DRIVE DELAYED BY RED CROSS ‘TILL MARCH, ‘43 11/20 Statement Tells Why Separate Campign Will Be Waged It has been announced that the Red Cross has decided, with the approval of President Roosevelt, to hold its next membership drive and fund raising campaign in March of 1943. He reasons for the decision, and the president’s approval are many. Norman H. Davis, chairman of the American Red Cross, has said, “Due to its national and international responsibilities and the need for freedom of action on a national scale to deal with disasters and other emergencies, the Red Cross deemed it necessary to maintain direct contact with the people who constitute its membership, contribute to its support and render voluntary service in its work. “Recognizing the need during wartime for the utmost conservation of effort and manpower the Red Cross has decided to postpone the roll call usually held in November or with community chest drives and combine it with the next war fund appeal during the month of March, 1943, and, unless some major disaster or other unforeseen emergency should arise this will result in only one Red Cross appeal during the year. Not Local Agency “The Red Cross can not be considered as a local agency in view of the national and international scope of its work. Neither can it be regarded as a wartime agency alone as it will continue to serve long after the war. Certainly it should not become merged in special fund raising plans which are created only for the war period and which will include, as to numbers, only a small proportion of the communities in which there are Red Cross chapters and branches.” The president has said “I concur with reference to further proposals to include the Red Cross in combined fund raising campaigns, and I fully agree that the Red Cross should make its war fund membership appeal directly and separately to the people and should not participate in any joint raising efforts. The nation can look forward to the month of Marcxh, 1943, as Red Cross month.” Statement Issued A statement form the Weber county chapter of the Red Cross reads: “In Ogden and Weber county the relations between the community chest have always been friendly as they have been associated together in the making of a better Ogden and Weber county. “The Red Cross of Weber county has been proud of its association. There is a tinge of regret by the officers of the Red Cross in the change made necessary by the national policy. Officers of the Weber county Red Cross wish the 1942 community chest officers great success in their undertaking. Points Decided “Points bearing upon the decision of the American Red Cross to conduct their drive in 1943: 1. “The Red Cross considers it important that manpower and materials be conserved in wartime. IT recognizes that great numbers of public-spirited citizens, who take the leadership in a fund raising campaign, have many duties in these war days. As a partial solution to this problem, the central committee of the Red Cross voted to combine the roll call, which for 23 years had been held in the month of November or with community chest drives with a war fund appeal scheduled for March, 1943. It was expected that such timing would avoid conflicts with local appeals which are generally conducted during the fall period of the year. Having taken this step in the interest of the organization and of the millions of men and women who believe in it and support it, the Red Cross considers that its one appeal a year should be separate and distinct from all other campaigns. Course is Cited 2. “It should be borne in mind that the easiest course for the Red Cross to pursue would have been to turn over its fund-raising responsibilities, at least in the large cities, to the war chest, However, this would have been contrary to the expressed wishes of chapter delegates attending national conventions during many previous years. Red Cross representatives have held consistently that as the volunteer agency chosen by our government to represent the people, the Red Cross cannot be dependent upon any other agency to carry out its responsibilities. Any course which would make it dependent on the measure of support secured by a war chest or other fund-raising group would impair its effectiveness in carrying out the duties imposed upon it. 3. “It is essential that the Red Cross secure sufficient funds to meet its national and international responsibilities in a growing war situation. However, this was not the primary consideration which le the Red Cross to its decision to raise its own funds in its own name. More impelling was the vital need of maintaining a working relationship with the people who are the Red Cross. “In view of all of these factors and the action taken to withdraw form community chest drives by the central committee individuals are no offered the right and the direct opportunity to join the Red Cross and support its wartime activities.” ARMY PROBLEMS GET ATTNETION OF RED CROSS Aid Afforded Soldiers Recognized By Head At Utah Depot The particular personal and family problems confronting service men are receiving a thorough going over by the American Red Cross at the Utah quartermaster depot, Edward B. Eisen, field director, revealed today. Recognizing the aid the Red Cross has afforded service men at the depot, Brig. Gen. Ralph Talbot, Jr., has expressed his gratitude in having this kind of “clearing house” available to the men under his command. Where there are soldiers, there are bound to be problems, Brig. Gen. Talbot said recently, and because of the rapid expansion of our armed forces, the army is unable to give individual attention to personal problems of a soldier whether the problem be social or financial and for this reason the military personnel at the Utah quartermaster depot feels fortunate in having the American Red Cross to assist in ironing out these problems. The Red Cross field house for the northern Utah area was established by Mr. Eisen early in August of this year. Although field headquarters are maintained at Hill field, full Red Cross coverage is extended all military operations in this area. This office, Mr. Eisen said, is ready 24 hours a day to help solve service men’s difficulties with immediate service of divergent kinds. Help for Needy Soldiers ADMINISTER AID… The above picture was taken at Utah quartermaster depot showing from left to right, Edward B. Eisen, field director, and Glenn Stanton, of the American Red Cross, Ogden air depot at Hill field, and Brigadier General Ralph Talbot Jr., commanding general and Lt. Col. Holcombe, of Utah quartermaster depot.-Photo by Forney. October 25, 1942 C Red Cross ‘Wormers’ Bring Cheers Here’s to more knitting and a steadier clack of the needles wherever one goes. Women who carry their yarns and needles to and fro on every journey and never park them farther away than arm’s reach, may sometimes have wondered just who was going to wear the sweaters and socks they made. Well, now comes the answer, right from Red Cross headquarters. Field Director Alfred S. Campbell, who witnessed the battle of the Solomons from one of the transports the Japs tried to sink, radios… “Sweaters, kit bags and comfort supplies, prepared by Red Cross volunteers in widely separated sections of the country were distributed in the midst of battle to the survivors of the USS cruisers Astoria, Vincennes and Quincy.” He added, “The men were incredulous that supplies could be distributed so fast. Let me tell you it helped their morale. It was evidence that the folks at home had not forgotten them.” “Many of the men were wounded,” the radiogram continued, “yet I didn’t hear one groan or complaint from any of them. One sailor remarked unbelievingly that the didn’t see how the folks at home could have learned of the battle so quickly. 26 Friday Morning Nov. 6 Red Cross Brings Message Of Cheer From Norway Claiming the Red Cross to be the most wonderful organization on earth because it brought her word of her family in Norway, Mrs. Stenette Lundemo, 85 was a happy person Thursday morning. The message was form John Buloke, 89, brother of Mrs. Lundemo, and stated that all the family in Norway were well. Mrs. Lundemo had not heard from her only living relative in more than two years. In answer to the message received, Mrs. Lundemo spoke with a slight accent, “I am well,” and added, “my greatest ambition is to live until 1943 to see Norway free.” Born in Hedemorko, Norway, July 25, 1857, Mrs. Lundemo came to America with her young husband because of their religious beliefs. When Mr. Lundemo died in Minnesota in 1902, she came to Utah and has lived in her present home for the past nine years. Asserting her greatest enjoyment comes form reading Scandinavian newspapers, which she receives form a printing house in Iowa, Mrs. Lundemo also takes pride in her rose garden. Having spent the past 40 years of her life alone, and being especially appreciative of the Red Cross, Mrs. Lundemo says, “Never thought there were so many good people.” Mrs. Stenette Lundemo… overjoyed by a message from Norway.