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Show RED CROSS DRIVE FOR $1700 1700 $ TO START MAR . 1 , S x y yo o R R4fJyfir /4fJyfir 4fJyfir / 4fJyfirr 4fJyfirA 4fJyfirl r | IJ IJb IJk l : / * A b k r rN rf N f a 1 1N y 1 J qy.b qyb qy.bQ . . /Q Q / . N / , si sil ; l s ss s sw w vi3 " , NK NKb 4 4NK y v b t , $ _ WAR FUND N NTh | 944 , _ , . _ _ ,1 1 ,1Th , ' Th Ths s year , ulh xith , serVIce flags m in wmdo"s wmdos windows " of ofnearly nearly every home , Rec Red RedCross ! ' I Cross will willmean mean so much muchmore more to Amencans Americans As depicted depictedin 10 in this reproduction repro- repro reproducllon - > ducllon duction of ofa a 1941 , Red Cross War Fund poster , many wlOdo windows , " also will willI willd willsplay willd willsplay ! d splay the symbol of part elpatlon cipation In the tho cause of Mercy and Humanity Humanitythe I1nmamt I1nmamtthe } , I -the the - Red Cross , Grand County CommitteeMaps CommitteeMaps Committee Committee- - Campaign Compalgn Compatgn to ReachGoal Reach ReachGoal Goal During Dunng First WeekAn Week WeekAn An intensive mtenslve campaign to toraIse toraise raIse Grand county's countys ' ' ' quota of$1700 of1700 of $1700 1700 $ for the 1944 war fund ofthe of ofthe ofthe the American National RedCross Red RedCross RedCross Cross will be launched nextWednesday next nextWednesday . Wednesday morning mornmg March 1 1It 1It 1It It is the intention mtentIon of the gener gener- general general general - al alcommittee committee comffilttee and the volunteerorps volunteer volunteercorps ( orps corps of workers to put thedrive the- the thedrIve thedrive - drIve over the top during durmg thefirst the-first the first the- the thefll'st - - fll'st fllst first ' week of the campaign announces an- an announces an announces - nounces William E Parks gen- gen general general gen general - eral chairmanFinal chairman chairmanFinal Final Fmal instructions mstructIons and assign assIgn- assignments assIgnments assignments - ments for the drive will be be- - begIven begiven given at a dinner dmner for the RedCross Red RedCross RedCross Cross workers and the general generalcommIttee generalcommittee generalcommittee commIttee to be served in m th thehome the home economic department of ofthe . . the high school Tuesday eve evenmg evening nmg ning Feb 29 at 7 p m All AllIworkers Allworkers Iworkers workers are mVIted invited and urged urgedto urgedto to attend this dinner dmner in m order orderthat orderthat that all may understand the- the thelast thelast - last minute mmute plans for the cam campalgn campaign campaign palgn paign which starts the follow following . ing mg morning mornmg mornmgI morningOf I Of the total of $1700 1700 $ whichGrand whIch whIchGrand whichGrand Grand county has been asked to tocontrIbute tocontribute tocontribute contrIbute $900 900 $ will be sent to tonatIonal tonational tonational natIonal headquarters and $800- $800 800 $800WIll $800will $80ft-will $80ft 80ft will $ - - - WIll be retained retamed by the Grand Grandcounty Grandcounty Grandcounty county chapter to be used forlocal for forlocal forlocal local relief and to purchase RedCross Red.Cross RedCross Red RedCross . Cross knitting kmttmg knittmg and sewing sewmg sup supplIes supplies supplies suppliesThe plIes plIesThe The general committee in- in m . in incharge . - charge of the drive dnve is as folIows follows folIowsMr followsMr Mr Parks chairman Mrs Les- Les LesIter Lester - - - Iter ter Taylor Mrs Elise B Jorgensen Jorgen- Jorgen Jorgensen - sen L L Taylor Lyman M MIPeterson MPeterson IPeterson Peterson L H Mack " and PhIlip PhilipPete \ ( Pete ) StocksThe StocksThe Stocks The list of workers appomte appointedto appointed " to conduct the canvassing canvassmg follows follows fol- fol - follows - lows Mrs Lloyd SomervilleMrs SomervIlle , . 1\rs 1 rs Mrs \ ' [ Verona Stocks Mrs lIrs } ; Ken Kenneth Ken- Ken Kenneth Kenneth - - neth McDougal Mrs Etholen EtholenHolyoak EtholenHolyoak EtholenHolyoak Holyoak Mrs Arnel Holyoak HolyoakMrs HolyoakMrs Holyoak'Mrs HolyoakMrs ' Mrs C S Fonte Mrs Dan DanWmbourn DanWinbourn DanWinboum Wmbourn Winbourn Mrs J B Skewes Skewes1"rs SkewesVrs SkewesMrs 1\"rs 1 "rs rs Vrs \ " Jack Pogue Mrs TomTavlor Tom TomTavlor TomTaylor Tavlor Taylor Mrs B D Marlow Mrs MrsAlden MrsAlden Alden Newell Mrs C J Mead Mead- Mead Meador - - or Miss Eddah Williams MrsJ Mrs MrsJ J A Scorup Mrs John W WMoore . Moore Mrs A N Ray Mrs MrsDale . , Dale M Parnott Parriott Mrs Claude ClaudeIrIsh ClaudeIrish Irish Mrs Llo LIo Lloyd } ) d Olsen Mrs MrsH MrsH H B Evans Pete Stocks L HMack HMack H Mack \ Mrs l\trs l trs F W Greaser , . Thon-psons Thon psons Thorrpsons - Mrs Hattie M Fu1ler Fuller Ful Fu1 ler Cisco Mrs Agge GilesHarley GIles GIlesHarley Harley Dome John E Pace , . Castle Valley Va11ey Miss Cleo Ohver Oliver , . Mrs Lester Taylor and LymanM Lyman- Lyman LymanM - - M Peterson , I PetersonMrs Mrs Emma M Dalton treas treas- treasurer treasurer - . urer of the chapter submits the thefollowmg therollowing following