The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-01-06
Need More
Money for
T.B. Battle
Plan To Devote Special Atten-
ton To Stearns County
This Year
SATISFACTORY REPORT
Sale of Christmas Seals In
Sank Centre Brought
$215.37

Sank Centre Brought
$215.37
Because of the expensive and
far-reaching tuberculin testing sur
vey conducted in Stearns county
this year, there is an urgent need
for added Christmas Seal funds.
Hence according to the statement
Of L. A. Walker, local chairman,
the drive will be continued. Pur-
chase Of Christmas Seals may be
made with L. A. Walker or at the
National Bank, in this
city.
Total seal sales in this city to
date total $215.32, a greater amount
than ever before realized. Yet the
greater need has made larger
funds more urgent. In view Of the
splendid cooperation received this
year, Mr.. Walker, local chairman,
offers the following card of thanks:
The generous space given by
your paper to the Christmas
Seal sale has been an important
factor in our Embarrassing eff
forts and in the accompanying
educational campaign on tuber-
culosis. This COOPERATION Is a real
service to our county and on
behalf of the State and County
anti-tuberculosis association,
wish to thank you.
I desire also to extend
thanks to the members OF the
local committee, the schools, the
churches, the organizations, the
motion picture theatres, and all
others who assisted in the cam
paign. ..
L. A. Walker,
Local Chairman.
In explanation Of the need for
more funds in the battle on tuber-
culosis within the county the fol-
lowing letter Is offered:
An Open Letter to the Citizens Of
Stearps County:
Christmas is over but your
kJCdl AhoSS
make another appeal for financial
help for the tuberculosis program
in progress in the county as suffic-
lent funds are not available to COM
plete this important work.
The bill for the special tubercu-
lin testing school program so far
this year is as follows:
Salary and expenses for
physician making test IS 445.S7
Cost Of X-ray examination
Of positive reactors --..--.-.. 1,4O7.OO
Supplies .-........ $3.50
and Interpretation
of X-ray films ...---..----.--.--.- $500
Total 81 ,93017
More than 100 boys and girls who
need X-ray examinations are still
to be taken care of. Nurses are ur-
gently needed to make home calls
and follow-up the boys and girls
needing attention.
Christmas Seal funds provide the
only means Of paying for this all
program, and to-date the
Christmas Seal Sale has not nearly
reached the amount necessary to
continue the program.
This work Is for the protection Of
our own children and families from
tuberculosis. Three active cases OF
tuberculosis, were discovered in
this survey, and there are indica-
lions that there are other cases. AS
long as there is one unknown and
untreated case Of tuberculosis in a
community, there is danger to all
for tuberculosis is a contagious dis
ease.
At a special emergency meet
ing, the committee below decided to
make a general appeal to the pub
lie for additional contributions to
the seal sale. Several hundred let
tiers sent out with Christmas Seals
a month ago, remain unanswered.
These people are urged to respond.
There are many others who did
not receive letters and still others
who have already contributed some
thing, whom we feel sure will want
to see the Anti-Tuberculosis work
contiued. May we say that this
can only be insured through extra
contributions.
We urge that contributions be
made during the next weelAlao the
Christmas Seal Committee in each
town. Contributions in any amount
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