Kankakee Valley Post, Volume 17, Number 17, DeMotte, Jasper County, 21 March 1947 — Cancer Drive To Be Held in April [ARTICLE]

Cancer Drive To Be Held in April

“Put your efforts! with doctors and 'their’s. With yours,” were Dr. G. H. A.-. Clowe’s, of Indianapolis, Chamber °of Indiana Cancel' -Society Board of directors, words as he .presided at the, annual -State Institute* dinner meeting at Indianapolis recently?, with more than 1.50 volunteers, and',,representative A of medical profession attending. ■ : y Addressing the group was the '.principal speaker. Dr. H. J. Muller, : professor of Zoology of Indiana university, .who urged that present educational and research programs of the.society be foHqwed. ; . •• ' - 1 ’ Fortunately; the Cancer Society recognizes' the fundamental study of research and it js an enlightenment to recognizC fundamental scientific study of research. We do not give doctors and science. turning around room for cancel and ivsearch—{but Dr. Clowes, emphatically. added, ‘’Arnehc-an people- will put irCfor research dnd aTso stress< d >r the people to make, a point of coinect examination before .it is too late. Iti th.e state of Indiana, it vj*as, pointed out a total of 22,701 died of cancer from 19*12 to 1946. April is campaign ntontli. Indiana’s goal of $2*2.120 is a pajrt of a $12,000,000 goal of American Cancer Spc--iety. .Jasper - county wlil have Its share in teaching this goal, whjcltj {is Vet. hast?' - , t een set. but las in the past, they will do a splendid job. / ,* j Mr. L A. Searcy and Mr. NVil Bott have been appointed Campaign Chairmen atul are now setting up plans for -the April drive.