1950 Volunteer worker;? wer- busy this week assembling Red Cross shaped posters and display materiai.in preparation for the approaching: Ameri¬can Red Cross drive naval supply depot in Clearfield. On hand to help spark the aatti it.. V'campaign are Mary Wilson (left), Ogden, and Bett" Herring, Salt Lake City. Clearfield Depot Sets Out To Gain Dri ve Goal Quickly By Jack Gertz U. S. NAVAL SUPPLY DEPQT, Clearfield—"P. C." stands for Real Concern, Righteous Cause and Real Coopera along with one-hun¬dred per cent support of the 1950 Red Cross drive at the Naval sup¬ply depot Clearfield. When you think of Red' Cross, you probably envision uniformed .workers rushing overseas, admin-istering aid in foreign lands or in some flood or fire-stricken area in the United States. The above description is only a small part of the over-all story of the value and help of the Red Cross which has a history of help¬fulness and chronicles of mercy written on the hearts of millions of beneficiaries throughout the na¬tion. Yet, all too frequently the re¬markable work and accomplish¬ments of the Red Cross are for¬gotten until major disaster strikes again. But the Red Cross needs no further explanation nor endorse¬ment in presenting its vital pro¬gram to personnel of this activity, It is anticipated that as in the past, all NSD personnel, as friends of humanity and sympathizers with suffering v/ill aid in putting the 1950 Red Cross drive over the topr Several civilian employes recent¬ly sparked the opening of the cur¬rent campaign—which got under way Feb. .16 and ends March 31— by giving up 'the purchase of soft- drinks, popcorn and 6§ndy bars for a period of one week in the interest of increasing their normal contributions to the "Mission of Mercy." One worker, Mrs. Mary R. Han¬sen, Ogden, offered special praise for the, Red Cross by expressing heartfelt appreciation of the aid rendered her son — former Army Signal Corps Captain Boyd Han¬sen- who with his wife, was cap¬tured by the Japanese at Manila during World war II and held as prisoner for three and one-half years. Mrs. Hansen credits the Red Cross with getting the first offi¬cial information of the safety of her kin who were first reported" missing in action. She said the Red Cross gave her son and daugh¬ter-in-law "increased hope and; made it possible for them to get special needy packages from home." The Red Cross is the only insti¬tution of its kind in the United- States having congressional endorsement. The six major Ameri¬can Red Cross missions include: Aiding in disaster; serving the armed forces; serving veterans; promoting health and safety; serv- Weber county commissioners to¬day gave their approval for the ejection of an eight-foot cross above the main entrance to the Municipal building for the Ameri¬can Red Cross fund campaign, March 6 to 20. The Rev. D. Atwood Bird, chair¬man j)f the public information di¬vision of the drive, said officials had gained the consent of the city for the project. He said the cross would be floodlighted a* night and would be so erected as not to dam¬age the building. General Staff of Campaign Named Gene Robinson, is newly-appointed chairman of the Red Cross fund campaign in Weber county. Assisting are W. I. Lowe, Robert W. Grant, Neil Clegg and LaMar Buckner. Broker Will Lead 1950 Fund Efforts Gene Robinson, Ogden canned goods broker, has been chosen chairman for the 1950 Red Cross campaign in Weber county,to be held March 6-20, inclusive. LaMar Buckner will serve as vice chair¬man. These men will direct the drive for the Weber county goal of $44,865. To aid them in their task will be some 500 volunteer workers. The campaign workers have been divided into 12 divisions, each with a chairman and a vice chairman. The divisions are: Military, indus¬trial, commercial, public employes, public service, transportation, la-bor, men, Weber county, men's clubs, women's clubs. A division has also been set up to dissem¬inate information to the public. The need for the Red Cross was recently emphasized by General George C. Marshall, national Red Cross chairman, when he said: "The American Red Cross has spent $200,000 for January-Febru¬ary flood relief in ten states along the Ohio and Mississippi rivers and the final cost of the operation will be close to $500,000. "Eighty-five national Red Cross workers are guiding volunteers relief operations in 112 counties of the states affected. They are Arkansas, Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, West Virginia'; Illinois, Missouri, Tennessee, Louisiana and Missis¬sippi. "More than 38,000 flood victims have received or will receive Red Cross assistance," Gen. Marshall said. Permit Asked for Cross Display Permission to place a plywood cross on, the facade of Municipal building during the annual Red Cross fund drive, March 6 to 20, was asked of city commissioners today by D. Atwood Bird, public information chairman. He also asked authority to al¬low a bomber from Hill air force base to fly over the city prior to the campaign to distribute leaflets. Commissioners said the request to place the plywood cross, which would be illuminated at night, en-tails action of the joint board of city and county commissioners, and that the , request to fly the bomber would have to come from Hill base officers City officials added they would cooperate in every reasonable way to put the campaign over.. Citizens Asked to Help Red Cross Governor J. Broken Lee today asked citizens of Utah to continue their support of the work. of the American National Red Cross in the annual fund campaign, which starts March 1. In a proclamation calling atten¬tion to the contributions made to the nation's welfare by the humani- trian activities of the Red Cross, Governor Lee warned against any curtailment of the organization's services, particularly in the field of disaster relief and services to the armed forces and veterans. . In his proclamation Lee declared the American Red Cross had achieved an enviable reputation for its humanitarian activities, and has contributed much to the nation's welfare.