Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1920-12-03
GOVERNOR-ELECT PREUS
URGES SALE OF SEALS
December 9 to 1S Set as Time for
Sale of Anti tuberculosis Seals
in Stevens County

to canvass the business district on
Thursday and Friday, December 8
and 10.
Mrs. F. A. Zahl, both sides of At
lantic Ave. from 7th street down;
Mrs. c. L. Hemming, west side of At
.lantic Ave. from 9Th to 7th, and
Pacific Ave. from 9Th to 7th; Mrs.
A. W. Brisbane, west side of Atlantic
Ave. from 5th to 9Th; and Pacific
Ave. from 5th to 9Th; Mrs. M. ].
Ryhn, both sides of Atlantic Ave. be-
tween 4th and 5th, and 5th between
Atlantic and Pacific Aves.; Miss Nell
Moran, south side of Atlantic Ave.
between 9Th and 7th; Mrs. E. T.
FITZGERALD, south side of Atlantic
Ave. between 5th and 9Th; in the
post-ofice booth will be Mrs. G. G.
Dickey and Mrs. o. F. Huxmann.
The Sale of the 1920 Christmas
Seals will begin in Stevens county on
December g, and will continue thru
the 18th. The business districts will
be canvassed on the 9th and 10th
by committees appointed by the
chairmen in various towns, and
work in the residence districts will
be begun on Saturday, the 18th.
Two children will be assigned to
each block thru the teachers in the
public schools. Canvassing will take
) place on the two Saturdays and after
school during the week designated.
The rural districts are to be taken
care of by the teachers in the rural
schools as was arranged for at the
Teachers Institute.
cit is a privilege to buy Christmas
Seals again." says Governor-elect j.
A. o. Preus in a letter to county
Seal Sale directors recently made
public. "and this method of raising
funds for public health work is a
most commendable activity and is
deserving of the generous support Of
the public.
Minnesota is waging winning
battle against disease" the letter
goes on to say, "but the fight must
be even more vigorous that the dis
ease scourges be controlled and fin
ally stamped out. The public health
agencies of our state must be ade-
quately financed. Christmas Seals
and Health Bonds provide the arma-
ment for the victorious battle against
tuberculosis and other diseases.
Better health laws with more
adequate financing of existing state
governmental agencies dealing with
health matters, are essential. Dur
ing the next year, one of my major
efforts will be the furthering of leg
islation which will permit a more
intensive fight against disease to be
waged in Minnesota. It is gratify-
ing to know that the volunteer state
and county public health associ-
ations, which are supported by funds
obtained through the sale of Christ
mas Seals, are united in the effort to
bring such legislation in addition to
continuing their work of disease pre-
vention and treatment, health educa-
tion and demonstration.
"Last year, tuberculosis pre-
ventab1e disease-kil1ed 2,244 per-
sons in our state, more than the Min
nesOta casualties in the World war
Today in this state, $4,000 persons
are victims of the deadly White
Plague, the greatest single cause of
widowhood and orphanage. Every
year, disease takes a needless toll in
death, misery and suffering in our
state and nation.
G,,a Unquestionab1y if the people of
Minnesota realize how vital to the
safety and happiness of their loved
ones and themselves is the successful
combating of disease, they will so
generously invest in the penny health
stamps that the 1920 Christmas Seal
Sale will establish another record of
progressive activity for our state" I"
Minnesota's new chief executive
also stated that he will actively aid
the movement to obtain better health
laws and more funds for state gov
ernmental health agencies and that
the furthering of such legislation
will be one Of his major efforts dur
ing MS nrst year as governor.
When the State Legislature con-
venes, activities of the Minnesota
Public Health Association and the
eighty-six AFFILIATED county public
health associations, to which MI.
Preus referred will be centered in a
statewide movement to bring early
passage Of health laws carrying ap-
preparations totalinc $1,0OO,0O0.
1 More than half of tn. amount is to
be used to extend the fight against
tuberculosis, which I. year killed
2,244 Minnesotans.
The health legislation pro- i Of
these volunteer healtL les,
which are supported by ..Ie Of
Christmas Seals to be o'"'~nu tomor-
row to the citizens of every com