The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-04-02
Committees
Appointed In
Cancer Drive

Cancer Drive.
Monroe county's greatest effort
to finance cancer research, edu-
cation and service to patients be-
gan yesterday.
Under the leadership Of Louis
CarboneH, campaign chairman,
the American Cancer Society
seeks to raise $4,000 in Monroe
county to fight the disease that
strikes one out iof every six Am
orleans at sonic time in their
lives,
Funds raised here will be used
70. help pay ldr the nations most
Intense medical research pro-
grah+the nlulti-million dollar
effort to discover the causes and
the' cure for all types Of cancer,
and, possibly to find ways to pre-
vent the disease; to makeait pos
sible for more cancer patients to
receive adequate treatment, care,
and to place in hands of every
family in Monroe county facts
about how to recognize the SYM
ptons Of cancer in am early stage
when from third to- half the
gases can be cured.
"The American Cancer. Society
is not conducting aflP'charity'
drive. II is conducting q eampaign
which might mean the difference
between life and death fer any
of US" Mr., Carbonell pointed
out, because scancer can. strike
anyone, I: ID. So
There are no age limits, no
economic barriers that can stop
cancer from striking. But we all
can strike back"
The aim of the campaign this
year, the chairman said, is not to
see how much money can be
raised, or to raise the goal from
a few contributors of large
amounts. We don't want more
money this year-we want more
givers," he declared. Iii
One of the principal detectives
of. the financial campaign is to
tell each person asked to make a
contribution the essential facts
about cancer which will enable
him to recognize the disease if
is should strike and seek medical
attention while the chance of
cure is greatest.
"The American Cancer Society
is taking every possible step to
cut down the appalling toll Of
needless deaths cancer is caus-
ing" Mt. Carbonell explained.
"And at, the same time it is
financing research which it hopes
will some day wipe out cancer. A
very small contribution
each citizen of Monroe cocnt !,
will pay big dividends in making
this program possible"
Headquarters for the campa IN
viii be located at 532 Duval st E,
Mr.. lCarboncll announced, where
information and pamphlets will
be given out. Contributions will
also be accepted here. The head
quarters will be open, beginning
Monday, April 4, 1949, from 1000
q. m. until 800 p. m. Members of
the Navy. Wives Club will staff
this information center through
Saturday, April l6, 1919.
Highlights of the campaign
will be a dance at the La Concha
on Saturday, April 9, 1913, spon-
sored by the Jaycee's and a mid
night show at the Monroe Thea
tire, Tuesday, April 10, l949, spon-
sored by the Business and Profess
sional Women's Club. Mr.. Car
bonell stated that highhghts on
the dance and midnight show
will be announced later.
Members of the executive com
mittee for the Monroe County
drive are as follows: --=t- :.f
Chairman, DR.. James B. PARA
more; county commander, Mrs.
Eileen Coughhn: county treasur-
er, Joe Pinder; campaign chair
man, Louis Carbonell!t
Other members of executive
committee are DR.. Herman K.
Moore, DR.. Leonard III. Comfy, DIR.
j. Lancelot Lester, Jr..s DR.. Delio
Cobo, Earl Hamilton and Albert
Carey.
Members of the information
panel: .es. t,.s
Campaign press, Mrs. Vera C.
Wood; education press. Mrs. Dor
is Carey; radio, Mrs. Ruth New
ton; women's organizations, Mrs.
Stella Ciesinski; mems organiza-
tons, DR.. Jack B. Hayes; schools,
Albert Carey; rural groups, Mrs.
Julio Forsythe, of the Marathon
Chamber of Commerce; visual
education, Antonio Martinez: in