Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-25
Society
Clubs
ON THE FRONT
IN THE VALLEY
FOR THE CANTEEN

Two popular gifts have Eeen re-
ceived at the Servicemen's canteen
crates of cantaloupes sent by Miss
Caroline Taylor, and lugs OF toma-
toes brought by Mrs. j. w. Dono-
hue. Both are favorites with the
servicemen who patronize the cam
teen and are a real treat during the
hot weather.
WORK AT CENTER
Two hundred and fourteen Wom-
en- from FL Centro, McCabe, Impe-
rial and Meloland made IL 1897 sur
gical dressings this past week, this
amount representing 1902 hours OF
work.
AS hot weather is at hand, fl
nal plea is sent out by Red Cross
officials for additional workers so
that the quota may be completed
and the center closed for the sum-
mer months.
Visitors in the city are invited to
work at the center and wives OF
servicemen are invited to attend
any time, but particularly on We'd
nesdayS and Fridays when they
will have an opportunity to become
better acquainted.
The center is located in the Ten
Thousand clubhouse, Seventh and
Olive, the club having turned over
room to the Red Cross for this
work. The building is open Mon
days through Fridays, from 9 am. to
pm, from 1890 pm, with in
structorS on hand to teach begin
ners. Women must wear clean wash
dresses and some form of head COW
ering.
Holtvilles Red Cross branch is
cooperating with the El Centre
group, and this week Mrs. j. v.
Yeargin, chairman, turned over 1900
dressings, representative OF two
weeks work
v MAIL
El Centro Red Cross home serv-
ice requests have come by letter,
telephone and telegram and now
they are coming in by V mail. The
home service chairman recently re-
ceived request from a soldier at
the battle front asking for informa-
ton concerning the welfare of his
family. The request came by V
mail with instructions for report
by the same mode of communica-
ton and Red Cross workers have
investigated the case and sent the
necessary information to the sery-
ice man, relieving his anxiety about
his family.
The mans request was sent II
by a Red Cross field director nov
overseas, but formerly stationed a
Camp Dunlap.
FLOOD RELIEF
, The American Red Cross is car
ing for more than 10000 persons LEI
homeless by floods in Indiana, Iii
; nois, Missouri, Kansa> ArkanSa
, and Oklahoma, according to Chair
. man Norman H. Davis.
: A total of 140 Red Cross disaSte
relief workers, including doctors ant
. nurses has been assigned to tn
! flooded area to supervise the relic
. work of several thousand Red Cros
volunteers.
Homeless families are being hous
ed in army tents or in public an,
private buildings, with cots an,
blankets supplied from Red Cros
warehouses and nearby army posts
Evacuees are being fed b. local Re-
Cross chapter canteen corps work
ers, with doctors and nurses il
: charge of the health program.
S Thousands of head of cattle wer
!, driven to safety, an important poin
e in view OF meat shortages and tn
f Red Cross is seeing that they ar
r being fed. The Red Cross has aske
the u S. department of agricultur
to supply seed packages to be give
I to homeless farmers.
Prompt and efficient evacuation
r cut down the loss of life, the u
: coast guard, U. S. engineers an
the OCD workers cooperating witt
the Red Cross.
: In Clinton. Indiana, the city hos
pital was kept in operation whel
bags, flown in by the civil air patrol
were filled with sand and earth b,
Red Cross workers and place,
around the hospital. Red CroS
workers kept the emergency pump
in the cellar in constant operation
to keep water from the boilers.