The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-20
UNRRA Steps Up Relief in
 The BoIkons
BY SAMYR D, SOUKJ

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 Cairo, Aug. 20.-(UP)-Thousands of tons of relief supplies are being terried to Yugoslava and Greece by ships setting out from Alexandria. These mercy cargoes include Bal kan relief supplies arriving from South Africa, South America, the United States and Australia, accord ing to UNRRA officials.
 The Balkan stockpile in Alexan- dr'a, where UNRRA's main Cairo office has set up a branch office within the dock perimeter, handles everything from rolling stock to bridging, clothing and foodstuffs.
 This UNRRA branch office is an offshoot of the Bureau of Require menth and Supply of UNRRA's Middle East office, which has a South African, Col. J. M. Webb, as it's director. Now that the Balkan stockpile is absorbing and shipping a considerable tonnage coming from American and British Army surpluses, as well as serving as a clearance station for Balkan relief supplies arriving from South Africa, South America, the United States, and Australia, commodities covering a vast range are being typed on bills of lading as ships become available.
 Rush Aid Before Winter
 There are 1000 tons of bridging and rolling stock awaiting ship ment to Greece. Recently, 200 tons of clothing from the Australian Red Cross were dispatched to the Balkans. Every effort is being made to send sufficient quantities of all commodities required before winter sets in, in order to have communications open in the Bal kans, and the people clothed be- fore the cold sets in.
 Food and medical supplies, equally sorely needed by the badly battered Balkan populations. are being sent over as fast as possible. The term "coodstuffs" covers timed meat, honey, baking powder, timed milk, egg powder, sugar salt to mention a cross-section of the supplies already sent forward. Beet root and carrot seeds, fertilizers such as calcium chloride, matches, crutcheS, secured wool, surgical in- strumentS and gauge are some of the other items UNRRA'S Bureau of Re- quirements and Supply has shipped to the Balkans through the Egyptian port during the last few weeks.
 In the first two weeks of its ex- istence, the UNRRA branch office at Alexandria dispatched to Greece 1000 cases of sewing machines and their spare parts, 264 bales of cotton twine. 50 tons of electrical equipment, 57 cases of medical supplies, PAT drums of paris green an insecticide for spraying on olive trees - 900 bales of tentage donated by the Australian Red Cross, 750 tons of cotton seed cake brought in by the local market, and one case of boiler stay taps requested by the Greek govern p.,ent for maintenance work on the state railways
 Supplies Sent Yugoslavia
 Prom mid-May to July l. four ship were loaded for Yugoslavia. The most notable cargoes on the first were 750 tons of sugar. $50 tons of foodstuffs, l60 tons of hos pital equipment. l82 tons of soap: on the second ship: 270 tons of sugar, 260 tons of salt. 1861 tons of canned meats. 660 tons of soap; on the third ship: 2,l00 sleepers for the Yugoslav railways, l48 tons o! bandages, 667 tons of soap, li0 tons of footwear: on the fourth ship: TOO tons of foostuffs, .b70 tons of clothing.
 Now that the Wis has been re- turned to its Yugoslay owners after five years of war service with the British Ministry Of War Trans port, this freighter Is going to shuttle across the Mediterranean carrying UNRRA relief supplies to Dalnatlan ports.
 It h at present loading li Alex endrla 1000 tons of clothing, tow- ellne, knitting wool and stationery for the post offices og xuaoalaviA. O. its next trip. it may have . cargo Of bridge spans, 70 feet long, which arc ln a warehouse waiting NMI1HnaMk