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Show Annual Cancer drive starts April 1st PAROWAN Mrs. Frankie Lou Bentley has been appointed as chairman of the Annual Cancer Drive for the Iron North area. The Drive will begin the first day in April and continue through April 8th. Mrs. Bentley and her committee com-mittee ' have been busy formulating for-mulating plans for a successful crusade. ' Cancer kills approximately 300,000 Americans each year, and causes endless suffering for families of the stricken. About 60 percent of all types of cancer are avoidable. If cancer research is. continued, there is hope that some day this dread disease can be controlled. ' v' " There are few families in our area that have not been touched by cancer. Please be generous with your help when a volunteer calls at your door. Officers of the Iron North Chapter of the Cancer Society are Frankie Lou Bentley, chairman, Glenna Orton vice chairman,- Orlene Pickett education chairman, Thelda Hyatt service chairman, Lawana Tullis crusade chairman, Mary Gae Evans publicity chairman, Jasmine Gurr secretary and treasurer, Alene Prothero crusade chairman for Paragonah. 1 Darlene Rowley crusade chairman for Summit.' Gretchen Van Sickle crusade chairman for Brian Head. |