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~_771is Crucial Hour Supreme Effort Nears

?---—-V ‘ fly pd ll conflict loorm near.

Un- nations prepare for their su- pame effort and, if need be. ncriflce. m that crucial hour, everything will be thrown into the

m - the sweat... the blood.

"“lo am. m. wmn or our s-l-

' ‘Int Inca. ‘nan, an never before.

"""’wm be needed the mercy that l!

" M Ql-bg to support and chr-rlsh

l‘, ‘when in their great crisis

‘W fasboppmeching

It. l9 “lb their name. and against their

“Croce now asks your most liberal

' ‘(infirmity to this National Appeal.

CANADIAN mm crross ,., womc ovarrsuas

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a-Hpggi overseas m-Fbrces and , ,,_.,,25,000 oases for Allh-(l Rr-d Cross

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or RQIJOO article o! suflhlies shill- fm- the Armccl suiioriniz civilians:

need. that Rodi

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to Canada's Department ef De- fence.

30 Mobile Kitchen Units costing $111,600. presented to Britain's Fire Fighters.

Over 1.300.000 pounds of jam and honey provided for use in Bri- tain.

Patients in Military Hospitals

and the Armed Forces cheered and ihclnezi h_\' Red Cross gifts of over i l0.00o.\’*00 articles oi supplies and comforts. Red Cross “v‘i.sitors" make sure that no Canadian pati- cnt L; lonely or his needs unfilled.

Sailors’ Comforts and supplies. rvurm clothlnz and survivors’ dunn- ‘ age bags provided in millions. Also subst zitinl grants to and merchant

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navy marine Weill-N cr-

‘ nsnirsvpégllfistalirll Britain nnd'war_ 1n additlcn to Supplips find,‘wircrclyistiofy other liars xilutirgtiyonol ‘ ‘ icomforts. Fighting French. Fight-An‘ l“ “ms” eepers 5°“ C95‘: Cnnnclrt rrvanirod in obtain infor-

750.000. _ . i’ War parcels w Greek Polish illLlliltlllflfifl including Outpost Hos-

Yugoslav and Belgian Prisoners-oi

[ing Greeks. French, Polish

ma crmnnorwroww GUARDIAN

l exceeded $400,000.

| RED CROSS WORK IN CANADA l t

.0i'3.000 articles of supplies

i towards hostels.

bzrs, 80 dctnchmcnis.

s are now SPFVlilg overseas. Ilisnstcr Rclict

ithe Order of St

D. J. BONNELL General (‘Fwirman and Organizrrl

lll relic! clothing on hand. peace-time

o!’ the Campaign

i Extensive i

Over 700,000 Prisoner

Scicietics of hnsnltwl and rvlici sup-l mnti-r-i of 1'|l'i‘l\'e!l and friends rmcrwciicy first nid courses in c0- ‘ ’ > _ _ _ Czech Red Cross s cit-ties al-n ‘ _

1,1595; 300 Ambuvanrss “m1 "may uhn n c mi. nsz, pounded. or! helped with gms o! (Lu no; an,‘ iopcrmicn with the Order o! 8t motor vehicles. prisoners of war lmmmm pp ‘ .‘Jn'im_ . coo-bed Military flogplilll in: All) FOR ALLIE! ' T ‘ v i 7.0010000 prisoner of war food Britain built and ‘fully equipped st‘ Russia uirlr-rl with goods and ser-| 5 ' s pgedmln five Red Cross a cost 0f $40,000, and turned over? vices valued t ",000.000—Chl ' ‘ M‘ I'm! no

+ - "p ° l" “i n: Order in Council the Redl ma Cross Volunteer Blood Donor

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‘itgilzi: space contributed b]!

PROWSE B

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Cross will make available sufficient funds to enable the 5t. John Am-

land Brigade activities. In 194a this

Forces in’ Canada given over 4,- and lccmforts and cash grants made

Red Cross Corps of uniformed. [volunteer women has 5.300 mem- 150 of these

Organizations I nmintziined in ctr-operation with John at sea- lrcnrds and other vulnerable points. vt qutntitfcs cf hospfwl supplies program

{Hols in frontier settlements, aid to

{and nlsn home nursing and war‘ and ,

i balance Association to continue it; Association activities in home nursing and first ald

Lieut." Governor LePage

Appeals for Red Cross

raise ten million dollars on Mon-

save sufferinfl humanlty- NW" 111 m, history of the world was the

suffered so much.

I am confident that there is no Canadian citizen who does not refl- llze his or her responsibility to hell! in this crucial hour, (mused by war. Our soldiers, sailors. and airmen. our prisoners of war in enemv hands, are sacrificing much in our behalf It is now our opportunity and privilege to do our utmost. in

Service has '11 clinics, 814 sub- Clllllfis and 22 Mobile Units in operation.

war nurseries in Britain; endowed a military hospital bed; donated

membership, ha; given over $1,- 500.000; has donated ambulances and other vehicles; maintains l4 food, drugs and money for starving children of the United Nations.

The Canadian Red Gross wllll start their annual Campaign in

day next. This money is "P80!"

tly requted and will be used to _

need so" great never have so many

Junior Red Gross. with its vast ~- support of the‘Cnnndlun Red Cross. in order that they may continue

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DION. B W IiEPAGE Lieutenant-Governor

the great work of mercy 1n reliev- ing the suffering of our forces. in sending food parcels to save the

HOPE or m: surrtluue

Q Since the days when Florence Nightingale set up a ncw ideal of service to the soldier in the field, the Rcd Cross has bccomc the uni- versal symbol of practical humanitarianism:

neared the earth, fighting man and civilian alike find hope in the Red Cross.

