Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-07-04
Contributions To
Hunger Asked
By Committee

WAAAAASeSS
Cash rather than canned food
is the keynote for the Montgom-
cry County Emergency Food Col
lection, it was announced today by
Blair Lee III of Silver Spring,
Chairman of the county commit
tee.
Three collection centers for
money contributions have been es-
tablished," Mr.. Lee said. "Per-
sons in the Bethesda Chevy Chase
area who are interested in fight
checks, currency or money orders
ing famine overseas may send
checks, currency or money orders
to Mrs. Marquis Childs at SOL
Dorset Avenue, Somerset.
Residents of Rockville and the
upper part of the county are in
vited to send contributions to Mrs.
Elsie White Haines at the office
Of the Montgomery County SEN
tinel in Rockville, while donations
from Silver Spring, Takoma Park
and Kensington should be ad-
dressed to Mrs. George w. Eiker,
Maryland News, 8O81 Georgia
Avenue, Silver Spring"
Mr.. Lee said that an account
had been opened at the Suburban
National Bank, Silver Spring, in
the name of HUNGER and that
all checks and money orders
should be made payable to that
one name - HUNGER.
Appointed to the Montgomery
County Committee were, in addi-
tion to Mrs. Childs, Mrs. Haines
and Mrs. Eiker as deputy Chair
Zen, Mrs. Alice w. Hostetler of
Cen, Mrs. Ralph E. Himstead,
pfRsident of the County League
or Women Voters; J. Douglas
Bradshaw, attorney to the mayor
and ouncil of Takoma Park;
Rhees E. Burket, president of the
Civic Federation; Fred L. Lutes,
president of the Suburban Ma
tional Bank; James Mccain, pres
ident of the Silver Spring Board
Of Trade; James X. Miller, COM
mander of the Montgomery Coun-
ty Post, Veterans of Foreign
Wars; Judge Alfred d. Noyes of
the Juvenile Court, and the Rev.
Clifford H. Richmond, president
of the County Ministerial Union.
Mr.. Lee has urged that any
one else who wishes to serve on
the committee or who has any
helpful ideas get in touch with
him as soon as possible.
The Montgomery County food
drive is tied in with similar ef-
forts all over the country, most
OF which are already going at full
blast. The funds collected will be
used to implement the UNRRA
program in war-ravaged sections
OF Europe, Africa and Asia and
will also be used to provide food
In some countries, such as France
and Belgium, which are not a
part Of the regular UNRRA pro-
gram.
The local committees decision
10 concentrate on money dona-
tons rather than canned food is
based on two prime factors:
l. Collection headquarters in
New York has indicated that cash
contributions are more practical
and economical because they per-
init the purchase of large quaint
ties OF canned goods at whole
sale prices. At the same time, any
local collection of tins would in.
volve a wasteful expenditure for
packing and shipping.
z. Many churches and other or
CARNATIONS and individuals are
already collecting goods - food
and clothing-and the committee
does not wish to interfere in any
way with their work. "Our sole
DESIRE" said Mr.. Lee, "is to see
that this County has complete
coverage. Many compassionate
men and women have wanted TO
help out in this great cause but
have not known how to go about
it. This is their opportunity.
THE national committee" he
added, "has given US no deadline
and no quota, and our intention
is to follow their policy. We will
continue the drive as long as peo-