Mud Camouflages Ambulance Marks WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 (AP) – A Red Cross worker said today that crosses on American military ambulances in Korea are being Covered with mud to camouflage them from enemy gunners trying to kill medical personnel. Ralph R. Montague, Jr., of Birm¬ingham, Ala., said that medical officers informed him North Ko¬rean fliers, foot soldiers and ar¬tillerymen had been "picking on” the ambulances in an attempt to knock off medics. 9/29/50 Red Cross Studying Means of Improving Its Services Weber county American Red Cross officials are studying rec¬ommendations for a general overall improvement of services. The recommendations were made Tuesday evening by members of, a special committee appointed > to study cheaper operations. The suggestions will be followed up by members of the chapter board as assigned by Olin H. Ririe, chair¬man. Ririe said reports submit¬ted by the committee heads were in general, favorable to past chap¬ter activity. "There are spots for improve¬ment, however," he said. Making, reports were, Piatt W. Fuller, Graves B. McGary, Neil Clegg, Ed Vendell, E. Lamar Buck-ner, Clyde A. Lindquist and Earl Rushmer. Recommendations made pertained to home service, nursing services, junior Red Cross, production, mo¬tor corps, canteen, disaster, nurses aid, safety services and grey la¬dies organization. Also present at the meeting was Vern Thorpe, Utah representative from the regional office, San Francisco, Calif. He stressed the expansion of the home nursing and first aid acti¬vities as vital in the training of civilian personnel for pending civilian defense operations. Russia, U. S. Reach Accord On Red Cross Peace Move 10/19/50 Reuters News Agency MONTE CARLO, Monaco, Oct. 18—The United States and Russia got together Wednesday on a reso¬lution "reaffirming Red Cross so¬cieties' horror of war." The resolution, proposed by Rus¬sia and seconded by the United States, will be debated Thursday by an international Red Cross conference. This Russian resolution calls on Red ; Cross societies throughout the world "to work for the estab-lishment and maintenance of peace among all countries and nations." It also invites "all governments most pressingly to adopt and ap¬ply effective measures to prevent and exclude the use of atomic energy for warfare as "incom¬patible with honor and interna¬tional confidence.," The conference Tuesday re¬jected three resolutions by the Russians calling on Red Cross so¬cieties to "promote peaceful ideals and the prohibition of atomic weapons." Delegates Wednesday passed by 39 votes to 6 a Greek resolution asking return to their families of some 9300 Greek children dispersed by war. LKING BLOOD BANK Medics Invite S. L. Red Cross Setup The American Red Cross will be invited by the Salt Lake County Medical society to establish a blood bank and blood collection program in Salt Lake City. This is called for in recommen¬dations of a special blood bank committee of the society, which were adopted by the executive committee at a meeting Friday in the University club, 3-36 E. South Temple. The committee also: Indorsed universal blood typ¬ing as a means of providing a "walking blood bank" and facili¬tating transfusions in the event of an emergency. Favored early .action on in¬stallation-of a more sanitary sew¬age disposal system for Salt Lake City and county. The action on the Red Cross blood bank ended several years of debate in medical circles on the advisability of having a Red Cross blood program, in view of the fact several of the hospitals*, already have blood banks. The outbreak of the Korean war with its threat of a general war hastened action on the matter. The executive committee feels that in view of the international situa¬tion every reasonable means should be adopted of building actual and potential supplies of blood and its derivatives. In inviting the Red Cross to establish its program here, the society urged that every precau¬tion be taken to4,maintain stand¬ards of present hospital blood banks. It is understood that the Red Cross program will be a sup¬plemental one, and will follow an agreement reached on a national basis among the Red Cross, Amer¬ican Medical Assn.; American Hospital Assn. and American Assn. of Blood Banks Blood obtained by the Red Cross through donations from the pub¬lic will be distributed to hospitals on a credit or replacement basis. The^ Red Cross will provide the machinery for stepping up the procurement of blood in the event of an emergency which would re¬quire great quantities for treat-ment of injured persons. The Salt Lake County Medical society will supervise technical as¬pects of the program, approve the selection of supervisory personnel and assist in determining basic policies. Oct. 5 Civil Defense Meeting Set by Red Cross Officials of the Weber county chapter, American Red Cross say it is time to prepare for civilian defense, and they are ready to do heir share. All present and former-aid in¬structors are urged to attend a special meeting at seven-thirty to-night.at the chapter home; 1961 Washington. Myles J. Watkins, director of safety services for the chapter said purpose of the meeting will 'to prepare an adequate teaching staff in preparation for the establish¬ment of a civilian defense pro-gram locally. "Gen. George C. Marshall has an¬nounced he expects the American Red Cross to train at least 20 mil¬lion first-aiders throughout the na¬tion," Director Watkins explained. "We want to do-our part in meet¬ing this assignment." Director Watkins said that first- : aid instructors that were active i during World war II are especial- ly urged to attend the meeting. Red Cross Issues Mail Deadlines WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 (UP) — Christmas packages for'-servicemen overseas must be mailed by Nov. 15 to assure delivery during the holiday season, the Red Cross said today. The Red Cross announced it has completed its own Christmas- shop-ping for armed forces overseas. The organization ordered 13,500 Christmas stockings and 225 dec¬laration kits in June, and ordered 10.000 more stockings when. the Korean war broke out. Nurse to Assist , In Polio Fight Marie Manning, American Red Cross nurse at Dee hospital, left today for Portland, Ore., to assist in work on a polio epidemic in that city. Mrs. O.C. Hammond, nursing chair-chair of Weber county Red Cross chapter, said today that Miss Man-ning had received a two-month' leave of absence from her post as educational director at the Ogden hospital in order to' make the trip. Mrs. Hammond said the Weber county chapter was cooperating fully with the Oregon Red Cross units and when the request was received from the Portland chap¬ter, steps were immediately taken to assist. Any other nurses who wish to register for service in case of fu¬ture polio epidemics either here or in other parts of the country may do so by telephoning Mrs. Ham¬mond, dial 2-4885. Red Cross Sends Storm Area Help MANAGUA, Nicaragua, Oct. 17 (UP) – Nicaraguan and Red Cross officials today rushed relief parties to the mining town of La India, where 23 persons were reported to have been killed by a tropical storm over the week-end. Reports from the town said heavy winds, torrential rains and floods destroyed 14 homes and roads and bridges. Health Classes Set in Ogden 10/30/50 OGDEN (Special)—Red Cross- sponsored classes in the care of mothers and their babies and fam¬ily health will begin Thursday at 1:30 p.m., in the chapter house, 1961 Washington blvd., by Mrs. O. C. Hammond. The classes will run each Tues¬day and Thursday until comple¬tion Nov. 21, and are planned to give major emphasis on the care of the sick in the home, with special attention to mothers and babies, the helpless and the aged. Registration for the course may be made by calling the chapter house, according to Mrs. E. J. P. Rowse, chairman of the home nursing committee.