I"! 0GDEN <UTAH) STANDARD-IXAMINER _THURSDAY EVENING. OCTOBER 16,1952, Welfare Council ■ Plans Volunteer Workers' Bureau At a general meeting of the Ogden Community Welfare council this week, a committee was appointed to investigate ways and means of setting up a volunteer work bureau to recruit personnel for drives, blood banks and sim-, ilar community service undertakings. Members of the committee who will make the study and the report,are Mrs. H. S. Howarth, Mrs. Louis P. Matthei and Mrs. L. J. Paine. The general meeting, held at the Red Cross chaptcr house, was the first since general organization of the council was completed. Mrs. Elizabeth Tueller, chairman, presided and Mrs. Margaret Keller, executive secretary of the Children's Aid society, reported to the gathering on directors' meetings- held throughout the summer to complete organization of the council. The group was organized in an effort to achieve better coordination of health and welfare agencies, departments of government, service clubs and other health and welfare fields. . Theme of the general meeting | was, "Know Your Community I First." Red Cross Plans Special Training Course A special Red Cross instructor's* at the chapter home, 1961 Wash trawiing course and care of the ington Blvd. Classes will be con-sick class will be conducted by the ducted from 7 p. m. to 10 p. m Weber County chapter starting „ „„,,„„ ' . , , 1 m' Monday The course will include one prac- The 30-hour fcourse will be held fc. On Saturday, Oct. 25. on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thurs- ^J™8*' ' V,'X"hour days and Saturdays for two weeks Sffi Wll' be held> **rs. Milton H. --1___White.chairman, said.- ApplitatiojVfor takirigthe course may be made by calling the chap-; ter homCjV.3-8601, or Mrs. 0 C -♦Hammond, 3-0172. Persons completing the course will qualify to instruct in all Red Cross nursing classes. The course will be given free. Instructors will include Mrs. Hammond, Mrs. Ann Martin, Red Cross nursing representative for Utah and Nevada; Mrs. Flora E. Abbott assistant director of nursing services, from San Francisco. Veteran Who Has Seen Hundreds Fall Joins in Plea tor Lite-Saving Blood Re^ Cross Spur'i Fund Chairmen A young Korea veteran who + has seen hundreds of his buddies fall in Korea, today joined in the appeal for the blood that saves many of their lives. The soldier, M/Sgt. Harmon B. Barton, plans to donate a pint himself when the mobile blood unit appears tomorrow in front of St. Joseph's Catholic church, 24th St. and Adams Ave. It will be there from 11 a. m. to 3 p. m. Eight Months in Lines The young GI, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harmon B. Barton of 2537 Tyler Ave., spent eight months in front-line combat. He didn't see any actual transfusions because he was seldom behind the lines where that occurred but he saw plenty of his buddies lose' the precious life fluid that must be immediately replaced. "Blood donated by people here at home has saved the lives of thousands of American boys, but thousands more are going to need it before fighting comes to an end," Barton declared. The youth commended the use of helicopters in transporting wounded men to hospitals behind the lines. Each plane is equipped with two capsules, one on each side. The men, on stretchers, are laid inside these capsules and a top lowered over them to protect them during the flight, he said. The veteran says advancement by U. S. troops is practically at a standstill now. The Chinese have dug into every hill and any advance would have to be through about 10 miles of heavily entrenched lines, he said. "We just don't have the men to do it." Two Years' Service Barton has been discharged from service after serving with the army for two years. He is a graduate of Ogden high school and the University of Utah. Prior : to entering service, he was employed with an insurance company at Hartford, Conn. His mother is chairman of the Division chairmen of the Weber county American Red Cross drive were urged today to complete collections in order that the current fund drive may be reported "over the top" tomorrow at the final report luncheon. The luncheon will be held in the chapter home, 1961 Washington Blvd., sponsored by Anderson Lumber Co. and Amalgamated Sugar Co. At .'the second report luncheon last week, workers reported slightly over S16.000. This is 31 percent of the county goal of $51,799. Sparking the drive this year were the various military bases surrounding Ogden. Most of the other 10 divisions of the drive were expected to turn in substantial reports tomorrow.), 1 if. i , Harmon B. Barton (left) has a real incentive for signing up to donate blood tomorrow, for he reccntlv returned from Korea where he saw hundreds of his comrades fall under enemy fire. Getting his name on the dotted line is his mother, Mrs. H. B. Barton, chairman of Weber county Red Cross Grey Ladies. Weber county Red Cross grey ladies and also has given several pints of blood. Mrs. H. R. Merman, chairman of the county Red Cross blood program, issued an appeal to Weber county residents to donate blood at the Red Cross mobile unit tomorrow. No appointment is necessary, she emphasized. The goal for tomorrow is a minimum of 200 pints. Mrs. Merman said for the past three nights persons attending the Egyptian theatre have been requested to sign pledges to give blood and the response has been quite favorable. The request will be repeated tonight, she said. Persons who give blood will be given a free pass to the theatre at the mobile blood procurement unit tomorrow. Mrs. Merman emphasized that persons who plan to donate blood should not eat any solid food within four hours of the time they plan to go to procurement unit. Weber Elects Red Cross Officer Slate OGDEN (S p e c i a 1) — T. G. Schmidt, local store manager, Monday night was unanimously re-elected chairman of Weber County Chapter, American Red Cross, and John Seaman was named vice chairman. Blaine V. Glasmann Jr., secretary; Frank Francis Jr., treasurer, and Mrs. Leah P. Greenwell, chapter manager. The action occured during the annual meeting in the chapter house and was marked by the. award of a 35-year-service pin and certificate to Mrs. R. B. Porter, charter member of the chapter. Others receiving pins and awards included Dr. R. L. Draper, 25 years; A. T. Barrett, Mrs. O. C. Hammond, Miss Sarah McCracken, George Bowman and Hyles Watkins, 15 years; Mrs. Margaret Feeny, Mrs. Harmon B. Burton, Mrs. H. R. Merman, Dr. Arthur Perkins, G. Miles .Toes, L. W. Robbins and R. E. Edens, 10-year-pins and certificates. Others were given awards for lesser time with the chapter. Most of the past chairmen were present to give short reports of their terms of office, with special interest focused on the war pgryo^ 0^1917 and 1941. 'It's Wonderful; Blood Donors Swamp Facilities Ogden area residents yesterday caught the spirit of giving life's most precious gift to our fighting men for Christmas. Mrs. H. R. Merman, chairman of the Weber County blood program, said 160 persons appeared to donate blood for military use. Of these, 144 were able to give a pint of life-giving ,bipod each. "It was wonderful," said Mrs. Merman. "We feel that this was Qne of the most successful blood appeals to be sounded in Ogden. The workers in the procurement unit were busy every moment of the day." A special appeal was sounded several days ago on the note that the best possible Christmas gift those at home could give our fighting, men in Korea was a pftit of blood. The fine response was especially heartening since Ogden previously has fallen d6wn badly during past visits of the unit, said Mrs. Merman. The mobile unit is expected to return to Ogden sometime during January.