Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: TUESDAY, November 8, 1994                   TAG: 9411080101
SECTION: CURRENT                    PAGE: NRV-3   EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY 
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AROUND NEW RIVER

PULASKI - The Salvation Army has dispatched an additional nine emergency mobile feeding kitchens for a total of 15 serving the flood victims and emergency personnel in East Texas. Donations can be made to The Salvation Army-Texas Flood Relief, P.O. Box 229, Pulaski, Va. 24301.

Tree-loss loans

ABINGDON - Christmas tree growers in many Virginia counties are eligible for emergency loans through the Farmers Home Administration to offset losses resulting from a late freeze in May. Applicants must be U.S. citizens and established farm operators in business at the time of the disaster. For more information, contact your local Farmers Home Administration or Virginia Cooperative Extension office.

Coat collection

BLACKSBURG - The Greater Blacksburg Chamber of Commerce is collecting unwanted coats for its second annual Give a Coat for Christmas Campaign.

A Cleaner World Drycleaners will clean and repair the coats and give them to the Montgomery County Christmas store to distribute.

Coats should be delivered to A Cleaner World at South Main and King streets by Nov. 12. For more information, call Marla Kemsey at Chantilly Lace, 951-5361 or Norman Fitzwater at A Cleaner World, 951-9506.

Fuel assistance

BLACKSBURG - The Montgomery County Department of Social Services is accepting applications for fuel and crisis assistance. The assistance will be offered until funds are no longer available.

Applicants must live in Montgomery County and meet eligibility guidelines. Applications will be accepted until Nov. 14. For more information, call 382-6990.