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Show ' m 1 Red Cross Urges Help for Drouth Sufferers The American Red Cross, which has assumed responsibility for alleviating al-leviating the destitution of those within the drought area, is making mak-ing an appeal to the nation for a frnd of ten million dollars. llahns are asked to contribute $40,000 of this fund, $25,000 of fV which la looked for from Salt Lake County. "Not until all the resources of the stricken territories were exhausted ' was this national appeal made by the Red Cross," said Miss Edgarda Wedgewood, local executive secretary. secre-tary. Urgent need for quick actiop is also stressed by Miss Wedgewood Few realize perhaps, how serloui" the. situation is. When we realize that 21 states of the Union, containing contain-ing more thu,n 401 million iiople, suf tered the blight of drought to their f crops of from ten to one hundred per cent last year and that a large per cent of these people are solely dependent on llilr crops for a living, can we visualize the condition Thousands of these people are act nally starving and many are sick and sorely in need of medical aid.' The pathetic stories coming to us ever the Radio from the stricken area are no exaggeration. end of their resources and a quick response to their call Is the only thing which can save them. Every cltlien possessed of the necessities and comforts of life should give quick response to this call. No canvass is being made in this drive. Send contributions to Red Ooss, Beason, Building, Salt Lake City, Utah. |