The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-14


 Carroll, who recently arrived in Paris after a brief tour of prison er-of-war camps and ARC leave clubs, said the Red Cross program for the coming year will cover the following services:
 F Army of Occupation: Field di- rectors will accompany occupa- tional troops to Germany. Club mobiles, automobiles, doughnut dugouts and regular Red Cross clubs, with billeting, snack bars, athletic programs and entertain ment, will be provided as long as the need exists.
 Communication Facilities
 Assembly areas: Tn cooperation with military authorities, the Red Cross plans to establish personnel in a large area around Rheims Within 30 miles of Rheims IT camps will be established.
 Staging areas and ports of em- barkation: Red Cross girls known as Rangers will serve refreshments and cheer men on duty. Direct ARG home service communications have been set up with the United States and increased numbers of clubs are operating.
 Prisoners of war camps: Liber- ated prisoners will receive fullest ARC service until they leave for authorization points. Clubmobiles and cinemobileS will be assigned to camps. Already full Red Cross fa-
 
 famous Lucky Strike" POW camp near Le Havkre, where 60,000 men are quartered awaiting transporta- ton.
 Non occupation troops: Static club facilities for remaining field forces, hospitals and air forces other than occupation troops will continue functioning so long as there are troops in vicinity.
 Leave Accommodation
 Replacement depots: Clubmobiles, cinemobiles and field clubs will be assigned to depots where Army per- sonnel will be sifted for redeploy- ment or release. A program of en- tertainment and athletics will be provided.
 Leave accommodations in Paris, Brussels, the Riviera and Great Britain: It is proposed to build up leave accommodations in Paris to IS ,0OO beds, with meals, snack serv- ice and customary field service, to- gether with entertainment and tours. At Cannes, Nice and other Riviera centers, thousands of beds and food will be available Such clubs as are needed will be con- tinued in Belgium and Great Bri- tain, particularly in London, Bournemouth, Glasgow and Edin- burgh, with travel bureau facilities and tours.
 Leave accommodations in Ger many: ARC leave clubs with 15,0O0 beds will be provided for men on 48-hour leave. They will be opened in southern German cities, including Baden Baden, Wiesbaden, Frank furt, Munich and Nuremberg as well as Berlin, Bremen and Bremen haven, when American girls will provide reception and welfare serv- ice and displaced persons" will be employed for household tasks and domestic service.
 Hospital Units
 Hospital service: So long as Army hospitals are maintained in the United Kingdom and on the continent Red Cross units will be stationed a each hospial. Club mobiles, cinemobiles and entertain ment units will visit them. Hos piltals will be established in Ger many for the care of sick of the non -combatant Army of Occupa- tion and these patients will be given Red Cross service. ARC personnel also will be assigned to all regular hospital ships and to troop or trans port ships. .,,
 Civilian war relief: ARC will continue to assist civil affairs per- sonnel of U. S. Military Govern ment in care of displaced persons" returned prisoners-of-war and de- portees, particularly in the fields o1 health and welfare and distribution of clothing and other supplies. Red Cross activities already have been stepped up enormously m southern France, both at the Mar seille staging area, from which men are shipped to the Far East. and the Divera, rest area. At the Marseille Dad TyrncC home