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Vital Program Gets
Assistance in Many
Voluntary Forms '
3,600 Pints of Blood
Collected in Year
One of the biggest most effec
tive cooperative movements ever
undertaken in Jackson county
Is devoted entirely to the allev
iation of human suffering and
the saving of human lives.
The job collecting blood for
the use of the armed forces and
for civilian necessities requires
WORK CREDIT GIVEN
Her Is a list of the people
who are directly responsible
for the continuing success of
the outstanding blood collec
- tion program in Jackson coun
ty, described in the accomp
anying article.
Over-all chairman is Mrs.
Lesion Huntley. Mrs. V. Ward
Hammond is chairman of the
recruitment committee.
In Medford. recruitment is
handled by John Dellenback,
service clubs; Houston Pitts,
fruit industry; George Potu
cek, labor; the Rev. George
R. V. Bolster, church groups;
, Mrs. Raymond Reter, women's
groups, and Allen Smith, lum
ber industry.
The community recruitment
chairmen are Mrs. H. 8. Ingle.
Ashland; Mrs. Ed Malloy,
Butte Falls; Miss Grace Siuhr,
Camp White; Mrs. Gertrude
Stanley, Eagle Point; Mrs.
Paul Thompson, Gold Hill;
Mrs. Edna Harmon. Phoenix;
Mrs. Marjorie Biden, Prospect;
Mrs. D. E. Brace. Rogue River;
Mrs. Agnes Brown. Shady
cove; Mrs.' Emmeti Nealon.
Table Rock, and Mrs. Evelyn
Lowe, Talent.
The general committee in
cludes Dr. O. T. Hyerman. in
charge of medical work; Mrs.
H. C. Ingle, publicity; Mrs.
E. P. Merrick and Mrs. Frank
E. Canirill, appointments, and
Mrs. Don Hughes, records and
statistics.
Ex-ofiicio members Include
Ed Branchfield. Red Cross
chapter chairman; Mrs. Frank
Fairweathor. chapter vice
chairman, and Mrs. John S.
.Day, chairman of volunteer
services.
the services of many volunteer
workers. In the particular in
stance of Jackson county.it also
involves the organized coopera
tion of a number of groups,
which have given the blood pro
ject top priority on their public
service programs.
Blood to Save Lives
This story .then, is principally
a recording to the names oz in
dividual and organizations who
have given their time and effort
to brina the rich red blood of
Jackson county people into the
' blood banks, where it will save
the life of a wounded soldier in
Korea, or the life of an injured
youngster in a Medford hospital.
First of all, the per capita
donation of blood in Jackson
county is among the largest any
where in the nation. The Pacific
northwest region is ranked high,
and Jackson county has consist
ently ranked near the top in the
region.
The blood program was not in
" effect here during the war, be
cause there- was insufficient
equipment. But at the outbreak
of the Korean conflict, the De
fense Department called on the
Red Cross to supply blood for
the wounded.
Negotiations Started.
It was in November, 1950,
that negotiations between the
Red Cross chapter here and the
Portland regional blood center
began, with Ed Branchfield,
chapter chairman, and Mrs. I. E.
, Schuler, then vice-chairman, in
-charge. Plans progressed rapid
ly, and Mrs. John S. Day was
named chairman of the blood
program, with Mrs. Leston Hunt
ley as recruitment ' chairman.
Mrs. Frank Fairweather and
Jennings Pierce also aided in the
early phases.
The hospitals, too, cooperated,
as did the Jackson County Medi
cal society and the public health
department, with Drs. Reinhold
Kanzler and A. E. Merkel help
ing the work.
The first bloodmobile visit in
the county was to Medford on
Jan. 23, 1951, at the Labor tem
ple. Since the first collection, of
235 pints, the blood program has
grown rapidly. More than 3,600
pints of blood have been collect
ed in the county during 19
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BLOOD COLLECTION CENTER TN ACTION Shown
above is the basement lounge of the Medford tlks temple
where the blood center sets up shop on each visit to Medford.
The center is largely staffed with volunteer workers, as
described in the accompanying article. In the center and at
right staff members are taking medical histories and making
SECRETARIES AT WORK Members of
the National Secretaries association perform
much of the paper work involved in the blood
program on a volunteer basis, much of it done
Bloodmobile visits. Of the total,
1,141 pints have been used local
ly and 2,500 have gone for mili
tary use. It ii estimated that
some 300 soldiers have been di
rectly aided by blood from here.
Pleasant Location
The blood center later was
moved to the Elks temple, fur
nished without charge, and it
has been described as one of the
most pleasant and satisfactory
blood locations in the region.
