The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1953-02-26
Annual Red Cross Drive Begins March /;
$1,000 Sought By Holmes Chapter
Funds Ruised Will
Aid Service Program
Soys Chapter OfficiuI

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Soys Chapter OfficioI
The Holmes County Red Cross
Chapter will seek 100000 in its
1853 annual campaign beginning
March l for funds to finance the
organizations humanitarian SER
vices.
These funds, according to T..
A. Lail, Chapter Chairman, will
make possible a continuation OF
the chapters welfare assistance
to men Of the armed forces, vet
Grams, and their dependents, the
blood program, readiness for dis
aster operations, and health and
safety services.
The chapter here, Mr.. Lail
pointed out. also will help fin.
ance, among other services of ma
tional or International scope, the
new gamma globulin program,
which was inaugurated January
| at the request of the Office of
Defense Mobilization.
On January /, the Red Cross
begun expanding its defense blood
collections for the production Of
gamma globulin, which helps pre-
vent paralysis from polimoyelitis.
This new project, which will cost
the Red Cross around $1,000, 900
for equipment, processing, and
personnel, will make possible the
ALLEGATION of this product to areas
where polio epidemics exist.
The gamma globulin program,
together with growing demands
for services to the armed forces
and blood program needs prin-
cipally accounts for an increase
in the organizations national goal
for 1858. Nationally, the Red
Cross win ask 500 200, 600, its larg
est goal since World War II
years.
Through our local Holmes
Chapter during the past year we
have been of assistance to hun
dreds OF Holmes County service
men and their families as the Of
ficially designated organization to
maintain contact between them in
time OF need and desire for in
formation. We have also conduct
ed blood collection program in
the county and very active
water safety and health program
and maintained a disaster organic.
alton available at all times in
case of need.
These neighborly services"
Mr.. Lail pointed out, "were ac-
complished mainly by volunteers
and with funds contributed en-
tirely by people of this commun-
lty. Through their chapter, peo-
Pile here Also extended a hand to
neighbors across the nation who
were the victims of major disast.
ers, to fighting men in Korea who,
needed whole blood, to men in
training or on the battlefield who
were beset with personal or fami-
ly problems.
THE Holmes County Chapter
also furnished its proportionate
share of the $36,000,O00 spent by
the Red Cross last year for as
sistance to the armed forces, vet
Grams, and their families, and $21.
O000 for the rehabilitation of
families hit by tornadoes, floods,
fire. and other major disasters.
Citizens of this communi "
may well be proud to have help
ed make these services possible.
They will want to continue to
make them possible through their
volunteer work and fund contri-
buttons"
President Eisenhower has en-
Enthusiastically accepted the Hon
orary Craftsmanship of the Amer
lean Red Cross and plans to.
speak on the subject of the Red
Cross over a nationwide hopkup
of the four principal radio and
television networks on SUNDAY
evening. March l. He is perhaps
better acquainted with the work
of Red Cross than any other man
who has ever been President of
the United States and everyone is
urged to listen to his message.