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chairman of the Publicity Commit
tee of the District War Finance
Committee and a member of the
Board of Directors of the YMCA,
the Washington Housing Associa-
ton and the American Business
Association.
Mr.. Giddings came here in 1912
from New York, where he was a
newspaper editor and public rela-
tionS counsel.
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Wor Fund Drive
Solicitors Working
To Finish This Week

Community War Fund solicitors
were hard at work today in final
effort to wind up the campaign on
behalf of 162 welfare and foreign
relief agencies before the end of the
week. Persons who have not been
reached by solicitors were asked to
call Metropolitan 1884 to have a
solicitor come to their home or place
of business.
A new tabulation of donations will
be made tonight, the box score for
the drive today follows:
Campaign goal S4,970, 600
----- 3,697 .gS0
Left to 90 1,372,01i
Pledges -------- 100000
Pledses last rear 100000
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{. {. Giddings Appointed
Seal Campaign Chairman

E. Cleveland Giddings has been
appointed chairman of the public
relations unit for the District Tu-
herculosis Associations I945 Christ
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THE EVENING STAR Washington, D. c. Al


now on whether 7 get the Philip
pine Division"
There was a little delay. Then
the voice came back. "It's highly
improbable" the voice said.
The bubble of my counterattack
ambitions was bursting. Any novice
could see that without the Philip
pine Division there would be no
attack. This division knew the es-
sentials of combat. The Philippine
Army divisions I was then preparing
to string along the south bank of
the Agno had neither the training,
nor the equipment and discipline,
for attack.
Ordered to Bataan.
Nevertheless, on that night of
December % was working on my
communicating plans-forlorn as
they were now becoming-when a
phone call from MacArthur's head
quarters stopped everything.
1t was Pete Irwin calling.
"WPO-3 is in effect" Pete said.
It was a bitter pill to swallow,
for War Plan Orange No. 3 meant
the last ditch: the long -ago-planned
desperation withdrawal to Bataan.
I guess I must have been silent too
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fectiveness, but If the latter had to
be the case I would have to sacrifice
the Kennon road-Bonnett's escape
route.
My plan was to hit the south
bound Jap spearhead with the best
seasoned men in my command-the
26th Cavalry-and at the same time
contain the forces which were land
ing in the vicinity of Damortis ION
the eastern beaches and half way
down Lingayen Gulf. These latter
forces, linked with even more SOUTH
erly landings, were the ones threat
ening to cave in the 11th's right
flank near San Fabian.
The 26th got up to Damortis and
hit the Japs landing there, and
others coming from the north, with
all it had. With little more punch
and fortune, the 26th might have
sprayed the Japs all over the coast
al plain.
But the enemy called for planes,
which strafed our men and horses
without fear of aerial counterattack
We lost more of our few first-class
fighting men that day at Damortis
and number of horses, including
my Little Boy" who took bullet
through his head.
Another reason the 26th failed
there was that the tank support
tried to give it fell far below expec-
tations. The tanks, standard seven
ton light tanks of that day, were
operating in my area but were under
the independent command of Brig.
Gen. James r. N. Weaver.
Got Only Platoon.
I asked that a company 16) of
them be sent to Damortis to help
the .26th in its difficult and varied
mission. Instead, only a platoon
of five was sent, and it was not
nearly enough. The platoon fought
as well as it could against the Japs,
whose light mortars and pie-pan
mines were death on such tanks,
especially when there were not
many to contend with. Suffice it
to say that those tanks should have
been wholly mine, or not at all.
But on its alternate mission the
26th more than made good. When
1t withdrew it succeeded in pulling
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knows what indignities begin, when
Bataan fell. He survived not only
his imprisonment but also escaped
from the sinking prison ship which
carried Ganahl and so many others
to their deaths few short months
before the end of the long war.
From my new field headquarters
at Alcala, on the Agno River just
below the base of Lingayen Gulf,
ordered the battered and weary 26th
Cavalry relieved by the list Di-
vision and sent the cavalrymen back
to the village" of Binalonan to lick
their wounds. They had suffered
ABOUT $50 men killed and wounded
in the fighting from Damortis to
the Bued, and one troop of about
100 men had been detached and
stationed at Bontoc in the noun
tains to keep the Japs from moving
up into Baguio by the Naguilian
road
Withdrawal Approved.
On the same afternoon, Decem-
Der %, I telephoned MacArthur's
headquarters, told it we had brief
breathing spell, and suggested that
my right flank and the whole line
could be strengthened if I could
withdraw behind the Agno River.
Macarthur sent immediate approval.
Then told headquarters that
believed I could launch an attack
from the Agno River line if I could
have the services of my old Philip
pine Division. Headquarters di-
rected me to submit my plans for
the counterattack.
I'll get my plans there as soon
as possible" 1 shouted into the
phone. But give me an answer
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the Japs to the eastward toward
Rosario, fighting gallant delaying
actions all the way.
AS I foresaw, the 26th backed
across the Kennon road, and when
the Japs followed they thus cut off
Bennett and his resting men. The
26th continued its battling with
draWal until it reached and crossed
the Bued River, below and east of
Rosario.
Bennett and his men were isolated
somewhere up the sacrificed Ken
non road. But the 11th's shaky
flank, indeed our whole right side
would not now be crumpled.
The 26th's withdrawal was made
possible by thousand acts of valor,
but none exceeded the courage of
that of Maj. T. J. H. Trapnell, a
fine football and polo player and
fine officer who had served under
me when I was commander of the
Sd Cavalry before the war.
Trapnell Held Bridge.
Trap" commanded the 26th's
rear guard as it pulled the Japs
eastward. Jap tanks were pressing
him severely as he edged back.
About halfway between Damortis
and Rosario he came upon a wooden
bridge over a deep, muddy stream,
impracticable for tanks to ford. So
he commandeered a truck and
jammed it sideways across the i'm
portant little bridge. The Jap tanks
were within range of him now and
giving him everything they had.
But he calmly took out his pistol,
shot the car carburetor off the
trucks engine, set the thing on
fire and got away-a feat for which
he eventually was given the Dis
tinguished Service Cross.
Traps" war was to end, and God
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Continued From First Page
smbushing, raiding and living tn

