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Show C ity School Children Soon to Begin Annual 'Bundle Week' Clothing Drive Iron County schools will take part in the state-wide Save the-Children the-Children "Bundle Week" drive to collect used clothing for needy children, It was announced today by Superintendent of the schools Ianthus Wright. The drive, which is part of the 12th annual Children's Clothing Crusade, Cru-sade, will open Monday, Mar. 22, and will last for five days. Three million pounds of wearable wear-able clothing have been set as the goal. Last year in the 11th national children's clothing crusade, cru-sade, over four million pupils collected a total of 2,500,000 pounds of clothing, approximate-ly approximate-ly five million garments. Desperately Needed "We cannot stress too much the desperate need for clothing that .exists among children in this country and overseas," Superintendent Superin-tendent Wright said. "I am sure I the citizens of Iron County will want to lend a helping hand. Bundle Day provides a practical and effective means of clothing collection, and at the same time, teaches youth in our schools to share what they have with those loss fortunate. Participation in the National Children's Clothing Crusade will help foster a sense of brotherhood and lay a firm foundation for international good will." Clothing collected by the Federation Fed-eration is used to aid needy children and families in Korea, in war-depleted countries of Europe Eu-rope and the Middle East, and in isolated rural areas of the United States. Ravages of War More than 9,000,000 Korean men, women and children are homeless refugees in their own country. In response to their plight, the Save the Children Federation continues to send warm clothing and shoes to these victims of communist aggression. In many countries of Europe the scars of war have not yet healed. Save the Children Federation Feder-ation representatives In Europe report that clothing needs are particularly acute In many areas of Italy, and In Greece, where villagers who fled from Communist Commu-nist aggression have returned to their native homes only to find them In ruins. In the United States clothing Is distributed in low-Income rural areas of eight Southern and Midwestern Mid-western states and on the Navajo Nava-jo and Papago Indian Reservations. Reserva-tions. If it were not for the bundle bun-dle week collections, thousands of these rural children would not b able to attend school because of the lack of adequate clothing. Special Items Needed Superintendent Wright said that wearable clothing of all types, In babies', children's and adult sizes; blankers, sheets and other bedding, and low-heeled shoes are especially needed. "I hope we will give a bit of ourselves with these gifts, by cleaning and mending the garments gar-ments so they will express our good wishes for the children who receive them," he added. A large number of shipping bags have been ordered from the Federation, and leaflets will be given to all children In the school system to take home during dur-ing the week, stating the pur-poce pur-poce of the drive and asking the cooperation of parents. |