Show I Aleutians Red Cross t. f se Urges es Early M Idi ser r hr Gif's Nie Nielsen L SJ In Christmas mas and nd brAt ci birthdays so two theAl u- u i and Alaska wh where re ma marl mail l dej aeJ liveries are few and far between Miss Wilda Nielsen Riverton representative representative rep rep- representative of the American Red RedCross RedCross RedCross Cross military and naval welfare service said aid uJ upon on her return to Salt Lake City Monday y Urging persons per ons t to W mail Christmas Christmas Christ Christ- mas mM package as possible Miss Miu Nielsen said some packages for herself and for the the- service s men two to months after ater Christmas and softie s me i still are arriving for last Christ Christ- I mas Miss Nielsen who has spent the past two years in the Alaskan area is visiting her parents Mr and Mrs Hans Nielsen Mail Mali c callis lUs llis the in most i s st important event for any service man in the area and 1 E cant can't stress enough how I I Important im it is Is for is-for for persons here i to write as often S I Sibe ibe sible- sible F Favorite subjects of service men mei are the wives sweethearts or families fam tam flies they left back home said Miss Nielsen Nearly everyone I talked with proudly brought out outa a pic picture re of someone back home homa and then generally evening entire I about the Ule person person- on or or- talking per peron persons persons persons per per- I sons in the he picture she said We women of the Red ed Crosser Cross Cross- were Were er very well received and en- en hUsi it c Uy treated wherever we WI went Nielsen Women are scarce in that area and th themen the themen men are always glad to have a woman to talk to since it brings back thoughts of home Speaking of the work carried on onby onby by the Red Cross staff in the the- area Miss Nielsen said service clubs I had been established at most of the pos posts s in both the Aleutians and Alaska The welfare unit acts as a contact between the soldier soldier soldier sol sol- sol sol- dier and his family at home If a sudden emergency or ill illness illness illness ill ill- ness occurs in the family they may get in touch quickly with a service serviceman serviceman I Iman man through the Red Cross radiogram radiogram radiogram radio radio- gram service said Miss Nielsen who explained no private telephone tele tele- telephone phone radiogram or telegraph service is maintained at the the-Aleu the the- Aleutians Aleu- Aleu and Alaskan outposts The area is a fishermans fisherman's 10 Nie Nielsen L In heaven said Miss sen fact fishing is the principal recreation recreation recreation tion for the men Although Miss Nielsen never experienced experienced experienced ex ex- ex- ex a bombing during her two years in the area she said saidI there were many raids where no I bombs were ere dropped I 1 should like to urge every person person person per per- son who has a relative sweetheart or friend in that area to write often and to send pictures of people peo peo-j peo plc at home said aid Miss Nielsen |