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pint* of blood donated by the American people, bet that the requirements of Korea had virtually exhausted the supply. He further stated that a coal- of 2*00,000 pints of whole blood mast be reached by July, 1052, which would mean a donation of 200,000 pints of blood per month. Senator (Guest then |»W us a stirring account of some of the previous world combats and bow the use of blood and blood derivatives had lessened the death rate and saved many a boy bn the battle- field, who would otherwise not have returned He described in aebl rending words an American soldier lying unconscious on a liter at a Korean dressing station and the miracle preformed by the immediate injection of plasma, which Cave this young soldier another chance in life. He then gave us ah
' of the casualties in a
city from on# “A Bomb”
it forth that a possible 20,000 from 80,000 Japanese killed H
with blood a principal one. In other words that there should be adequate blood and plasma quickly available for possible multipie bombings of American cities, as well as for qse on the battlefield. He stated that whole blood could not be stored or preserved for more than 21 to 80 days, however there is great hope of preserving the * whole blood for a longer period, poasibly 00 days, but on the other hand they can preserve blood plasma for five years. Senator Guest told us that anyone between the ages of 21 and 50 in good health could donate blood, but that it wae necessary to obtain tiie permission of the parents or guardians of those between 10 and 21. Senator Guest ended h i s (speech with the following words: “None of you, 1 know, would hesitate to give his life to save a Child from death. All you are now being asked to do is to contribute a small amount of the precious fluid that a boy in Korea may live”.
The acting chairman expressed our appreciation to Senator Guest for his speech and begged us to do everything possible to assist in this essential program, setting forth that Rappahannock county’s quota would be 200 pints of blood a year at the present, hut that this quota might be raised, which would at this time mean that we would be expected to donate 120 pints of
(See BLOOD BANK, page 6)
Bradley Addas Buys ^
Cottage Near Old Hollow
Mrs. Viola M. Siebert of Luray has sold her three-room cottage and an acre of bind; located near her farm In Dark Hollow, a mile and p half above Sperryv}Ue, to ifr. and Mrs. J. Bradley'Atkins. Mr, Atkins will seen begin eatengive improvements on the building K'fsd'land.
The sale was negotiated by 8. S. Honing, broker, of Sperryville.
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