by D. Beckham The first representative of the American Red Cross arrived in the Back Mountain area July 3, ten days after Wyoming Valley ’gsworst disaster—the flood of fine 23. Two days later, July 5, at 1 p.m. a Red Cross Later a center was also placed in Westmoreland Elementary School, Shavertown. It seemed to the many volun- teers, all residents of the Back Mountain, that the Red Cross was a trifle late in arriving. These same amateur volunteers had manned evacuation cen- ters, food and clothing distribu- tion centers and provided other emergency services to eva- cuees on an around-the.clock emergency. At meetings held each morn- ing since June 24 in Dallas Senior High School library, such untiring workers as Dr. Linford Werkheiser, superintendent of Dallas School District; Sister Marie Turnback, administra- tor, Mercy Center; Sister Miriam Theresa, president, College Misericordia; Anthony Marchakitus, School Digtrict; the Rev. Doug- las Akerd@allas United Metho- dist Church; William James, Alderson Methodist Church; Boyd Mead, U.S. Bureau of Mines; Althea Dymond, Orange Methodist Church, William Dierolf, St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, and many others, freely expressed their views about why the West Side devas- tated area and the Back Moun- tain area, with its thousands of refugees, should appear to be the “forgotten land’’—not only by the American Red Cross but by federal and state agencies also. ; As of July 10, Red Cross an- nounced centers are located at: Palmer School, United Ortho- dox Synagogue, Guthrie School, G.A.R. Memorial High School, all in Wilkes-Barre; Hanover High Schogy Hanover; Bear Creek School, Bear Creek; Crestwood High School, Moun- ‘taintop; West Side Vocational- “Technical School, Pringle; Ply- mouth Borough building, Ply- mouth; Kgamedy School, Nanti- Yoming Area High Joint Worship for Kingston Churches The First United Methodist Church of Kingston and the Kingston Presbyterian Church will hold a joint worship service Sunday at 9 a.m. in the Methodist Church’s fellowship hall. WE WERE NOT HIT BY FLOOD WATERS OUR TELEPHONES ARE NOW WORKING AND WE HAVE A LARGE INVENTORY OF AP- PLIANCES AND FURNITURE. OUR CUSTOMERS CAN GET TO4UR STORE BY TURNINK LEFT OFF 309 ONTO CARVERTON RD. AT CHECKERBOARD INN, MAKE RIGHT TURN OVER BUNKER HILL INTO LUZERNE. BOYD: R. WHITE UNION & TENER STS. LUENE, PA. 288-8535 School, West Pittston; Rutter School, Kingston; Forty Fort Borough building, Forty Fort; and Westmoreland School and Dallas Senior High School, Back Mountain. It is noted by Red Cross offi- cials that all Red Cross assist- ance is a ‘‘gift from Americans through United Way and Red Cross fund campaigns. No pay- ment is ever expected.” According to Edward Gully, Red Cross disaster director, more then $4.8 million has been spent, as of July 9, by Red Cross in assisting flood victims. He stated expenditures will per- haps triple before the more than 25,000 families expected to need Red Cross assistance have been helped. At this point, American Red Cross is intensifying its family assistance program aimed at enabling flood victims to begin to live together again as a family unit as soon as possible. The Red Cross has launched an emergency relief campaign for $10 million. In releases from na- tional headquarters it is stated that Red Cross funds were de- pleted by the Rapid City, S.D., flood. At the local high school, Ken- neth Barnes is director of that specific disaster center. His center is staffed chiefly by volunteer caseworkers. At the center, families are interviewed by caseworkers, who, depending on the needs of the families, issue disbursing orders to local stores of the flood vietim’s choice for food, clothing, household items and occupational supplies and equipment. Cleanup kits are also available, and caseworkers provide guidance on assistance available from state and federal agencies and service provided by other private agencies. If there are medical needs, the families are referred to Red Cross nurses who can replace eyeglasses, dentures, hearing aids, artificial limbs, braces, or prescription medicines, which may have been lost in the flood. In addition victims receive first aid and personal comfort kits. Baby food, diapers, powders swabs are available for women with infants. More than 200 Red Cross staff and volunteers have been assigned to the operation, ac- cording to officials. Among them are caseworkers, mass care specialists, building advi- sors, nurses, disaster action teams and communication technicians. Red Cross building advisors estimate that nearly 21,000 homes were affected by the massive June 23 flood. Three hundred fifty were destroyed; 15,333 have major damage with another 5,493 suffering minor damage. ‘Red Cross personnel, some from as far away as California, Texas, Missouri, Ohio, and New Hampshire, are all here to help in getting the victims of flooding back to their normal living as quickly as possible. Only when the needs of the disaster victims have been met will the Red Cross disaster teams leave this area,” officials promised. Photo by Jim Kozemchak { DONT THROW YOUR SEWING MACHINE AWAY!!! Ican fixit... My Temporary location is at 30 E. 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