Montgomery County sentinel., 1954-06-17
Are We Turnip- Heads?

Week ago, Mrs. Mildred Stevenson of the County
Red Cross chapter called, asking help in the campaign
for blood
We said we'd use something when we could
When her letter arrived realized that Mrs Stevenson
had derstated her casethe quota for this year lending
In Juy) is $3.50 pns of blood far got only SOB
There's old saying that you can't get blood of
turnip. This makes all turnps, unless we meet that
quota.
Giving blood one of the easiest most satisfying Jobs
anyone can do
To give you working example, the Sentinels Editor
will lead the way next Wednesday by donating pint blood
to the Red Cross.
He will give at pm at the new Sherwood high school,
If he emerges from the blood center under his own
power he challenges all other Montgomery County residents
to give.
Just to show how we're falling down on this most i'm
porant job asked Mrs Stevenson give us few facts
and figures why the drive is failing.
Her letter-one of those cyl" things was so self
explanatory that we're going to here instead of
voting few inches of type to it inside page
In relation to telephone conversation absenteesm
at the Boodmobe visits throughout the County,
some figures:
Western Suburban Junior High School-173 appoint
ments made; 101 appeared 81 bottles blood accepted
Normal operation without requiring extra help would be $50
pnts Over this amount requires extra paid nurses extra
paid technclans and extra paid DOCTORS besides extra equip
ment This that blood will cost more per pint when
blood is collected On this particular visit it required $50
volunteers to recruit by telephone the 73 This sounds
iandsh but many times nthS case there many
$500 telephone calls made to the appointments At
this visit we had IL volunteers who put in 722 hours We
had six nurses two chnicans and DOCTOR The number
of volunteers does not include volunteer Motor Corps drivers
who went to pick people and found they either not at
home or had forgotten that they were to give blood
The Montgomery County quota for blood for 1953-54
Fiscal year starts July 1s is $3.50 pnts So far have
collected 1903 We still have to make 1547 pnts before
July list and have three visits For the first
months of the past fiscal year 54 pns of blood have been
used by three County hospitals and Walter Reed Hospital
think the attitude of the residents of this County is
II thought the over" We still supplying blood
those patients think lose track of the fact that the blood
give may be the blood that next week will
lives.
Great advancements have been made in saving great
part of the blood that formerly not good after 2 days
Derivatives from the blood being used to stop hemohag
ing; another derivatve is Gamma Globuin though
there controversy about Polio being by doctors
for Contagious Hepatts and for Measles.
We certainly should know that sockpile of blood is
needed at all times for just such tragedies the explosion
and fire aboard the aircraft carrier Bennington The Red
Cross always prepared to supply blood in emergencies of
this sort Most people will rush out to offer to give their
blood at time of disaster not realizing that blood must
be typed and classified before be used We should have
the urge give the blood before is needed that
blood the time required 1t just much disaster when
the child next door is down by truck and blood is
needed for future citizens.
Will you help?