ambushing, raiding and living the
rugged life of the hunted.
Stories of their indomitable spirit
reached us in whispered reports
from men who had seen them or
had first-hand information of what
they accomplished.
But at last Noble and Moses de-
cldeo to surrender. Their pro-
visions and arms had been reduced
10 nothlngness. They listened, at
long last, to the constant appeals
to them by the Japs to surrender.
Iney would be treated as honor
able prisoners of war, the Japs told
them, If they would only come out
OF their hiding places and surrender.
Noble and Moses gave up. They
were immediately slapped into a
dungeon in the old walled city at
Fort Santiago and, from all reports,
were beaten and tortured over a
shocking period of time. They were
later seen at Bilibid Prison by sew
eral of our men. They had been
starved until they were little more
than skeletons. One of them ap-
peared to have been blinded. They
were last seen with their hands
wired behind their backs, being
taken out of the prison.
Our setback at San Juan was dis
couraging. But we were not back
ing up-yet. I pushed the list In
fantry and battalion of field ar
tlllery northward, under Col. Donald
Bonnett, to hit the head of the Jap
column and attempt to delay it's
sweep southwark from the Vigan
area. Bennett took off up the coast
al road with what buses l was able
to give him.
But that night of December 21-22
the Japs landed 16 more transports
just south of Bauang and along the
shores of Lingayen Gulf down as far
as Agoo, which faced the 18th Divi-
slon's right flank. One Jap landing
force moved inland behind the more
northerly section of Bonnett'S north
going command.
Position Was UntenabIe.
The Japs hit Bonnet on the morn
ing of December % and simultan-
eously put heavy pressure on the
right flank of the 18th, which was to
the south of Bonnet at San Fabian.
knowing that Bonnett's position
was untenable, I ordered the lower
portion of his force, which was 60
ing north. to turn and come back
down the coastal plain, pass Rosario
and regain the comparative safety
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of our right flank, stretching along
the base of Lingayan Gulf.
AS for Bonnet himself and his
more northerly force, I ordered that
they continue north to Bauang, get
on the Naguilian road which winds
up the mountains to Baguio and
then come back to us through a
southern bound mountain road
known as the Kennon road.
I made it plain that Bonnet must
negotiate this circuitous route with
as much speed as possible; that it
was imperative Gas I will explain a
bit later that he and his men be
out of the Kennon road by dark on
the 22d.
Something went wrong Bonnet
went up the shaking Naguilian road
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long for Irwin on the other end Of
the line.
"You understand" he asked.
eyes, understand" said quietly.
That was not all Macarthur, I
learned, was about to leave Manila
and take his headquarters to Corre-
gidor.
A soldiers world is where he Is
fighting. Mine was falling to pieces.
TOMORROW: A warning for
the future. The Japs hit hard
and fast.)
(Copyright, 1915, King Features
Syndicate, Inc Reproduction in
1Ohole or in part strictly prohibitedJ
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Pulaski Died That Americans May Have
JUSTICE Freedom and Democracy
What Is America Doing For Poland and The Heroic Poles?

