Red Cross Calls Flood Meeting H. E. Barrett, chairman of the Weber county chapter, American Red Cross disaster committee, said a special meeting of the commit¬tee had been called for tonight at the chapter home, 1961 Wash¬ington- Blvd. with civil defense authorities. Purpose of the meeting will be to determine what steps must be taken if the present flood emer-gency grows worse. Don’t Wait to Be Asked 3-14-52 Ogden business man tells us he works for and supports the Red Cross because the organization provides him with an insurance program at low rates. His contribution to the Red Cross helps to maintain a fund from which he, his loved ones and his friends everywhere may draw for assistance in the event they are victims of a disaster. Taking into account the number and variety of disasters to which the Red Cross has gone with its fund and workers, no one can be certain he will never need the services of the organization. Our business man friend wishes to be associated with other aspects of Red Cross services, particularly the blood program, and the many friendly actions toward service men and their families, and he readily is able to do this. A cash contribution does it. Weber county men and women in large numbers feel as does the business man, a fact becoming evident as the annual campaign to replenish Weber chapter funds makes headway. The Red Cross volunteers here hope to wind up the drive by next Tuesday. It can be done if everybody is prepared to make a contribution when asked to do so. Better still. Don't wait to be asked. Take or send your contribution to the Red Cross at once. No Disaster After All-Thanks to Red Cross The screech of tires, the awful jolt and the sound of shattering glass as two automobiles collide is a fearful thing to anyone. But to a young mother and her three small children, alone and far away from home, it seems like disaster. So thought Mrs. Janine Corn of North Carolina whose auto-mobile was demolished in. a col¬lision on U. S. highway 91 south ,of Roy the other day. Mrs. Corn was driving with her family to North Richland, Wash., where she was to meet her husband, M/Sgt. Bill Corn. Alone, and without friends, Mrs. Corn thought her trip had ended on a Utah highway. However, Mrs. Corn, her three children and even the family dog, are now all on their way to join the head of the family in Wash¬ington — thanks to the Weber county chapter, American Red Cross and others. The local Red Cross was called into the case by a physician to whom Mrs. Corn was taken for treatment of minor injuries. The local Red Cross imme¬diately notified the husband of the situation, assuring every¬thing would be done to aid his family. When released from the doctor's office, Mrs. Corn was placed in a motel at Red Cross expense. She stayed there three days while her automobile was being checked and arrangements with insurance companies were being made. The Red Cross footed the bill for the motel, food and other needs. When it was determined the automobile could not be repaired, the Red Cross bought a train ticket for Mrs. Corn and her three children. They even made arrangements to send the family dog along with the family's belongings. All should be in Washington today. Others also came to the aid of Mrs. Corn. The wife of Sgt. Ralph Dunjap at Utah general depot, took the three children during the three-day stay while Mrs. Corn recovered from her injuries. A local veterinarian took the dog and housed it at his place of business — free of charge as it could not stay at the motel. The Ogden Disabled Veterans organization assisted the Red' Cross in seeing to it that Mrs. Corn, her family, the family dog and the baggage got on the train. Of course local Red Cross of-ficials know that M/Sgt. and Mts. Corn intend to pay back what they were loaned in time of emergency. In fact, the couple asked they be given assistance with that understanding. But nevertheless, they are thankful there is such an organ¬ization that will help when help is needed. Local Citizens Called on To Help Victims of Flood Ladies of the Elks lodge will receive contributions on the streets of downtown Ogden tomorrow for Red Cross flood disaster relief work in the Mississippi and Missouri valleys. Rev. Arnold J. Abel of St. Paul's Lutheran church, is chairman of the mercy effort. — Local Red Cross officials report over 12,000 families will need re¬habilitation aid because of the rag¬ing floods. Over $200,00,000 will be needed to effect complete re¬covery in the stricken areas. Of this amount, some $10,000,000 will be needed for individual re¬habilitation purposes. The great¬er amount will be supplied by the federal and state governments to restore public utilities, roads and bridges. Look to Red-Cross "Once again families in these areas are looking to the American Red Cross as the official disaster agency in the United States," said 3, statement. "A total of over $22,000,000 has already been expended in the cur¬rent fiscal year by the Red Cross for such disaster work. "Since only $4,000,000 was allo¬cated in the Red Cross budget for such work, it can readily be seen that additional help is needed." Local residents are urged to support the special collection Sat¬urday or mail their contribution to the American Red Cross, 1961 Washington Blvd., Ogden, Utah. Oqdenite Graduates R. Vera Miller recently returned to Ogden after having been grad¬uated from Underwood corpora¬tion's accounting machine school in Hartford, Conn. Rev. Arnold J. Abel WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL 23, 1952 We Must Help These Folk We must do something to ease the plight of thousands of our American neighbors who have suffered grievous losses in the flood areas. Iowa thus far is the hardest hit with 13,000 families afS fected by floods. In Montana 825 families are suffering; 1 North Dakota counts 1,223 families in trouble, South Dakota I 2,500, Nebraska 3,461, Minnesota 2,781, Wisconsin 1,250,: Missouri 1,130 and Kansas 450. Of the 26,620 families affected by the- floods, the Red Cross estimates that 12,000 families will need long-range re¬habilitation. The grim meaning of that is the families have lost every¬thing they possess in the floods and will have to be aided for a long time until they can get upon their feet again. No wonder then that E. Roland Harriman, national di¬rector of the Red Cross, has called for a new and extraordinary Red Cross campaign to raise $10,000,000 for long-range re¬habilitation of flood victims. The money for these new flood victims is not available in the Red Cross treasury for the reason that $22,000,000 has been spent or committed for disaster relief in 1951-52 fiscal year, not including present floods. Weber county will attempt to raise at least $3,000 on Saturday with a tag day campaign to be conducted by mem¬bers of the B. P. O. E. Does. In view of the need Ogden and Weber county citizens are bound to be generous. Help for Tornado Victims After reading the news of the tornado destruction in Arkansas and its vicinity and seeing the photographs of the wreckage in the wake of the twisters we find ourselves ex¬pressing thanks for two things. One is that we live in a region which is fairly safe from tornado visitations. That kind of storm doesn't seem to be able to build up force and violence in the mountains. The other reason for thanksgiv¬ing is that there is such an organization as the Red Cross prepared to throw both money and trained relief workers into heart-break areas. Americans are naturally good neighbors. They are swift to give aid and sympathy to those near them who suffer misfortune. The Red Cross enables all of us to be good neighbors to families who live so far away we can't do good deeds on a person to person basis. Isn't it swell that we have the Red Cross able and willing to do the neighbor¬ly acts for us and that the organization right now is in the midst of giving aid and comfort to the tornado victims? March 24, 1952 Red Cross Offers Course in Mother. And Baby Care A course in "Mother and Baby Care," sponsored by the Weber County Chapter, American Red Cross, will begin tomorrow at 7 p.m. in Room 326, Life Science Building on the upper Weber College campus. The class will fee conducted each Monday evening from 7 to 9 for six weeks. To be instructed by Mrs. Loy Doss, of the Weber College nurs¬ing staff, the course will cover pre-natal care; skills in handling a baby; minimum supplies and layette; good nutrition for moth¬er and baby; medical supervision, including prevention of disease, care of sick infant, and care of the baby in his new home. Expectant parents can enroll by calling the Chapter Home, 4-3457. Chamber Thanked In a letter to ^Manager Charles R. Stark of the chamber of com¬merce, Lt. Col. Fred F. Cupp, U. S. A. F., deputy director of supply and maintenance, expressed "grate¬ful appreciation for assistance in providing informational literature for the recent air force supply and maintenance conference."