The Chronicle-star the Moss Point advertiser., 1941-10-24
RED CROSS QUOTA FOR
JACKSON COUNTY SET
BY EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
Annual Campaign To Solicit Memberships To Be Conducted
From Armistce Day Through
THANKSGIVING.

me executive committee e the
jackson County Chapter Ct TIE
American Fed Cross SET Tire qaota
for this year a. i.so9 memberships
This represents an Increase o. -
per cent ever last years quota. Tire
quotas we're set ct 4 mAeang held
Tuesday night at the Jackson
County Courthouse IN Pascag7ula.
X. W. Burnham Of Moss Point.
chairman Of the chapter. presided
over the session and announced
that there Is a greater need fK
raising Red Cross memberships sud
funds than there has been In many
years He stated that special EN-
plaasis would be put on conducting
the drive In the western section OF
the county. with efforts being made
70 secure IS memberships there as
Is possible.
The county has been divided into
three separate zones 70 carry out
the drive. These viii be designated
as Pnscagoula, Moss Point and
Ocean Springs. Merchantmen have
been appointed 20 head the drive
In each Of these areas.
The Moss Point territory VIII In
clude. Kreole. Escatawpa, and all
points north 10 the George county
line. lying cas- OF the Pascagoula
River. The Pascagoula AREA viii IN
clude all of Supervisors District
Three and the Ocean Springs area
viii include all Of west jackson
county, vancleaye and Daisy-vestry.
The vice-chairInen elected for the
three areas ere Ocean Springs.
Mrs Charles Carr and Mrs. A @.
Gottsche. Pascagoula. J. E. Stone
L. l. Stigler and Jimmy blackwell:
Moss Point. Gregory Wood, Rev. T.
Barton West and Jack Buzard Each
Of these IN turn viii call q meeting
of their co-wovkers to be held at
an early date. 10 map their In
diyidual campaigns.
The quotas for each area we're
set also. The Pascaeoula quota
which wal set at zo2 last year has
been boosted 20 $50 members and
special donations at $1,000; Moss
Point. 600 members and $500 do
nations: and Ocean SPRING. $50
members and $40 donations
The campaign win officially open
On Armisftcc Day. November II. and
vi close on ThanksEirine Day. Mo-
rember q. All persons residing In
the county are being asked 70 give
as much as they can towards the
campaign. Besides needing the funds
TO supplement the money raised In
various parts OF the country for
the National Red Cross activities.
much money is needed for Red Gross
work locally. Half Of the money
raised through memberships win be
retained by the jackson County
Chapter and all Of the donations
VIII be kept here also for local use.
Those attending the meeting were
W. Durham. chairman: Miss
Hilda Gil. Jesse w. Thompson.
Gregory Wood. Louie HAYS. Rev.
J. r. Brock and Rev. T. Barton
West Of Moss Point; Mrs. Martin
Shepherd. Arthur v. Smith and
Norman l. Moran. Pascagpula: Afiy5
Jessie Boyd. secretary; Mayor c.
R Bennett. George Young. Mrs.
R P. Barnhart. j. U. scharr AMI
Mrs. Charles Carr. Ocean sursnzs;
Mrs. j. B. Gibson. Hur.ey; I'd Lee.
Helena.
A special campaign wiz be con-
Quoted In Moss Point and pasca-
goula among the negroes. This part
OF the drive win be handled By
Francis Titus Of fascagoula vino
was successful IN raising $50 for the
Red Cross last year among men,
beers Of his race He also was in at
tendance At the meeting.