General Casimir Pulaski, who is depicted in the
inspirational painting above, gave his life in the
revolutionary struggle for the independence of the
United States in order that the American nation
might be free to live and grow under the flag of
liberty and democracy.
But, Pulaski was only one of the many thousands
of Poles who built and cemented Americas great
ness with Polish blood In this, the Second World
War, Americans of Polish descent supplied over
179o of the volunteers in our armed forces.
Poles alone had the intestinal fortitude to fight
back against fearful odds, when Hitler CHALLENGED
the world, while Chamberlain was appeasing and
Stain treacherously connving.
1t was the Polish nation that made the first fight
against Hiter's aggression and Poland lost over
100000 of her best and daughters in the pres
en war 1t held the fortress at this terrible cost to
give its allies precious time to and prepare for
victorious war.
For all these heroic sacrifices i. Poland finds
herself deserted by her allies today She is
given to Soviet spoils of war Poland is being
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to Baguio all right, successfully
evading the enemy force then COM
ing down from Vigan. But he halted
his men at Baguio for food and
rest. had no way of knowing that
he did this, for I was even then
planning a maneuver which might
blunt the Jap force or lessen its ef-
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Wainwright Says Arrival of Platoon of Tanks
When He Ordered Company Blocked His Drive

sWifh this phase Of the Jap Invasion Of the
Philippines. the real. bitter fighting bsson.
As rnoy be seen from this mop, the Jops
drove sovthwerd following sine eeesiel
roads Indicted by open eue~sl. A. Tssu-
din ~ The Jops from the vison lending
evsreams light U. s. opposition ond hsedsd
ss~ord S. Fsrnonde t7|. whore they met HE
7iN infantry. sent from the south 10 stop
The Jop edvanes. Due 10 The new Jep land
ing t3l olens the eoost between S. Fernando
and Dement'S. the 7isi infantry wos forced
10 retire 10 Bosvie City. The Philippine Army
which was also at S. Fernando was forced
70 dispsrss and fee 10 the mountains tindi-
Gated by group Of smoll auo~s). The iaPs
from iondins (3l now teamed vp with the
yaps heodins sovfnword snd eensinvsd On
TO Dor,ortis ~. Asoin the U. S. estsmpt 10
stem the Jop's drive ~os unsuccessful. end
the units Of the lIsb Division with tonks.
and also ihs 7ssh cosoiry which had Joined
In this ottsmps were forced to Withdrew.
The units Of the ,ih rsioined its moin body
tindieosed by arrow 81. while The 10th
caxsiry moved along the rood leading
through Reserie end sisen 10 Binalooan
(indieossd by arrow ~. In the meantime.
the fla Division Qes, the 7lh Regiment
now ni Bosvio City, wos moved nerth~erd
10 sisen 10 relieve the Goth covoiry which
had suffered severe sosuoitiss
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punished for her undaunted courage and loyalty to
the universal cause of liberty and justice.
A foreign and distasteful regime is being forced
upon Poland . :. with the express consent of her
allies the United States among them Poland cries
out in justice to be independent and have the same
freedom for which Pulaski and countless thousands
of Poles fought and helped the United States to win.
1t is altogether fitting that we should ponder
deeply and sobery upon the tragedy of the Polish
nation this day, dedicated to the heroic memory
of General Casimir Pulaski.
1t is moral duty to that liberty and justice
