Evening star., 1933-04-09

deal-that the days of hunger and dis
pair are over, that they are entering q
cleaner, juster world as the magic Of
Spring transforms the pristine woods
far from the noises and misery of the
city.
Here are some samples of the Wash
ington men now in training camp:
Harry Jackson, 702 D street. He Is
10 years old. finished the eighth grade,
and has q mother. father, two sisters
and brother. The brother has job.
Until last October. he operated
vacuum cleaner for q local furnace
company. He has never been in the
woods but knows how to take care of
himself in the open. Two years ago he
and another boy went on motor cycle
trip from New England to Florida, sleep
ing out Of doors much of the time.
William Minor, AIS Sixth street. He
Is 20 and has mother and sister de-
pendent on him. He has finished the
seventh grade and has been employed
as an electricians helper, but has not
been able to find work for year. For
est life win be no new experience for
him. His father operated a saw mill in
Westmoreland County, Va. and Minor
worked around the saw mills as a boy
John Ripley, 1909 Rock Creek Church
road. He is high-school graduate, and
has mother, four brothers and q sis
ter, largely dependent on him. He has
had part-time employment as q deliv-
erer Of advertising material He knows
good deal about the woods for he was
raised on q farm in South Carolina.
Mervin Cropp, 819 Fourth street He
has a seventh-grade education. He has
worked as house painter but has not
been able to find employment since jan
uary. His mother is dependent on him.
Cropp has never worked in the woods,
but for time was on farm with his
father in Cecil County, Md.
Milla1d Sawyer, 212 Second street
northeast. There are nine in his fam
ily-his parents, five sisters and a
brother. One brother is employed.
Sawyer has worked as a bricklayer. He
has never been in the woods in his life.
The following District recruits were
sent down to Fort Washington this aft
ernoon.
Leon Church, 81, 111s First street;
Ralph Davis. 10, grocery clerk, 604
Third street; Sam Campbell, %. ele-
vator operator. 1907 r street, Henry
Rich, rs, cook, 615 A street; Herbert
Fermon Childs, 20, laborer, 921 Fourth
street; Leo Sewell, "a, laborer, $40 F
street southwest; Albert Shea, %, la
borer, 512 E street southeast; Ocie Nc
Calip, %, cook, 306 P street; Willie Les
ter, Is, 224 Lowry street neortheast;
Austin Brown, 81, clerk, GIT Sixth
street; Herbert Headen, 20, sos Four
-a-haf street; William A. Knox. 20.
janitor, 325 L street southeast; David
Valentine, 18, 81 Fenton place; Amod
Donaldson. "a. laborer, 2458 Eighth
street; Jessie Kelly, 90, electrician. I'll
H street southwest; Vincent Salami. 90
laborer. 4216 Albemarle street; Fred
Bernard. 19, laborer, ass G street; Ar
thur Holloway, 81, truck driver, SO o
street.
State Officials Confer.
A group of State relief officials con-
vened here yesterday to speed plans
for selecting the next contingent to the
corps.
When the next allotment will be
chosen has not been decided. The rep
resentatives of welfare agencies in 10
States were in session, however to re-
ceive detailed information on the Sc
lection of the men so that no time will
be lost when the order goes out.
Persons designated by State officials
are to choose the men. Those present
at the conference will cooperate in
every way possible. The States repre-
sented were Ohio, Minnesota, Wisconsin,
Illinois, Arkansas, Missouri. Michigan,
Massachusetts,, Texas and South Dakota.
After the meeting, the delegates told
newspaper men it would not be neces-
sary to call for applications from men
wishing to go into the forests. Welfare
agencies in each large city, it was said,
have many more names Of the needy
on file that can be provided for under
the program.
The next contingent is to be taken
from Western States. Present plans
contemplate putting 250.00o to work
by July /.
Richard X. Conant, commissions Of
public welfare Of Massachusetts. said
the Boston allotment of 900 Is to be
selected from families which have been
receiving relief for some time. BY so
doing, he added, the load on local
charities will be lightened.
Other State officials are to confer
here as soon as possible with directors
Of the forestation program. A confer
ence has been called for next Saturday
Of delegates from North Dakota, Kansas,
Nebraska, Iowa, Indiana, Kentucky,
Tennessee, North Carolina, Virginia and
West Virginia. .-.,