Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-19
Chrrehce
So hn0ls
ON TIE FRONT
IN THE VALLEY

Red Cross volunteer workers are
accomplishing great amount of
war work according to reports made
al the monthly meeting of the board
Of directors, Ell Centro Red Cross
chapter, Monday night at head
quarters.
NURSES AIDES
Only five nurses aides remain in
the available for service, but that
small group is accomplishing a great
deal in the public health field. In
her report Monday night Mrs. John
T. Rice, chairman, stated that in
the month of March these few
women had given 203 hours of serv-
ice.
Nurses aides assist the county
health department in the various
clinics that are conducted each
month, the we'll baby conference,
The prenatal clinic, and in such
occasional clinics as the crippled
"hildrens clinic Monday and the
tuberculosis diagnostic clinics. More
ever, they assist in office work at
the county health department and
with the work in immunizing school
children, accompanying DR.. Miriam
Hubbell. county health officer, on
her rounds.
JUNIOR RED CROSS
Christmas presents for the Eskimo
children are now occupying Junior
Red Cross youngsters, the ele-
mentary schools being a depot for
collecting articles which the Ell
Centro children have brought for
the Eskimo youngsters.
In addition the Junior Red Cross
Miss Blanche Charles, chairman,
reported, sent Easter cards tc pa
tents in the dispensary at the Ell
| Centre marine air station, made
"avors for their trays and also sent
Easter cards to the county hospital
! patients.
A vast amount Of work has been
/ Cone in making recreational arti-
cleS for Servicemen-checke
cribbage sets, Joke books, scrap
books, crossword puzzles and this
quota has almost been completed,
| Miss Charles said.
SURGICAL DRESSINGS
More help is needed in the sur
| gical dressings field but those faith
! full ones who have worked regu-
larly have made in March 43,912
dressings. Anyone willing to aid
| in this work is asked to volunteer
at the center in the Ten Thousand
club which is open Tuesday We'd
nesday and Thursday of each week
from 8 a. m. to 4 p. m. and 1890
p. m. and On Friday from 8 a. m.
| to p. m.
PRODUCTION
During the month of March 372
| finished garments were reported
| turned in by volunteer production
workers and with the help of the
American Legion Auxiliary, packed
ana shipped
MOTOR CORPS
Motor corps members daily take
| patients to the out-patient clinic
at the naval air station and use
their station wagon in home serv-
ice calls Recently the Motor corps
took q thrce-year- boy, son of
serviceman, to the Palm Springs
hospital, where through the aid of
the Red Cross. that boy had the
care of one of the finest physicians
and is now well on the road to re-
-overy from q serious ailment.
At the board meeting Monday
night Mrs. Lillian Fleming was
appointed Motor corps captain to
succeed Mrs. Maude Schofield who
resigned since her work in Red
Cross service, takes all her time.
HOME SERVICE
In addition to Mrs. Schofield,
Mis-. Warren Currier, chairman of
hcme service for The chapter, and
many other volunteers, have been
ievoting much time to the home
service work.
Last month the number of home
ervicc cases those for servicemen,
their families or for veterans OF
his war, totalled l59 the Red Cross
soaning $S0:73 Repayment for
cans made was, in March S478.37.
jervicc wives who have not received
heir allotmonts service families in
m margencies, etc, are all aided by
he Red Cross.