The Rocky News (Rocky, Okla.), Vol. 2, No. 11, Ed. 1 Friday, September 24, 1920 Page: 4 of 4
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DISEASE MENACE
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American Red Cross Announces
Budget of $48,200,000
For Current Year.
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NEW DISASTER RELIEF PLAN
Continuance of Heavy Work Abroad
Doomed Neceeeary to Protect
United State*—$21,000,000
Leea Than Laet Year.
A program of relief nnd aorvlce to-
ward which appropriations of $18,-
200,000 Imvo been mudo has been out-
lined for the Auierlcan Rod Cross for
the flscul year, July 1, 1020, to July 1,
1021, according to odlclal announce-
ment by national headquarters of the
organization ut Washington. The flg-
urea for 1020 21 are $21,000,1. 0 below
those of 1010-20, lu which $00,400,000
was spent.
Important among tho Items of the
budget for the present year Is the ap-
propriation of $31,500,000 for rollef In
foreign landa, which includes $11,000,-
000 In purchased supplies on hand and
not distributed.
Must Protect licited State*.
This will enable tho American Red
Cross to contlnuo Its humanitarian ef-
fort to aid stricken peoples to re-estab-
lish themselves, to fight the disease epi-
demics which threaten many countries
and to effneo largely tho remaining
traces of tho hllgflt left by tho World
War. It Is regarded ns social as well
•a physical sanitation on a large scale
that will havo a direct txcnrlng eu fu-
ture conditions In Amerlicu.
Central ICurope, tho chief sufferer
from tho conflict, today; Is facing an-,
other winter of famine, pestilence and
ruin. Typhus decreased much during
tho summer months whetre last winter
It had tta greatest stoumahold, but phy-
■letana who Investigated Hie situation
•t the behest of tho League of lted
Cross Societies havo given their un-
qualified opinion that this coming win-
ter will see a recurrence on an un-
precedented 8calo. The Red Cross
feel* It mnst cenllnueipreventlve meas-
ures abroad to keep thla and other
deadly maladies from the United
States.
Millions for Work at Home.
When the disease was sweeping Cen-
tral Europe last winter the American
Red Cross, with the ahl of the govern-
ments of afflicted nntloas, undertook the
fight against It Hospitals wero estab-
lished wherever possible nnd food and
clothing wero distributed to the un- ;
derneurlshed populations, who by ren- i
ten ef their undernourishment wero I
easy prey to the epidemics. Where |
disorganisation contributed last year I
to the great Inroads made by tho dls- |
ease, by virtue of Its knowledge of tho
dlaease and the presence of well es- !
tabllshed hospital centers, tho Ameri-
can Red Cross this year will undertake !
the work with n new confidence.
Including tho totnl of $11,000,000 In i
•applies left from the last fiscal year, i
the $31,500,000 la $21,000,000 less than !
tho expenditures for 1010 20.
Appropriations for domestic nctlvl-
tlen total $10,700,000.
The largest Item of thla "home"
budget In $7,800,000 for civilian relief
work. This Includes service and ns-
■Istancn for families of soldiers, nall-
ora and marines, nnd work Incidental
ta disaster. Of the totnl appropria-
tion for clvlllnn relief, $5,000,000 Is
held In reserve for tho carrying out of
Actual disaster relief.
Reduced Overhead Expense.
The Red Crest#nvariably Is the first
‘thought of a community visited by cn-
Inrulty. With this In mind, It whs de-
termined by tho Executive Commlttco
In preparing the budget of 1010-20 to
have a fixed reserve fund from which
t# draw in these Instances.
Far assist an oe te soldiers, sailors
and marines In hospitals and In camps
this year $1,IXX\CXX) has been set aside.
Kour million two hundred thousand
dollars has been appropriated for Im-
provement of health and prevention
ef disease throughout tlie United
States during the current twelve
months. ‘I tie Red Cross Is co-operat*
lag fully with the United States Health
Service In this work and through Its
Junior Red Cross Is doing much to
aproad among children the principles
of oimitation. An appropriation of $1,-
500,000 has hoen nmdo for developing
the peace time program of the Red
Cross by service to Ita chupters In all
tv lion a.
