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SOPLES > C r o ss i DIDED — Demonstrai.-. stations; here trained first a,rx <1 «to c* rePl«cod fc ,J * ¡dedto »-ros, a pport V A G E FROM THE FLOOD— Boy and dog view the family's worldly goods piled on river bank where Red Cross found them, provided shelter and care. WORLD REFUGEE — ^hfi terrors the flood g linger with this in- ^ fant, rescued by Red [■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ A Year of Record Service | M o r e than a m il li o n persons, flo od ed out o f hom es and l i v e l i h o o d by natio n's greatest i flood ca ta st rop he in O h io- Mi ss iss ip p i Vali evs , rescued, fed, housed, clo thed, and g iv en jm e d i ca l care. A q u a r t e r m il l i o n f a m il ie s r e ha bi li ta te d in homes, fa rm s and small businesses in flood 7one I R e l i e f fund o f $25,0(H).000 co n t r i b u te d by the public, e x p e n d e d for fl o od -s t ri ck e n fa m - lilies I R e l i e f g iv en in 11.'* a d di ti o na l disasters. 9« in the l nited States. 20 in insular possessions land 6 in fo re i g n nations. . Red Cross public health nurses made 1.000.000 visits to the sick. 35,000 persons .taught H o m e H y g i e n e and ( a r e of the Sick | 220.000 persons taug ht First A i d ; 80.000 p e r sons taught L i f e S a v in g . 50,000 C.C.C. rn- Irullees taught both courses. 1.600 F m e r g e n c s First A i d stations es t a b lished on h i g h w a y s to rut m o t o r ac cident to l l ; M o bi le First Aid units put into opera-1 tion. 7.000. 000 homes and fa rm s s e l f - c h e c k e d for {accident hazards. 8.000. 000 school bo ys and girls e n ro l l e d ini J u ni o r Red Cross. A i d g i v e n disable d veterans, the ir d e p e n d e n t s and men now in a c t i v e se r vi ce . C i v i l ia n R e l i e f g iv en b> Red Cross Chapters in 725 co mm uni ti es. Se rv ic e g i v e n b> half m il li o n vo l u n t e e r s Ini flood, m i k i n g gar me nt s, t ra n sc ri b in g br aille bo ok s fo r the blin d, m o t o r corps and can te en I serv ices I T h e Red ( ross ope rat es thr oug h 3,700 ( hap- ters and their 9.000 B ra nch es F v e r s one w ho — SWIM WITH j * *- 3 5 SAFETY — Eighty f W ^ sand ta u g h t annually Rj> methods of rescue mid res drowning; Pensacola aviators suppor t s these se rv ice s to the public. X EPIDEMIC HALTED — In this Red Cross field hospital, typical of 281 in flood area, a meningitis epidemic was averted by Red Cross doctors and nurses. WHAT I! pendents,