The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-03-23
Units Soar Over Top As
Entire County Nears Goal
For Red Cross War Fund
Incomplete Reports Show About rs
Per Cent Of The $4,000 Quote Collected:
Workers To Continue The Drive.

The entire county approached
its quota for the annual Red Cross
War Fund this week as an in
creasing number of individual
units scared over their goals by
comfortable margins. Figures
available late Thursday showed
that approximately rs per cent
of the $4,000 volunteer quota
has been reached and this figure
includes no returns from a mum
Der of divisions.
In Pascagoula, which in pro-
portion TO its population, has the
largest quota, +. r. Hammett, city
chairman, reported that the house
to house canvassers had reached
their goal, which was set at 81 800
under the direction of Mrs. j. o.
Cole and Mrs. T. 7. Justice. This
part of the campaign was carried
out under the o. c. d. block sys-
tenn and proved very effective.
According to Ted Tyson, Ben
Dukes, G. w. Earl and l.. +.
Stewart, management and labor
chairmen of the drive at the In
gals shipyard, the quota of $i4,-
$40 has been exceeded although
actual figures have not been de-
termined.
Through the post office and the
picture shows, Mrs. Hermes Gau-
tier said that she and her staff
had raised approximately $4,000.
Roy Givens and ]. w. Brumfield
co-chairmen of the business sec
tion expressed the opinion that
their quota viii be reached early
next week. No report was re-
ceived from the rural or colored
sections.
The schools mere than doabled
their quota and reported ST. $50
raised. individual reports were
High school, $323.04, Junior high,
$175s77: War Training school,
s128; Nursery schools, 500; Lake
avenue elementary, $189.60;
Beach elementary, $4,000; Cen
trail elementary, $531. 40; South ell
ementary. $53l.57; and negro
schools. $50.
Moss Point Makes Report
In Moss Point, $6,579.i8 of the
$4,000 quota had been raised, ac-
cording to City Chairman Cyril
Slyfield. w. II. Harris reported
that the Moss Point Paper Mill
had collected $500 of its $500
quota. but due to unstable labor
conditions he doubts that the full
goal will be reached. However,
Mr.. Harris said, a special meeting
has been called for Wednesday,
when every effort will be made
&c swell the total. Most of the re-
turns in the Moss Point area are
not complete, Mr.. Slyfield said,
and workers are still trying very
hard to reach every business and
Individual in an effort to meet
the quota.
Oscar Heffners chairman in
Ocean Springs, reported that rs.
per cent of the quota has been
reached and the end is in sight.
The rural and colored sections
have not been heard from and
some of the individual gifts have
not been received. No difficulty
in collecting the desired funds is
anticipated.
Typical of the enthusiastic re-
ports of the work being done by
the Red Cross is the following ex-
cerpt from a letter written by
Sgt. A G. (Yank) Shampine who
is somewhere in France. to his
sister. Mrs. Edgar Baria, of Baria:
Il have seen how the Red Cross
works since leaving home, so tell
the folks who grippe about giving
a dollar that the money is being
well used. If they could see sew
eral thousand rain-soaked, cold
men run to the Red Cross Canteen
truck for hot coffee and dough
nuts, they would be well repaid
for what few dollars they donat-
ed. We are given cards. cigarettes,
books. writing paper and
through the Red Cross is the only
way a soldier a get an emer-
gency furlough. But the most inn
portant is the way the Red Cross
has saved the lives of our boys
who otherwise would have had no
chance to get we'll I am really
sold On the Red Cross
VT-I-- eeaa II