The Geauga Republican-record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1922-1952, 1951-11-15
Open Drive
for Sale Of
Xmas Seals

The fall district meeting of
the Geauga County tuberculosis
and Health Association was held
in the Education building of the
Chardon Pilgrim Christian
church Tuesday evening, Nov.
13 with 100 persons in attend
ance.
Following a delicious ham
dinner served by the Junior Aid
and the Alert groups of the
church, B. A. Broughton, vice
president, called the meeting to
order. He introduced the offic-
ers of the association and ex-
planned that he was presiding
due to the president, Leighton
Starr being under the doctors
care and having to curtail his
activities.
The minutes of the spring
meeting were read by Mrs. Carl
Law. B. ]. Shanower then gave
report of the annual OTHA
meeting in Cincinnati which
was attended by Mrs. James
Williams, Geauga County repre-
= sentative. Mrs. Williams was un-
Y able to attend this meeting. At
/, the state meeting Geauga coun-
e ty received a refund check of
! $721.68.
= The standing committee chair
n men were then introduced. DR..
S w. A. Red of Burton reporting
: on the case finding stressed the
g necessity of finding the cases in
n the early stages. 1t is not only
more quickly cured, but also
much less costly. The cost OF
each hospital patient is $4,000
3 but if caught early, can be cured
at a much smaller cost.
n F. R. Schofield, county super
n intendent and Health Education
- chairman, spoke briefly of the
health education program being
carried on in the schools anc
expressed the hope that the pro
gram can be broadened. Thi:
can be accomplished by increas
ing the funds raised by the sea
sale.
James Dinsmore, Legislation
e chairman was presented. He wa!
= followed by j. M. Erdelac, Re
d Mobilization chairman who spoke
= of the sales of goods from Sunny
j. Acres Sanitorium at the Geaugs
= county and Auburn community
r fairs and the Middlefield carni
:. val. This is the first step in thi!
q program, which has only recent
70 ly been in existence in Ohio.
v A telegram from Mrs. Walter
'. Corey was read. This is the frs
2 meeting that Mrs. Corey ha
d missed since the start of the as
v sociation in the county. The new
r executive secretary, Mrs. Jo'
Rodgers, was given good hant
d for the excellent work she is do
d ing for the association.
S. Mr.. Helmer Ackerman, Fielt
Counselor of the Ohio Tubercu
n losis and Health Association wa
Ie the speaker of the evening. HI
/. covered all the phases of tn,
ASSOCIATION work briefly, but es
t. pecially stressed the rehabilita
n ton, as this is a new field. 32%
/. of the patients inhospitals leav'
S. the hospital against medical ad
& vice. Later, 33% reentered du'
S. to break downs. He toldof tn
difficulty in getting people to b.
X x-rayed and if successful in that
n the more difficult task of get
S. ting them to 60 to the hospita
,r for treatment. The average sta.
of a patient in a hospital TO
l. cure is 212 years. Emotiona
'e problems have great effect OF
d the patients speed of recover.
Y. and may cause breakdowns al
n ter cure.
Mrs. Lewis Bostwick, count.
d seal sale chairman, introduced
le the township workers who ar
assisting her. The goal this yea
n is $4,000. To meet this figure, i
10 will be necessary to contact ev
te cry individual and every organ
Y. ization in the county. She EN-
le phasized the Importance of OF
i. ganization donations and callet
r on the representatives to explain
ID the need to their respective
W groups in order to receive thi
donation.
IS Mr.. Broughton thanked al
70 for attending and for the goot
h. job they are going to do durini
N the seal sale, afterwhich he ad
IL journed the meeting.
. Mrs. Rose Eardley furnishes
n piano music during the evening
E. The program contained tn
rs following original poem by Mrs