Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-11-19
Spring 7ornadoes Increase
Disaster Auerge In State
Local Red Cross Roll Call Chairman Tells of Relief
Work Done by Organize ton in State Past Year:
Junior Members Active; Nursing Care Given

DINA schools also put on accident pre-
vention campaigns in school buildings
and on Fairgrounds.
Active for Veterans.
During the year North Carolina
chapters continued active in behalf
of war veterans and men in active
military service. In the twelve months
period, 1898 cases of service or ex-
service men or their families were
given some form of assistance by Red
Cross chapters in the state. National
~, total of 264,375 ex-service and
service men were helped by the Red
Cross.
In first aid classes throughout the
state last year 1859 men, women and
children were taught the proper emer-
gency treatment for accidental in
Jur1es. This represents an increase of
1,511 over the certificates awarded in
1934-35. During the same period a.
total of 1892 persons learned Red
Cross life saving and water safety
while 613 life saving instructors were
reappointed after additional instruc-
ton.
Throughout the State 43 chapters
are participating in the Red Cross
home and farm accident prevention
program, seeking to remove the many
accident hazards which have placed
the home and farm first in the num-
Der of accidental deaths and injuries
Twenty-six hundred chapters all over
the country carry on similar pro-
grams.
North Carolina also is taking an
active part in the Red Cross plan to
establish first aid units on highways
all over the nation so that immediate
treatment may be given those injured
in automobile accidents. At present
North Carolina Chapters are prepar-
ing to open SO such units in the near
future. Throughout the country 1000
highway first aid stations are now in
operation in As states, and $500 9TH
ers are scheduled to go into operation
shortly.
Nursing Care Given.
I'm the field of health, nursing care
was given 1884 persons by Red Cross
public health nurses in the state, and
a total of $3.50 visits to or on behalf
of the sick were made. At the same
time 955 women and girls received
Red Cross certificates for successful
ly completing the course in home n.y.
giene and care of the sick.
Red Cross nurses also cooperated
with physicians in the inspection of
TAO school and pre-school children in
North Carolina last year. Over $50
of these children were found to have
defects, and it is significant to note
that out of this number, 2O3 obtained
corrective treatment through the Red
Cross.
"In addition to these many activi-
ties, special volunteer services car
ried on by chapters all over the state.
These included the making of hun
dreds Of garments for the needy, sur
gical dressings, renovating and col
lecting clothing for disaster victims,
producing Braille books for the blind
and similar activities.
''This work of the Red Cross goes
forward in your name, made possible
through your annual membership
dues" Mr. White said in conclusion.
''This is your organization The
Peoples Red Cross. 1t represents you
and in times Of emergency it does for
the victims of disaster that which
you yourself would do, were it pos
sible for you to visit each one of them
individually.
Here in Henderson the Red Gross