followmg rollowing report of the expendiLures expendi e'Cpenw eCpenw expenditures e'Cpenwtures ' tures Lures of the chapter during durmg thepast the thepast , past yearGrand year Grand county s quota for the : 1943 war fund drive dnve was $1100ThIS $1100This $1100 1100 $1100This $ This amount was exceeded by $137 137 $13733 13733 $ 33 making makmg total receipts receiptsof receiptsof of $1237 1237 $123733 123733 $ 33 Of this amount $559 559 $ 05 was sent to natIonaLheadquarters nationaLheadquarters nationaL nationaLheadquarters headquarters leaving a balancem balance | m the local treasury of $678 678 $ 28Continued 28 ( Continued Contmued on page four ) Red Cross DriveContinued Drive DriveContinued ( Continued Contmued from first page ) To this was added $123 123 $ contrlb contrib contrlbuted contributed contnbuted uted by the people of Thomp Thompsons Thompsons Thompsons sons and $31 31 $ from mIscellaneous mIscellaneoussources miscellaneoussources miscellaneoussources sources At present there is a abalance abalance abalance balance of around $100 100 $ whIch whIchWill whichwill whichwill Will be sufficient to pay chap chapter chapter chaoter ter expenses until the 1944 drive1 drIveI drveie drIve drve ; " completedof of ofFor ' I ie completed completedFor For the information mformatlon of those thosewho thosewho thosewho who are interested in m expendl expends expendltures expendstures expendtures ! tures of the local chapter dunn during dunnfthe ! ' the last year the following followmg fl fi flgures figures figures gures arc are given out $230 230 $ wa-sspent wa sspent - spent in aiding aidmg five familieswho who had met with misfortunethrough through fire telephone calls torservice fo serVIce men and aQd apd their famIlIes famIlIesaccordmg familiesaccording familiesaccording accordmg according to National Red Cros"rulings- Cros"rulings Crosrulings Cros"rulings$65 " rulmgs rulings . { , - $65 65 $ ( these calls weremade made for 18 service men an antheir andtheir theIr families famlhes ) $335 335 $ was spen spenfor spenifor for material for sewing kmt knit kmttmg knitting knitting tmg ting Red Cross kits Jots and theI their theircontents thci1'contents thci1contents ? ' ' contents two mattresses an ancovers andcovers covers etc $59 59 $ 50 for emer emergency emergency emergency gency illuminators 11Iummators for theGrand Grand county hospital and $3 3 $3for $35for 35for $ for stationery stamps etc re reqUlred required required qUlred quired for operating operatmg the busi business business busness ! ness of the chapterMrs chanterMrs chanter chapter chanterMrs Mrs R L Kirk Jr chaIr chaIrman chairman chairman man of the home service depart departrrent departirent department rrent irent reports that during durmg De December Deember December cember ember 1943 and January an anFebruary andFebruary February 1944 18 messages re regardmg regarding regarding gardmg garding emergency furloughs furloughsand and extensions of furloughs furlough _ . _ _ _ _ _ . , fa'ruhec faruhec : ' U obtain obtam obtam1 obtainWhat obtaining \1 1 \ 1mg families ; in m mg rig assisted dependency dependency dependencyi1a11otments two i1a11otments i1a11otmentsobtain allotments 1 1What domg doing domgfor doingfor the Red Cross IS What illus illustrated illustrated overseas IS for the boys excerpts excerptsfrom excerptsMoab the fol1owmg following trated bY ' two twoMoab from Moab letters soldIers receIved now nowat at at from the fIght fIghtmg fighting ing mg frontsFrom frontsJoe fronts frontsFrom Goudelock GoudelockuntIl Goudelockuntil Goudelockuntil From . , Cplrecently Cpl Joe untilFrom recently ' in Australia nowon nowon now nowon untIl I Ihave Ihave Ii Pac1 Pacific lc island South . on on a a - i- i itact - the the'last thelast heard the Vets from , have the Red Cross but butI butevery butevery 'last last ' war cuss time I have had any con contact every I ' tact with them they have comethrough comethrough come comelike through 100 per cent It seems seemsl1ke seemslike like l1ke every everytime tIme you go to town townVOIL of something somethmg VOIL are asking hem them It is always the beat best Place ply pi to eat My meal yesterday c e cme ' me a shIllmg shilling which amounts b 16 cents in m American mane mope maneand mopeand nion ; and you couldn t have boughtfor boughtfor bought ifor for ' ' a dollar back home In f i fI iI fap fapRed I am a staunch supporter of t Red Cross ' From Staff Sgt Max B Ta Talor Tay Tay'lor Taylor ' lor Ior TayIor in III Italy I ve ye been to tout to . a couple of times but as in m . mother niortother other towns over hereisn't here ther therIsn"t thereisn't thereisnt Isn"t Isnt isn't ' " much in the way ofentere of entere enteretamment n ntainment enter ; tamment tainment There is a niceCross niceCross nice iwCross Cross canteen but that is about aboutall aboutall aboutall all We can usually usual1y get a d1of diof di d1 k kof of ice cream and a sandwlcthere sandwichthere sandwich sandwlc ; there , . 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