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.
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Greyhound makes
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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
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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.
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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.