The Sidney herald., 1959-10-21
What You Should
Know About uN


Nine years ago, in October, 1850,
one small Sunday school class
trick or treated" for UNICEF, a
specialized agency of the United
Nations. 1t was their idea and they
loved helping other children. Other
youngsters liked the idea too, so
each year the idea spread until it
reached every corner Of our 48
states. Americans and friends
abroad learned of it, and now from
tropical to northern chimes the
original chant resounds across our
nation and around the world. "Pen-
MES for UNICEF will help the
children of the world get we'll"
More than two million young
sters had the fun sharing their
Halloween last October with the
sick and hungry children of the
world. Their combined gifts of
pennies, nickels and dimes rang
up an amazing collective gift of
more than M million dollars. This
was converted by UNICEF into
protective v%accines, penicillin, an
tibiotics, milk, vitamins and many
other things to make and keep
children well and strong. The
sharing of a typical American hol-
iday means the promise of a hap
pier future for millions of boys
and girls suffering from disease
and malnutrition.
Halloween was more fun than
ever, for all tradition was retain
ed. Costumes were donned, spoOks
and spacemen rang door bells ask
ing for treats of coins for others
less fortunate. Halloween parties
were all the more fun, with that
inner glow of doing something for
others burning brightly.
Each year tens of thousands
more young Americans join those
already celebrating Halloween the
UNICEF way. They hope more
will join them this year to make
Halloween 1859 a record year Of
giving the children of the world a
chance, to live.
Is your community participating
in 1.-THE Trick is to Treat" for UNI
ICEF? If not, / am sure your chill
dren would like to join the other
youngsters of the nation in help
ing to furnish: a penny, which will
provide the vaccine to protect a
child against tuberculosis: a pen
ney. to provide five large glasses
of milk, or five cents, for enough
penicillin to cure a child of the
dread disease, yaws.
"Self-help" IS the keynote of
UNICEF aid. Assisted countries
match every UNICEF dollar with
an average of $500 of their own.
Throughout each year Halloween
coins r helping to make a holt
day from fear, disease and hunger
for millions of children. With this
help goes the understanding that
someone cared enough to treat"
With two-thirds, or 600 million,
of the worlds children suffering
from diseases or malnutrition, UN-
ICEF faces a gigantic task. Last
year its programs in mass disease
control, long range nutrition,
mother-child welfare, and emer-
gency help reached As million
children and their mothers.
Combining traditional fun with
a constructive purpose gives us
extra benefits right here at home.
A problem Day" can and is be-
coming a special day of internal
tional good will. Parents and COM
.unity leaders share in both the
fun and accomplishment. Organ
izations enjoy working together
On a united community effort for
he benefit of their children-and
all children everywhere, regard
less of their color, race or creed.
Won't you try to make this a
community affair by joining with
Yther groups in your town or vicin-
ty to promote this worthwhile
,roject. All checks or money orders
should be made payable to u. S.
Committee for UNICEF and mail
ID to u. S. Committee for UNICEF,
O. Box 1913, Church Street
Station, New York 8, N. Y.
Would you please send a card
Rev. George S. Sanders, Sidney,
Montana who is chairman of the
JNICEF Program in Sidney this
Halloween, reporting all monies
ent in from Richland County sc
hat he can report the total to the
American Association for the u. N.
Those in Mckenzie County should
'eport to Mrs. Joe Zettic, Watford
,ity, North Dakota.