being being be be- ing printed in circular form for forthe forthe forthe the use of highway patrols public officials and civic leaders from coast to coast You will hear it given over your radio and see In reprinted in your newspapers Everywhere Everywhere Everywhere Ev Ev- Ev- Ev new rulings are being enforced so that the highways will be safer States have ha safety clubs that place signs in the business business bustness busi bust ness districts of its cities urging one to live and let live and save lives by driving carefully States erect along the highways signs that one can read easily day or night and know the nature of the he road ahead and call can for frequent car inspections When U serious accidents occur in our Isolated sections they are not always able to have the services services ser ser- vices of a doctor or nurse but it itIs itis itis Is known that many could be saved saved saved sav sav- ed from being left crippled or death if they could have the services sari services ser ser- i vices of one who had had the course in first aid and the material mater mater- ial lal to care for them until they could be taken to better medical care Homo Home Accidents Take Toll TollIt TollIt It uIt may not be known that injuries injuries injuries in in- juries In the home take tahe an annual toll In life suffering economic loss that is nearly as high as the highway highway highway high high- way fatalities Last Lost year the highway highway highway high high- way claimed and the home accidents claimed persons While hile the accidents in the home leave more cripples and invalids than the highway which we know has a higher rate of those thos injured than those killed Registration of pers persons ns for tor first aid can besent be sent to Dr Bishop and when his committee meets arrangements can be made as to place time and steps taken to procure Instructors These Thes persons persons persons per per- sons will have a Red R-ed Cross certificate certificate certificate and as they require certain credentials from each person before before before be be- fore a certificate is Issued those taught under such will r receive eive on completing the tho course However the Rd R-ed Cross First Aid Manual the Home Hy- Hy geine and Care Car of the Sick Manual Manual Manual Man Man- ual is obtained through your local chapter for the public at about per manual Reel Red Cross First Called The Red Cross ar are the first called in a disaster zone their workers are mostly unpaid id for their th labors but millions are used yearly early for this activity and the work workers rs work so efficiently that other than the first headlines es announcing announcing announcing an an- the arrival of the Red RedCross RedCross RedCross Cross workers little publicity is given to their activity Your membership is divided 50 per cent of the tile dues goes to National and 50 per cent is kept In the chapter for welfare work This sum kept In our county is ia certainly not a large one But each locality where dues are submitted for membership you rou can use the proceeds to help provide for the Emergency Kits the State Highway Highway Highway High High- way Patrol will want and there is isa isa isa a need in most communities for emergency loan closets where linens bedpans thermometers drinking tubes ice packs hot water water water wa wa- ter bottles etc are kept for everyone's everyone's ev ev- use All publicly minded persons are urged to Join the Red Cross inputting in inputting inputting putting over this worthwhile program program program pro pro- gram and providing materials that will be so necessary in the work r |