Show state has large part in red cross war fund drive drive will be staged in march to gather funds for coining year part pait in the red cross war fund will be approximately per cent of the 1941 memberships and contributions but ions A L shafer pacific area red cross manager announced this week president roosevelt has designated march when the campaign will be he held as red cross month the red cross did not hold its cu customary membership roll call last november instead it decided upon one campaign which barring emergencies will finance the organizations work until march 1944 the 1943 roal goal in the seven states and alaska comprising the red aed cross pacific area it was announced Is citizens of utah contributed 64 cents per capita in the last war fund which opened december 7 1941 salt lake county topped the tha 34 utah chapters with per capita giving of 91 cents only two other chapters above the state average were carbon carbo n county and milford utah was sixth among the pacific states area breakdowns of per capita contributions california alaska 97 nevada 82 washington 72 oregon 67 utah 64 arizona 61 and idaho 39 our goal mr shafer said Is based upon realistic estimates which careful study shows are actually needed to meet the heavy wartime wartini obligations and of the rod cross this sum covers local national wid aid international wartime needs I 1 of the organization for one year of the total goal la Is the sum required by the red cross chapters ra to finance their work in behalf ot of families ol of servicemen the remainder or will go to the national organization and international ter program the d difference eer will be met by a balance balan of from the first war fund which will be applied to the 1943 budget more than 65 per cent ot of the amount required by the national organization has been budgeted tor for direct national services to the armed forces mr air shafer said |