A SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA HOSPITAL IS IN CRITICAL NEED FOR BLOOD. JOHNSTON MEMORIAL IS HOLDING AN EMERGENCY BLOOD DRIVE TODAY IN ABINGDON. MEDICAL OFFICIALS WILL BE ON HAND AT THE EVENT WHICH STARTS AT ELEVEN THIRTY AND WILL RUN UNTIL FIVE O’CLOCK THIS AFTERNOON AT BARTER THEATER STAGE II ON MAIN STREET. HEALTH ORGANIZERS SAY THE SLOW SEASON OF GIVING BLOOD IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER.