Every Part Of Town (1962)

and I hope that each of you in every part of town will join us again tomorrow at the same time as usual we'll have something that will interest everyone goodbye okay we're good chill fatty take a break everybody rehearsal for tomorrow show in an hour patty yes Robbie are you ever say I'm going to screen that film yes we are lose should be here with it any minute I think he's in the studio now morning patty morning Lou great show this morning thank you did you bring the film right here good Robbie yes buddy would you take this film and set it up for screening please certainly will thank you I've talked to our program director about your ideas Lou and I hope the film will convince him that we can do some worthwhile Red Cross demonstrations on my show I hope so patty good enough i think he should be here any moment hello there Sam good morning Pat may I introduce mr. Luo Shan burger who is the public information chairman for the Red Cross chapter mr. shoenberger mr. Donaldson who is our program director mr. donalsen glad to know you sir how do you do mr. shoenberger you're with the Red Cross full-time no mr. donalsen I'm a volunteer and do most of my Red Cross work in my spare time although my boss is so enthusiastic about the Red Cross himself he does let me off the job to keep an appointment as important as this one lose with the assembly plant that moved in here a year ago he edits the company newsletter and he's done a terrific job recruiting blood donors that also setting up first aid classes for a company employees really and you still have spare time to do your work well I hardly look at it as work mr. donalsen I like people and I like to do things for people so my Red Cross work is what you might call a labor of love I believe in it I see well there is a need for volunteer work I admire your enthusiasm now patty has told me something about your idea of running demonstrations on her TV show and I don't know whether it's a good idea for television now don't misunderstand our station is very public service minded we frequently use your Red Cross spots some of our employees take part in Red Cross activities but you see for Patti's show we've got to have something which will appeal to people in every part of town and so you can see that i'm a bit yesterday listen if I may that every part of town is exactly the reason we're here with Patti because the Red Cross two works with people in every part of town and to use an old saying the picture's worth a thousand words I'd like to show you that film right now well gentlemen I think the film is ready for screening shall we go into the projection room all right you realize of course mr. Donaldson that these scenes are just short clips but as you watch I want you to notice that particularly that this is a type of activity that Red Cross is engaged in at all times and involves all kinds of people as we watch I will explain each of the scenes okay Robby roll it this is Kathy Thompson and she's a very lucky little girl last summer she nearly drowned in a backyard wading pool fortunately a milkman discovered her in time and was able to revive her with mouth-to-mouth respiration he'd learned it in a Red Cross class in the classroom instructors and pupils don't make actual mouse contact but they come close enough to learn how to do it the important thing is to get the victim's head tilted way back to help keep the air passage open I was a little more to it than that of course such as the proper job position how to avoid air leakage and depending on the size of the victim how hard to blow these additional steps can be clearly shown on television and we know of many lives that have been saved because someone saw such a demonstration even as simple as this one and had the idea of what to do in such an emergency needless to say the Thompsons are mighty glad their milk man was prepared for an emergency and knew what to do to save Kathy's life being prepared for emergencies can mean a lot in other ways too these scenes show why hurricane Carla caused the greatest Exodus in modern history where she would strike was so unpredictable that red cross disaster plans were activated along 800 miles of coastline we knowing this kind of devastation was possible annoying the human problems in create thousands of Red Cross volunteers worked around the clock ahead of and during Hurricane Cara so that emergency shelter food and clothing could be given to over 300,000 people forced to flee their homes as always medical and nursing care is a part of red cross disaster services fortunately there are thousands of wonderful nurses like this one in addition to disaster duty they also serve as volunteers and chapters teaching free Red Cross classes in care of the sick and injured and mother and baby care the training skill and dedication that they bring to the Red Cross is indispensable and the people they help are deeply grateful especially the victims of disaster and disaster plays no favors and strike in any part of town any part of the nation you because of the news value of disaster everyone is fairly well aware of the Red Cross's role and meeting human needs in emergencies providing shelter when and where it's needed but the part that the Red Cross plays in recovery hardly ever against the same attention yet for individuals and families it's probably the most important when families have insufficient resources to enable them to get back on their feet and are in need of assistance they can bring their problem to the red cross disaster relief headquarters their individual attention is given to each family's problem you perhaps household furnishings need to be replaced a home repaired or rebuilt perhaps occupational tools or supplies need to be repaired or replaced this fishing boat damaged by Hurricane Carla was repaired and new fishing nets were bought so one family could remain self-supporting even their fishing shack a total loss in the storm was replaced with a trailer so it could be moved out of the path of the next storm when and if it comes spraining an ankle can be very painful it can also be serious if not given immediate attention so when it happens away from home as it did to mrs. Hill our bankers wife on vacation last year this highway sign proved a real blessing it told them there was a person nearby who was trained in first aid they also knew the highway first aid station would have a medical directory for the local area so they could get to a doctor right away so even though mr. Hill had always supported the Red Cross he's now promoting the payroll deduction plan as a good way to help keep the Red Cross strong and as a leader in getting other influential people in the community enthusiastic about Red Cross services mr. Hill had learned firsthand that everybody in every part of town can benefit through the Red Cross he made sure his son and daughter took a course in swimming and small craft safety so they'd be safer during their hours of recreation his son Jim even went on to become a water safety instructor maybe you know heavy armor she's the widow out on Elm Street who brought up her grandson Ted when his parents were killed in an automobile accident Ted's in the Army now and the way heady books here you'd think she never had a sick day in her life because a few months ago heavy was in the hospital red cross blood saved her life Red Cross volunteers helped in many ways to make her stay more comfortable and it was a Red Cross home service report to Ted's commanding officer that cleared the way for this reunion but I think it's safe to say if it weren't for the Red Cross she might not be tending her flowers today what do you think now mr. donalsen call me Sam Lou okay Sam I had no idea there was so much the Red Cross story you know with all the men entering the service there ought to be some way of letting them and their families know what the Red Cross can do for them well Sam there is a way that our volunteers contact service families all the time to advise them on Red Cross services but reaching more people on TV would help avoid a lot of misunderstanding that I couldn't agree with you more and it's a wonderful idea because about 38 cents of every Red Cross dollar is spent to assist servicemen veterans and their families is that so well I always knew about the Red Cross being involved in the emergency phase of disasters but your disaster preparedness angle is something more people ought to know about like you're stealing my lines now Sam but I'm glad of it and don't forget about the really big red cross disaster story recovery I don't want to bore you with more statistics am but the major part about eighty-five percent of all red cross disaster expenditures are used in this rehabilitation work and as you know all red cross aid to disaster victims is an outright gift people receive assistance on the basis of need not laws so altogether the Red Cross is spending millions of dollars a year and it's important to let people know how their contributions are being used it would be a fine public service now about the classes you said the nurses taught to what did you call them care of the second injured and a mother and baby care yes well it seems to me that something on that order autofit patty show very well I certainly think it would and you can also get into first aid and water safety we can do our great many demonstrations both in the studio and outdoors that'll be very helpful and interesting to everyone I'm sure Patti would enjoy it well this will take a lot of planning Lou will you be available to help us yes indeed I would be and so will all the other chapter volunteers well that's fine you know I have a feeling people will actually learn some basic things just by watching the demonstrations on their TV sets many of them will Sam another important thing is people will be more fully aware of what their Red Cross chapter is doing they'll know about the services it has for them and will be motivated to participate more actively we need to get through to as many people as possible and let them know that the Red Cross is not an impersonal charity organization that's always helping the other fellow we want to show them that the Red Cross is contributing warm human useful services to our community and that everyone can benefit in every part of town