Show Rural Blood Bank BankI Follows Pattern I I Of Pioneer Days FAIRPLAY COLO In an attempt attempt attempt at at- tempt to guard against sudden emergencies in which outside help might come too late residents of Park county are organizing their own walking blood bank In a modern application of the rural neighbor-help-neighbor neighbor tradition tradition tradition tion which dates back to pioneer days residents of the scattered frequently frequently frequently fre fre- isolated communities of the county will have their blood typed and recorded to qualify them for service as potential donors Demand for blood is not great enough to warrant a regular bank with typed blood kept on hand in sterile containers Yet in distant corners of the county particularly when roads are snow-blocked snow in winter ti time sudden emergencies ies t mior n f l It 1 ier r n w Then its it's too late to get blood from Denver too late to call for volunteers and nd type their blood But if prospective donors neighbors friends and relatives rela rela- tives are tives-are are already typed a card index provides the key to a walking blood bank on which a doctor can dra draw w quickly Promoting the project are Dr Robert Patterson of Fairplay who learned the value of blood transfusions transfusions transfusions while in military service the American Legion post and county I commissioners The Belle BeIle Bonfils memorial blood bank of Denver and the state health department are cooperating cooperating cooperating co co- co- co operating in the venture Among the county's 2500 residents residents residents resi resi- dents about 1000 are of donor age and about of them are expected to qualify as prospective donors I |