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Show J Preparing ror I Annual Drive I For Red Cross Mrs Bernard Parry, Chairman the Sanpete County Red Cross iTt- S-haDter announced today that "n jans are under way for the kh annual roll call of members in J npete ounty, during the per- iod Nov. 11 (Armistice Day) to jjoV 30th. s The Red Cross receives no funds from government sources, SEtl!i iu comes from the public ' Sirough the membership drive. """-n bulk of the collections stay Lfifie in Sanpete : Rm tv for local Red rVVfi-t 3 Cro work saic jl 111 fibers for 'the j: county.. 53 1 tm . -To assure suc-VTjy 01 cess in this year 's VC" Wensive efforts ? said Mrs. Parry, W I u H G. Brown has been ap-gted' ap-gted' County Roll Call Chair-W Chair-W Ui and the county has been divided into four parts with a Stj r0ii Call chairman in charge of each Mrs. Elda Frischknecht is U; helping with publicity. 1-Mrs. H. G. Erickson North lttlati Sanpete area comprising Mt. pleasant, Spring City and Fair-ac6; Fair-ac6; view with a goal of 336 members. SS? ' Mrs. J. Seymour Jensen and Mr. 3ntla' Burke McArthur are on the pub-,C0 pub-,C0 licity committee. Mr. Clarence :nict Anderson aiding with a speakers bureau. "Will 2-Mr;' Elmo Irons Moroni area 1ST comprising Moroni, Fountain - 1- Green, Chester with a goal of 192 '; members Mrs. Ernest Anderson "" - jud Mrs. Norman Anderson com-prise com-prise te publicity committee. 0"" 3-Mrs. J. Alva Fitzgerald South Sanpete area comprising Ephraim Manti, Sterling goal is 333 members, mem-bers, essps. Andrew N. Rytting 1 J wd Win. H. Peterson are on the publicity committee. Miss Fern Young of Snow College is aiding n I with a speakers bureau. II l)j j 4-Mr Theron Clinger Gunnison AT V - area comprising Gunnison, May-ttvL May-ttvL field, Centerfield Axtell, Fayetts with a goal of 222 members. Mr. Howard W. Cherry is on the publicity pub-licity committee. - . ' Commenting of last years activities ac-tivities Mrs. Parry mentioned that several First Aid classes If have ben given under the Red Cross in various parts of the Jjl, county. 143 persons were given j such instruction of which 78 re-ceived re-ceived special certificates. 3 First Q ' Aid stations are being maintain-fl maintain-fl Bed on the highways at 'Fayette, tPU'll Fountain Green,, and Spring City. Some persons having serious and ninor ailments due to accidents Biave been given emergency First m Aid. At the Ski hill, skating pond, 'K iwimming pools and other places I, first Aid has been given under y led Cross supervision. I In Gunnison and Mt. Pleasant nore than 40 people have reciev-id reciev-id Red Cross Home Hygiene and tttq :jre of the sick training under Y8 Hiss Lucille Lee and Mrs. Iyan . 'eterson. Last summer three persons ' 'r?m Gunnison. Manti and Eph- Jim were given special Red Joss training at the Como Dflfl' f lngs Acquatic School in order n(jj at they might teach Red Cross iwimming and Life Saving in the seal pools. Mr. Theron Clinger 1 ast summer passed 90 Gunnison 'oungsters in swimming, 11 were ven Junior Lifesaving Certific- , lte?- In Manti 25 were taught wmming under Mr. Tom Reid, '.. .Passed the Senior Life Saving ' w Manti several children were gilded with milk. Several other :afs of emergency need were .41' Med. Mt. Pleasant under the dir-l ttion of Mrs. H. C. Jacobs several sever-al Persons were aided with loans 11 pants to tide them over diff- f11 Periods. There also, the Red ross-owned pressure cooker has en in constant use. In other arts of the country aid with ton- fC ,Uec'omies and other' emergency l ituations has been given. Mr. Frank W. Thurston, chair-, chair-, s of Red Cross Home service 'Ports 15 local disabled veterans , av'ng been aided with Pension, ;mPensation, and hospitaliza- 'n matters. .he Red Cross Safety Educa--.n 11, Preram against accident lib l, foun.d in the home and on a'. n, m as Deen carried on. f L, lands of inspection sheets il' jbeen distributed in that pro- tt of these much needed pro-ms pro-ms will be carried on during I nlll n .j?".ng vear says Mrs- Parry-W"1 Parry-W"1 , 0 addltlon it may be necessary 1i tniir m commence a sewing and 1 !u, ? Program for stricken re- f.ees other parts of the world. 11 these times of great need ?arrv'0rid .""certainty says Mrs. tXtl a "tting slogan can well be eeP your Red Cross Ready". dWt?'ery adult iin this year the V 18 only $1.00. |