Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-24
ON THE FRONT
IN THE VALLEY

~ Call give llelp, llOI Olliy W Ciie
armed forces but to civilians thru
ITS training courses.
Women who want to help will
find, by inquiring at headquarters
that there are many services they
can give and there are many courses
which will aid them in their civil
liam life and also which they can
put to use in disaster-home nurS-
ing, first aid, nutrition. The first
two may prove particularly helpful
with the impending shortage OF
doctors and nurses, and the latter
also since good health may be aided
by proper nutrition.
COMFORT KITS
Three hundred comfort kits is
the Ell Centro's chapters quota and
these must be completed as Soon
as possible.
These kits contain essential ar
ticles in compact form which are
invaluable for soldiers on active
duty. By experience they contain
those things most needed such as
soap, playing cards, cigarettes OF
tobacco with cigarette papers, pen
Gil, envelopes, writing paper, pack
age CT chewing gum, razor blades
pair of shoe laces, a small joke
or adventure book, small sewing
kit, buttons. This spring the wo-
men who made the kits, filled them
but the Red Cross is now planning
to order the articles wholesale.
Lawrence E. Hall, field director
for Camp Elliott, who Wednesday
with Richard E. Zeigler, field su-
pervisor for San Diego and I'm
perial counties, and Robert Leish
of that office. visited the valley,
told Mrs. w. j. Meagher, assistant
field director for this county
"You would realize how valuable
these comfort kits are to the men
in the outposts if you saw them,
as I saw the soldiers in Alaska
treasuring theirs" Hall has just
returned from an inspection tour in
Alaska.
The men use them constantly he
said, and are quite adept in sewing
while he was waiting to interview
a general at an Alaskan post, the
general discovered a button mis-
ing on his coat. In no time at
all a Red Cross comfort kit was
brought out. the button seWed on,
and, neat and trim again, the gen.
eral continued with the interview.
Any woman who can help with
this work is assured that her SER
vices will be welcomed and may call
at headquarters for further infor-
nation, 120 North Fifth, Mrs. A. R
Tagg being chairman for this type
of work.
CUTTERS NEEDED
Let's of materials are on hand
and women are needed to cut out
garments, which will then be made
ip by those women who are will
ing to sew for the Red Cross. Cut
ters are to meet Tuesday morning
t headquarters.
FIRST AID
c. H. H. Small, chairman of
first aid, has announced that first
aid courses will be resumed within
the month as soon as the number
cf qualified instructors may be ac-
certained. Some 46 were trained
last year but many have moved
away or are about to enter the SER
vice. Both standard and advanced
first aid classes will be organized
Last year the Ell Centro chapter
awarded 578 certificates for COM
pletion of standard first aid
courses, and 54 for advanced first
aid
In the schools. 33 standard GER
tificates were granted in the Jun
icr college, and 20 advanced, with
"a standard in the high school ano
80 Junior first aid certificates. Six
ty-three teachers completed the
standard course, 20, the advanced
and 13 qualified as instructors.
Those wishing to take first aie
should register at headquarters, IN
North Fifth.