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orities on restricted materials, through signed agreement
with the War Production Board, was a new feature of this
service. These priorities covered building materials and
other products.

NUTRITION SERVICE
Lys the past 12 months Red Cross nutrition cer-
tificates were issued in record volume as homemakers
faced the need to produce balanced meals for war work-
ers and children under ration restrictions. Canteen Corps
and Dietitian’s Aide Corps training, directed by Nutrition
Service, prepared volunteers for important community serv-
ices. 12,000 instructors were authorized to teach nutrition,
canteen, and dietitian’s aide courses. 145,000 nutrition cer-
tificates were issued, and 26,000 canteen and 2,000 dieti-
tian’s aide certificates were authorized.

AMERICAN JUNIOR RED CROSS

N a hundred forms, comfort and recreation

articles were produced, by the millions, for

our armed forces by the in-school members of

the Red Cross, who numbered more than 17,-

Y 000,000. ‘These run the gamut from hospital

tray favors to furniture for army recreation
rooms.

  
  
 

Organized by schoolroom groups, their proj-
ects were carried out under teacher supervision,
mainly in manual training and home economics
classes. Members collected waste metals, textiles, paper,
and fats. They promoted international friendliness by cor-
responding with children in other lands and presenting
Christmas boxes to children in Europe and Latin America.

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