Show M mayor abor issues proclamation naming cancer control month for city mayor paul stuart today issued a proclamation designating april as cancer control month and endorsing the american cancer so chetys combined cancer educational and fundraising fund raising crusade which runs april 1 thru april 30 the mayor pointed out that cancer which last year took a toll of victims in the united states now Is Ameri americas citi second most deadly disease stressing the fact that public health problems are the concern of everyone in the community he CANCER DRIVE APRIL 12 april 12 has been set as the kickoff kick off date for a drive to attain a goal of as morgan countes Coun tys share of funds needed to combat mans cruelest crudest enemy CANCER organization of local women to make a house to house canvass is nearing completion and by monday when the drive starts officials of the local cancer society feel confident that every ward in the county will be fully organized recommended support of the cancer crusade as a means ot of furthering a pr program that Is 13 combat ting the dread disease by three important fields of activity le search professional and public education and service to patients the text of 0 the proclamation follows WHEREAS public health problems are not only the responsibility of the medical and public health authorities but of 0 all the residents of the community as well and WHEREAS cancer as a public health problem now ranks second among a m causes of death in the united bong te states and WHEREAS cancer deaths increased from in 1952 to in 1953 and a further increase Is predicted this year and WHEREAS control of cancer involves concerted action in three fields scientific research to find permanent cures or preventives widest dissemination to physicians and their patients of known facts about cancer and service to can patients and WHEREAS the american cancer society is the only volunteer agency in the united states with an adequate program dealing with all three 0 of the foregoing phases of cancer control activities and WHEREAS there is an especial immediate need tor for wider public knowledge about cancer as evidenced by the tact fact that americans died last year from cancers that could have been cured had bad they been treated in time and WHEREAS the american cancer society Is devoting more than yearly in a campaign to inform the public how to detect the seven more common cancer danger signals anil and to impress upon everyone the urgent necessity of cf early treatment if cancer Is to be cured and WHEREAS the society intense itea this public educational program in combination with its an nual fundraising fund raising crusade during the month of 0 april and WHEREAS the congress of the united states has authorized the president to designate april as national cancer control month THEREFORE 1 I paul stuart mayor ot of morgan city do hereby ordain and proclaim laim that the residents of ef shall observe april 1954 as CANCER CONTROL MONTH and furthermore do recommend and urge heartily that they support the cancer crusade by gen I 1 1 I 1 erous donations in order that this community may meet its fund quota and contribute its share toward financing the continuation of the comprehensive program being carried out by the ACS to tight fight cancer now and eventually to banish it as a sinister threat to future generations erat ions of our citizens done under my hand and seal this first day of april nineteen hundred and fout four signed paul stuart mayor of morgan city |