tm RED GROSS EXPENDS EIGHT MILLIONS FOR RELIEMNDISASTEH Year Just Closed Put Heavy Task on Society— 120 Calls for Help Were M e t HERMISTON ITE RA LU, HERMISTON, OREGON, PAG E T h e G rea t A ir L in es o f th e W est r : i An unusually large number of di» aster* In the United States and It* In- sular possessions bare required assist ance from the American Red Cross during the year Just closed. The or ganlsation sent emergency relict workers to the scenes of 12« torn* doe*, floods, fires and other types of catastrophes and expended 2S.020.000 la relief and rehabilitation of the rlo- tlm*. Calls for aid came from eleven other nations In which earthquakes, floods and other problems caused dl» tress to large populations, and the Red Cross sent 276,300 to help la re ■ tiering the suffering. The catastrophe causing the great eat loss of life and most widespread devastation was the West Indies hur rlcane of September, 1228, in which more than 2.000 lives were tost in Florid*. Porto Rico and the Virgin Islands. A relief fund of 25.883,725.62 was contributed by the public, follow ing a proclamation by the Presldenl of the United States, to which th> Red Cross added 250,000 from It* own treasury, and the society was ena bled to give relief to more than 700, 000 persons. in the early Spring, river flood* in the southeastern states cost a heavy loss to many persona. 76,000 Inhab Itants being affected In four states The Red Cross assisted 4,333 families, approximately 28.000 persons, with food, clothing, temporary housing, feed for stock and seed for replant Ing. In all, thirty-eight states were vis­ ited by calamities during the year, affecting 364 counties. Twenty-eight counties were devastated twice by storms. Urea and floods. Red Cross expended 2434,000 from It* treasury In giving relief In these disasters, and at one time had a* many as 120 disaster relief workers, nurses and other representatives In the field. Funds for this relief work are oh talned in the annual roll call for mem­ bers, which occurs from Armistice Day to Thanksgiving Day, November 11 to 28. Only once a year—during this period of Roll Call—does the Red Cross ask public support to carry on Its many activities. ° r- R K H IIE ID 4 W E S T E R N A IR E X P R E S S M A D D U X A IR L IN E S T .A .T . (W eaferte D ir M o H ) \ ST A N D A R D A IR L IN E S M ID -C O N T IN E N T A IR E X P R E S S E v ery m ajor ro m m errin l a ir lin e in th e W e ste r n Uni(4*d S tate«, c a te r in g to p a s s e n g e r tr a n s p o r ta tio n b u si- « , is include«! In th is g r o u p -. ILL ' t U c h t M d e x c ln » iri‘l f i ! HESE great air lines depend on Richfield Gasoline to carry them safely through ever-changing flying conditions— through rain and snow, in T blistering desert heat—jumping from sea level to hurdle mountain peaks at altitudes of more than 12,000 feet. W ithout exception, they have found the famous “Gasoline of Power” more than satisfactory in meeting the grueling demands of day-in and day-out flying service. W estern Air Express service, with its record of 99.6% performance, ex- tends throughout the West and as far east as Kansas City while Maddux another name prominently identified with aviation progress—operates on regular schedule throughout the Southwest with terminals at Los An- r geles, San Francisco and Agua Caliente. 1 ^Transcontinental Air Transport—a national factor in the field of air trans- i portation—is famous for the character of its equipment and personnel, its service facilities atjd its record performance. Standard Air Lines and Mid- Continent Air Express, operating throughout Western territory, are also doing their part in building the prestige of Western Aviation. COFFEE CROP AIDED BY RED CROSS IN ISLANDS T he same painstaking care used in producing a fuel to meet the exacting . I requirements o f air service—where power, speed and dependability are ah- | solutely vital—is employed in manufacturing the Richfield Gasoline offered • you at every Richfield station. Richfield is noticeably better—a more satis- factory and efficient gasoline under all motoring conditions. Try it in your Disaster relief given following the West Indies hurricane which struck Porto Rico, the Virgin Islands and Florida, as well as other Islands In the Caribbean Sea, presented one of the largest tasks yet undertaken by the American Red Cross. In Florida, where 1,810 lives were lost, the Red | Cross aided 41,236 persons. In Porto Rico and the Virgin Islands, where the loss of life was not so