Show RED CROSS NEWS Ward Vard Holbrook and Mrs Bertha Hertha Muir of Bountiful attended the I 1945 war fund meeting in Ogden October 6 at a which Mrs Esther Esthr I fund mind raising director of the Pacific area office outlined the conning coming com inK drive uri Representatives from Weber Davis Morgan Cache and lox Box Elder counties were present Word Vord was received from the San Francisco warehouse of tion for the shipment of kit bags which were immediately made avail available available able to the men in our armed forces I Appreciation i t r is being extended to the tile Red Cross production volun volunteers r leers who participated in this im im- important important project I I r Fall hall flowers and Red Hed Cross flags decorated the court room ronni in Farm Farm- Farmington Farmington ton ing-ton in ton October 6 when Charles Charle CharlesA A A. Larsen chapter chairman called a meeting fleeting to order artIer Mrs Irs Murray Davis is war prisoner war in in- introduced in introduced the guest tuest speaker Mra Mrs f Claude la I e m f 0 were pres pres- present present present ent and with 16 Davis is county citi citi- citizens citizens zens tens being bein prisoners of war most wore were represented by br of next Pictures maps and other mater mater- material material I ial were put on display which I pred very interesting Hundreds of boxes packed by b volunteers averaged a from 1 to 11 ll 1 I Ibs were sent out each week such I as invalid boxes Loes medical poxes boxes seed boxes and Christmas boxes which contained turkey chicken butter salted nuts cake and anil plum Ilum pudding Christmas boxes were sent overseas last month with standard food parcels The ninth ship which will willbe willbe willbe be the next in the the Henry Dunant named after the founder of or the Red RedCross RedCross Cross stated Mrs Look for more prisoner of or war news next week Hogarth Harton Barton of the national staff will be br in Davis county for two weeks at which time he will give Kive a refresher course for Cor instructors instructors tors of first aid water safety and accident prevention He lie will wilt be in Bountiful Thursday Friday and Monday of the first week and in inI Hill field Tuesday Wednesday Thursday and Friday of the second week Miss Ruth Snyder home service field representative will be in the chapter office October 21 and on the following Monday afternoon will held a fleeting in the chapter office with institute at 8 p. p p m m. Tuesday Miss Snyder will wilt be in inthe inthe inthe the chapter office oHice and institute at 8 p. p p m tn and on Wednesday she will go RO to Hill hut field fiehl The story of or Henri i Durant foun torn founder der of or the time Red Cross will be told toldon on oil the Coronet Story Teller pro program program gram Friday October 20 over the th Blue Network at Rocky Mountain time Edition No 12 of or the time 2nd series of radio pictures picture's This is America series is titled Ahat Aliat Men May lay Live This excellent two reel picture is a fine finc tribute Jo to the thc efficiency of or Red Cross services services ices to the armed arl forces It tells the public how the Red Cross dol dol- dollars dollars dollars lars are arc spent It will play in the best picture theaters throughout America To secure information on local showings of this picture make inquiry of your local theaters Peter Marlins Marlin's I 1 Know Your Soldier to appear in the October 21 Saturday livening Evening Post features Red Cross activities Accomplishments by disaster relief during the past year were outstanding both in prepared preparedness ness and operations TIme The fiscal year ending endinA June unc 30 1944 closed a year of disasters The total number of domestic disasters re reported re- re reported reported ported during year ear in which Red Cross rendered aid was this being the greatest number in m many any single year car in the history of the service In J n these operations an au es es es- estimated number of persons in 44 states were aided Disaster expenditures totaled approximately In several of the disasters areas in two or more mori states stales were affected Relationships with national state and and and local public and private agencies were more marc closely during durinA the past year Many excellent written disaster prepared prepared- preparedness ness plans were prepared by chap chap- chapters which indicate that the disaster ter cr er committees are arc recognizing this very important phase of disaster preparedness work Davis is county chapter has submitted a plan to I the time area office for which they have ha received commendation The relatives e of or newly reported prisoners of war frequently desire I Lr P see sec back numbers of Prisoners of or War Var bulletin and all Red Rell Cross CrO i chapters have ha previously pre been urged Id I'd d to at least one complete set seton seton seton on file The Davis county chapter have lave had this file fully prepared for anyone who wishes to set see it it Food covers have been suggest suggested ed cd by repatriated prisoners of war wars as s useful and inexpensive items to include in next kin next of kin parcels Pieces of gauze or mosquito net net- netting ting ing tin or small cotton napkins would meet the need Incidentally these small pieces make good tood filler for forthe forthe the he loose space in next kin par par- eels cels who local man According to a iris a discriminating taste for good food rood the time profession of a good cook has not been heen given Ri the attention and honor it should be The world he sa says s needs more good cooks and less of or some other things thin s. s A regard ard the can can- caU- caU people re iru good L of many a cook as a lady as a lowly a isn't by a and even menial task It any means It takes brains and good taste and rare to be i rood cook ook A local man sizes up the parent of sitting up at at problem as one night When his children were were had sit up younger he says he to that nights with them and now he they have reached the teenage waiting for them to has to sit up come in a night |