| Show Uintah County Quota Set at to Assist Homeless in Flood Area American Red Cross CalLs CalLson Callson on Uintah County for to Aid Almost 1 Million Homeless School Child s Child iren I Iren ren to Contribute The greatest disaster to befall the United States since the World War Is k now confronted by n states bordering the Ohio and Mis Mis- Mis rivers where it 1 Is la estimated almost one million mUlton men women and children have been made home home- homeless homeless homeless less by floods It may be necessary to evacuate the entire area from the Ohio river to New Orleans the mouth of or th the l Mississippi for a dis- dis distance dl tance tance of fifty miles mUM on either side of f the river er to make way for the I crest of the th flood Families J have ha been ben driven from table allI table homes abandoning all I their worldly possessions to the sweeping torrent Camps have been established and the resources ot of the entire nation have been thrown into use to aid these ss people Uintah counts count was ask for 60 to aid the homeless when the flood was In Its first stages Tuesday Mrs Margaret Witbeck chairman of the Uintah chapter of the Am- Am American American Am American Red Cross received an nn urgent ur- ur urgent ur urgent gent wire for tor five ive times the original original original nal quota or JOO JOO A check for tor 75 was VIas sent by airmail and an on Intensive Intensive sive c drive lve Is being made for tho tha remainder of or the quota Every ery school child In the county has been ask to contribute to the the- fund All AU clubs and civic organizations organization tion are arc planning to subscribe Many contributions have u already been received some fer as much muchas muchas muchas as 5 6 or 10 A flood sufferer of 1884 In the Mississippi valley and now a n rest rest- resident resi resident dent of Uintah county gave a sub sub- substantial sub substantial check and reported there ther would be another later In fit the week He said when help arrived during the during the flood fl od of 1884 1684 It was necessary for a doctor to use a boat and enter his Ills home through the sec sec- second ec ond story window to Q on em th sIck Boxes BoAts to receive e donations have b been en placed at most of the business houses where checks check green backs mayI or small amounts of change may I be maybe de deposited The following is a copy of the urgent telegram recel received cd Tuesday Flood suffering has hal already reached proportions wIth relief needs steadily mounting Under these conditions i It Is now impossible to name final goal for funds as the only limit of Red RedCross RedCross Cross assistance tance must be maximum generally of American people Ev- Ev Every Every Ev Every ery possible member national RedCross Red RedCross Cross Cr staff now assigned to field for relief duty I call upon aU all chapters to assume full initiative of their jurisdictions and mobilize every community resource of person and organization to raise promptly largest possible po amount Report daily dall amount to San Francisco office For your information Information Information tion In view of present known needs your goal should not be less lesa than five times quota originally assign assigned ed cd you GARY T GRAYSON Chair Chair- Chairman man Chair man |
