Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1918-12-05
STEP IN RIGHT DIRECTION

mission and be passed as to their qualifications to hold
the office they either holding or the position they wish
to fill.
The Commission Council is also to be congratulated
In asking all citizens file their complaints with the Civil
Service Commission to the performance of the duty of
any city official employee and feel certain that the
citizens will take advantage of it, nasnuch not
essay for their to be known in reference to
plant if they do not desire to be known complainant
LET'S ALL JOIN
THE RED CROSS WILL SOON BEGIN ITS CAMPAIGN
for members.
It is the wish of the organization that every man.
and child in the United States become part Of
it's great humanitarian scheme-he living embodiment of
the brotherhood of man.
This would give the Red Cross hundred and ten
million members.
This is no visionary scheme. 1t is quite possible
Membership costs only dollar year. OF course there
are various classes of membership and weather. persons
Will wish to contribute more but the onedolar class is
within reach Of all.
household for instance with six persons in it need
opy give six dollars to the Red Cross for hundred
per cent membership, and six dollars is small enough
amount for the right to have share in this great work
Wealthy owners of factories who empty some men
women unable to give dollar take out men,
bershps for all their employees factory working one
hundred hands would have to give only hundred dol
lars for one hundred per cent membership, and that isn't
any tremendous contribution in case like this
About one person out of every three is member Of
the Red Cross today. The Christmas membership drive
aims to bring in those other two
The Red Cross will need more money during the COM
ing year than it has needed during the period
Coming OF peace has opened up vast fields for its
work. hundreds of thousands Of persons hungry shell
teess unable to make new start in life; the Balkans
unhappy little states not too rich in times of peace have
been ravaged by succession of wars; great Russia lies
hungry and helpless Armenia, Syria, parts of Africa Po
ladthe list Is so long it endlessa calling
fof help and the Red Cross is able to give it.
Next spring the Red Cross is going to ask for another
great contribution from the American peope-at eastl
those the plans at present When that drive off
every solitary person in the United States should be al
eaberof the Red Cross and ready to help in the drive
The Red Cross is humanity's greatest friend, know
ing not creed color but DUNG the work of the Master
wherever it is to be done.
Can you afford to remain outside of so great move
ment?-Jackson Daily News November 81, 1918.
COMMUNITIES IN THE SOUTH HAVE BEEN
warned to be on the lookout for agents who come to
community and offer to erect beautiful tablet shoWng
the names of tie boys of the community in service Thew
come rather high and reports from cities who have bought
through few days of bad weatherAh dshetashrduuE
them state that they almost worthless after gong
through few days of bad weather The scheme is said
be worked upon prominent CITIZENS who volunteer to col
out and raise the funds Bogausa has already decided
upon the plan Of making known the heroes of the city, but
other nearby towns may profit by the warning.
HENRY FORD HAS DECIDED TO RUN A WEEKLY
newspaper and hereafter viii not give much time to
the manufacture of automobiles We hope that Mr. Ford
viii find the profession interesting even if it does mott
prove profitable We are wondering what Henry will
have to say Monday morning when he goes down to
the shop and finds that he is the only member Of the
force the job We suppose that will be his only dis
agreeable feature in his business because he will not have
% worry when the Hooks empty and all the printers
are on the job We notice trouble he is going toll
avoid however, because all subscriptions must be paid in
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