Milford chronicle., 1955-09-30
Outline Steps To
Fight Cancer

Steps to more effectively fight
cancer through strengthening
county organizations in both Kent
and Sussex Counties were outlined
Thur Bday, September %, when the
Delaware Division Of the American
Cance er Society held its annual
meeting in Wilmington.
The move will see separate Can
Ger Society Unit offices in George
town and Dover organized along
lines prescribed by the national
organization to give each county a
maximum amount of local deter
minatiOn in establishing and carry
ing out its own cancer-fighting
program, according to DR.. w. =.
Gordon, executive committee chair
man for the Delaware Division.
In Sussex County. key commit
tees are already functioDing to
7 handle cancer education, services
to cancer patients, ana Embarrassing
activities, it was reported. Similar
committees in Kent County are ex-
pected to swing into action within
/ the Iext few months.
The 1855 Cancer Crusade raised
q gra. nd total of $1O2,024.23 through
out the state, the meeting was told
/ by Frank J. HOrty, crHsade chair
man. OF this amount, S9,462.03 was
credi ted to Kent County and $12,-
S58.6b to Sussex County. 1t was by
far the most successful campaign
ever staged in Delaware to solicit
funds to battle this dread disease.
Dr. Gordon was reelected to
serve a second term as chairman
of the state divisions executive
committee. Also reelected to di-
vision offices were Dr.. James Beebe,
president; William Raskob, treas
urer, and Dr. John w. Howard, sec
retary.
County chairmen reelected were
DR.. ], leslie M. Dobson Of Milford for
| Sussex County; DR.. c. ]. Prickett
of Smyrna for Kent County; and
DR.. w. w. Lattomus of Wilmington
for New Castle County. Mrs. Viii
liam n. Cam Of Wilmington was
Reelected as commander of the
Women S Volunteer Army through
out the state, with Vice-cOmmanders
| Mrs. William ]. Messick Of SeafOrC
for s. Sussexs County, Mrs. H. B. King
of Dover for Kent County, and Mrs
Samuel Handloff of Newark fol
New Castle County. Mrs. Cam an
nOunced that the associate vice
commanders for the county units
will be Mrs. Gilbert BOush of VIII.
mington for New Castle County
Mrs. Robert Vandegrift Of OceaI
View for Sussex County; Mrs. The
odore Collins Of Dover for Ken
County
@. Grear YOunt Of Wilmington
previously vice chairman of the
campaign committee, was elected
chairman for the coming year. DR.
Emerson Y. Gladhill of Whining
ton was reelected chairman OF th'
state divisions medical committee
Real progress in early detection
of cancer through detection centeri
opera Rted by the Delaware Division
in the Wilmington area was report
ed. IA total of 2,407 examination
were performed during the veal
ending August 81, with 422 cases
being referred to family physicians
for further examination and treat
ment If required. Records OF th'
detection centers since they frs
opened in 1948 showed a number
Of cases Of the disease which were
discovered in early stages and sue
cessfully held in check. Similar de
lection centers are being conducte'
by the State Board Of Health il
) Sussex, Kent, and rural New Castl
: Counties areas with the assistanc
! Of volunteer workers from the Del
] ewaEe Division, who record medica
histories.
! sd rvices to 167 needy cancer pa
: tients throughout the state durint
! the year ranged all the way frOI
: rendering assistance with hospita
expenses to providing drugs an
sickroom equipment. A strikin
: figure in this report by DR.. Howar
Z was the more than 10000 dressing
: of various sizes, made up by volun
: teerT workers and used by q pa
e tients. AS Of September 1, tota
! of 97 active cases were being sery
B ed, he stated.
/ Meantime, educational activitie
OF the Delaware Division carrie
t the story of cancers seven DANCE
: signals to thousands of residents {
e the state. Films and speakers weT
: provided for schools and clubs j
2 an EFFORT to help speed recognitiO
Of cancer symptoms. In SUISSE
e Coun nty, nine teams, each eOnsistin
= of d doctor and a layman, carrie
Z the cancer message to meeting
v throughout the county. During th
!, Can Ger Crusade alone, $4,000 piece
), of educational literature on the dii
80 --ro.,so ,IigArsF sF,vYfod