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Show Salvation Army Appoints Board in Cedar A new policy has been inaugurated inaug-urated in Iron county by the Salvation Sal-vation Army, according to Major O. R. Metcalfe, field representative representa-tive for the state of Utah, and Ralph E. Nollner. publfc relations rela-tions director for the inter-mountain division which includes Utah, Colorado, Wyoming and Montana. These two men. while in Cedar City this week announced tht an advisory board has been appointed ap-pointed for Iron county, and that this board will retain a portion of the annual drive receipts. These monies will be used for relief and welfare cases where no other funds are available. The committee will have full charge of the funds left in the county, and no delay will be experienced ex-perienced in taking care of worthy wor-thy cases. Members of the Iron county advisory board are: Mrs. Arthur Gardner, chairman of the Red Cross home service; Miss Mamie Eck, county welfare director; A. H. (Tony) Lambert, chief of police; po-lice; Arthur Nelson, county sheriff; sher-iff; Smoot Seaman, secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, and Ray Bentley, night marshall in Parowan. Maj. Metcalfe will remain in Cedar City and Iron county for the next week or 10 days to conduct con-duct the annual drive for the Salvation Army. Those not contacted con-tacted by Maj. Metcalfe are urged to make their contributions contribu-tions to any member of the ad visory board. Mr. Nollner stated that the Salvation Army continues its usual us-ual services to the needy and unfortunates. un-fortunates. In addition to serving the homeless, the hungry, the children in need of clothing and guidance, the prisoner and the families of prisoners, the unwed mothers and others, the Salvation Salva-tion Army is now serving the men in uniform and their families, fam-ilies, both at home, and in Korea. Ko-rea. Japan and Honolulu. USO lounges are being operated operat-ed by the Salvation Army in San Diego, San Francisco, Oakland and elsewhere. In the eight Booth Memorial hospitals for unwed mothers in 11 western states, 1,417 girls were given 82,364 days' care in 1950. Girls from 40 states were cared for in these hospitals. There are 33 such hospitals for unwed mothers operated in the United States by the Salvation Armv and 93 throughout the world. |