be the rightful reward of the first and most loyal
ally, Poland. That may all work to win just and
lasting peace that all men and all nations live
side by side in peace in the enjoyment of the fruits
of their labors.
We won the war Now must fight to win peace.
There can be peace without justice. There can be
no justice and no freedom, when powerful nations
overrun, oppress and persecute weaker nations.
Let have liberty for all and justice for all!
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The
Americans Of
eted . huge
cTmLo theu ung of dobe
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de ehsmen inserted da for
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-04-12
CIVIC CLUB ENTERTAINS
PARENTS OF MEMBERS

Lbs Civic club held its annual
father and mother banquet Thurs
day evening in the home economies
room. The dinner was served by
Civic club girls, and cooked by Mrs
Martin Patt The menu consisted Of
creamed chicken, biscuits, potatoes
salad, ice cream and cake, was
served for desert. The club decided
to purchase a new service men s
honor roll plaque, as the present
one is nearly filled. having about
300 names on it. Entertainment at
the banquet included short play
dramatized by Margery Hunter. la
Moe Whitefield, and Gordon De-
Rosia, and short movie shown by
a Projection staff member. Dale
Cutler. The clubs next and last SCI
cial event will be its annual picnic
at Rainy creek. At this time the
club names two students from the
sixth grade for new members of
the civic club. 1t also selects one
student from the eighth grade and
one from the senior class who's
names are engraved on the citizen
plague
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-04-12
APRIL Is LAST DATES
FOR MAILING REPORTS

The closing date for filing State
Income Tax Returns is April IS.
The State Board Of Equalization has
announced that since April 18th this
year falls On Sunday, the time for
filing returns is extended to April
is. Returns placed in the mails be-
fore midnight April l6 will be ac-
cepted without penalty or interest
Several thousand taxpayers have
not yet filed their returns and are
urged to do SO now.
There has been no change in e.
cent years in the method Of COM
putting net income or personal ex-
emption credit, or the rate Of The
tax. This is all explained on the
instruction sheet attached To each
form. Those who have filed returns
in former years will follow the
same pattern. Those filing returns
for the first time should obtain
blank forms now, study the instruc-
tons and take action Immediately
Remember-the closing date fol
filing state income tax returns this
year is April l6.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-04-12
School Calendar

April Six weeks tests
April 12-V-12 Army tests.
April l3-Cleanup day. Dance in
evening.
April 13--Debate with Flathead
at Kalispell
April l7-l8-Grade scholarship
tests.
April Senior Glass play
April 81 Junior High tract meet.
April 1926 Merit examinations
(Com
April 25-Debate with Flathead,
here.
April 20 Triangular track meet,
Boomers Ferry, Creston. B G., Lib
by
April 27--Junior prom
April % Emanuel Mansfield,
Negro tenor.
April 2a-Grade track meet at
Eureka.
May 4-Lincoln County track
meet at Eureka.
May 8-Arbor Day
May 10-ll-State Invitation track
meet at Missoula.
May 81 Band concert.
May 20 Baccalaureate sermon.
May 3d. 4-Semester exams.
May "A Junior High graduation.
May Commencement
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-04-12
Lbs TRACK TEAM HAS
PROSPECTS

