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Show Local Citizens Respond RespondSlowly RespondSlowly RespondSlowly Slowly for AIdof Aid of FinnsContrrb Finns FinnsContnb Contnb Contrrb itlons IUons rtions for the aid of the theFmmsh theFinnish theFinnish Fmmsh Finnish people peole ! : who are now en engaged engaged engaged gaged in m a death struggleIth struggle with \\Ith Ith \ their theirPO theirpowerful thelipowerful PO\\ PO POerful powerful \ erful Russian neighbors have haveso haveso haveso so tar far been be-en be en - 510 slov sloe v in Grand county countyonly countyonly countyonly only $1950 1950 $19 19 $ 50 having havmg been donated to todate todate todate date The Times Independent has hasbeen hasbeen hasbeen been requested by Finnish FmnlSh Re Relief ReliefFund ReheiFund ef efFund Fund Inc nc ! to accept ccntrlbuticnsin ccntributlensm contributionin ccntributlens contribution m in this county and remit them themweekly themweekly themweekly weekly to national headquarters headquartersThis headquartersThis headquartersThis This has been done to date but butthe butthe butthe the amount contnbut contrrbut d has been beendlsappomtmgly beendisappointingly beendisappointingly dlsappomtmgly disappointingly smaIlDue smallDue small smaIl smallDue Due to the holiday season and andthe andthe andthe the press of other affairs many manypeole manypeople manypeople , peole people ! : who wish to contribute contnbute have haveneglected haveneglected haveneglected I haveI neglected to do so No Now " , that the theholldas theholidays theholidays holldas holidays ) are over it is hoped that thatthe thatthe thatthe the people of this county will give givegenerously givegenerously I giveI generously so that a substantial substantialamount substantialamount substantialamount amount may go for the relief of ofthe ofthe ofthe the Finnish people Grand county countyhas countyhas countyhas has al\\ al always alays \ ays been generous in m such suchmatters suchmatters suchmatters matters and it is hoped that in t'le tle the t'lepresent thepresent thepresent ' present emergency she111 she \ will \\111 111 not be befound befound befound found foundantmg wanting \\antmg antmg aantmg aantmgIn \ wantingIn \ In a letter to The Times Inde Independent Independent pendent endent dated December 30 E G GBennet GBennet GBennet Bennet of Ogden state coordinator coordinatorfor coordinatorfor for Utah of the relief fund states statesthat statesthat statesthat that Itas it \ was \\as as vas the original onglnal hope of ofNew ofNew ofNew New York headquarters that ade adeQuate adequate adequate Quate funds could be obtained obtainedthlough obtainedthrough obtainedthiough thlough through \ voluntary oluntary sub subscriptions subscriptionsbut cnptlons cnptlonsbut but aparently aparentIy such is not the case caseThere caseThere There are many peopleho people \ who \\ho ho are aredisposed ' disposed to contribute contnbute Mr Ben Bennett Bennett Bennett nett states but unless someone someonechecks someonechecks someonechecks checks \ with lth them there in only a asmall asmall asmall small percentage \ who ho finilly fin\lIy fin lIy finally ' \ get getaround getaround getaround around to coming commg inoluntanIY In Involuntarilyand \oluntanIY oluntanIY voluntarily voluntarilyand \ -voluntarilyand voluntarilyand - oluntanIYand and offering offermg their subscriptions We Wedo Wedo Wedo do not want to make this drive dnve too tooburdenscme tooburdensome tooburdensome burdenscme burdensome on anyone but w1l1 will w1l1apreclate willappreciate willappreciate apreclate appreciate ! : getting gettmg as much as pos possible possible possible sible The national committee IS ISe isexpecting isexpecting e expecting pectng ! us to raise about $50000 50000 $50000in 50000in $50000m $ m in the state as a wholeThe \ whole wholeThe hole holeThe The folio follo ving vmg contributions contnbutlOns have havebeen havebeen havebeen been received by The Times Tlmes Inde lade Independent ladependent Independent pendent to date bte sate btePreviously satePreviously datePreviously Previously asknowledged $13 13 $ 50 50A 50A 50A A T Wllklnson Wilkinson 100 100Mf 1 103M 01) 01 01)M ) M Mf W Morse 1 100 100J 100J 00 00J J B Skewes Ske\\es Ske es \ 100 100Mrs 100Mrs 100Mrs Mrs Elbrrta Elbprta Elberta Clark 1 100 100Mars 100Mars 00 00Mars Mars Pope 100 100Sara 1 00 00Sara 00Sara Sara Keener h.eener heener . 1 100 00 $19 19 $ 50 |