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Pursuits of war :

the people of Charlottesville and Albemarle County, Virginia, in the Second World War
  
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PURSUITS OF WAR
  
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Dedication
  
Acknowledgment
  
Contents
  
Illustrations and Tables
  
Foreword
  
Preface
  
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Part 1
 I. 
I Introduction
 II. 
II Organizing for Civilian Defense
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III Buying War Bonds
  
Defense Bonds
  
First War Loan
  
Second War Loan
  
Third War Loan
  
Fourth War Loan
  
Fifth War Loan
  
Sixth War Loan
  
Seventh War Loan
  
Victory Loan
  
WAR BOND SALES, CHARLOTTESVILLE AND ALBEMARLE COUNTY
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IV Salvaging Scarce Materials
  
Waste Paper
  
Scrap Metals
  
Tin Cans
  
Rubber
  
Kitchen Fats
  
Other Materials Salvaged
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V Living With Less Under O. P. A.
  
Gasoline, Fuel Oil, and Tires
  
Foods, Shoes, and Cigarettes
  
Housing and Rent Control
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VI Manufacturing War Goods
  
Textile Mills
  
Machine Shops
  
Quarries
  
Miscellaneous
  
Government Owned Plant
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VII Producing Food and Fiber
  
Food Production Goals
  
Leadership of the Agricultural Agencies
  
Albemarle Orchards and Farm Labor
  
Rationing and Price Control
  
Soil Conservation and Livestock Production
  
Victory Gardening and Food Conservation
  
Harvesting Forest Fibers
  
Some Overall Observations
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VIII Working With the Red Cross
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A Tabular Summary of the Organization and Work of the Albemarle County Chapter, American Red Cross, September, 1939—September, 1945
  
OFFICERS
  
STANDING COMMITTEES
  
VOLUNTEER SPECIAL SERVICE CORPS
  
RESIDENTS OF CHARLOTTESVILLE AND ALBEMARLE COUNTY WHO BECAME RED CROSS WORKERS SERVING WITH THE ARMED FORCES OVERSEAS
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IX Providing Recreation and Relief
  
Recreation
  
Relief
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X Guarding the Home Front
  
Virginia State Guard
  
Civil Air Patrol
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XI Mobilizing under Selective Service
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Part 2
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XII Introduction
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XIII Liberating Mediterranean Shores
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XIV Assaulting Fortress Europe
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XV Island-Hopping Across the Pacific
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Part 3
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XVI Introduction
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XVII Gold Star Honor Roll of Albemarle County
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XVIII Gold Star Honor Roll of Charlottesville City
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XIX Blue Star Honor Roll of Albemarle County
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XX Blue Star Honor Roll of Charlottesville City

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Notes
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I—INTRODUCTION
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II—ORGANIZING FOR CIVILIAN DEFENSE
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III—BUYING WAR BONDS
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IV—SALVAGING SCARCE MATERIALS
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V—LIVING WITH LESS UNDER O.P.A.
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VI—MANUFACTURING WAR GOODS
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VII—PRODUCING FOOD AND FIBER
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VIII—WORKING WITH THE RED CROSS
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IX—PROVIDING RECREATION AND RELIEF
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X—GUARDING THE HOME FRONT
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XI—MOBILIZING UNDER SELECTIVE SERVICE
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XIII—LIBERATING MEDITERRANEAN SHORES
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XIV—ASSAULTING FORTRESS EUROPE
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XV—ISLAND-HOPPING ACROSS THE PACIFIC
  
Index to Chapters I–XVI
  
Colophon
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VOLUNTEER SPECIAL SERVICE CORPS

     
Mrs. James Gordon Smith, Chairman  1939–1941 
Miss Mary Stamps White, Chairman  1941–1942 
Mrs. Alfred Chanutin, Chairman  1942– 

Production Corps—Sewing and Knitting

           
Mrs. Isaac Walters, Chairman  1939– 
Number of workers  929 
Hospital and foreign war relief garments
sewn 		 30,982 
Knitted garments for United States armed
forces and for foreign war relief 		 14,784 
Kit bags for United States servicemen  2,999 
Miscellaneous comfort articles  11,176 

Workrooms:
Midway School, Charlottesville

         
Westminster Presbyterian Church, Charlottesville 
Carter's Bridge  Ivy 
Covesville  Keswick 
Greenwood  Proffit 
Scottsville 
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Production Corps—Surgical Dressings

     
Mrs. Blakeley Carter, Chairman  1939– 
Number of workers  2,498 
Surgical dressings made  5,687,430 

Workrooms:
Midway School, Charlottesville

               
Batesville  Ivy 
Crozet  Keswick 
Esmont  Miller School 
Farmington  Red Hill 
Free Union  St. John's Mission 
Greenwood  Scottsville 
Holy Cross Mission  Stony Point 
Howardsville  White Hall 

Braille Corps

     
Miss Mary Harris, Chairman  1939–1942 
Pages of reading matter transcribed for the
blind 		 2,335 
(This service was discontinued by the American Red
Cross in June, 1942.) 

Motor Corps

       
Miss Mary Stamps White, Chairman  1939–1940 
Mrs. John Maury, Jr., Chairman  1940–1941 
Miss Caroline Stuart, Chairman  1941–1943 
Mrs. John F. McGavock, Chairman  1943– 

Nurse's Aide Corps

     
Miss Elizabeth Nolting, Chairman  1941–1943 
Mrs. Charles Merriman, Chairman  1943– 
Mrs. John Chadwick, Co-Chairman  1945– 

Staff Assistance Corps

                             
Mrs. Blakeley Carter, Chairman  1939–1941 
Mrs. Thomas S. Englar, Chairman  1941–1943 
Mrs. Harry L. Smith, Chairman  1943–1944 
Mrs. Raymond Hunt, Chairman  1944– 
Number of workers certified  69 
Hours of work given  more than 27,785 
Agencies assisted: 
All Red Cross services 
City and county ration boards 
Ration boards' price panels 
Rent control office 
Selective Service boards 
Civilian Defense Council 
Joint Health Department 
Hospitals and clinics 

Canteen Corps

     
Mrs. H. B. Mulholland, Chairman  1941– 
Miss May Langhorne, Chairman for the C. & O. Canteen  1943–1946 
Number of workers trained and certified  100 
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Home Service Corps

   
Mrs. N. T. Hildreth, Chairman  1941–1942 
Mrs. Mason S. Byrd, Chairman  1944– 

Hospital and Recreation Corps (Gray Ladies)

 
Mrs. Charles Barham, Jr., Chairman  1945– 
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