The appropriation of $43,200,000 la
exclusive of the local expenditures ef
the 3,000 or moro chapters.
Administration expenses this year
wtll be $1,81X1,000. Last year they
were $2,800,000.
Published Every Friday
tTY walker, EDITOR
Subscription $1.00 per year.
$2,00 per year out of the county,
in advance.
We Nave a Good Stock of
MILL PEED
Corn chops, wheat shorts and
millrun.
' ‘Entered aa ......nd-clo. mat- W* Arc A,®° Distributors of
ter July 17. 11119, at the post- I KANSAS EXPANSION
office at Kocky. Oklahoma, under | 1 ■n.lVOiVJiN
the Act of Confess of March 3, j I 2111(1 ACME FLOUR
~_______I Every Sack Guaranteed.
Display ads 15c, 17Ac and 20c
per inch. Local reader lines 5c
per line. Title heads 10c per
line.
All ads set in news type will
be charged 5 cents per single
column line.
WE WANT YOUR WHEAT
PHONE 40 - - ROCKY
FARMERS CO-OPERATIVE GRAIN & SUPPLY CO.
ANNOUNCCMEN T
Subject, to action of the Demo-
cratic Nevember, 1920, general
election.
For United States Senate:
_HON. SCOTT FERRIS.
For County Judge:
J. L. JACKSON
For Ccunty Clerk:
* PRICE CRAIG.
For County Treasurer:
ROBT. G. BURROW
Handsome $25 Rocking Chair Absolutely Free
Call at the Furniture store of Meader & Page, and secure a
coupon entitling you to an interest in the drawing to take
place First Monday, October 4th. This is no chance proposi-
tion We want to get better acquainted with our trade and
take tms means of doing so. Remember you arc not out one
single penny and may get a $25.00 rocker.
“We Make a Nome Out of a Nouse.**
Meader & Page, Cordell, Okla.
Remember Burson’s,
goods place.
the dry
Prof. Bernard Durham was a
visitor at Cordell Saturday after-
noon.
The "Greatoat Mother" concept which was visualized tn the famons art
poster used by the American Red Cross In Its second war fund campaign
nius hnd Its .symbolism adapted to the Ked Cross works of the post-wnf era
and will Illuminate the main poster to be used In the Fourth Roll Call Novem-
ber 11-25. This adaptation will benr the title “Still the Greatest Mother In
tho World." Kvoryone Is familiar with (lie original "The Greatest Mother In
the World/' tlie oft’ootlveness of which 1ms been shown In part by the fact
that It has furnished a synonym for Rod Cross that has come to almost a
household term. More than any other symbol, except the red cross Itself the
public bus made It the trademark of the American Red Cross.
E. O. Kent, section foreman,
was in Cordell Saturday even-
trading.
Try *us
goods.
on your bills of dry
D. L. Burson.
Mrs. Lillie Crabtree of Cor-
dell visited her sister, Mrs. Ira
Hill, here Sunday.
Miss Thelma Deitrich was in
Cordell Monday afteunoon shop-
ping and having some dental
work done.;
ZENSAL
Stops-the-ltch
DRY ZENSAL for Eczema, Tetter,
Salt Rheum and all dry, scaly erup-
tions. MOIST ZENSAL for Weeping
Skin and all watery eruptions. All
druggists or 4>y mail for 75 cents the
jar.
THE ZENSAL OO. OF OKLAHOMA CITY
Nel* Darting, President.
Sold by All Druggists
You can get anything you
need in School Work at the’City
Drug Store.
J. F. Bowman.
Thine Is the Glory”
Col. Blanton returned Satur-
day evening from his visit to
relatives in Arkansas where he
had been the past month.
Mrs. Joe Jicha was shopping
in Cordell Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Hanna left
Thursday to make Oklahoma City
a visit until Sunday.
Mr. James and family of Hol-
lister, Okla., are here this week
and may locate with us.
