Evening star., 1933-11-12
BY FREEMAN C. BISHOP.


A. million men In the semi-mufti OF
the Civilian Conservation Corps may be
development Of the movement started
last April by President Roosevelt, high
officials In Washington have indicated,
while increase of the corps to 500. 900
members Is believed imminent. The
present strength Of the corps is approx
imately 325,000.
Once the permanent camps. now
under construction and completed In
most sections, have been definitely 10
Gated, the increased personnel could be
absorbed gradually into the work, it has
been said Mess halls, kitchens, recrea-
ton buildings, headquarters buildings
barracks and officers quarters compose
the layout for each camp. These build
ings have been erected at considerable
expense and their abandonment at the
expiration of the present period of serv-
ice, March 81, is not considered likely
Thousands Of young men have bene-
fited in direct ratio to the services they
have rendered-building roads, con-
structing fire trails, wedding out un-
healthy trees from the national and
State forests, improving the national
and State parks and preparing the
wooded sections against the menace OF
forest fire.
Boon TO Merchants.
Expenditures for construction and
supplies for the camps have also been a
boon to tradesmen and farmers Of the
mountain districts.
The families of the men in the camps
receive at least $22 Of every pay check.
In some few cases the members receive
these all0tmentS back from their fam
lilies. or tits saved for them until ex-
piration of service, but the majority OF
families actually live on the monthly al
lotments and small sums that come in
from occasional earnings.
The Civilian Conservation Corps bene-
fits the man directly involved as a
worker. It supports In part, If not
wholly, his family. 1t aids people liv-
ing in cities for a majority of the re-
cruits are drawn from city streets. It
relieves much Of the burden of support
from local charities. It Is q clearing
house for cash from the United States
the country. And it accomplishes the
beneficial aim of improving public
wealth by increasing forest production,
reducing fire menace and facilitating
movements In the mountain regions by
construction of roads.
Already the corps has gone far in its
intended purpose. The districts of the
United States where money has been
unusually scarce will be given another
boost Already results of the impetus
toward increased trade and buying pow
er by the G. G. G. movements have been
tremendous. Lumber companies have
been active, swamped In the rush Of
orders for timber.
New Impetus to Trade.
Since the structure Of industry Is
based on mutual agreements and CO.
operation the benefit to one industry
Is indirectly an example to all others.
Employees use their increased pay to
purchase many needed commodities,
adding a new impetus to general trade.
1t Is q cycle with no end, a cycle which
became bisected In many places a few
scant years ago. Gradually, YIELDS are
being formed and the cycle is slowly
assuming its old proportions. 1t creaks
and turns slowly as yet, but 1t turns
and that is the factor which has been
the guiding keynote OF President Roose-
velt's drive.
In the event of an increase to a mil
lion men what can the members do to
earn their keep?
Increased use of men on roads and
forest projects In national and State
reservations is possible. However, 1t is