Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1922-03-24

lost, but also the market for at least
two tons of corn or oats and three
tons of hay every year. .,-...ses
"when you figure the amount Of
feed for which the market has been
lost" they say, by the Replacement
OF horses with tractors,sor trucks you
will find that 1t aggregates more thah
the total export OF oats, corn and hay
from the country. also it has been
considerable factor in lowering the
prices Of these three crops.
1.-The draft type suitable for heavt
work is the horse for which there u
a steady market:p = n1l;t
Tells of Rsdicress Work.
Judge John Barton Payne. chair
man of the. American Red Cross
made public report to the cen
trail ,cppmittee, showing that during
the calendar year 1921 the Red Cros4
spent 50, 1872 900 In, assistance to dist
abied veterans of the World war. OF
this sum 100000 was disbursed by
Red Cross ehapters 'and the balance BY
the national organization.
7. the expenditures BY the national orr
ganization, amounting to $2,7S2, 000I
included '$1,f54;0Oos for direct service
through officials of the national organ
ization to disabled ex-service men, vir-
tually all of which was for those ac-
.tually. in hospitals. and $4,000 ex-
pended for the Red Cross Institute for
the Blind There was expended In pro-
noting and establishing chapter work
for disabled veterans $956000.
By far the greater part of Red
Cross service to the disabled, all Of
which is supplementary to the relief
accorded by the government, Is ac-
complished by the chapters, the local
organization Of neighbors coming most
frequently into contact with these men
and their families. OF 3,848 chapters,
more than $500 were. on October 81.
1921, still maintaining service to vet
erans
The principal forms of service are as
follows:
The Red Cross chapter aids In put
ting the disabled man In effective re-
lation with the government that he
may obtain his full. rights.
The chapter helps the disabled man,
and his family in time Of trouble, such
as sickness Of any of the family, legal
difficulties, encouragement. Pending
payment by the government of claims,
the chapter also stands ready to ex-
tend financial assistance when neces-
sary. Including all forms of assistance,
the report shows that the chapters
rendered services I'M more thar 250,-
600 instances, during each month Of
1921. ''''
Cooperate With Other Bodies.
Many chapters provide recreation
and various personal comforts for vet
Grams at training centers and in gov.
eminent hospitals. either individually
or In cooperation with the American
Legion, Knights of Columbus and 9th
er patriotic organizations. Chapters,
upon request, also furnish information
concerning conditions at home when
such information is necessary to the
comfort or physical welfare Of those
in hospitals. q nc Z s.ih.-
The national organization maintains
medical social service In hospitals and
district offices of the veterans bureau
and national homes for disabled volun-
teer soldiers. Statistics for Deem
Der. 1924, a, typical month, shows a
Red Cross staff of 604 full-time paid
workers giving service to 40,02S men.
Chapter volunteers also help in this
work, which includes assistance in OBJ
tanning medical histories and main
tanning communication with the FAM
lilies.
Through camp service the national
organization provides similar assist
ance to disabled men in army and navy
central and post hospitalsr<this Red
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RECOMMENDED legislation by congress
T In addition to the more than one hun
dred map monuments proposed.
AS announced by the department.
these monuments Of artistic desikT
would mark the following places:
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Was killed. IN Europes.+a.
Where the first American soldRl
was wodnded at the NOM.
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vision, November 2, 1917, in whiki
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action and first American. soldier WI
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division AGING. as 3 unit
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