Laurel outlook., 1947-09-03
CARE OFFERS NEW
WAYS TO AID EUROPE
Expect Needs In Coming Win
ter To Exceed Disastrous
Winter Of 1946-47

Nine new ways in which American.
may help to ave European live
threatened by starvation, cold ant
disease in the coming winter hav'
been announced by CARE, n~on-prof
it, govern ent-approved service
through which 70,000,000 pounds o.
food have already been sent to II
European countries.
This expanded program, supple
menting CARES regular food, cot
ton, wooden and blanket parcel serv'
ice, was devised in response to au'
thentic reports that next winter will
bring even greater hardships abroad
than the disastrous winter of 1916
At, according to Paul Comfy French,
CARE executive director.
Of the nine packages, three Clay
cite, infant food and baby food) are
directed to meeting M of the chief
concerns of most Americans: to save
the many thousands of children who
will surely die unless real help
reaches Europe without delay.
Already infant mortality abroad
is far above prewar level. In some
parts of Poland, reports show, one
of every three children born in 1916
died before it's first birthday. In
Berlin, the prospects are that half
of the babies born will die before
they are a year old and of the sur
vivors three-quarters will suffer
from tuberculosis.
The layette package contains ar
ticles almost indispensable to the
proper care of an infant--milk bot
ties, powder, cotton, CASTLE soap,
diapers, safety pins, receiving blank
cts, kimonos, indications and other
items. The infant food pack
age (birth to six months) provides
a complete or a supplement
airy diet and will last from four
weeks to three months, depending
on health and weight of the child.
1t consists of 10 pounds milk powd-
err; Is ounces cereal; two pounds
graduated sugar; two bottles vita
Minis; soap and can opener.
The baby food parcel (six months
to a year, holds eight pounds milk
powder; 10 ounces cereal; one pound
sugar; 80 cans strained baby foods;
,wo bottles vitamins; soap and can
This package will last from
30 days to 80 days. All three of
:hese parcels may be ordered from
CARE, so Broad Street, New York
/, at $40 each. Delivery is guarant-
led in Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria,
Jzechoslovakia, Finland, France,
Germany, Great Britain, Greece,
hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Poland
md Rumania.
For the first time since it's in
option, CARE is now offering pack
.ges containing a single item. One
the 25-pound parcel of flour, avail
BILE at 81, and the 10-pound pack
.ge of lard, also 50. These may be
ent to all countries served by CARE
kept Fire and Finland, where they
re not major needs, according to
he respective governments.
eve have taken this action in re-
ponse to mounting requests of peo-
lie all yer this country who want
help millions of European families
ow confronted with a life-or-death
for Bread" Mr.. French said.
he flour will enable recipients IN
ountries served by CARE to prepare
l their own homes the bread that
as all but vanished from the war
evastated lands, and the lard will
an equally desperate need for !
ITS. 7
The other packages now offered by
ARE are keyed to definite needs
Fire and Great Britain. They !
'rtain foods so severely scarce in :
9TH countries that most of the !:
eople have not tasted them for !
ears. This is particularly true of q
juices, and each of the special ,
lrcels designed for Fire and Britain |
cludes two 18-ounce cans of this :,
tai product. Other supplies of Il
Iual Importance are included. Or.
RS are now being taken for these :
at $40 each. '
The remaining two of CARES nine Il
cps in its expansion program may ,
I'll be the answer to the dreams l
countless housewives overseas, for {
of these packages will bring to \
EN- fresh linens such as sheets and
low cases and. other household
cessities, and the other, 2 q lbs. b
knitting wool and needles with a
lich they will be able to produce tt
owes, scarves, sweaters and other s.
rments for protection against the Il
nter's cold. They may be sent
friends, relatives and designated r.
cups in all countries served by a
ARE Except Eire) at SO each. 81