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Brother's Keeper
Out of the welter of news about Hurricane Camille have come numerous stories of efforts to relieve the suffering and losses of the storm victims.
Beside the help brought by governmental agencies and service organizations, much has been done by groups from far and near. In many instances thq’ assistance was given without thought or prospect of rewards other than the satisfaction of being in a small way one’s brother’s keeper.
Notable was the Kansas Menno-nite Disaster Service. It sent a hundred volunteers from Hutchinson, Kan., by plane to Gulfport, Miss., to speed the cleanup. Men arrived with chain saws and tools to remove trees, repair roofs and clear away debris.
Seventeen prisoners lined up at the Jones County jail in Mississippi to donate blood for needy victims of the hurricane.
In far-away Myrtle Beach, S. C., residents collected money and food
as donations. It was their way of showing appreciation for aid that has been sent to that town after its being stricken by storms.
Towns, parishes, business, professional and civic groups also joined in campaigns that supplemented the larger relief undertakings. National laboratories sent medical supplies. The Louisiana Heart Association collected food and clothing. The New Orleans postmaster headed a campaign that enabled postal employes to assist fellow workers throughout the Southern hurricane area.
When the record of such relief efforts is completed it will show a tremendous addition to the main stream of assistance in this emer-' gency. Newsmen have pointed out how the hurricane has tended to unify residents of individual cities and communities in the stricken areas. To a large extent suffering has been lessened by people’s desire to be their brother’s keeper.