The Wrangell sentinel., 1941-10-03
War Relief
 Aid To Europe
 S47.OOO,OOO


 for war relief abroad amounted to more than $470OO,0O0 up to the end Of June, Mir Dick Sharnbroich, chairman of Wrangell Red Cross Chapter announced today. Included in that total are supplies valued at more than s25,OO0,0O0 which were purchased by Federal Agencies for distribution by the Red Cross. The remainder was given through the Red Cross special war relief fund contributed by the American people last year, and includes the value of Chaper produced articles.
 MT. sharnbroich emphasized that this war relief fund is quite dis tinct from the membership funds received at Roll Call on which the Red Cross depends for the support of it's many activities at home, such as disaster relief, service to the arm ed forces, public healh, and home nursing, Life saving and accident prevention instruction.
 Pointing out that relief had pre- viously been made available, to the extent that war time conditions would permit, to Poland, Norway, Belgium, Greece, the Netherlands and Yugoslayia, and that in recent months American Red Cross War Relief has been distributed to Great Britain. the British Middle East, China, France, Finland and Spain.
 More than $25,OOO,OOO worth of relief has been made available toI the British people, with American Red Cross supplies, chiefly in the form of clothing and medical sup plies, still going across the Atlantic at the rate of about six shipments every week.
 Supplies of milk, Vitamins and clothing were distributed to child ren only in Unoccupied France, and limited quantities of medical sup plies have been sent for general dis-I tribusion under American Red Cross supervision, but no supplies haveI been sent to France since April IT, and none to Finland since May 29.
 On the other hand, relief opera-l tions in China are being conducted on an eYer-increasing scale, MT. Sharnbroich reported. Wheat, rice, and vitally needed medical supplies to the value of close to $3,000,000l have already been sent o Free China.
 No war relief is being distributed in Greece at present. Large quanti-I ties of supplies in transit at the time of the countrys complete military occupation were transferred to Red Cross operations in the British Mid dle East. Under this general head ing, The American Red Cross is ex- tending relief in Egypt, Eritrea, Ab- yssinia and Syria, and from head quarters in Cairo, has provided Ov- CT $2,000,000 worth of medical, sur gical and other supplies.
 Relief supplies of food to meet famine conditions and limited quan titles of medical supplies were sent to Spain to the value of close to S2,-I O00,000, MT. Sharnbroich reported, but no shipments have gone to that country since June 13, and oper- ations in Yugoslavia were limited to the expenditure of $75, 1000 for em- ergency relief to refugees.
 As part of it's war relief service, the American Red Cross has forwar ded parcels of food, clothing and other comforts to British and Al lied prisoners of war in German pri son camps, and assists in forward ing funds and supplies for the re- lief of Italian and German prisoners of war and interned civilians in Can ada. Another activity which has brought comfort to hundreds of sor- rowing families is the Inquiry and Information Service, which in one month handled over 83,0O0 inquir- ies about persons in war-affected countries.
 The need for Red Cross relief to the victims of war still continues. The need for Red Cross services to cur people at home is increasing rapidly in line with our national de- fense program, MT. Sharnbroich said. In urging everyone in the com niunity to rally to the support of the Red Cross at the annual Roll Call, November II to 30, he emphasized that never has the need for a 100 per cent membership support among all sections of the American people been so vital as it is today.