The number of work-hours
necessary each time is about 600
all of them volunteered. So
far, some 11,500 hours have been
given by workers in all phases
of the program, an equivalent of
five full-time, year-a round
workers.
While the Red Cross is the co
ordinating agency for the pro
gram, the blood collections
would be impossible without the
aid of many clubs and groups
throughout the county.' Of these,
the Medford Junior Service
league was the first to volunteer
support, and since then has staff
ed and provided funds for the
canteen at each Medford visit,
and visits at Ashland and Camp
White. League President Mrs.
A- S. Cummings named Mrs.
Robert J. Cunningham to be in
charge of the canteen.
Give Office Help
The American Legion auxil
iary under two presidents, Mrs.
Merle Jarman and Mrs. Roy
Stoy, has furnished office help
ers, who come in before eacn
Bloodmobile visit to prepare ap
pointment sheets, and work on
the appointment desk during the
visit.
After each visit in the county,
the National Secretaries associa
tion mails out donor certificates,
and- keeps the permanent file
cards of donors. Miss Betty
Brugman is. president, and for
each visit she recruits five or
six members for "after-hours"
work, which often means late
evening hours in the Red Cross
office.
The local group of the Oregon
State Nurses association pro
vides nurses for Bloodmobile
days, to .assist the Bloodmobile
staff nurses. They all have tak
en special blood program train
ing, and Miss Lotus Eaton and
Mrs. Joe Beach share responsi
bility for their assignment.
" Aubrey Norris and Franklin
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van yea, present and past exalt
ed rulers of the . Elks, have ar
ranged for the temple to be in
readiness for each visit there
have been 10 there and the
Elks also provide janitor service.
"Invaluable" Help
The Boy scouts have given
"invaluable" assistance. blood
program leaders say, in setting
up and taking down equipment
assisting the Red Cross motor
service and, with members of the
Junior Red Cross, assisting in
checking wraps and in other re
lated chores, such as the distrib
ution of publicity posters, which
are made by the Medford high
school art classes under the di
rection of their instructor, Paul
Gasparotti.
The large sign erected at each
visit was designed and painted
by the art classes, after being
built by Col. C. E. Stafford,
county civil defense director,
from materials donated by
George Porter.
Blood Transported
Handling of blood is also a co
operative effort In emergencies,
the state police transport blood,
and have done so frequently.
making trips to Grants Pass and
Ashland. In other emergencies,
the Civil Air Patrol or Mercy
Flights, Inc., have taken over,
taking blood to Klamath Falls or
Grants Pass.
In addition, "walking donors"
may be called week-days and
Saturday mornings, and if the
emergency is at night or on
Sunday, the Medford fire depart
ment calls donors from its up-to-
date duplicate blood register.
A never-ending stream of pub
licity aids the continued success
of the blood program. Toast-
masters and Toastmistresses
clubs have provided speakers,
and handled the showing of re
cruitment films. The Chin Up
club provides a press clipping
service, with Mrs. F. G. Thayer
handling much of the work.
The three local radio stations.
KYJC. KMED and KWIN, and
The Medford Mail Tribune and
the Ashland Daily Tidings have
given time and space to publicize
the bloodmobile visits. The Tal
ent News Flashes and the Rogue
River Times have also given
generous aid.
Businessmen Contribute
Many local businessmen have
contributed time and facilities,
with both newspaper advertising
and window display space. -
Many service clubs have plac
ed themselves on a quota donor
basis .including Kiwanis, Crater
Lions, Activians (who are 100
per cent registered and go as oft
en aa allowed five times per
year), Rotarians ami Medford
Lions, who all give regularly. -
Women's organizations also
contribute donors on quotas, in-
chiding the Ladles - Mounted
I troop. Lady Elks, Medical assc
idation auxiliary, Lady Rotari-
blood rests: at the left donors are waiting their turn or having
their temperature taken, and the blood collection proper is
taken on cots behind the curtains in the background. The
blood collection program in the county takes more than 11,000
hours of volunteer work, the equivalent of five full-time
workers. (Shangle photo)
during the evenings. Shown bove at the Red
Cross chapter office are, left to right, Gloria
Minneci, Margaret Robeson, Darlyn Rudd,
Betty Brugman, association president, and
Jeanne Brown. (Shangle photo)
ans, Kiwanian Dames and
American Legion auxiliary.
The Red Cross volunteer serv
ices play a large part in the
blood program. The motor serv
ice, with Mrs. Robert Shepherd
and Mrs. James Town in charge,
furnishes transportation for don
ors and other motor vehicle
needs. Nurses aides, headed by
Mrs. C W. Guches, assist the
staff nurses in assembling donor
sets, labeling bottles and other
laboratory work. Grey Ladies,
of which Mrs. J. P. Naumes and
Mrs. Martin Luther are co-chairmen,
provide eight or ten mem
bers each visit as hostesses. The
newest Red Cross group, service
to the community, also aids in
various ways, frequently greet
ing donors and checking wraps.
