The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-04

Medicines in tablet form are being flown across the Atlantic under q special arrangement made by the United JugosaV Relief Fund, II West 57th Street, New York City, a member of the National War Fund, Inc, to help in checking an cpl demic of malaria in Jugoslavia. Re- sponsibility for distribution through private hospitals and clinics in Jugoslavia has been assumer by the International Red Cross Committee in Geneva.
 This special relief operation for people whose guerrilla fighters have never ceased their resistance to the Axis is described in mid-year memorandum on relief operations just prepared by Bart Address, Ma tional Director, for the officers of the United Jugoslav Relief Fund, who are Thombas J. Watson, chair man; Hamilton Fish Armstrong and William M Chadbourne, Vice-chair- men and Willis II. Booth, treasurer. The memorandum also includes de- tails which indicate that the fund is keeping well abreast of current re- quirements in the provision of medi- cal supplies and other special rclief items for JugOslav prisoners of war in German and Italian camps.
 With regard to trans-Oceanic air plane delivery of anti-malaria medl- cines. MT. Address reports that the lrst consignment has already reach ed neutral airport on the other side, whence it will be delivered to Geneva for distribution. Additional consignmcnts have been delivered to an airport in New. York, and other deliveries are to follow until 500,000 tablets, the quantity at present available. have started on the trans oceanic first leg of their journey.
 Alarming reports on the spread of malaria in Jugoslavia had been re- ceived from International Red Gross authorities, M. Ande6s declares. ana inquiries revealed the availability of the 800 900 tablets in New York City. After arrangements had been made for the necessary shipping license. the United Jugoslay Relief Fund was asked, and readily consented, to take over the operation. within few days word reached National Headquarters that the plane carry ing the first consignment had taken off
 International Red Cross authorl- ties speak with emphatic confidence as to the possibility of distributing these medicines without conhscauon or interference on the part ol thc occupying authorities, baslng thcir assurance on the safe distribution ol test" shipments of medical sup plies previously made under lhtei- national Rec Cross supervision The mid-year memorandum re- ports definitely encouraging progress In the flow oi essential supplies to Yuposlav prisoners Of war. IL po'hta out that from the beginning oi the year up to July 10th the following articles had either been actually delivered to the prisoners m theiI camps or were en route to Geneva TOT ueilVtIY VI Nll' '""lf"f
 2,B00 medical klta, each providing sufficient mnterinls for 100 men TOT one mOnt",
 s4,OO0 special invalid food parcels' estimated to meet the current re- auirementA oi the 10 per cent oi the I40, GOO prisoners assumed to be h' an unusually weakened condition
 Sanitary and personal Items "a | follows o.
 Al GOO tooth bruahes. a4O,0Oo "cartridgeh' oi tooth powder, aooo grandmother, Mrs. Joseph Hoyden of Sheffield street,
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 Thomas Denihan ls seriously 'ii at his home on Chapei street.