The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-02-26
Red Cross To
Launch Fund
Drive March |

To finance expanded service pro-
grams, including the collection and
processing Of thousands of addi-
tional pints of blood for conversion
into gamma globulin-new weapon
against polio-the American Red
Cross will launch its annual fund
campaign March | for SOB 100000,
largest goal since the war years.
The increase is largely to expand
the Red Cross defense blood col
lections for the production of gam
ma globulin, which prevents paraly-
sis from polio.
Garrett county is asked to par
ticipate in this program to the eX-
tent of $2,9OS, it was announced
by Rev. Olonzo p Fike, Accident,
county fund raising chairman this
year.
Details of the county campaign
were outlined last Friday at a
meeting of workers at the Mt. Lake
hotel. Principal speaker there was
Miss Margaret MargraVc, area rep
resentative, Alexandria, Va, who
pointed up the national picture
and the organization response
bilities. Speaking also about Red
Cross work were Mrs. +. Z. Tower,
county chairman here since its or
ganization in 1917; Mrs. Grover c.
Stemple, chairman of the blood
program in the county, and Mr..
Fike.
From the files of the local chap
ter, the Disbursements from June
30. 1851, to June 30, 1852, show
the following items: veterans
loans, $40; veterans transporta-
ton and meals, $40; home service,
$161.77; local disaster relief, $50;
blood donor program, $l48.83; OPP
Grating facilities, $274.08; first aid,
$3.50; water safety, $321.08; flood
relief, $64; to national A. r. c.,
S733.49.
An analysis of the blood donor
program shows SlG0 for canteen
service, (cost of food served to
I donors; recruitment expense,
S248; chapter share of pro-rated
expense of center of operations,
1929; making a total for the blood
program, $737.
Records show 600 pints of blood
collected, with 1926 being used at
the local hospital.
Mr.. Fike, in explaining about
the new program, pointed out that
the Office of Defense Mobilization
requested the Red Cross to expand
its defense blood collections to pro-
vide the maximum amount Of glob-
ulin possible, and that this new re-
sponsibiity would draw heavily
upon the financial and voluntary
resources.
1t takes a little more than one
pint of whole blood to produce an
average dose of gamma globulin
which contains antibodies that at
tack the polio virus. 1t is esti-
mated polio may strike in at least
$50 counties next summer, expos
ing two million children to the dis
ease.
The gamma globulin also will be
needed for measles modification
and prevention of infectious jaun-
dice, SO that it was pointed out
the need would greatly exceed the
supply. 1t was cstimatcd--fivc mill
lion pints would be needed to fill
all needs.
In addition to the blood program
the Red Cross aids in disasters, eN-
tends service to men and women of
the armed forces, develops and con-
ducts year-round and emergency
programs to help people, offers
food, nutrition and nursing services,
engages in school and college train
ing of junior Red Cross, cheers
and assists war veterans and gives
training in safety and accident
prevention.
The campaign will get underway
in this county on March 1, and Mr..
Fike urged solicitors to give
everyone an opportunity to support
the drive. Weekly reports of the
drive are planned, to note progress
and TO Inform the nconle.