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Show Home Service By Red Cross Aids Applicants Home service is an important part of the American Red Cross program, giving a helping hand when needed. The present program includes counseling in personal and family problems, reporting and communications service, assistance as-sistance with claims for government govern-ment sources of help, and financial financ-ial assistance. Mrs. Nona Chesley is Home Service Ser-vice chairman of the west Millard chapter, and reports that during the past year aid was given in 42 cases, with an expenditure of $205. 11. In the first 3 months of 1949, 8 cases were handled at a cost of $43.06; 9 cases in the next quarter, quar-ter, and $26. During the summer, 1 11 cases were aided with $33, and during October, November and December, De-cember, $79.05 was spent aiding 15 cases. Types of cases vary, but in the main are veiterans and families. Often they are travellers, by car or hitchhiking, and the chapter aids them with food, lodging, gas, oil, or what is needed to help them on their way. One case was a family with a baby of 3 weeks who was 111. Then the chapter helped by paying a hospital bill and buying the formula form-ula needed for the baby. Local homes are helped when the need arises. That is where part of each Red Cross dollar goes, giving aid through Home Service channels. |