The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-11-13
''OVER THE TOP" WITH RED
CROSS FUNDSABOVE QUOTA
Il Give Because My NeighbOr
Can't" This Years Slogan

cover the top"-we all remember
when this was on everybody's tongue.
cover the top" went our boys into
the land where shells and bombs
hurled injury and death. People at
home resolved, we'll go over the
top too. Well sacrifice everything
possible for relief of suffering in a
war-ridden world"
Now there is, according to many es-
Inmates, more suffering in the world
than there has been at any time since
the great war ended. Always organ
lied instantly to step in with relief
when and where it is needed, the Red
Cross asks for funds with which to
carry on it's merciful work. Even now
the organization has far-reaching
plans for relief of people who are I'M
employed or who live in. drought
stricken areas. Every State affected
by last summers drought, for in
stance, is being surveyed so that all
urgent needs may be known. Just
last Saturday Mrs. Whitcomb, an ex-
perienced Red Cross worker, whose
territory for survey includes Mary
land and Delaware, visited Garrett
county to find out the needs here. Be-
fore hard winter sets in the Red Cross
will be able to point a beneficial finger
to practically every distressed fam
lily in the country. In many places
farmers are being forced to ship or
kill their cattle and other stock
sometimes even their chickens-be-
cause of lack of food to keep them
over the winter. Caring for the fam
lilies thus impoverished, will take an
enormous sum of money.
Here in Garrett county we are, of
course, sorry for ourselves. We feel
terribly poor this fall. Dollar bills
don't grow on every tree. Yet when
we look upon the people to whom the
Red Cross points in other parts Of
the country, we realize HON fortunate
we are. Again we are asked to go
"over the top" in making sacrifices
for those who are suffering more than
we are. Again, not tagging behind,
we will rise to the occasion and give
even more than we are asked to give.
Besides, we do need fifty cents of
every dollar membership fee for use
here. To cite just one instance: A
Garrett county boy of school age isn't
able to attend school because his
health is so badly impaired by dis
eased tonsils-in fact, the doctor is
of the opinion the boy will hardly live
through the winter if he doesn't have
them removed. But his parents are
too poor to pay even the expenses
incident to an operation. Now the
Red Cross Chapter doesn't possess
enough money for a tonsilectomy. Be-
fore long, however, through the gen
crosby of Red Cross "joiners" the
child will probably be on train head
ed toward hospital. There are scores
of such pressing cases. A great num-
Der of families in our mining sec
lions, especially, have no money with
which to buy food, clothing and fuel.
It looks as if Garrett county people
who have ANYTHING to be thankful for
are going to respond heroically to this
years special call.
Mr.. George Wagner, of Grantsville.
nearly always heads the list OF Red
Cross contributors by sending in his
membership dues long before the
drive starts. This year he has been
true to his record. During twenty
five minutes of Armistice Day, Mrs.
F. R. Utterback collected Sc in Noun
tain Lake Park. Mrs. L. c. Yutzy
has already enrolled ten members in
Crellin-the largest number yet re-
ported by any chairman.
So far, of course, only the reports
of few chairmen near headquarters
in Oakland have been received. The
chairmen for the annual Red Cross
Roll Call in various parts of the coun-
ty are urgently requested to send in
the lists of their members for weekly
publication during the drive.
Following are the names already
received of people who have contrib
uted dollar for Red Cross member
ship:
Crellin-Howard Phares, Mrs. Ida