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Show I County Launches Red Cross Drive March 6 The annual Red Cross Fund drive, conducted in March of each year, will be launched in Iron county Monday, March 6 under the direction of Dee Cow-an. Cow-an. Cedar City, county fund drive chairman. I Mr. Cowan has completed his organization throughout the county, and it is hoped that the drive for $3,000 will be completed complet-ed in one day, as has been the custom in the county for a number num-ber of years. Of the money collected, 60 per cent will remain In the county for local use, while 10 per cent will go to the national organization. organi-zation. The Red Cross, which is the official of-ficial mercy arm of the United States military forces, is headed by General George Marshall, for-mer for-mer Secretary of State, and is backed by national, state and church leaders. Pres. Truman, Gov. Lee, and church leaders of , all faiths have prepared communications commu-nications urging public support In the Red Cross Fund drive. ' Locally, the Red Cross Is quietly quiet-ly giving service in a number of fields and activities home services ser-vices for enlisted and service connected men and women, home ' nursing, first aid, water safety, accident prevention, disaster service ser-vice and junior Red Cross. Nationally, Red Cross Is the major relief agency in every ma-lor ma-lor disaster In the country. Scarcely a report of fire, flood or epidemic or other disaster headlines head-lines the news but the name of the Red Cross appears working as a relief agency. "The dollars you give on March 6", states Mr. Cowan, "will add In many ways to the safety of the community and give relief in community distress." |