Into hospital and prison camp . . . into bombed city and ravaged countryside . . o into first-aid outpost and field dressing

Today, wherever the flame of war ha§ -

station . . . into the very jaws of battle . . . wherever there is human suficring the Red Cross, fearless and competent, pursues its

Qdlcss work of mercy.

And now the need intensifies. The big? gm tasks lie ahead. YOUR Canadian Red Cross, a vital link in this global war on pain and misery, again solicits your suppoml YOUR ‘dollars are needed as

never before. Give . . . and

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olcl Bullets-Red Cross Needs for

l Crucial Yea

| JACKSON Jusnca coupon, cnoss cuammm.

Red Orou and Mr. Justice P. ll. Gordon, Chairman of the ionsl Executive havq Just issued I joint statement urging the people of Canada to support to their ut- most the Red Cross campaign which opens on Monday. The)’ say.

"This is the crucial year in the world conflict and there in a great possibility that Canada will be called upon to make notified in the face oi the enemy. There will be casualties and wounded

~ lives of our prisoners of war. t0

' feed the starving women and chil-

dren oi occupied countries, to rel- iore inc wounded to health, and to help in many other duties of re- lieving distress.

Lot every citizen of this province meet the canvassed-e with a unile and give them g generous contrib- ution, thus making available the necessary funds required for this great work.

since thh beginning of the war in eptember, 1909, up until De- cember iist. 1946, the Canadian Red Cross Society spent approxi- mately 096,000,000 to provide free gifts for members of the snned forces, prisoners of war, British and other civilian war sufferers and disaster relief ergenoiu.

Here h How the ‘Honey

Wu lpentc

Comforts fa armed forces. navy. merchant marine. air-raid luf- ferera and hospital and medical

give generously!

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Dlsss‘ and emergencies. Sundry

war expenditures .. , 1,29% Campaign and publicity .. 2.54% Administration .. __ __ 3,79%

as never before, will be “add the new! that is Red Cross to lune and cherish their [Put aisle. It In In their III". Ill! lllllllt their fut- lnlwwhln: need. Ones now uh your moot liberal Ilncolitv to this National Ap- Dell.

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supplies ..06% Prisoners of war food parcels, cov- ering eost of food supplies and shipping . 81.60% Designated purposes, including ambulances, mobile kitchens.

blankets, hospital and medical supplies, and food lent to Bri-

tain . 9.40% Building and equipping ‘ ' l at Taplow, England . . . . . .. 2,81%

Grants to Allied Red Orou Io- aities and other service organ- isations .1895

Ware‘ ‘ ,, pecking and lhlp- ping in all division: at ocean Doris and oversee: . 8.08%

The Canadian Red Oren 5o-

The crucial liour

The ml of outlet looms near. Our nation; pope. {or their nimm men-ms. u heed be, uerlflee. In that or]. cfal hour. everything III] b; thrown Into the balance- the swell. ills blood, the liven, the Pr!" - of our gallant men. Then,

them in .-

untied

keep up the work. Give fully! CANADIAN RED CRO

SS $10,000,000 N ceded

Starts Monday, Feb. 28 KENNEDYS LADIES’

Gl - ufilu surmma as ovum nma even m»! The needwugreat Int year. g

WEAR

17w World ‘Conflict

101m- sn-rnmm r a o u ' nouns AND an. n a n

Jackson Dodds, Chairman nf the Central Council of the Ol-Blflllfl

Nat-

FHow Your Red‘ Cross A Dollars Have Been Spent

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i The need was Iii" 1"‘ 7”" l l:

l‘ caoss auoitooo modal $

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4Z0 rof fit

who will need bandages,

hospital comfort: .,,,§"",,',‘f‘“ serum. This in the work you Red Cross must do on you, b’ half," the statement said, “m this work the society Mum $000000 this year.

"rhea, too. many 9g m, m. will fall into the hand, n, m enemy and come under the n", dianship of the Red cm, which will provide them with life-rm. taining weekly food P311913‘ mm forts and educational and cultunl services. Pbr the relatives of mm reported ‘missing’ in action, m, 500ml’. through the International Red Cross at Geneva, arm-bun, hope and good news. To prov“. l-hfl We!!! 1°00 blroels ealle yo, $5,500,000.

“Provision has also been mad;

in the Society! plans for 155m. snce to Allied Red Gross om“. iutiona, luch as China, Poland, Belgium, Francs, ‘Greece, Th, Netherlands and other nations," the statement declared. “rho raining of such a hi," sum of money will require tap wholeliearted support o! all w; citileni. but we feel Mflfldgnt that Oansda will be equal to m. task of financing this [rest h“. marital-lea work."

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ciety, as an auxiliary of m, 9,. partment of National Defence submits its audited statements t; the Auditor-General oi Canaan.

Give - NIIMAN SUFFERING IS ,

. GREAIER TNAN EVEN Now! | The need W.“ l"!!! h" if"- rt’; lnflnltnly neuter 1M1"- YOUR Red Cross dollars must keep up the work. Give fully- ,,

CANADIAN RED CROSS

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810,000,000 Needfll Starts Monday, Feb. Z3

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UREA‘!!! THAN EVER Non»!

n’; infinitely new" ""0; YOUR. Red Cross doliars mus‘ keep up the work. Give full:-

CANADIAN RED

sum Monday.‘ Feb- ll

Palmer Electric (‘o. ll’! Kent 5t.

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