The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-01-23
r. c. ROLL CALL
ABOVE QUOTA
Continued from page one)

t local unit has a few dollars o.
hand, and more would prove q
great value in case of sudden lc
9 cal emergency.
, One contributor to the Roll call
: whose dollar was especially ap
! preciated by the Chairman, hauled
Ignite coal % miles from hi!
mine, sold it for $3.50 per ton, anC
gave one of the hard earned dol
lars TO the Red Cross.
No situation in this country, ex
cepting a few disasters such as
the Mississippi Valley flood, has
even approached that which nov
exists and is growing worse in
the southwest area. The people
of Montana, who, with compare
lively few exceptions. have enough
and to spare, probably have only
a mild appreciation of their good
fortune.
The following extracts taken
from Red Cross bulletins, based
on reports from those in charge
of relief stations, may serve TO
give a glimpse of the picture
where famine threatens.
Reports from the Field
A Red Cross field representa-
tive reported. regarding on Okla
homa county. where the local Red
Cross chapter is feeding 200 fam
lilies: Things are ~deplorable here,
it is nothing TO see men crying
like children, none complaining,
because of the fear and hysteria
of the moment. They ask for any
kind of work in order that they
may buy food instead of asking
for it. Cold weather is compli-
eating matters. Another field
representative in Oklahoma wrote,
1T was Saturday when ! was in
town. There were about $50 farm
ers in; they all came in wagons
very few own automobiles. They
are a very different type of farm
er down here. | asked to interview
a few whom ii was known were
near starvation. One old man sew
enty-five years old, very emaciat-
ed, stated reluctantly that he
wanted to borrow money to bug
food and intended to pay it back.
Another h~esitated but finally said,
I'm about on my last, but my
woman and me are praying hard
to God to send us down food-we
will get by until then These are
examples of families whose re-
sources have carried them up to
this point and are now requiring
aid.
Chapters in Want Zone
Special attention is called to the
enormous extent Of the service
being performed by the army of
local Red Cross chapter volun-
teers, estimated at between 10000
and $4,000, who are directly in
touch with giving relief through
out the stricken areas. The Of
ficers Of our chapters and the
members of their emergency COM
mittees are literally shaving day
and night Investigating the fam
applying for aid, reviewing
the cases, issuing the food orders
on the local merchants, sending
us detailed reports of the situa-
tons so that the National Red
Cross may at all times know when
additional help is needed. Many !,
men and women have given up
businesses and household
entirely to this work, the
turning over their offices
and clerical employees to the Red
Cross for the period of the relief
operation. | cannot imagine any |
widespread and significant
evidence Of the personal sacrifice '
md humanitarian spirit than these |
represent. 1t is n of the !
most striking displays of unself- {
oLnCSS SlllI6 TIC w - w al.
List Follows: c
c. L. Arrivee
Nick Alvarez I
A. V. Appelgren 1
NJ. l.. Anderson L
John Appelgren e
Chris Bjelland b
j.. X. Bramble c
Geo. B. Bairey
J.. B. Borgert a
j. R. Burgess 1
R. NJ. Bolton O
Ray Doe n
Lillian Brandon s
Fred Bettchen r
J.. H. Coffey
Chas. Coulter b
]. F. Cook D
Alvin Carlson f.
D. P. Callahan u
H. B. Cloud
John Curran Il
w. V. D. Chapman V
S. T. Cogswell C.
P. J.. Delaney
]. l.. Davey il
Leo Durkin il
Albert Dullenty fl
H. C. Ditmarson il
T. j. Delahunt il
]. C. DeWane e
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