Show I Cheer Invalid Radio Hams I MILWAUKEE year old Armand Schultz a sick little boy has nearly post cards to cheer him He can thank radio amateurs all over the world for spreading the word that he is interested in collecting post cards He is afflicted with leukemia a disease that is dead dead- ly He has undergone treatment at the Wisconsin general gen gen- general general eral hospital Madison His interest in post cards is one of those interests that mean so much in the treatment of the chronically ill News of Armands Armand's hobby came cameto to George Brown radio amateur Providence R. R I. I who trans trans- transmitted transmitted transmitted it to Harry Rex Jr ama ama- amateur amateur amateur of Nantucket Island off the coast of Massachusetts Rex promised to get the word around that Armand wanted post cards He contacted a friend in West Monroe La and informed him of Armand A ham in in Anchorage Alaska heard the conversation and called Rex for Armands Armand's address Soon the message got around the globe and post cards and let let- letters letters letters began pouring in A radio amateur in Rhodesia South Africa sent two maga maga- A radio ham ac ac- acknowledgement acknowledgement ac- ac acknowledgement card was wass s sent by a ham in Japan Best wishes came from an amateur in Peru Other o the t h e r communications came from New Zealand Mexico Alas Alas- Alaska Alaska Alaska ka Canal Zone Panama Canada and England Radio amateurs over the United States flooded him with mail A collection of post cards dating back to 1878 was sent by a a. a man manin manin manin in Greenville R. R I. I The cards included in in- included included everything from love notes to notices of overdue bills A post card in Braille express express- expressing expressing expressing ing best wishes came from a blind Nantucket musician Rhode Islands Island's governor sent cheer A special cabinet to hold the cards had to be built by the boys boy's grandfather They have over over- overflowed overflowed overflowed flowed this into boxes on the floor The vice president of kees kee's radio amateurs amateur's club Fred H. H Zolin loaned the boy the use of the microphone in his home to send thanks to Rex Arrange Arrange- Arrangement Arrangement Arrangement ment for a short wave receiver to be installed in Armands Armand's home has been made and he has been appointed an honorary member of the hams |