The Western news., 1944-04-13
Gives Final
Red Cross
Report


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The Red Cross War Fund Drive
Of the South Lincoln County Chap
ter for 1914 has been completed
officially and has been successful
to gratifying degree in every way. /
Donations are still being received
and final figures will not be avail
able until later but at this time
| collections made by the entire chap
ter including the Troy Branch are
approximately $500 over the chap
ter quota which was $27O0. Mrs
Clay Parker, War Fund chairman
for the chapter, wishes to express
her deep appreciation for the fine
and generous spirit shown in the
community toward the Red Cross
and its workers and to thank pub
licly the workers who gave such
whole heartedly cooperation
Interesting highllghts in the drive
/ included generous donations from
practically all of the local lodges
and organizations, donations from
the j. Neils Lumber Company
($250),, The Lumber and SaWmill
Workers Union ($77), the Continen-
tai Oil Company ($50), the Junior
Recreation Club headed by Mrs.
| Schikora f$23.15), the Mountain
View Sewing Club composed of sew
en- women who contributed $4,000
earned from an apron sale, Sl7.75
from the rummage sale conducted
bv the First Lutheran Senior Aid
Special commentator goes to Ray
mond Rubard, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Rubard, member of the armed
forces stationed in New York who
sent his donation of $500 to the
local chapter.
The Red Cross volunteer workers
who made possible the success Of
this drive and deserve special
thanks are. Mrs. Glen Thorn who
headed the drive in Troy, where
$l006.70 was raised; Mrs. D. A. Gil
christ, Mrs. Lester Heuscher and
Mrs. Eddy Higgins who collected
$24125 at Warland; Mrs. James
Krall, faithful local publicity chair
man; Mr.. A. A. Wood and Miss Mar
| jorie Hunter : who gave splendid
| talks at the Theatre; the Kootenai
Theatre for films shown; the Libby
Band under the direction of Mr..
/ Skakoon; Mr.. Charles Rowe who
gave generous space in the West
ern News, the Mountain States
Power Company for assistance with
/ publicity; Mr.. Abner Role, Mr.. Will
liam Hafferman, Frank George,
Frank Ayotte, William /. Anderson,
James Parker, Harry Moe, and 9TH
er members of the local unions who
solicited workers at the mill; the
personnel at the mill office, Mrs
William Vanderwood, Mrs. Harry
Waylett, Mrs. Ernest Davis, Harvey
Shelley and Lloyd Maize who col
lected contributions from the
Grange, The Pine Tree Club, resi-
dents of Fisher River, Swamp Creek,
McGinnis Meadows areas; Stuart
Risley who worked among the To-
nolite Company employees; and the
following women who conducted the
house to house drive in Libby: Mrs
A. L. Brock, Mrs Ralph Roberts,
Mrs. John Rubard, Mrs. H. w. Red
field, Mrs. Frank Herrick, Mrs. Ell
mer Switzer, Sr., Miss Inez Rate
kin, Mrs. Leo Cloutier, Mrs. Lloyd
Burpee, Mrs. Raymond Bleich, Mrs
Robert Neils, Mrs. Arthur Neils,
Mrs. George Beasley, Mrs. Tom
Jewell, Mrs. Don Hargreaves, Mrs
Darrell Shaurette, Mrs. Lionel
Shaurette, Miss Edith Baeth, Mrs
Norman Risley, Miss Caroline West
felt, Mrs. Hugh Slauson, Mrs w. E.
Seims, Mrs. j. W. Johnston and Mrs
Ira Miller.
At all times during the drive Mrs
Parker received splendid support
from the Chapter chairman, Miss
Isabel McGrade, and from former
War Fund chairmen, Mrs. Andrew
Sauer and Mrs. c. w. Gildea. Mrs
Plummer and Harry Hough gave
material assistance by receiving
contributions at their places of bus
mess. The window display of the
j. c. Penney Company and news
paper advertising by the First State
Bank and the Mountain States Pow
er Company were fully appreciated
for the help they gave the workers
With the completion of this drive
it can be said with truth of the peo-
pie of South Lincoln County that
they are the Red Cross. Practically
all adult residents of the county
have contributed their share. If
anyone was not contacted the over
sight was unintentional and dona-
tons can still be given to Mrs. Clay
Parker at her home.
Total cash received to date S3,-
1918. (Troy not included.)