Show annual drive for clothing begins here the thanksgiving cloth ing collection an annual event in the vernal area for the past several years la Is ex to be the largest ever according to mrs J C me carfley 1960 chairman the used and surplus clothes gathered in the annual drive la Is packed and shipped over seas for the needy in other parts of the world the collection la is held each year under the auspices of st james church the catholic parish here in vernal mrs mccarley pointed out however it is really a non sectarian effort the clothing will be used for the benefit of all the poor in the nations to which it is sent no distinction la is made as to ram race or religion furthermore many of the benefactors in this area in former years have not been from st james my friends and ac quain wait for this drive each year to put to charitable use the clothing they have out worn or discarded she said thanks to this thia annual col lection many articles of clothing are put to good use that would otherwise be thrown out or destroyed much of the material gathered last thanksgiving was sent to the survivors of the terrible earth quakes in chile and to the victims of the hurricanes in florida and puerto rico stated the chairman mens men s work clothes and baby things seem to be the items most needed by the poor of the world mrs mccarley said old blankets and bedding also are in great demand and this year the sponsors of the drive are look ing for bolts of cloth and cotton remnants to be sent to africa for the use of the na tives lives there she concluded families who wish to contribute to the 1960 thanksgiving clothing collection may contact mrs mccarley at her home west 3rd ard south phone J |