Show rural nural TD america has major role in annual red cross campaign FRIENDLY FLAVOR typical of the variety of red cross services that makes hospital routine take on the flavor of life outside are the various duties performed by red cross gray ladies at mcguire cGuIre BI veterans hospital richmond va sagen to stress mournain four main Nain fields of service in 1947 features rural america the provision stockpile of the nation has an especially important share in the current fund campaign of the american red cross officials at the washington D C national headquarters emphasize with a 1947 campaign goal of 60 million dollars the red cross again Is relying upon the rural areas and the small towns which center the farming communities for substantial support tn in attaining its quota because 1947 will be in the nature of a shakedown cruise tor for a nation newly returned to peacetime and because in the uncertainty ot of the postwar existence many americans are inclined to question the need to support even the most deserving ot of organizations red cross officials have related the answers to some of 0 the whys ghys of the fund campaign major red cross responsibilities will be fourfold four fold in 1947 48 they include service to veterans and their families to men in army and navy hospitals to men serving with the armed forces overseas or in this country and to the community during the war period of 1941 48 red cross was supper supported aed by contributions in the amount of in five fund campaigns in numbers rural community chapters 2908 of them account for more than three quarters of all the red cross chapters in america with the overwhelming wh majority of their workers unpaid volunteers the red cross said these smaller chapters were the backbone of the ARC during the war and will continue to be so in peace expand services in the coming year on a greatly reduced budget the red cross will conduct a program exceeding any previous peacetime operation in its entire history services for veterans and the armed forces and their families will be the major concern of the red cross the increasing need for assistance to veterans will continue tor for years approximately veterans and their families were assisted by red cross last year through its workers in chapters alone thousands more were aided by red cross workers in hospitals under authorization of veterans administration there are red cross field directors and assistant field directors in VA hospitals nearly red cross claims experts are stationed in VA offices throughout the nation in puerto rico hawaii and the philippines on army posts and naval stations I 1 HELPING HAND red cross gray lady mrs john W johnson has a long loep shopping list she Is shown adding items wanted by a patient at bay pines veterans hospital st petersburg fla shell buy them at the canteen and downtown in this country and overseas red cross field directors are serving giving emergency assistance counseling and helping keep the men in communication with their families at home in the field of community service red lied cross disaster work Is a round the clock operation the country over national state and local governments expect the red cross to assume leadership in disaster preparedness and relief and rural areas know well the he work of red cross following tornadoes floods and fires red cross first aid water safety and accident prevention services have been carried on in all communities muni ties of this country first aid instruction for young people and adults swimming classes tor for children of the community and spreading the gospel of safety from farm accidents are several ways these red cross safety services function aid rural areas red cross home nursing instruction in rural communities where hospital facilities are scarcer scarce is re belving greater emphasis community nutrition classes teach the homemaker horne maker how better to prepare and preserve foods the american junior red cross with its 19 million youngsters provides effective channels through which school children throughout america may put to practice citizenship responsibilities and good neighbor practices with children of nations overseas |