Show Red Cross Sweaters S About Ready For Distribution Red fled Cross chapters in the Paci Paci- Pacific Paci- Paci Pacific Pacific fic area now have available cotton sweaters for distribution distribution u- u ution tion to distressed boys girls men and women accor according ing to word sent out by A L Schafer area mana manager er erThe The distribution of sweaters is the third step in the national Red Rd RedCross RedCross Cross plo program ram of providing pro cloth cloth- clothing jag ing i to needy and destitute and anel corn com completes the consumption of bales of or farm board rd cotton voted by Congress last July Throughout the Eastern Mid Mid- Midwestern Midwestern Midwestern western and Pacific areas approximately approximately approximately s will be subject to requisition by the chap chap- chapters chapters chapters Delivery of sweat era will be- be bein begin be begin gin in immediately Red Cross records show the gov gov- gov- gov government government cotton was used to pur par purchase purchase chase yards of cloth of varieties suitable for making dres dres- dresses dres- dres dresses dresses ses for girls and women shirts and underwear for boys and men clothing for infants underwear for all and to acquire dozens of knit underwear and hosiery for formen formen formen men women and children and over overalls aIls jumpers trousers and knick knick- knickers knickers ers era for men and boys The sweaters will come from fac factories factories factories tories that had not re received any of the Red Cross cotton orders and win will keep a n number of sweater fec- fec factories fac factories tories which were w rc about to close closedown closedown down do open for six weeks or longer Pacific Coast factories also have shared in orders for Red Cross garments Mr Schafer says is now in Congress Congi to turn over to to the RedCross Red I Cross the remainder of bales of cotton held by the farm fann board in order to continue the clothing relief work Mork I John Barton Pa Payne chairman of the Red Cross test testifying ying before fore the House committee stated that the th bales of cotton already consumed was meeting approximately 20 per r cent of the requirements for clothing among the mor than families reported in need of gar gar- garments gar gar- garments I ments The bill by chairman Marvin i Jones of the House A Agriculture I committee contains a clause per per- permitting permitting permitting exchange of the cotton for II bedding a distribution not permit permit- permit permit- permitted permitted permitted I ted in previous us l legislation This bill has passed the House and has I b been n sent to the Senate I I |