Show RED CROSS MOBILE BLOOD UNIT COMING TO SANPETE RED CROSS ASSIGNED TASK OF COLLECTING LARGE QUANTITIES OF BLOOD The Intermountain Regional Blood Center bed 10 Mobile lobile Unit will be at nt the Armory in Manti 1 from 3 p. p pm p.m. m. m to 7 p. p pm p.m. m. m on Thursday May 1 and at nt the City Building in Ephraim on Friday May 2 from to p p. p m. m to collect blood from volunteer volunteer volunteer vol vol- donors of the two com I The defense department of the federal government has as assigned assigned assigned as- as signed the American Red Cross the responsibility of collecting u bl d t tn 0 mn meet t large quotas 1 o L 00 v the needs of the armed forces and of participating civilian veteran and military hospitals in inthis inthis inthis this area The Sanpete Chapter Chapter Chapter Chap Chap- ter of the Red Cross is participating participating participating in this worthy and much needed project in this county Doctors and ten registered nurses will be with the mobile unit and the they will be assisted by local registered nurses and about about about a- a bout 20 other local ladies in each Manti 1 and Ephraim Want Vant Pint From Each ach The plan is to take a pint of blood from each donor and at nt least donors are needed in each community to make a stop worth while for the unit Members Members Members Mem Mem- bers of all civic social and culture culture culture cul cul- cul- cul ture clubs and of oC church auxiliary auxiliary auxiliary aux aux- organizations are arc being contacted to Make a n Date to Help Save a Life If anyone in either community community community ity is not in attendance at a club or church meeting when a recruiting staff representative calls then that person if willing willing will will- ing to donate blood should contact contact contact con con- tact a n representative at once In An Manti contact Mrs 1 Lloyd O. O Mrs Airs Norma Armstrong Mrs Ed Maylett Mrs Lynn Manwill or Mrs Delwin Delwin Delwin Del- Del win Maylett In Ephraim contact Mrs Gwen Tippetts Mrs 1 Mary lary Williams Miss Athlen Olsen or Mrs 1 Virginia Virginia Virginia Vir Vir- ginia Nielson Choose Your Time TimeA A time schedule of hour half-hour intervals will be made and the donor should state his or her first and second preference of these hours 3 to to 4 4 to to 5 5 to to 6 6 G to 30 to 7 7 to The committee in charge will contact each donor a few days before the arrival of the Mobile Unit and specify the time to Continued on Page 5 Mobile Blood Unit Coming to Sanpete l Continued from Page One come Time will be set as near the he preference as possible The armed forces need pints of blood per month and anda a blood bank is being built up at participating hospitals to take care of emergencies that might arise These participating hospitals hospitals hospitals' hos hos- include the Gunnison Val Val- Icy ley ey and the Sanpete hospitals hospitals hos hos- I in Sanpete the Holy Cross St. St Marks General and Veterans hospitals in Salt I Lake City Requirements Listed The following have hav been listed listed listed list list- ed as requirements for those who donate blood 1 There must be a minimum of four months between blood donations 2 Persons of all races will willbe willbe willbe be accepted 3 Blood will be taken from persons from eighteen through fifty Unmarried persons between 18 18 21 must have the written consent of oC a parent 4 A donor must weigh a minimum minimum minimum min min- of pounds to give cc of blood 5 The general health of the donor must be good 6 Persons working at hazardous hazard hazard- ous occupations should not plan I Ito to return to work within 12 I hours after donation 7 Donors should have had no within the past I II I two weeks 8 Donors must not cat any fatty foods for 5 prior to giving blood Black coffee dry toast tea and fruit juices however however however how how- ever are arc strongly recommended 9 The responsibility for the acceptance or rejection of a donor rests with the physician in charge of the operation Advantages Listed Some of the advantages in donating blood include 1 You or someone very dear to you may be the tIle one that needs the blood you now donate 2 The blood you give may save th the life of some service serviceman serviceman serviceman man in Korea or elsewhere 3 3 Your blood will be typed and a record of the type be available at all participating ng hospitals should you ever be betaken betaken betaken taken to one in Jl need ed of blood immediately You will also be given a n wallet-size wallet card to carry carry car car- ry with you at all times showing showing showing show show- ing your blood type Meets leets With Ladies Ladies Ladies- i Mr 11 Ir Welch Velch Boyer of San Francisco Francisco Francisco Fran Fran- cisco Red Cross representative for the blood program in Utah was in the county last week and met with women's groups in Ephraim and Manti ManU and organized or organized organized or- or the committees listed above to aid in securing the blood donations H II A. A Fitzgerald ald of Ephraim County Chairman Chairman Chairman Chair Chair- man of the Red Cross accompanied accompanied Mr ll Boyer er |