The Washington times., 1934-12-10
Aid CCC
President Gives Boys
Personal Attention
PLANS STUDIED
By EARL GOODWIN

ceived the personal attention Of
President Roosevelt today when
Col. Robert Fechner, in charge Of
the camps as director of Emer.
gency Conservation Work, called
at the White House and discussed
details of administration and pos.
slble future programs for the
peace-time army of $4,000 young
men who would otherwise be un.
employed.
President Roosevelt is intensely
interested in the CCC workers,
their conditions of life, their
camps, and in their work. The
President has Visited several CCC
camps. In this vicinity he has
inspected camps in the region of
the Shenandoah National Park,
along the Skyline Drive. On his
recent trip to Warm Springs he
visited Camp Meredith.
Permanent Camps Seen
It is assumed in Administration
circles that the camps will be con.
tinued, and there are hints of a
more nearly perm; nent status
than the present emergency one
After visiting the President, Col
onel Fechner said:
"The civilian conservation
corps camps CONT to an end
on March 81 and require an
act of Congress for their con.
tlnuance. 1t appears to be SIM
ply matter of money as to
what their future status viii. be.
We are now spending S3O,OGO,OOO
a month, and we have $4,000
boys in camp in addition to 90.
900 employees including army of.
ficers.
II told President Roosevelt
that we could double the size of
these camps, taking in 100000
young Llen, and that there was
plenty of constructive work for
them to do"
1t is understood that the Ad.
mlnlstration is inclined to favor
larger CCC establishment and
this is backed up by the fact that
many members of Congress are
tavoring the establishment of ad.
dltlonal camps.
Addresses Farm Meet
To the delegates to the conven-
ton, meeting at Nashville, Tenn.
shortly after noon today President
Roosevelt talked by telephone. his
words being amplified in the hall.
President Roosevelt said:
MY Friends of the Farm
Bureau: You and / know that
the year now ending has been
one of significant accomplish
ment for agriculture. Despite
the worst drought of record,
farm income is running about a
billion dollars above last year.
"All of us would like to see
an even larger increase in 1885,
but we know that this cannot
come unless, in the first place,
industrial production increases
sufficiently to expand the mar
ket for farm products; unless,
in the second place, more of our
export trade is paid for by in
creased imports; and unless, in
the third place, agriculture con.
tinues to adjust its total prOduc-
ton to the market that actually
exists.
"TO fulfill these three require
ments, / ask continuation OF
the splendid support that you
have so unselfishly given in the
past"
TALKS FINANCES
Matters of Government finance
were discussed by President Roose.
velt today with both Secretary OF
the Treasury Morgenthau and
Chairman Doughton, OF the House
Ways and Means Committee.
Another visitor was Comptroller
General McCarl.
Finishing touches on the Fed
eral Aviation Commission report
are expected today, with the
chairman, Clark Howell, calling
on the President, while later in
the date the members of the
commission are expected at the
White House.
President Roosevelt is expected
to address the members of the
Attorney Generals Conference on
Crime tonight at Continental
Memorial Hall.
If you wish to know the correct
time of day or night telephone