Show K acab ana b department wi n J artmont red cross membership drive now in progress in kane county many people in chanab kanab and kano kane county have responded to tile tho red cross roll call which has been in progress since armistice day nov 11 the local officers of tho the organization mado made a bouso to house canvass in kanab last week in order to procure tho the allotted quota of memberships A similar canvass has boon been made in theother tho other communities in kano county tho the estimated value of tho the commodities distributed in utah in 1932 by 1 tho the red cross Is which was divided as follows flour cotton cloth garden seed stock teed feed in utah alone cases for service and ox men and cases for civilians were handled by the homo home commit too of the red cross tho the first aid committee conducted 33 classes and issued certificates certificates tor for lifo saving were issued and persons persona were enrolled in tho the swimming campaign the homo home hygienic committee conducted 23 classes and issued certificates the present red cross membership lit in the state of utah la Is or two pot per cent of if tile tho population of the state tho the state goal this year la is 19 members mem bera front from federal owned wheat almost have boon partially fed from federal owned cotton persons aro are being partially clo clothed thod through tho the american red cross as is distributing agency chairman john barton payne in announcing these totals pointed out that the scope of this form forin of government aid to tho the needy and aad distressed was literally nationwide flour has been given in all but of the counties in the united states judge payne said in eight eon states chapters in every county have applied tor for flour the first forty million bushels ot of wheat which congress made available i to the red cross with distribution starting in march was exhausted in september another forty five million bushels voted in july Is expected to provide flour for tho the needy until tho the spring of 1933 tho the red lied cross chairman man announced tho the cotton distribution which started august 9 0 has now totaled yards of cloth expected to make in excess of ton million garments and finished garments purchased numbered judge payne said hardship had boon been greatly reduced through uso use of the wheat and cotton rod red cross flour distribution was estimated to have lifted from 18 ito 25 per cent of tile tho load of local chart table agencies since they had expended that percentage of relief funds for bread previous to tile the tree free flour distribution the scope of the rod red cross crosa activities lit in converting eighty five million bushels of wheat into flour and feed tor for farm animals and distributing it tor for individual use was given by judge payne as follows number of barrels of flour distributed or 24 pound sacks gacka families receiving flour millers employed 1 chapters and other units applying tor for flour bushels of wheat used sed u up to november 6 5 tile tho expense of administration borne by tho that national red cross in meeting theao two complex n I 1 dising problems was given as an av orage ot of 1500 a day with wheat ells dis trib ution centering in chicago and cotton in washington tho the red cross chairman told ot of cotton mills kept open and children returned to school through tho the cotton cloth project tho the annual red cross roll call bo be ginning armistice day and ending thanksgiving day la is depended upon tor for the funds to continue meeting the costs of 0 this distribution and to support other red cross activities |