Show HUGE TASK IN DROUGHT AID MET BY RED GROSS CROSS relief given to distressed helps in meeting serious situation chairman payne says the year of the great drought 11 a these past twelve or more months will be known to future generations wrought great damage to millions not alone did the crops which were burned in the fields in twenty three tates tales in the summer bummer of 1930 deprive meral several million persons persona of food but the drought disaster continued in the summer ot of 1931 in the northwestern states fates and also brought other minor catastrophes in its wake such BUCO as tor for est eat fires and the grasshopper plague moro more than a year has elapsed since the american red cross launched in august 1830 1930 its first moves for or relief of 0 the drought stricken farmers and la in that time more than per bons eons were given food clothing medical aid shelter or other type of assistance el si at no period during this year were there tower than persons persona being aided and at the peak ol of the relief work on march 1 I last more than persons were be lag ing helped today still as a result ot of the drought the red cross is ia giving extended relief in parts parta of north dakota washington and montana where re ot of hundreds ot of were wiped out ut pat past when a second and more severe spell ot of dry weather wax was prolonged in that region this drought relief the greatest creates task that hu has ever been undertaken der dor taken by the red rod cros as AN a 4 peace time activity the tha mississippi valley flood ot of 1927 while more spectacular and calling for or relief of 0 a costlier type because homes and possessions were away affected hardly the number of people who auff buffered aufferey ered because of the drought in addition to the tha broad program p of drought relief still being carried on jphn barton payne chairman ot of the american Americ 4 red 1 cross has given the following tollow lct v api to chapter chairmen in regard to unemployment bellet where there Is suffering g ana abit 0 irom from any causs causa and the funda mental local needs are not being met Chapt chapters erx may in the bom community plans for meeting tha need gernia type apa of 0 general family amily felle whether tor for libe he drought victims the tha or ahe war veteran and hla his amaly were ware carried pa n by more mora than red bel cros chapters last ast year 1049 payne said the drought rollof cpr of p 10 ill II he ha added the th relief noff bohnn fiz tended following last set aemmer aul 41 drought principally in montana ana 21 north i t Da koita the asala tanca w which 1 Is being given give d to t ix ex men imd and their famille 3 and the part which chic several hundred chapters Chapt erg are taking locally in n their communities relief in measure a are are ar activities of the red cross national and oca which hite haira met and ad are meeting some soma ot of the tha xi rr a ow needs of the present situation |