CORSO VOLUNTEERS

Waikato Times, Volume 106, Issue 22659, 12 July 1945, Page 3

CORSO VOLUNTEERS

WOMEN OUTNUMBER MEN School teachers predominate as a class, closely followed by nurses, in the applications for positions as voluntary workers received by the N.Z. Council of CORSO (council of organisations for relief service overseas). Of the more than 400 applications received in Wellington from all over the Dominion, the great majority are from women. Professions the women represent include medicine, dentistry and dietetics, besides nursing and teaching. Almost all occupations followed by women are listed; W.A.A.C’s, W.A.A.F’s, and Wrens have also appied to do this volunteer work. Two types of balanced teams would be CORSO’s contributions, if and when called on by UNRRA to help. These would be a mobile hygiene and first aid unit and a relief and refugee unit. A total of 19 persons would make up the first unit, including medical officer, nurse, nursing assistant, quartermaster, sanitation officer and assistant, laboratory ! technician, and drivers, who could also either cook, act as a clerk-dis- ' penser, interpreter or disinfector- [ technician. Six public health wel- i fare assistants would complete the unit. The second unit of 11 persons would consist of an officer-in-charge and a second officer, quartermaster, welfare officer (registration), welfare officer (general), catering adviser, two welfare officers (health), sanitary assistant, driver-mechanic and clerk-cook. Help in New Zealand A side of CORSO work that is being developed in New Zealand is what the executive. committee secretary, Mr C. W. Morrison, has called “plugging the gaps in the official scheme.” This is the supplying of supplementary goods mentioned by UNRRA as being necessary adjuncts for the recreation of the people with whom it is dealing. These include articles for occupational training, toys and furniture for nurseries, arts and crafts goods, canteen_ supplies for relief supply kits, and all things for recreational activities. Voluntary New Zealand bodies could do a great deal in helping to build up supplies. In the United States of America for instance, the Junior Red Cross has made toys and furniture for this purpose. Another way in which New Zealand will be able to give help is with supplies of clean, unscoured wool. This is needed for Greece, a great spinning country. It is to be supplied in five pounds’ weight family packets, for spinning into garments. Red cross depots are to be the ultimate collecting bases for the wool. Work in America Interesting news which has just reached Mr Morrison from America, tells of the successful conclusion of a one-month drive for clothing for UNRRA, in which 150,000,000 pounds’ weight of clothing was collected. Every avenue was organised. Boxes were provided in factories, and schools were brought into the scheme. The drive was named the United National Clothing Collection and the chairman was Mr Henry J. Kaiser. Last year’s collection of clothing in America, totalled 15,000,000 pounds’ weight. Australia is just starting on its programme for a similar drive and aims at the target of 5,000,000 pounds. In proportion New Zealand’s quota would be something like 1,CL00,000 pounds. A NEW MAKE-UP METHOD With exquisitely tinted Face Powder Base by Cashmere Bouquet . . . to match vour powder ... to match TOT. Ask for it when you ask for Cashmere Bouquet Beauty Preparations at the cosmetic counter of your favourite store. Made by Colgate-Palmolive, Ltd., Petone. j 9)