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THURSDAY. MARCH 21. 1946 THE WILLAMINA TIMES Page 7 Sheridan Eagles January D isasters Bring Q u ick Red Cress A c tio n Lodge Instituted; Destructive flood» and tornadoes be In floods and hurricanes, haa1 Red ginning in early January wen grim ('rows disaster units, through advance reminder» that more American» died weather bureau advisories, have in home-front ueddenta and disasters warned residents in time for safe during World War il than a» war evacuation; in remote sections, they casualties. have effected rescue». In all disas By mid month the »lege, brought on ters, tornadoes, lire», floods, hurri- unseasonably early by warm wrath« r ! canes, train wrecks, they have quickly ari l heavy ruin», had claimed 54 dead ' sought out injured, given first aid, anil upward» of 160 hospitalized, and arranged hospital cere. Hundreds record» indicate. Thousand» of fami of thousands of homeless have been ne» in rural areas of 11 midwestora ! sheltered, clothed, and fed. In Paterson, New Jersey, a new and southern stat s were affected. Red Cross chapter workers who chapter disaster chairman successfully last year helped their communities tackled problems of the worst flood in through 2o<) disasters have again I hut city's history. Two days after a worked 'round the deck. Assisting Red Cross disaster conference in them have been doetors, nurses, and Montgomery, Alabama, a tornado other» rushed by the Red Cro's to lipped through the city. Outstanding stricken areai. Survey» for the re rare given the injured wrote a bright furnishing, rebuilding, and repairing ■ page in the year's disaster history. In stutes where polio outbreaks oc of damaged or dertroyed homes, hams, and other building» begun im curred, Red Cross chapter volunteers mediately. Ri ha'iint.ition will he com hurriedly improvised hospital articles. pleted in March. Undoubtedly new In Halt Lake City, Disaster Service disaster» will strike during the spring supplied face masks, children’s night months and will keep the organization gowns, hospital shirts, surgical gowns working at top speed in this humani j for nurses, blankets, and sheets. When i flannelette could not be found for hot tarian parade which never ends. ; pucks, Red Cross supplied 1,000 diap In providing food, clothing, shelter, ers for tlie purpose. medical and nursing care, varying But whether disaster nr any of problems confront the Red Cross, par many other Red Cross services, all are ticularly in rural sections. available to people in rural communi In flooded Mkodsnippi vallpy areas, ties no less than in large cities. Home Red t'r <ss has obtained a priority re nursing, farm accident prevention, as- lease of bouse trailers to supplement sirluncc to families of men in uniform tents used in »belt -ring farmers res and to veterans these services con cued from flooded areas. When evacu tinue year-in, year-out. During March ation of farm f.-.milii s and livestock the Red Cross is appealing for $100,- has hcc.i neersrary, coast guard and 000,000. It meds ivery hit of that navy boats have a-: ¡"ted. Recent coal amount to meet obligations to the • h irt’.ges i i <' aster areas were re- armed f> rc-s uni civilian population. iievoi when I t'ror.s action resulted “We all have a share in the Ameri in divt r ion e ‘ f, -1 t > critical sections. can Red Cross," said Basil O'Connor, An hour a.'« r rvrvcys have been Red Cross Chairman, when announc (O' lphtid, the R * Cross has obtained ing the uppe-al. “Let’» all maintain l-rit ly release <f lumber and other 1 that share by contributing generously building • i:iti-i -i- . Included has hi en to the 1946 Fund Campaign and keep ■ere n wire to 1.« ‘n .-event the spread ing our Red Cross society the strong- 'f d ea e in malaria affected areas. I e-st in the v.-orld." Officers Named With national and stale officers in attendance, Phil Sheridan aerie was Instituted as the newest unit of the Fraternal Order of Eagles in the Northwest at t h e Legion ball in Sheridan last Friday night. Deputy Grand Worthy President E. J. ('yr Instituted the aerie and De- Port land aerie officers and drill team exemplified the ritual for the new members. Phil Khorlelan aerie was Instituted with a charter list of 14fi members. Eugene Marsh, speak er of the House of Representatives, was the speaker of the evening. ('arl J-ove of Portland reported that delegations from Salem, Mc Minnville, Portland. Gresham, New berg, Astoria, Albany, Eugene, Tilla mook and Portland w e r e present several hundred strong. The follow ing officers were selected to head the-new aerie: Past w orthy President, Guy Seth; worthy president, Luther P. Hyder; vice president, John Tyner; chap lain, Paul Wardell; conductor, Earl Suhs; secretary. Morris DeaVuIgnes; treasurer. John Taylor; Inner guard, J. G. Strickler; outer guard. Marvin Calkins, and trustees, (.ester Plum mer. Walter Matusch and John De- Jong. Several Willamina residents w e r e appointed to standing com mittees. The first regular meeting of the Phil Sheridan aerie «III be held In the IOOF hall next Friday night at S p m.. March 22. The regular offi ce rs will preside, and all members are urged to attend this first busi ness meeting. After this meeting , the regular meetings will be held on Thursday nights In the same hall. One of the first matters of busl- Mrs. Tod Walker and Mrs. Fisher rn ss conducted by the new aerie of Salem stopped for a short visit was to pass the necessary motions to hast Thursday with the tl. L. Norris authorise the formation of a ladle«' family on their way to the Pete auxiliary Immediately upon the ex- , piratlon of the required 20-e}»iy watt , Ftiher home In Grand Ronde. in'.' period. The ladles served lunch Mr. and Mrs. Felix Re veil of Eu and refreshments to several hundred gene were weekend guests of