Evening star., 1933-04-11
LOCAL FORESTRY
RECRUITS WILL GO
TO LURAy VICINITY
At Least Three Work Teams
of 200 Each Will Be
Sent to Area.
MORE LIBERAL POLICY
Is UNDER DISCUSSION
Conservation Corps Officials Dis
pleased by Slow Progress in
Handling Applications.

The washington contingent Of for
estry workers are to be sent to Federal
conservation work camps in the wood
land in the vicinity of Luray, Va.
This became known early this after
noon as Director Robert Fechner of
the Emergency Conservation Corps was
prepared to make public a list Of so
Federal camps where the $50 900 men,
bers Of the civilian corps will be located
IN various sections Of the country.
The District Of Columbia quota is 500
men.
At least three work teams viii be
established in the vicinity of Luray.
each having 200 men, according to the
plans. They will be filled by men in
training at Fort Washington and Fort
Meade Md. and Fort Humphreys. va.
Meanwhile, Fechner was reported in
conference with other members Of
President Roosevelts Conservation Ad-
visory Board this afternoon. discussing
whether restrictions calling only for
men between the ages CT 18 and Is
should not be lifted.
Displeased by Slow Progress.
1t is known that the board is dis
pleased at the slowness with which re-
lief agencies in various cities are han
ding applications and it is thought by
lifting of the age restriction more men
could be placed in camps Immediately.
According to report made public
today seven Eastern cities contributed
3.678 men to the corps, making a total
of 6,033.
As soon as the men are accepted at
Army recruiting stations they are sent
to Army conditioning camps for two
weeks Of training before they enter
forest work camps.
Philadelphia led in the number of men
accepted, 1902. New York recruited
l,430; Newark, 273: Baltimore, 1856;
Pittsburgh, 128; Washington, 20, and
Buffalo, %, it was reported today.
Men have been selected from other
cities from which the $4,000 men are
being drawn, but they have not been
sent to recruiting centers yet. The
movement Of men In Cleveland, Chicago,
Detroit and other cities was expected
to get under way today. -
20 Sent to Camp Yesterday.
Only % men were sent from the local
Army recruiting Office to the training
camp at Fort Washington yesterday.
Indications this morning were there
would be at, least twice that number
today. Fifty-four were signed up today.
1t was emphasized at the District
Unemployment Relief ONCE that the
slow recruiting up to the present does
not mean that the large numbers Of
young men unemployed in the District
are unwilling to take advantage of the
opportunity to work. There are more
anxious applicants than could be
handled. What happens Is this:
The relief workers go through the list
OF families who are receiving relief.
The names Of all young men between
18 and rs in these families are listed.
Then social worker Is sent to the
homes to persuade these young men
to join the forestry brigades. In this
way. it is expected, the actual burden
OF public relief now being given here
will be materially lightened by tho
assignments of pay. But it is rather in
the line Of a highly selective draft. The
machinery has been slow in getting
under way
The volunteer, unless he happens to
fall within this restricted group, h-S
no chance at present. Whether the
Districts quota can be raised in this
way Is questionable. For the present,
those boys who have left home rather
Cnan remain q purQen on JODleS3
parents, those belonging to families
aid. and those belonging to families
with one or more members working.
have no chance, however eager to en-
list and however deserving.
Often the social worker will find that
the name listed does not actually fall
within the requirements. The boy may
obviously be physically unfit. That
means just so much time wasted.
Meanwhile the SO District men already
at Fort Washington are going through
a strenuous preliminary training before
entering the Virginia forests. At Camp
Humphreys there are sc Baltimore re-
cruits with a total of 800 expected for
training within few days. They are
housed in wooden barracks used in the
Summer for o. r. G. members In train
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