Show Local Women Head Ephraim Blood Program Mrs JacKie Christensen and Mrs Rhea Armstrong will act as co-chairmen co for the blood program when the Red Cross Bloodmobile comes ot of Ephraim Ephraim Ephraim Eph Eph- raim on Nov 29 states Mrs Ethel Erickson of Mt Pleasant Pleasnt Pleasant Pleas Pleas- ant nt county chairman Mrs Ch Ch assisted Iy hy y local women will solicit the community for eligible blood donors Mrs Armstrong will work at Snow College with student representatives rond groups in the recruitment recruitment recruitment recruit recruit- ment of blood donors there Watch for fer further information Information information mation but circle the date of oI Nov 29 on your calendar now Lets Let's make this a record record record rec rec- ord year in ill blood donations by regular and new donors Mrs Erick Erick on on states Mrs Christensen also has some ome very interesting information information information mation under the title of BLOOD FOR LIFE The Red Cross Blood program program program pro pro- gram over the entire United States broke all peacetime records for collection of blood in 61 1960 the total reaching donations an increase in increase increase in- in crease of nearly one hundred thousand over 60 1959 total of ol according to Dr Sam T. T Gibson national di di- di rector He added however that there must be a step up rather ra rather rather ra- ra ther than a let up in recruitment recruitment recruitment recruit recruit- ment of donors With physicians and surgeons surgeons surgeons sur sur- geons relying more and moreon moreon more moreon on blood and blood derivatives derivatives derivatives tives in treatment of patients the need of blood is sure to rise Sanpete Uses More Blood Than Is Given How does the blood picture in Sanpete County correspond correspond corres corres- pond to this national picture For the past several years Sanpete County has used much more blood from the Blood Bank than it has re- re re placed During 1961 and so far in 1962 the two Sanpete hospitals hospitals hospitals hospi hospi- have requested and andre received re received received re- re pints of blood fr from m the Blood Bank Additional blood used by Sanpete people was replaced in hospitals outside outside outside out out- side Sanpete County In addition to the w whole h o l e blood provided CC of globulin gamma-globulin has been provided provided provided pro pro- vided for patients need needing ng it Collections Comparatively Small In contrast to the amount of blood used only pints were collected in Sanpete C County over the same period of time Sixty pints w were re collected collected collected col col- in Ephraim at our last drawing Twenty-three Twenty pints donated from Ephraim citizens citizens citizens citi citi- zens 37 donated from Snow College students About 30 individuals from Ephraim have been recipients of Red Cross Blood at t the Sanpete Valley Hospital in Mt Pleasant and a comparable comparable ble number at the Gunnison Valley hospital Numerous Numerous cases of blood replacements placements rt at Utah Valley Salt Lake L. L D. D S. S Hospital and other hospitals in the state have been taken care of from the Blood Bank upon request Have you ever considered what a safeguard ard it is to hav have blood on hand in our hospitals hospitals hospitals hospi hospi- in case of emergency Or if there is a certain type required which might not be beon beon beon on hand locally how secure we can feel to be able to get it from the Red Cross blood center in Salt Lake Have you done your part in creating this supply Because Be Because Because Be- Be cause there is no source for human blood except human beings it is essential that there be a steady continuing supply of blood Has lias Great Monetary Value Although there is no charge placed on blood and blood products by Red Cross it is interesting to contemplate the value of the service in dollars when related to the cost of blood and blood products produced produced pro pro- by commercial ties The value of whole blood in our territory territory territory terri terri- tory is 50 for first pint administered and 25 for each additional pint This is Corthe for Cor forthe forthe the product itself The commercial commercial commercial com com- mercial value of gamma globulin globulin glo glo- globulin bulin is about per CC Need New Donors We have some citizens of Ephraim whose names are always always al always al- al ways on the donor list but these are not enough This time our quota is pints We can reach it if we all respond as we should Remember the date November November Nov Nov- November ember 29 2 to 6 p. p pm p.m. m. m at the City Building We urgently request all Ephraim citizens between the ages of 18 and 60 who are in good health to assist inthis in inthis this thi worthy program The blood you lend may save saxe a fri friend nd or loved on one Mrs rs Chr Christensen sten en states |