Show Red Cross At W At-W Work Woric orl I I. I In Iii Flood Areas I I I With the queS question of f the death toli toll In Vanport City Oregon still unanswerable unanswerable unanswerable unan unan- and the number of refugees mounting hourly the American Red RedCross RedCross RedCross Cross tonight sent 21 additional workers from Washington D. D C C. St. St Louis Missouri Mis Mis- and Atlanta Georgia to augment I the 40 workers from the National organization or- or i I j I aiding local chapter workers or-I or j jat I at tho the scene Red Cross President BasilO Basil I O OConnor O'Connor said additional disaster representatives representatives In the five Red Cross I area j offices being alerted to leave for I Ithe tho the flood area within the next 24 to 48 I hours Meantime first overall reports from I Red Cross chapters throughout the I three-state three flood area of Oregon Wash Wash- I ington and Idaho Indicated perSons persons per- per i sons sont severely affected by the floods flood and I at least homes damaged or des des- desI I troyed Red Cross chapters In the area are working closely with federal state i and local agencies in relief and rescue I operations I Earlier Mr OConnor O'Connor announced an ala Initial allocation of a a. quarter million m dollars to care for Immediate needs of ot disaster sufferers and today raised the allotment to one million dollars He In Invited invited In- In I individuals to sent send any contribution contribution I tion for the flood victims to their local 1 Red Cross chapter He Jle also wired the I governors of the three states pledging full resources of the Red Cross and anti I authorized local chapters to accept volI voluntary vol- vol I contributions for relief of ot flood vOl-I vOl I 1 victims In Oregon the number of flood victims Is being Increased by evacuees from other communities near Vanport City Many of ot Vanport City's homeless to toI tonight tonight to- to I night filled every available room In and around Portland An estimated housing units were damaged or destroyed In Vanport City The Red Cross is operating operating op op- crating 12 shelters in Portland where it Is housing and ald feeding flood as well as about 1000 dike workers Red Hed RedCross RedCross Cross Canteen Service Is being assisted by many local organizations and Individuals Individuals duals who are voluntarily bringing in baskets of food for distribution to flood victims and workers Among the refugees are many small children separated from their parents Red Cross Nurses' Nurses Aides under direction direction direction tion of ot doctors are providing special dicta for the children and have set up recreational programs Special Red Cross trained Accident Prevention units were established today to give First Aid to Injured dike workers I Reports from the flood area exclusive I lof of the immediate vicinity of Vanport indicated persons affected by the I floods of which an estimated 80 percent will require Red Cross rehabilitation as as- as |