The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-03-19
THE GREATEST MOTHER

Somewhere. on some distant bat uefleld, an American soldier will be wounded in action today. HeI may be your son. Or the laughing, Iow-headed kid that only yesterday lived in a house down the street. remember? Strong but tender hands will car " him back to an Army dressing station. A blood transfusion may be required to save his life-blood contributed to the American Red Cross by thousands of Americans back home.
 He will be brought to base hos pital where Army nurses, recruited by the American Red Cross, will. dress his wounds. Sympathetic Red Cross workers will advise his fam ily of his progress, and, as he con- valesces, other Red Cross workers will help speed his recovery.
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 Somewhere tonight an AmerieanI boy is longing for home. He may be, in bomb-searred London-in far-offI Australia, in Pacific jungle, or on a North African desert. But his. heart and mind will be back iR the States, at the home fireside. He will long to pat the head of that frisky pup; to walk down Front street; to throw his duffle in his boat and get off for a weekend of fishing up the river or at Mill Creek or Pats Lake. He longs to once more enjoy the blessings of the companionship of old friends and family.
 If he can, he'll go to the Ameri- can Red Cross club. It won't be the home for which he yearns. It will be only a substitute-an antidote for lonliness. But there he will will find a warm welcome, an American style meal, comfortable bed. He may sit down to write a letter to the folks back home. He will find entertainment to relieve his mind of the thoughts that pass through the minds of homesick men.
 He may at a distant outpost, far removed from that Red Cross club but tonight, or the next night the Red Cross will find it's way to him, bringing relief from boredom and horror of war.
 %&* *4 Somewhere, today, an American serviceman needs help. He may be at a distant domestic base or camp, on a ship at sea, in an unfriendly prison camp. He may be almost anywhere, but wherever he is there Is also the American Red Cross, of fering him its many resources. Be his problem personal, physical, men tai or financial, the Red Cross stands ready to assist him and his family. Even the barbed wire en- closure of prison camps are no bar rier to the Red Cross, for through its utilization with the Interna- tional Red Cross Committee, it breaches all hatreds to bring food, articles of comfort, and to re-estab- fish the line of communication be-  tween the military prisoner and his loved ones at home. At the disposal of every American serviceman are Red Cross field directors in the war front, home service workers in the local chapters and millions of vol unteers.
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 Sometime, somehow, disas e r may strike our community. It may be fire or storm or enemy action If such ever happens the Red Cross, YOUR Red Cross, the one to which you always have contributed, will Dc on the job. It will be ready with food and shelter. It will even help to rebuild the town--or perhaps YOUR OWN home. The Red Cross will be here because it is part of the community, made up of people in our community.
 Somewhere, every minute of the hour, every hour of the day, every day of the year, the Red Cross is helping someone.
 Won't you help, too?