Ogden Civil Defense Program Spurred by Warden Signup OGDEN (Special)—Plans for a city-wide civil defense effort now being implemented by the Ogden council of Parent-Teachers Asso-iciations, are going forward and the recruitment of 778 block war¬dens to cover the residential dis¬tricts of the city is expected to be completed this month, officials "I .said Friday. Under direction of Maj. Ralph I M. Fuller, state director of plans and operations and civil defense, : and Mrs. Russell Hirst, Ogden, P-T A council co-chairman of civil defense, a survey is being carried on throughout the city to indi¬cate conditions in the respective neighborhoods, in order that workers and disaster squads may have valuable advance informa¬tion available in case of emer¬gency. At completion of the survey, a training course under direction of Maj. Fuller, will be set up in each P-T A district. In cooperation with the Ogden city school civil defense program, each P-T A has appointed per¬sonnel to work with official civil¬ian defense workers and the Red Cross. Defense Bases Play Big Role In Annual Red Cross Drive By BERT STRAND Few people realize the part work¬ers at the various military depots surrounding Ogden play in the We-ber county Red Cross drive. Their contributions each year make up at least one-third of the total figure collected. All the rest of the 10 divisions make up the rest. This year the military division, headed by Col. Graves B. McGarv, (ret.) has turned in over $20,000. This is almost' half the total fig¬ure of $48,058. If the total amount turned in by military workers stays the same, and the drive goes over the top, they will still have contributed over one-third. Heading the List Heading the list is Hill air force base with a total of $10,969. This base has many more employes than any of the others, it was explained. Others contributing are, Clear¬field naval supply depot, $3670; Utah general depot, $4538, and Og¬den arsenal "'$1900. Meanwhile, drive officials re¬ported the contributions to the 1952 drive were still coming in. Slight¬ly over $500 has been received since the final report^ luncheon last Thursday. It is hoped the drive goal of $5,779 will be reached before dona¬tions slow. Persons who have not donated to the drive and would care to, are asked to contact the chapter home, 3-8601 and a worker will pick it up. They may also send the contribution to the Weber County Chapter, American Red Cross, 1961 Washing-ton Blvd. den. Red Cross Spurs Drive to Recruit Ten Polio Nurses SALT LAKE CITY, July 26 (AP) The American Red Cross under¬took today to recruit at least 10 more nurses throughout Utah to care for polio patients hospitalized in Salt Lake City and ,Ogden. The Red Cross was asked yes-terday to head the recruiting drive at a meeting attended by its rep-resentatives, National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, and state health department. American Red Cross Drive Scheduled Through March OVERSEAS AID—One of the many humanitarian aids of the American Red Cross is shown as Junior Red Cross members from Lincoln Junior High pack a chest for. Filled with soap, washcloths, towels, pencils, cray¬ons supplies and other tides, the chest supplies for 50 Vudents -war-scarred countries." Left to right are Dennis Vitale, Bonnie San¬ders and Arlene Aste. Teams Approach Accord on POW Trade Terms Seeks Red Cross At Wednesday’s staff officers’ meeting, Col. George W. Hickman, handling the U. N. side of the prisoner problem, argued for joint Red Cross teams to be allowed to go immediately to the prisoner camps once the armistice is signed. But he added the Allies did not want it made compulsory that Red Cross teams visit the camps before some prisoners were started back to their own lines.