Twenty-Five Libby High school
athletes turned out for the track
SQUAD last week, Coach r. w. Was
lev reported Tuesday. Mr.. Wasley
anticipates that he has some excel
lent material on the squad and that
he anticipates that his team will
show up we'll in the various track
meets he has scheduled.
Bows who turned out for track,
and the events they plan to enter
are as follows: Dave Klehm--dis-
Gus, high and low hurdles, and
shot: Ray Munro-discus, hurdles,
high jump, shot, and javelin; Bob
Chapman-all dashes, high jump,
iavelin, John Solem-l00 and 200
yard dashes, broad jump; Don Mar
tin-pole vault, 440 yd. dash, half
mile; Eugene Nelson-discus, shot,
javelin, high and broad jumps, high
hurdles. Dale Cutler plans to enter
the hurdles, shot, discus, and half
mile; Jim Raff-high jump, half
mile and mile; Don Madison-half-
mile and mile; George Earle--44l
yd. dash; Ray Dolezal, discus and
half-mile. Ralph Swimley-discus
and shot, Bill Brewington-half-
mile and mile, Darold Adamson-
100 and 220 yd. dashes; Don Cor
ky) Wilhams-l00 and go yd.
dashes; Bob Pederson--l0 and 20
-yd.- dashes; and Gene Dedic-discus
and half-mile
Members of the squad who have
not vet determined the events III
which they will participate, INCLUDE
Norman DarsoW, Bob WOLF, John
Petrusha. Rodger Baker, and Dou.
gald Gilchrist.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-04-12
u | \ | ~ 4 Libby, Montana
LODGES

I. o. o. F. Cabinet chapter No. 68,
meets every Wednesday evening.
Earle D. Winfrey, ST., Noble Grand;
Peter VanderWood, recording secre
tary
A. r. & A. M Libby Lodge No. IS
meets End and 4th Thursdays at
Masonic Temple Edwin L. Kemp,
W. NJ, Don Hargreaves, secretary
Royal Arch Masons Libby lodge
No. SO meets first and third We'd
nesdays at Masonic Temple r. w.
LIE Due, high priest, D. O. Mount,
secretary.
Order OF the Eastern Star. Libby
Chapter No. SO meets LIST and 3rd
Tuesdays at Masonic Temple. Mrs.
It. r. Baney, worthy matron, Mrs.
E. f. Jaqueth, secretary.
Libby Moose Lodge No. 1899 meets
End and 4th Mondays at Moose hall
Gleason Pitcher, Governor, Melvin
F. Paulson, secretary.
Royal Neighbors, Mountain View
Camp No. 1858 meets End and 4th
Wednesdays at the Moose hall.
Mrs. Sadie Kaeding, oracle, Mrs.
Bessie CloWers, recorder
Medora Rebekah Lodge No. SO
meets LIST and 3rd Mondays at |. O.
10. F. hall Mildred Buck, Noble
Grand and Mrs. Clarence Daggett,
secretary.
A. o. u. w. meets the End Fri
day Of each month at the Legion
hall. Harry Hartle, M. w., Yer
non Crotteau, secretary.
A. o. u. w. Junior Club meets
4th Friday Of each month at Legion
Hall. Janet Johnston, M. W., Rosetta
Barr, secretary and Delina Carlson,
supervisor.
| Rainbow Girls meet second and
fourth Mondays at Masonic Temple
Alice Marie Rodgers, worthy adj
visor; Margery Hunter, recorder,
Mrs. Donald Olson, mother advisor
Women OF the Moose, Libby
Chapter No. sos meets on the first
and third Tuesdays at the Moose
hall. Mrs. Frank Warner, Senior Re
gent and Mrs. Harold Bitterman,
Recorder.
| Theta Rho Club No. n meets LIST
and Ord Tuesdays in !. O. O. F. hall
at Tbs b. m. Erlene McCrory
president; Phyllis Anger, recording
secretary; Mrs. M. r. Karnes, ad-
visory officer.
| Libby Rod and Gun Club, A. ]
Agather, president; Arthur ]. Neils
secretary. Regular meeting second
Friday of each month at p. m.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-04-12
Proceedings Of County
Commissioners
Libby, Montana, April 2, l945

