Show NINETY DISASTERS I II I CALL OUT RED CROSS GROSS Vice Chairman Fieser Cites Spent in Relief Relie Spent Chapters Aid in Work Readiness to act In an emergency should a disaster strike has become of ot the Red Cross Chapter part in thousands o of nf ft f this g o u UJ The need f for o r ti ties local es committees was revealed last than ninety com corn communities year when more disaster relief required work by the Red lied Cross As In former years tornadoes brought the greatest damage serious tornadoes occurred four ty-four Fire also took toll o of life Ute and property property prop prop- communities erty in twenty tour Seven forest fires did great damage dam dam- damage affected areas were age eighteen caused 1 by floods and nine lIme storms storm i QU u I heavy losses Other disasters were vere cloudbursts cyclones epidemics mine explosions and shipwrecks In Inthe Inthe possessions ot of the tile United United Unit Unit- the tue Insular relief ed States the Red fled Cross gave twelve disasters chiefly from rom In tn hurricanes In foreign countries the American given by relief reHe was Red fled Cross In six instances o of earthquakes earth earthquakes quakes es floods and to refugees disaster relief relict work of the The 4 t 1 1 last year V l Red Cross cost 1 i u iu Statistics showed an approximate persons In these death rate o of persons disasters buildings destroyed or persons Injured damaged assisted by the the and persons 1187 1 Red Cross Through disaster preparedness o of Red ned Cross Chapters undoubtedly great gleat numbers o ot of lives were saved and much distress and grief following follow calamities was prevented ing lag the tho rt 1 i i according to James L L. L Fieser Fleser v vice ce chairman In charge of ot domestic op op- orations ot of o the Red Cross This type of work Is supported by the tho memberships o of citizens o of the tile United States their volunteer contributions and their devoted work Mr Fleser Fieser said Every man and woman I Is urged of tho the local t to o jo join i n as a member o Red Cross Chapter not only to be bea bea a partner In supporting the work through his membership but also alsoto alsoto alsoto to serve should an emergency oc cur |