Show I New Red Cross Chairman Named I For Sanpete County Evan C. C Erickson of Ephraim has b been bee e e n named Red Cross I chairman for Sanpete County succeeding H H. Alvah Fitzgerald I also of Ephraim Mr Erickson a native of Spring City first gained countywide countywide county- county wide vide recognition in athletics as asa asa asa a basketball player and baseball pitcher But that was a long longtime longtime longtime time ago Since then he h has a s served as bishop of the Ephraim North Ward Vard as a South Sanpete Stake High Councilman as a member of the Stake High Priests presidency and as an Ephraim City Councilman as aswell aswell aswell well as holding holdine other church and civic positions He is an auto- auto moble mechanic but now spends most of his time farming and stock raising Mr Fitzgerald has been head of Gf the County Red Cross for some 12 years including part of the difficult World War Var II and the Korean War Val years The re request request request re- re quest for funds has been high on many of those years funds to help war victims flood and other disaster victims In each case Sanpete citizens have re responded responded responded re- re generously to the call for help Mr Fitzgerald stated For this generous support and for the loyal help given by the theother theother theother other county officers community community community ity chairmen and other R Red RedCross e d i Cross workers he now expresses public thanks He also states it has been a rich experience and he has enjoyed the work very much especially so when there has been such loyal sup sup- support support port and generosity Aside from the new president other Red fled Cross officers in the county also the community leaders leaders leaders lea lea- ders will remain the same Mr Fitzgerald states n |