Show red cross chapters asked to determine community needs red cross chapters throughout the pacific area have been asked by A L schafer manager of the pacific branch office at san francisco to make a survey and determine the needs of each community in providing cotton cloth and wearing apparel for people in in distress the action follows official word that president hoover has signed the bill authorizing the transfer oi of bales of government owned cotton to the Ani american nican red cross and that plans for its distribution are now being considered si in addition to ascertaining the supplies that may be necessary for a six months period the survey will determine the number of volunteers that may be mobilized to produce garments some chapters are participating in family relief by distributing red cross flour milled from government wheat this chapter survey will give authentic information to guide distribution of clothing tion to flour |