Libby Montana, April 2, l945
The Board of County Commits
sioners, Lincoln County, Montana,
met in regular session in the court
house in Libby on April 2, 3 and A.
Present: P. v. Klinke, James Ma
honey and Chef O. Hoisington,
Commissioners, and Eldon j.
Schuck, Clerk.
Minutes of the previous regular
meeting and special meetings held
March IA, Is and 80, were read and
approved.
The sale of county property as
previously advertised was held; the
following sales being confirmed by
the Board:
/. Lot 2, Block 2, Eureka Origi-
nal to Alvin H. Hofert, for the sum
of $4,000.
2. Lots and 8, Blk. 3, Demers
Add Eureka, to Frank H. Leonard,
for the sum of $4,000.
Welfare matters were disposed of
complete record of which may be
found in the journal kept for that
purpose.
The following claims were audit
ed and approved, and the Clerk was
authorized to issue warrants in pay
ment of same.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-04-12
WE MADE A MISTAKE!

Sup't. Ripley OF the local flSh
hatchery tells the News that it was
in error last week in accrediting
quite to many hatcheries to Lincoln
county. The writer happened, SO it
seems to put all the hatcheries in
the State Of Montana here in Lin
coin county. "A
He'll have to admit he just mis-
undertoood Mr. Ripley last week,
though he did think at the time it
sorta sounded like believe it or
not fish yarn. Anyhow he has no
doubt all the fish in the state would
prefer being Matched out here in q
real country, Lincoln county.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-04-12
SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS

Libby Chamber of Commerce:
Merrill Tester, president. Dexter
Shaurette, secretary.
American Legion Auxiliary No
81 meets 3rd Thursdays. Mrs. Jas.
B. CloWers, president, Mrs. K. E.
McMullen, secretary.
Lions Club meets every End and
4th Mondays. DR.. l.. Mossman, pres
ident, E. ]. Barkee, secretary.
Libby Woman's Club meets End
Tuesday at ESQ b. m. in community
room Of court house. Mrs. Luvla
Craven, president, Mrs. Eldon
Schuck, secretary.
American Legion Post No. 81
meets Bird Thursdays at the Legion
hall. James Clowers, commander,
Ira Miller, adjutant.
Libby Farm Woman's Club meets
LIST Wednesday,. Mrs. Hugh Slanson,
president, Mrs. Louis Burrell, sec
Rotary.
Libby Junior Woman's Club meets
second Tuesdays at p. m. in the
community room Of the court house.
Mrs. Raymond Bleich, president
and Mrs. Marjorie Mossman, secre.-
Kootenai Valley Grange meets LIST
and Bird Fridays OF month at Ameri-
can Legion Hall. A. H Sheldon,
master; H. P. Weydemeyer, secre-
| tary.
Regular meetings of International
Hod Carriers, Building and Com
mon Laborers' Union Of America,
A. F. T., Libby Sub. No. 1892, held
End and 4th Wednesdays at Ameri-
can Legion Hall, Libby.
Lumber and SaWmill Workers
Union No. 1881. Meets End and 4th
Tuesdays Of each month at 7:3O
Abner Role, president; Harry Moe,
recording secretary.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-04-12
JUNIOR RED CROSS is BUSY

Red Cross educational Gift boxes
were prepared for mailing and
shipped Thursday April 5, accord
ing to Junior Red Cross chairman,
Miss Caroline Westvelt. Thirty-five
boxes were sent containing mate
rails pupils use in school, and var
ious health items such as tooth
brushes, wash cloths and soap Red
Cross organizations in Latin Amer
lea, Greenland, Iceland and coun-
tries of Europe will distribute the
boxes to the needy children.