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Show WOMEN SIGNING FOR AIDE DUTY Stick-to-it’ Character Is Necessay, Avers Chairman Women are again enrolling in the training course for nurse’s aides, in response to the call in Ogden for at least 50 such volunteers. The intensive 80 hour training course starts May 4. The first 34 hours are of class instruction. The second part of the course consists of 45 hours of supervised training in the wards of the Dee hospital Duties Varied Mrs. Leonard G. Diehl, chairman of the nurse’s aide committee, explained that the aides do not do the “dirty work” in the hospital. “Their duties are varied and pleasant. They make bed, take pulses and temperatures, sterilize dishes, and attend to many details which do not require technical training,” she declared. “They are not called on to do service at the hospital after completing their 150 hours a year unless a disaster should occur or unless a definite emergency arises. “Nurse’s aides will not be called out of this territory in the time of disaster unless they sign to that effect. Women may register for day or evening classes at the Red Cross office, city-county building, from ten a.m. to five p.m. or by phoning 7961. Serious Attitude “The nature of the course,”Mrs. Diehl said, “requires that applicants be conscientious, seriousnminded individuals, who are sure that they will see the thing through once they have begun.” “Once again,” she said, “I cannot emphasize too strongly the pressing need for volunteers for this type of service. We don’t have to wait for bombings and explosions, the need is here, right now! “We are appealing to patriotic woman of our nation to volunteer for our nurse’s aide corps and to render a great service to humanity and to victory for the decent democratic way of life!” Writing to News & Views, E. L. Fischer, who is associated with L. G. Diehl, transportation chairman of the Red Cross disaster committee, now connected with the Weber county defense council, says: “In connection with our telephone conversation this morning concerning survey of trucks which would be available in case of disaster in this area, I find that although the form to be filled out by owners, which I prepared, was published in your paper for three issues, we have received only seven replies. On the other hand, in one day of telephoning we listed 76 trucks from laundries and lumber companies alone. While our telephone operator was making these calls there were many of them that complained that they should not furnish this information when they had already given the same information to the state. “The poor response to the form printed in the paper, I therefore attribute to a misunderstanding on the part of the public, who seem to think that since this information is already in the hands of the state that local committees should get such information from the state. F.D. Will House “Hospital’ Trailer An emergency trailer prepared by the Weber county chapter of the American Red Cross will be stationed in the Central fire station, city commissioners decided today, upon receipt of a communication from Chief Elmer A. Anderson, who said he had found satisfactory space for the vehicle. Cook Instructor To Give Lecture Miss Emily Conklin, instructor at The Standard-Examiner’s Victory cooking school, will lecture on meat buying, preparation and serving Thursday at eight p.m. in Utah Power hall. Those who have completed the Red Cross standard nutrition course who have taken home economics courses, who teach or work professionally with foods or who are members of Weber county nutritional council are invited to attend. |