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Show Red Cross Tells Need For 1952 Fund Appeal Throughout the United States a million and a half volunteer workers this week will begin the 1952 Red Cross fund appeal for an "absolute minimum" of $85 million to carry on the heaviest responsibilities the organization has ever faced except in time of all-out war. President Truman, who designated design-ated March as Red Cross month, will launch the campaign with a special message to the nation on Thursday night, February 28. Described by Red Cross President E. Roland Harriman and National Fund Chairman John Sinclair as one of the most important drives in Red Cross history, this year's appeal is for the minimum amount required to provide vital Red Cross services in the year ahead. For the first time since before World War II no reserve funds are available avail-able to apply to the coming year'js operations, Red Cross officials stated. Unly through rigid economics in operations was it possible to hold the 1952 goal to the $85 Million Mil-lion figure," Mr. Harriman said. "The organization's Board of Gov-enors Gov-enors and the leadership in our 3,700 chapters have geared Red Cross budgets to provide increased services to men and women in the nation's armed forces, to continue con-tinue the growth of the life-saving blood program for our righting men and civilians to meet the need of victims of future disaster emef-gencies, emef-gencies, and to continue unabated our health and safety activities for the protection of American fam iliies." Since last fall both Red Cross officials have met with thousands of Red Cross volunteers throughout through-out the country to plan the campaign. cam-paign. Since accepting the volunteer volun-teer leadership of the campaign last summer, Mr. Sinclair, President Presi-dent of the National Industrial Conference Board , has traveled mqre than 25,000 miles visiting local Red Cross groups. "The critical world situation", Mr. Sinclair said, "makes it imperative im-perative that the Red Cross be fully prepared in the year ahead to answer the call of people in need. The humanitarian aims of this voluntary organization can be a marine who received 28 blood transfusions. The part of a hospitalized hospit-alized navy veteran who composed the song "Evening Prayer" will be enacted by Jackie Cooper, at present pre-sent starring in the Broadway success, suc-cess, "Remains To Be Seen". Charlton Heston, now appearing in Paramounts "The Greatest Show On Earth", will play the role of a GI who makes a dramatic flight to the bedside of his dying wife. Music will be under the direction of Meredith Willson, who has written writ-ten an original score for orchestra and chorus. mex only n peupie eveijwucic heed the call of their less fortunate for-tunate neighbors." All radio and television networks will carry the campaign kick-off program between the hours of 7 and 11 p. m. EST, on Thursday night. Mr. Truman will be presented presen-ted from the White House by Mr. Harriman. The president's message will climax" an all-star half-hour dramatic show called "Answer the Call", slogan of the 1952 drive. Leading stars of the entertainment entertain-ment world have volunteered their talents to dramatize actual Red Cross case histories based on the theme of neighbor helping neighbor. neigh-bor. Jessica Tandy, now co-starring with Hume Cronyn in the Broadway hit, "The Fourposter", will narrate the program in a role symbolizing the Red Cross volunteer. volun-teer. Mr. Cronyn will play the part of a rugged midwestern farmer overwhelmed by flood. Dane Clark, currently seen in the United Artists release, "Fort Defiance", will take the role of |