Red Cross Blood
Program Big Success
Donations from Fieldcrest employees
accounted for a sizeable part of blood
given in the Red Cross blood program
when the Bloodmobile visited Leaks-
ville February 21. A total of 201 local
persons gave a pint of blood — 25
gallons — which was rushed to Char
lotte, re-packed in ice, flown to Cal
ifornia, re-packed once more then
flown to Honolulu. After once more
being packed in fresh ice it went by
plane to Japan and thence to the bat
tle front in Korea. The life-saving
blood arrived in Korea on Friday af
ternoon just 48 hours after leaving
Leaksville.
Seldom in the past had the Tri-Ci
ties responded so heartily for a call
for action in so worthy a cause. Al
though few who responded knew that
the blood would be sent to Korea im
mediately in a race wth death, they
knew that the Red Cross is facing a
colossal task is securing 1,500,000
pints of blood this year and were eag
er to help the Armed forces in any
way.
Red Cross Drive
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quota. E. Roland Harriman, national
Red Cross president, said the $18,000,000
boost in this year’s goal is due entirely
to the enormous demand placed on
Red Cross by the expanding military
forces and the civil defense program.
Brig. Gen. David Sarnoff, chairnian
of the Board of the Radio Corporation
of America, and this year’s national
fund campaign chairman, has said that
job facing Red Cross in 1951 may prove
to be the biggest task the organization
has ever undertaken.
All phases of Red Cross service are
being expanded to gear for defense.
One of the earliest programs to be
increased was that for securing blood.
The Armed Services first requested
blood to be flown overseas last August
and the Red Cross responded imme
diately. Within five days the first ship
ment was on its way. Since then, blood
has been supplied on a regular schedule,
with needs increasing daily.
Besides acting as official agency for
the collection of blood and its deriva
tives lor the military. Red Cross co-or
dinates the collection of blood for civil
defense. To supply these and regular
civlian needs, the agency must collect
1,500,000 pints of blood this year.
First Aid training, a year-round pro
gram of the Red Cross will be expand
ed this year to meet a goal of training
20,000,000 persons in emergency care
of the sick or injured, including treat-
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ment of injuries from atom-bomb at
tack.
In addition to these expanded pro
grams, Red Cross must continue its re
sponsibility for aid in disasters through
out the country. Its services to veterans
of World War I and II, its Junior Red
Cross program and its cooperation with
Red Cross societies in other countries.
Receiving no funds from the govern
ment, the Red Cross is dependent en
tirely on the generosity of the Ameri
can people for the financial backing to
carry on its vast program of service.
Contributions will be solicited during
the one - week campaign beginning
March 5, and every man and woman in
Leaksville, Spray and Draper is urged
to give generously.
FIELDCREST MILL WHISTLE