Show URGE R 0 CROSS SEL SE L DAY IN ALL SCHOOLS Surgeon General Blue Asks That Churches Also Join In Movement Move Mover ment to Further Sale Surgeon Gen General Genral ral Rupert Blue has issued an appeal to observe Christmas Christ Christ- Christmas mas Seal Day in the schools and Ji lr all places of worship in the Unite States December 5 6 and 7 7 The appeal appeal appeal ap ap- ap- ap peal follows follows- Over one hundred and fifty thousand thousand thou thou- sand Americans Americana die annually from tu tuberculosis r This is an appalling waste of life when we consider that tuberculosis Is classed as a preventable prevent able disease Moreover because fhi thit loss of life Ute occurs almost entirely Inthe in inthe inthe the ranks of the young adult population population tion health authorities the world over have come to consider consider the tho control control control con con- of ot tuberculosis as still the most pressing health problem confronting them Every year the National Tuberculosis Tu Tu- Association by s selling lUng Red RedCross RedCross RedCross Cross Christmas seals rals raises s a considerable consid- consid erable sum of money to to be us used d In a nation wide campaign to combat tu This Thle year a special ef effort effort effort ef- ef fort Is being made to interest school schoolchildren schoolchildren schoolchildren children In this work and December fifth firth sixth and seventh have been d designated d as days on which the Uta f teals eeals als are to be sold Bold in the tho public schools synagogues and churches Because of or the seriousness s' s of th the situation I 1 trust that the campaign the campaign this year will be particularly l sue suc RUPERT BLUE BhUE Surgeon General United Stat States s Public Health service 1 I 0 |