Evening star., 1933-04-14
D. c. QUOTA FILLED
|NF0RESTRY ARMY
$50 Men Turned Away When
500 Are Enrolled Here for
Conservation Corps.

With the Districts 500 quota for the
forestry army filled yesterday afternoon,
several hundred more would be avail
able almost Immediately If an additional
allotment was made.
There were about $50 in line when the
quota was closed. They were sent away
without being recorded. The quota was
largely made up, according to l.. A.
Halbert, director of the Division of Un-
employment Relief of the Board OF
Public Welfare, from families on the
roles of the various relief organiza-
tions here At the last moment a few
were admitted who had not applied for
relief before, or who gave nome ad-
dresses in other cities. There was not
time to investigate these, MIR. Halbert
said, but If man voluntarily allots
more than 80 per cent Of his pay 1t was
considered safe to assume that the case
was deserving.
Reservists to Be Called.
The Army recruiting Office was rush.
ing men through rapidly yesterday after
noon and this morning. Fifty were sent
down to the training camp at Fort
Washington on the morning boat, max
ing total OF 416. Enough to complete
the quota were waiting in line, but
Capt James P Wharton, in charge OF
the recruiting station, sent them home
with instructions to return this after
noon.
Some of the men enlisted yesterday
made their pay allotments to local
charity organizations.
Authority was issued yesterday from
the headquarters of the Sd Corps
Area to call to active duty Reserve
officers to command the units of 200
men each who will be sent into the
national forests. For each 1000 men
there will be three medical officers and
for each camp three line officers-one
captain and two lieutenants.
Quotas Are Increased.
The corps area commanders, accord
ing to the order, will be responsible for
the construction, supply, administration,
sanitation, medical care and welfare of
the camps. At their discretion the
military personnel, both officers and en-
listed men, may be replaced by compe-
tent members of the forestry army
itself.
The initial quota of 5,40O for the
Sd Corps Area was increased by 1900
yesterday with the allotment of 800 ad-
ditional to Pittsburgh and 1000 to Phil
adelphla. There now are 5000 Phila-
delphia recruits at Fort Meade, Md.
and another 1000 at Fort Hoyle. Pitts
burgh's 900 men are at Fort Monroe.
Va.
The 18 to Is age limit for those to
work in the conservation corps" was
waived today for enrolment of small
group of experienced forestrymen.
At the Office of Robert Fechner, di-
rector of the conservation corps, it was
said that probably the majority of this
special group would be further along in
years and would be accepted whether
married or unmarried.
Come From Northwest.
young unemployed men willing to as
benefit of their families.
The majority of those to be enlisted
because they know the work are to be
taken, under present plans, from the
Northwestern States where many for
esters are unemployed. They, however,
will form only small percentage OF
the tens of thousands slated to be put
to work under President Roosevelt's S
The special group is to assist the
Forestry Service in directing the wc-k
of tree planting and forest conserva-
ton.
More than 10000 already have been
enrolled for the two weeks condition
ing period by the Army before they go
to the camps. Most of them have al
ready gone through their preliminary
training.