Show I I I I I i I Red Cross Drive rive Worthy Full Support Su or orr r T Centerfield Is the first city in Sanpete County to report having obtained their quota and gone over oyer the top in the present R Red RedCross RedCross e d Cross War Var Fund Drive according to Mrs Stanley Jorgensen County Drive Chairman ManU Manti has reached reach reach- ed about half her quota according to last reports of Mrs Lester Mellor Mellor Mellor Mel Mel- lor local drive chairman The storms are hindering Its progress to some extent but even so a ahouse ahouse house to house canvass will be made and It is hoped that every everyone everyone one with an n income or who is a wage earner will contribute generously generously generously gen gen- to this organization The war has reached Into the homes of nearly all of us us so that when we give glye we are giving to lour our own men and women in the tho armed forces for the Red Cross Is the only organization which has been designated by our government government govern govern- ment as a link with family and andI home and 90 per cent of the funds collected goes to them In the past year ending December Decem Decem- her ber 31 1944 1 over contacts had been made In Sanpete by the Home Service Chairman In behalf of service men and their tam families Illes There were also over personal person person- al contracts made and nearly miles were travel In th the tho county alone in connection with this ser ser- vice No one In the service can be he granted an emergency extension furlough except through the Red RedCross Cross Not only that but all the blood plasma for the wounded Is collected and three fourths of the cost of Is IB paid for by b- this organization Prisoners of or orwar war can only receive letters and packages through the Red Cross Lt Ernest Poulson of Ephraim l Continued on last page Red e Cross Drive rive Worthy or of o Support Continued from P pan page JI 1 who was recently visiting at home after spending many months as a prisoner of Germany says I can truly sa say that the food packages I and other prisoners received the Red Cross meant the difference differ ence once between life liCe and death Three other Sanpete boys who are prisoners of ot war have asked d their families to donate 50 and 25 to the Red Cross because of the help helt the they are receiving through them It Is also announced that the I Sanpete Chapter has recently made madeI I liberal donations through the county coun coup county ty to the school lunch t programs Manti 1 received to buy equipment equipment equip equip- ment to serve the needs of this |