Mrs. S. M. Tuttle and Mrs. Max
Peirce are co-chairmen.
Others Have Roles
The staff aides assist In vari
ous other ways, with Mrs. C. L.
Pence and Mrs. H. B. Murphy as
co-chairmen. The Junior Red
Cross, with Mrs. C Reese Bra
ley in charge, conduct a nursery
for children. Many of the volun
teer workers are not otherwise
uniformed, and wear yellow
smocks made by Red Cross pro
duction workers under Mrs. C.
SUNDAY
HEALTH
CHATS
By Dr. Frank J,
HlMM
One of the most common dis
comforts the human body is af
flicted with is a condition called
"Brachial Neuritis." Which
means simply: an inflammation
of the group of nerves supplying
the shoulder and upper arm to
numbness of the hands. The lat
ter complaint is the one which,!
most frequently, causes the pa
tient to seek relief. He will pre
sent a history of awakening in
the morning with one or both
hands being numb andor pain
ful. Or he will complain of his I
hands continually "going to
sleep" when he attempts to use
them for some concentrated ef
fort, such as writing.
Because of the insidious onset ,
of this disease it is usually
brought to the Doctor's attention
after it becomes chronic. Modern
manipulative treatment with
physiotherapy as an adjunct, has
been quite successful in effecting
permanent relief of this con
dition.
If there Is any question eon-,
cernlng your health, write to
the address given below. I will;
endeavor to answer them week
ly in this column.
Dr. Frank J. Hanaes
jChiropractie Physician ;
138 Oak St ,
Central Point Ore.
Adv. 1
H. Paske, Medford, and Mrs.
Sam McNair, Ashland.
Rogue River has had two
Bloodmobile visits, both highly
successful. Mrs. D. E. Brace is
the chairman there, succeeding
Mrs. W. C. Zieser. Local people
staff the visits, and provide the
canteen. Lions and Civic clubs
were among those assisting in
the visits.
Gold Hill has had one success
ful Bloodmobile visit Mrs. Paul
Thompson, chairman, staffed it
with local people. nd arranged
for the canteen.
Mrs. H. S. Ingle has accepted
the Ashland chairmanship.
There have been five Bloodmo
bile visits there, one sponsored
by Southern Oregon college.
The Junior Chamber of Com
merce handled recruitment
Elks Make Pledge
Last December the Ashland
Elks pledged 1,300 pints of blood
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HANDLE RECRUITMENT CHORE Work
on appointment sheets and recruitment of
blood donors takes many hours of volunteer
labor in the Jackson county blood program.
Shown at their tasks here are, left to right, Mrs.
before July 1, and have already
fulfilled nearly half their pledge.
The Ashland Health association
has served at the canteen, with
food provided by church organi
zations and the Elks club. Dan
Bulkley has handled recruitment
at SOC at all visits, and Mrs.
McNair has helped in overall
planning.
Other county communities
have accepted quotas, and each
month send their donors to Med
ford. This is the only arrange
ment that can be made for the
many willing donors in the
smaller communities.
The county's blood quota is
set on a year basis of 6.2 donors
for each 100 residents. The
county's current yearly quota,
as of July, 1951, is 3,600 pints.
It is now slightly behind the
quota, but with a two-day visit
scheduled April 15 and 16, it is
expected that the quota will be
met or exceeded.
Red Cross workers, now in
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Don Huges, Mrs.
Ward Hammond,
program, Mrs. E.
Huntley, over-all
program.
the midst of a fund drive which
has shown signs of bogging
down, point out that all this
work work vital to the welfare
of. injured servicemen and acci
dent and illness victims is di
rectly dependent upon Red Cross
funds, the only ones available
to keep the blood program going.
SOC Faculty Members
To Attend Meetings
Two faculty members at Sou
thern Oregon college will attend
education meetings at Pullman,
Wash, this week, according to
SOC officials. Eugene Bowman,
associate professor of mathe
matics, and Free da Wilson,
assistant professor of education,
will represent the Ashland col
lege. .
On Monday and Tuesday they
will attend the northwest re
gional conference on improving
teacher education. The following
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Frank E. Cantrill, Mrs. V.
chairman oi the recruitment
P. Merrick and Mrs. Leston
chairman of the entire blood
(Shangle photo)
three days will be devoted to
the annual session of the Inland
Empire Education association.
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