great, but wbere the devastation was almost complete, ' the Red Cross aided 731,712 person*. Destruction of the coffee plants war the gravest loss, and the Red Cross ' aided In rehabilitating this industry ; by employing 67,000 natives to clear | the coffee-land, so that replanting would go forward Immediately, thus providing work and wages for thou­ sand» .own car today. F am e«« F light« M a d e W llh lliv lific ld N O R T H POLE F L IG H T . Capuin W ilk in .'2 WO-mile Sight over the North Pole in C --------- tinw this feat hea been accomp T R A N S C O N T IN E N T A L N O N -S T O P R E C O R D .. W T t T / O a r EAST. xer u _•_ t_. W E E C ST Made by A rt Goebel, in August 1928 . . . breaking the previous record by 7 hour« and 52 minutes. J 1928 N A T I O N A L A I R D E R B Y . Four o f the .lx 4 *PaÁ°r evenl* famous air derby were won with Richfield...the greatest competive air record ever cred­ ited to any gasoline. T R A N S C O N T IN E N T A L N O N -S T O P RE C O R D E A S T T O W EST. Made by Captain C .B .D . Collyer, In O cto b ft er_________ 1928 . . . shattering the Arm y record that imi had stood since 1923. Q U E S T IO N M A R K F L IG H T . Made hy the U . S. Arm y in January 1929. First of the great endurance achievements, breaking all previous distance and dur­ ation records. W O M E N S E N D U R A N C E R E C O R D . Made by Bobbie I rout in January 1929 and broken again by the same flyer in February. . . with Richfield Gasoline used in both flights. SO LO E N D U R A N C E F L IG H T Made by Herbert L rahy in May 1929. Time 36 hours 56 minutes 36 seconds. A N G E L E N O E N D U R A N C E F L IG H T . Made by Mendel and Reinhart in July 1929. Shantred all pre­ vious records for sustained flight hy more than three days. 1929 N A T IO N A L A IR D E R B Y . T h « O akland 10 Cleveland Race., and 9 «.loscd enurae event, in the ( kvcland A it Race,...were won with Richfield Gaa- LABOR H EAD URGES SUPPORT OF RED CROSS "Invariably it 1* the masses of the people which suffer most when dlsa» ter* occur,” stated W illiam Green, president of the American Federation of Labor, recently. "Because they suffer most and be­ cause of their helplessness, tbs mini» tratlon* of the Red Cross organisation take on added significance and Impor­ tance. No doubt many live* among thee* particular group* are saved through the prompt service which this M echanical S tu tte rin g organisation give*. The height of curiosity would seem “Because the American Federation of Labor appreciate* this fact, we have •e have been reached'by (lie mnn who wants to hear what a alow-inotlnn tnlk supplemented the appeal of the Ameri­ lag picture would be like.—Portlnnd can Red Cross at each Roll Call period Oregonian. for memberships from the great mas* of working men and women and their families. NOTICE OF SHERIFFS SALE "The continued service • . the Amer­ UNDER EXECUTION ica* Federation of Labor In this most human* and unselfish work w ill be moet cheerfully rendered." N O TIC E IS H E R E B Y G IV E N that Mr. Green la a member of the Board of Incorporators of the American Red by virtu e of an execution issued out Cross. of the Circuit Court of the State of Oregon for U m atilla County to me NURSES ENROLLED WITH directed and delivered upon a judg- RED CROSS FOR SERVICE ment and decree and order of sale endered In enld court on the 14th Enrolled with the Nursing Service of the American Red Cross at Wash­ day of October, 1929, in favor of I. L. ington are 49,000 nurae*. qualified Patterson, a* Governor of the State under the society** regulation*, who of Oregon, H al Hoes, as Secretary of may be summoned te service In time State of aald 8tate, and Thomas B. of disaster or other emergency. Kny, as State Treasurer of said State, From the Red Cross enrollment were composing a board of commissioner* assigned 20,000 nurses tbe the World _____ in for sale of State lands of said Ked C toss ^ nurses are S U U . and for the Investment of the^stan ng reserve or the Army and .fuafig arising therefrom, under the Nkvy Nome Corp, of the United ' , et the society, which oceuie from Armistice Oay to Thanksgiving Day. November 11 to 28. A d rn fs « to n “Ail' I - HU im i, ai. un Old one. Will tie i !;■ n et tbe il.mr." This was the ii'i i ii.ii mime »m fee to a moving 'pli !u e thentcr In northern New Yoik i i evening. th e m anager collected ■ii'int i.ivi'i coni*. new, old. good, bad uud tndlffYreM. lie gave them to n < bm ibit 'e or ■ inlzallon for ill' fi ihuth a o i g the poor of th« city.