The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-08-11
Red Cross Notes

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who are prisoners of war with
the name and address of their
next Of KIN viii be on file at the
Ocean Syringe and Pascagoula
offices OF the American Red
Cross at an early date, Mrs.
Edith Grimm, home service sec
rotary announced. Cards bear
ing these lists viii be forwarded
o all chapters from National
Red Cross headquarters, accord
lung to information received by
the county officials.
Additions will be made to the
original list as reports are clear
ed Of prisoners captured after
the printing of the first report
and although il will probably be
a few months before all informa-
ton can be sent out, headquar-
ters advised, the material will be
forwarded as soon as the provost
marshall releases ii.
Ali parents, wives or persons
VINO believe themselves to be
listed as next of kin are request
ed to register in the Red Cross
office either in P~ascagoula or in
Ocean Springs.
A regulation American Red
Cross prisoner OF war package,
which has been approved by both
Germany and Japan, is now on
display at the Pascagoula office,
Mrs. Grimm said. Anyone inter
ested in sending provisions TO a
prisoner of war is invited to in
spect. this package and orders
for similar kits to be sent to pris-
oners may be given through the
offices. Postal regulations and
lists of prison camps r alsa
available.
Miss Mary Alice Willis, gen
eral field representative for
South Mississippi from Atlanta.
spent Monday at the Red Cross
office in Pascagoula comforting
with members on future plans.
The nutrition class was organ
lied Tuesday at Red Cross head
quarters in Pascagouls, Mrs. Ru-
dolph Frellsen, special services
chairman, announced, and classes
will be conducted each Tuesday
and Friday from 8 to 10 am, in
the sewing rooms, beginning to-
day. About is are already en-
rolled and more may join if they
desire, she declared. The course
Will be continued through the
Canteen Course.
Although a number of persons
have signed up for the Nurses
Aide course in the county, Mrs.
Frellsen said, more than half of
those have not yet taken the re-
quired physical examination.
This is holding up the entire
class, she pointed out, The class
will work at the Jackson County
hospital.
Miss Bessie Perry, Pascagoula
chairman of Red Cross knitting,
announced that anyone interest
ed in knitting sweaters for Army
and Navy servicemen may call
at Red Cross sewing room in the
old Central school building each
Tuesday from 2 to 5 pm. to OBJ
tain instructions and yarn.
Plans for starting an active
Junior Red Cross group in Pas
cagoula were made public this
week by Mrs. d. B Clayton, who
requests that girls between the
ages of 10 and 10 years report to
the Red Cross headquarters to
express their ideas IN a program
for the group. When suggestions
of those interested are received
a program will be planned and a
director appointed. A number of
activities are open to this age
group, Mrs. Clayton said.
otfeSSlng the faet that tnere is
always sewing for available
Sewers" Red Cross chairmen re-
minded the public of Paseagoula
that there are regular sewing
hours at the Red Cross headquar-
tiers each week as well as special
work such as that done at the
Naval base last week when wo-
men altered uniforms and did
mendlng for the men. Request
has also been made for the loan
of a foot-peddle machine for use
in the sewing room.
Arrangements are underway
for the opening of a sewing room
for eolored women of Pascagou-
la who expressed a desire to as
sist= in this Red Cross work. The
work will be done under the su-
pervision of Annie Williams, ne
gro home demonstration agent of