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Show At Campaign's Start LOCAL RED CROSS HEAD PREDICTS DRIVE SUCCESS Dale R. Curtis, Sugar House chairman of the 1948 Red Cross Drive expressed confidence Wednesday at committee meeting opening the local drive that Sugar House would again "go over the top" in its annual campaign for mercy and peace. Since Monday workers throughout Salt Lake County have been busy after the $130,-000 $130,-000 it will take to continue the works of mercy provided by the Red Cross, both in Utah and in the nation. That is the quota for 1948, compared to $137,000 raised in 1947. The general drive is being directed" by W. A. Huckins. Committee Named Chairman Curtis Tuesday announced an-nounced the local committee which will work with him. Committee Com-mittee members are Walter D. Woffinden, G. Willis Carlisle, J. Dean Fisher, Robert L. Torkel-son, Torkel-son, Lyman E. Lawrence, -Bej-t G. Dunlon, John E. Gillespie, Richard W. James and Wayne Ottley. At a local committee meeting held Wednesday in the Chamber Cham-ber of Commerce offices, 1119 East 21st South, Mr. Curtis outlined out-lined plans for an efficient, speedy drive. Mr. Curtis stated stat-ed that the value and importance impor-tance of the Red Cross is well known. He recalled the success of previous local drives and noted the year-by-year generosity gener-osity of local businessmen in the annual Red Cross effort. To Complete Drive March 13 Mr. Curtis and his committee completed arrangements to conclude con-clude the drive on Saturday, March 13. Red Cross workers will be soliciting throughout the remainder of this week and on through the week of the 8th. Sugar House businessmen arc urged to cooperate with these people and to be ready for them when they make their calls, Mr Curtis stated. A veteran of three local Red Cross campaigns, Mr. Curtis was selected chairman in recognition rec-ognition of his public spirited-ness. spirited-ness. He is manager of Curtis Coal Company. Chairman of the 1947 campaign was'Ray D. Free. Response to the call for volunteer vol-unteer workers in the drive has been most encouraging, according ac-cording to Mr. Curtis. The campaign cam-paign has the full cooperation of all churches, including the Protestant, Catholic and L. D. S., of labor unions, women's clubs and industrial leaders. The vrk of Red Cross in disaster dis-aster has long been known. In Salt Lake County alone, Nurses Aides have provided 6000 volunteer vol-unteer hours of work, most of them in the Veterans Hospital and for crippled children. This year the Red Cross begins a new service, already established establish-ed in six cities, and to be set up in 20 more by Aug. 1. The Red Cross Blood program will provide pro-vide free blood, blood plasma and blood derivatives for civilians civ-ilians as well as military, wherever the program can be set up. This will save the public pub-lic from $25 to $50 a pint for blood needed in accidents or illness. An attempt is being made to conclude the month's drive by March 20 so that it will be over before Easter week. The public pub-lic can cooperate by deciding now to give as much or more than last year, and have it ready when called upon. |