Farm Loans
Plenty farm loan money, low
rates. Robt. L. Knie,
Cordell, Okla.
We. wnnt a liberal share of
your dr/ goods trade and wil
make it, right when you trade
with us.
You can get all your Sehoo.
Books and Supplies at the City
, Drug Store.
J. F. Bowman.
The new buildings at Rocky
are still going up. The last lay
ot brick is now going on. They
all have beautiful fronts and
are ornaments to the town.
Land Wanted
We have buyers for several
! R°od, well improved farms from
i SO to 640 acre tracts.
Robert L. Knie,
’Cordell, Okla.
Highway Garage
TIRES, TUBES, GASOLINE
AND OILS.
VYhen needing anything in our
line we will be pleased
to serve you.
All Repair Work Guaranteed
Phone 51
Hugh W. Ferree
Prop.
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Copy for display ads or change
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Miss Theckla Deitrich return-j;riusi; he in this office not latter
I ed Sunday from Indianahoma than Tuesday after noon of each
where she secured a school and week
will teach there this term.
lon’t Wait
for workers te cotup and ask you
fer a renewal of your member-
ship. Send In your dollar to tho
Dearest lerul diopter of the
American Rod Cress. Welcome
tli* opportunity and privilege of
repledflng your fellowship by
promptly answering the
Fourth Roll Call
Nevember U-2S, 1920
Buy vour STnoil • Riiki an
Supplies at tho same place where
you have always got them, City
Drug Store.
J. F. Bowman.
When you see X marked
on the top margin of first
page it is a sign your sub-
scription is up and needs
to be renewed.
Tom McCurdy
Blacksmithing
THE WORLD’S
GREATEST LUBRICANT
For Automobiles and
Tractors. Absolutely
Guaranteed or Money
Refunded.
GOOD Will Oil CO.
Distributors
Rocky, . Okla.
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This pnlntlnr.
Red Cro- i, MY- 'i
American wunu
organ): niton. I
Joscpl > k
of the New lorli
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' 11 •1 ' 1,1 ! In Nntlonnl llrndnunrters of the American
”• “ !• '•*“ >1"' homage of America’s lighting men t*
: »v n i 1'illied for service In the World War by this
• i ! rativ,. scientific nnd art creation of Major
,l,e General Staff, U. S. A., and F. Lula Mora.
■' 1 iu' 6»<*e of the central figure la’s composite
K l* Cross workers selected ler the purpeet .1
Not ev
■eceaflty
xlne
Worth While quotation.
All may do. what has by men beet
done.—Young.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Wilkin-
son, Mrs. Robert Donahoe
and Mrs. Maud Bowman at-
tended the Kiowa county fair at Disc Rolling, Horseshoeing, Re-
Hobart Saturday. pair and Wood Work done. •
We Do Sa.7mi. Priming Sat'!fa<:lion «"“>-anteed.
It is getting at that season of Nnr||i Main _ Facf tiHo
the year when there will be CdSt i,(IC
many public sales throghout the '-—-----
country. Tho Rocky News does J _
all kinds of sales bill printing[ Op* I. S.-Freeman
and does good work. The News p.. , _ ^
is a good advertising medium in ™ys,cian a°d Surgeon
which to let tho people of this Office in rear of The Rocky State
vicinity*know about-ytipr sales: I ..Bank. t.
Let this office print your bills. I Phone N >. - Rocky, 0kl.. IPho'
Go To The
City Barbershop
For a nice, stylish Hair
Cut. Shave and Shampoo BW?
Bring Us Your Laundry
Basket leaves Tuesday
at noon and arrives Fri-
day.
MITCHAM & JOSIIN; P«(IPS.
Dr. J. W. Tharp
Physlolan and Surgeon a
UJjlice North Main-S^eefe *
hone No. — Rockv. OIcIp?
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Walker, T. V. The Rocky News (Rocky, Okla.), Vol. 2, No. 11, Ed. 1 Friday, September 24, 1920, newspaper, September 24, 1920; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc936456/m1/4/: accessed May 13, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.