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Show i Red Cross Gives Aid To The Distressed Supplementing their distribution of flour and cotton clotliing, made by volunteers, to mr Ci and distressed dis-tressed families, Red Cross chapters chap-ters In the Pacific Area now are making requisitions on the national nation-al organization for ready-made cotton" garments which will be available before the chilling blasts of winter cause suffering. . James L. Fieser, acting chairman at Washington, D. C. announcing the additional relief measure for utilizing more of the 500,000 bales of government cotton, reports contracts con-tracts have been awarded for the purchase of 5,746,000 garments. These comprise men's trousers, boys' knickers, children's, boys and men's overalls, men's jumpers, knit underwear for infants, children, chil-dren, boys, men and women, and hosiery for children, women and men. At the same time he stated that cotton cloth totaling 31,500,000 yards has been issued to 2,184 Red Cross chapters and Branch units. Thousands of volunteers through out the land, formed into sewing groups, have been working in Red Cross chapter sewing rooms converting con-verting the cotton piece goods into in-to clothing for men, women and children. The yardage consisted of cotton prints, cotton flannels, shirting, gingham, muslin, birds-eye. birds-eye. Pacific Area chapters are participating parti-cipating eagerly in this program, sewing groups from churches, patriotic pa-triotic and fraternal societies, family welfare and character building agencies contributing to the volunteer endeavor. As committees carry-on with the relief work, other volunteers are perfecting plans for the annual Red Cross Roll Call for memberships member-ships to be held from Armistice Day to Thanksgiving, November 11-24. A. L. Schafer, manager of the Pacific Branch office, San Francisco, Fran-cisco, says more than 15,000,000 persons have benefited by Red Cross Relief work in the United Rtntas this vpftr "Mn.Hrvnpil finnr distribution, as of . October 1, totaled to-taled 4, 808,544 barrels, affording aid to 3,939,757 families. The magnitude of Red Cross relief re-lief operations in Alaska, Arizona, California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah and Washington also is pictured pic-tured by Manager Schafer. Flour distribution through chapters and Indian Agencies in the Pacific Area, as of October 13, amounted to 345, 643 barrels. This flour, valued val-ued at $1,589,957, has aided 378,-571 378,-571 families. Pacific Area chapters have requisitioned re-quisitioned 3,070,948 yards of cot ton cloth sufficient to meet the emergency need of 240,540 families. famil-ies. The cotton cloth given to Red Cross chapters, in this Area, is valued at $460,642. In addition to supplying flour for human needs, Red Cross distribution dis-tribution of government wheat also al-so saved thousands of head of livestock in western drought zones, these zones having been certified by the United States Department of Agriculture. Utah, Idaho and Nevada farm families received 104,739,144 pounds of cracked wheat out of the total to-tal of 114,214,272 pounds distributed distribut-ed in the Area, the remainder going go-ing to drought affected counties in Washington, Oregon, California and Arizona. The cracked wheat, alone, is valued at $1,713,214. Early In the season, garden seed was distributed to Red Cross chap ters engaged In unemployment relief, re-lief, families receiving seed and growing their own vegetables to augment food supplies. Four-pound packages, containing 19 varieties of vegetable seed were given to 9,125 families who had garden space and made application applica-tion to Red Cross chapters. The garden seed is valued at $5,657. The total value of commodities distributed in the Pacific Area is Placed at $3,769,470. All administrative costs of both wheat and cotton distribution in the nation are borne by the American Amer-ican National Red Cross, the estimated es-timated expenditure for such distribution dis-tribution being $475,000. In several Pacific Area counties where chapter funds were impounded im-pounded by bank failures, or were exhausted by heavy demands for relief work, the National Red Cross also advanced funds to the chapters that they might continue to meet the needs of their respective re-spective communities. In addition to the widespread relief measures for civilians, Red Cross records show Home Service workers in 3,126 chapters throughout through-out the nation gave assistance to 400.000 ex-service men and their fllmlllaa Relief needs this winter will be greater than last, says Mr. Schafer in pointing out that all relief activities ac-tivities of the Red Cross, including unemployment and natural disasters, disas-ters, as well as the regular services ser-vices safeguarding public health are supported by public memberships. member-ships. With a population of 9,733,221 the membership goal in the Pacific Pa-cific Area has been set at 546,325 |