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Show Railway Express to Take Orders For "Care" Overseas Aid Parcels Orders Tor CARE overseas aid packages can now be placed at the local Railway Express Agency Agen-cy office, W. A. Painter advised us today. This is part of a nationwide nation-wide plan. As a contribution in the public interest, the REA has agreed to make its offices available as CARE information and donor centers, cen-ters, without any charge to the international welfare organization. organiza-tion. Paul Comly French, executive execu-tive director of the Cooperative for American Remittances to Everywhere, Inc., and A. L. Ham-mell, Ham-mell, Railway Express president, announced in a joint statement released at CARE's New York headquarters. Mr. Hammell said, "I feel that in offering the use of its principal princi-pal offices and personnel to CARE, Railway Express, which is looking forward to celebrating celebrat-ing its 115th anniversary on Mar. 4 is giving a birthday present of significances to CARE as a contribution in the public interest." "Railway Express wants to help bring CARE closer to the public," Mr. Hammell stated, "because we know that foreign aid is more than just a government govern-ment function and that American industry, commerce and transportation, transpor-tation, together with the American Ameri-can public as a whole, must shoulder the responslbilites that are Implied in our position of leadership in the free world." Express agents In each participating parti-cipating office will be kept fully informed about the kind of food, textile and "self-help" packages CARE delivers to the people of more than 40 countries throughout through-out the world, French explained. For the public he pointed out the agreement means there will be 10 times as many local offices of-fices to which they can go to receive re-ceive CARE information and place their orders for relief and reconstruction gifts to Europe, Asia and Latin America. In the 200 key cities where CARE staffs or volunteer committees com-mittees are already operating, the Railway Express offices will represent an additional convenience. conven-ience. In many smaller towns and rural areas, the Railway Express Ex-press service will make the first time residents will be able to place CARE orders in person rather than by mail. CARE posters, post-ers, leaflets and other informational informa-tional material, as well as order blanks, will be available at each of the offices, located in 1,800 communities. |