Mr. visitors and the members of the lo cal aerie after the Installation. ¡and Mrs. Rurtk Hendrickson. L ocal and personal Early Monday breakfast guests of Mr and Mrs. Fred Nelson were Mr. and Mrs. Arvld Vle-klund of Ana cortes, Wash., and Mrs. W e n d I a Svetin of Olympia, and Mr». Oust Dahl. Mrs. Milton I^eRoy and Mrs. J. M Olson spent Monday In McMinnville (III business. Will» mi M 0* UM Greyhound makes Ncwvort W IL L A M IN A and all Coast Cities closer Wald poet Vichi!» Y o u r Tie d C r o n s ivatches over the com fort o f hospitalized veterans and service people e v e r y w h e r e . Help put its 2.9 16 Fund Campaign over. Give generously! A m e ric a n Red Cross A id s W o u n d e d and A b le -b o died Not long ago to a Red Cross field ' his wife and five-year-old daughter. director with an outfit on maneuvers It would be the first meeting in two flashed a message that the mother of years, he told the Red Cross girl who a man in his unit was critically ill, was teaching him rummy with Braille and the man was cards. needed at home im “My little girl knows I’m blind and mediately. she’s planning how she’ll do things for With this message , me,” he said. from the soldier’s But what she did not know, what Red Crors chapter had been kept from him so that it verifying the illness, might not retard his readjustment, th e field d ire c to r was the way he was scarred and dis- called on the com ! figured. manding officer w-h The Red Cross girl caught her emergency furlough. While a courier breath. “That’s fine,” she raid. “I’ll sped up the line to fetch the soldier, meet them at the train.” the Red Cross man was busy arrang Iler heart sank upon seeing the ing transportation. tiny girl. It would be a job to pre Within a few hours the boy was at pare her for the shock, to make sure the Red Cross field office where fur she did not let her father suspect lough papers and a ticket awaited there W’as anything wrong. him. The field director drove him to Gently she told the child about her the airport, and the boy arrived home daddy’s face, how it would get better, in time—not to see his mother die, i how much he loved her, and that she but to eave her life with a blood mustn't be afraid. Then, with a transfusion. prayer in her heart, she led mother Today, six months after V-J Day, and child to the blinded soldier. some 17,00 J Red Cross workers are The crucial moment had come. Now, still with the C!s at home and abroad. upon the action» of a little girl, the Hundreds of clubs and rest homes future of this family would depend. overseas are in operation where men For a moment the tot stood in the meet on leave, get home-cooked food, doorway, looking at her father across and that prime American favorite— , the room. Then, without hesitation, doughnuts and coffee. Music and en esme the patter of little feet, and she tertainment, books, magazines, and threw tier arms around her father’s home-town newspapers, lounge and neck. “Daddy,” she cried, “Daddy, writing rooms—all are popular. For it’s me—we're so glad to have you men staying overnight there are com back:” fortable beds, clean sheets, and hot A simple service, yes. But it de showers. termined the happiness of three More important than Red Cross people. Without the understanding services to the able-bodied are those heart, and the many who daily give for the wounded an,l ¡11. In army and of their minds and souls, the adjust navy hospitals the country over, pro ment of thousands of servicemen fessional and volunteer Red Cross might be seriously retarded. workers serve in many ways. The American Red Cross needs To the hospitalized a financial or $100,000,000 to carry on during the family problem may prey upon the next fiscal year. That sum is small mind and dull the will to recovery. when stacked against the heartaches Under guidance of Red Cross medical stilled, suffering eased, misery re social workers many a problem is dis lieved, new hope infused»—day in, day solved, and difficult obstacles are out—be-wuje of Red Cross ministra smoothed, while programs directed tions. by trained recreation workers help Because farm families have a big patients forget their troubles. Red stake in the Red Cross they consis Cross volunteers supplement these tently support the organization. The workers with every conceivable service. Red Cross is confident that families For example, there was the blinded in agricultural areas, the backbone of soldier whose face was horribly scar the nation, will generously support red, who was expecting a visit from I the 1946 Fund Campaign. W IL L A M IN A T IM E S W ANT ADS BRIN G R E S U L T S — T R Y T H EM ! Neighbors floienc* 1 Rc« deport North Bond I Coot Boy Every minute of the day and night Greyhound buses roll along the Coast Highway, linking towns and cities closer together. This service puts your community on a main line of transportation and business. All along the coast you can count on Grey hound for the best in bus service. You can travel NO W ! f l Coquille Band o n ^ K if C T M yilte Point Poil Oiluid Cold Beach WILLAMINA ■H DEW DROP INN Mrs. Cora Etzwiler Pit- 232 I Caipfnlnwill» % í -X.. ' G REYH O U N D V' / r<>q y t n t, C o n v e n ie n t L O C A L Se rvie « •- ••• The other day John Smart wait ed for me in the courtroom before going to lunch together. It was a divorce trial. John asked me a pungent question. “Judge,” says John while we were having lunch, “have you ever had a milk shake bob up in divorce pro ceedings?” “No, can't say that I ’ve ever heard of milk shakes or any other soft drink appear ing in court—but there's plenty of times that alcoholic bever ages have appeared as a cause that leads to broken-up families —and many times to broken-up youngsters . . . who are indeed the innocent victims of parental delinquency.” Factual Research Ccmm'ttee.A.L.L.O.
