Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-22
Home Defense Notes.
City TO Triple
Flood Bank for
Army and Navy
home Defense Notes:
BY KEN HALL

Dtroit's Red Cross blood bank
quoa for 1943 will be increased
perhps tripled, TO conform to the
arm and navy needs for the cur.
rent year, according to Director
+. J Steiner, who is attending q
meeting of the heads OF the 81
bloolbanks at Indianapolis.
Fo the last year this city's
assignment has been 5000 pints
per month, which has been ex'
ceedd by from 100 to 200 pints
the asst few months, and nov
must be further increased along
with hose all over the country &c
meet the demands of the armed
forces as set forth by Chairman
Normn II. Davis Of the Red
Cross.
Fou million pints will be needed
for 1913. which is more than three
times the amount received from
volunteer donors at Red Gross
center in 1912.
GENERALS REQUEST
This is conforming to a request
OF Ma, Gen. James G. Magee and
Rear admiral Ross T. McIntire
surgeon generals of the army and
navy, who declare that blood
plasmi is one OF the most impor.
tant Contributions 10 the medical
departments and that lit becomes
daily more evident that blood is
saving the lives OF many fighting
men Who otherwise would have
died" They ask that weekly dona-
tons throughout the country be
increased at once TO at least 10000
pints.
DAVIS has called on business and
industrial groups and other organ
ization. To lend support TO the
greatly increased program and
suggests that all previous blood
donors appoint themselves com
mittee IF one to get their families
and friends 10 donate.
Director Steiner Is expected
hack from the conference today or
bmorrow and will then announce
the new quota for this district.
Director Arthur c. Lyman of
tie OCD radio service has re-
ceved the federal license for OPP
er'tion OF the supplementary radio
bradcaSting service with the
present. OCD control setup and
to1y announces that the making
OF 3 installations at the area air
raj headquarters will start al
one.
This station license. which COW
ers Tot only this area but will also
TAX, in surrounding towns and
citie as subsidiaries. will be
KNOW as WKAU and operated
undc control Of the federal COM
muncations system and direction
OF tie OCD.
Tire still Is need for more
operators and any radio amateurs
who have received their WERS
operators permits are eligible for
duty. Volunteers are requested 20
call ar Lyman at CA. 27l0 at
once.
Saturday will be moving DAY for
the deenSe offices now located in
the B,rlum Hotel. The Office Of
Civilin Defense and the Wayne
Count Council OF Defense. OCD
speakes' bureau. WCCOD neigh
borhooi war clubs and OCD vol
unteer offices will move. along
with tie personnel OF the OCD
administrative staff 10 the Nc
Kerche Building. 1851 Woodward
avenue.
A Glass In disaster training for
American Red Cross canteen aides,
nurses aides and registrars in
areas Nos. !, z and 10 is 10 be
held at the chapter house. 1853
East jefferson avenue. starting
thursday evening of this week.
There will be a session each
Thursday for four consecutive
weeks. 100 to go. under direc-
ton OF Co-ordinator Mrs. Charles
Norgana. Walter Butler will be
tie instructor.
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niaI Cherry $500 IN arraupr