| Show Increase Noted In I IRed Red Cross War Fund Drive Report Quota Not Yet Reached As Officials Await Reports From Military Areas Reports on the Davis county Red Reel Cross drive for war wr funds arc are I not yet complete according to 10 Major F. F J J. J Irney I campaign chairman but latest results show shown n t It total of an increase of over the previous week Donations outside military in in- reveal a total of 11 1 41 in cash contributions and ami about 1 1600 is pledged pled ed at north is Ia 3 war plants Thus near 1 I is needed to reach the quota The exact amount of contributions cannot be announced for about another an an- other week However further do do- donations donations donations nations may yet be sent in or brought to Red Cross headquarters ers in Bountiful officials said Verne Simmons Pacific area Red Cross manager announced that Chapters of the thc American Red Cross in the seven western states stales are bettering their 1943 rec- rec record record ord for war fund contributions In Inthe Inthe the Red ked Cross war fund drive After Arter studying comparative fig fig- figures figures ures tires on the point mid t survey of this years year's unprecedented fund l fundraising fundraising raising raisin drive Last year on March MarchIS 15 IS twenty six chapters had bad gone over the top tot and goals f were sub suh- substantially lower This year by March Mardi 15 IS I 5 twenty eight chapters had reported full attainment of r their th ir increased quotas Mr Ir Sim Sins Simmons Simmons mons pointed out however that thal the fund raising job ahead was vas still Stilt enormous if the Red Cross Cro s is to tG continue and expand its vital services services services ices to fighting men and their fam lam families families in this country and overseas Any persons who has not yet contributed to this greatest drive immediately contact his lo local lo- lo local cal cat Red Cross chapter Ninety per percent percent cent ent of the funds fun s raised for use 1944 will be employed In ex- ex ext t t d I rr rf sable services services' to our fighting lighting men here and in the theatres of war which encircle the world and in aiding their families said Mr Sim- Sim mons |
