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Show Utah Red Cross Chapters Aid In Supplying Needy In Quake Zone The appeal of Covernor Rolph of California, Mayor John Porter of Los Angeles, the appeal of the American Red Cross, the appeal of cities in Southern California stricken by earth- quake that funds be rushed to all I communities in the disaster area is I not meeting the quick response that one would expect from a people here-: here-: tcfore known for their sympathy and generosity for those in distress." This terse message was flashed from Long Beach today where A. L. Sehafer, Red Cross manager n the Pacific area, is directing all Red ' Cross forces in the work of rehabili-i rehabili-i tating the small home owners who 1 have no other resources. Thousands of families remain in I public parks. Among- the refugees are young mothers with babies in arms, scores of small children, middle aged and elderly folks. They are being fed in mass formation. Thirty-one feeding stations have been necessary in meeting meet-ing the need since the first temblor shook Long Beach and Compton Friday Fri-day night, March 10. Hundreds of other families have clung to their home premises where possible, improvising kitchens by placing plac-ing stove trays or iron bars across bricks.- These families are being supplied sup-plied with food by the Red Cross and J other agencies in the program coor-: coor-: dinated by the Red Cross. There was no gas for fuel and in some districts ; of the disaster zone there was no water. j Tents and bedding have also been ! supplied to the families who are able ! to remain on their own premises, un-j un-j til such time as the homes are made safe for habitation. Building inspectors and health department de-partment officials, finding families sheltered in unsafe homes, also have (Continued on last page) Utah Red Cross Helps Victims (Continued from page 1) reported this fact to the Red Cross a md provision was made for them by , emporary housing in tents. ' Mr. Schafer reports more than 1,- t )00 families registered for rehabilita- a :ion thus far in Long Beach and h Dompton alone. y One Long Beach woman reported she had been frying eggs on an elec- c ;ric flatiron, the only equipment c ivailable. It was all right for a day, j jut its continuance for a week was I 'ar from pleasant. The distress of others is well visual- o zed by the report of the school teach-iT teach-iT who had gone to a friend's resi-ience resi-ience and they have been sleeping iross-wise, four in a bed. The second I Moor of the house was not habitable, t jut the family clung to the home. Mr. ' Shafer said, "The people needing as- a sistance now are your friends and ( leighbors. They have contributed in I ;imes past to the relief of disasters 1 in other communites. They need as- t distance now. They are not begging, i and they never will beg. They should ' aot even be put in such a light. - ' "All California cities and every community in the Pacific area should 1 respond quickly to this appeal for funds." At the branch office in San Fran- L'isco it was announced today that 77 , chapters throughout the area thus far , have only reported 29,C42.G4. Of the total 34 chapters in California Califor-nia have reported $26,331) 12 Utah chapters have raised $1,055; 9 Oregon chapters have announced $1,065; 5 in the state of Washington have $317; 10 Idaho chapters announced $285; 3 in Arizona report $392; 2 in Nevada have $147.50; while 2 in Alaska have raised $80. Other chapters reported committees are busy soliciting funds. Schafer has emphasized the need for speed on the part of all donors in meeting the emergency in the Southern California earthquake area. |