The Omaha guide., 1935-06-29
Edgar G. Brown
Discusses Emergency
Conservation Work

on well laid out and uniform side
walks lined with logs and white
stones. we admire the shrubbery.
lawn and trees, and especially a cent
erpiece Of laid-in rock with individual
drinking fountains which are lighted
at night This c~enterpiece is the
boys special rendezvous, built bv
them, with the masonry and fixtures
donated by the skilled artisans of the
town. A striking feature of this
camp is an embankment Of turf.
studded with white ~three-foot letters
reading &C. c. G." and Company
385. This company marker is easily
seen from the roadside 1t is illumin-
ated at night by flood lights.
In each Of the dozen barracks,
thirty to forty army cots, clean and
tidy are lined up on either side Of
the wall. In cabinets especially built
in by the boys at the end Of each
barrack, hang the rain coats, and
overcoats of the ~enrollees. A pair
of highly polished shoes and a set of
overshoes are placed side by side at
the head of each cot. The floor is
immaculate and there is no evidence
of dust storms in this sequestered
woods. Windows are clear as crvst-
al and not a spot is to be seer on the
wall boards. Each enrollee's mess
kit, after a dip in scalding water, has
been placed in the individual COM
partment Of the built-in rack along
each side of the barrack.
In contrast to the rafters in most
Of the camps, which are usually un-
finished, the beams in all the bar
racks at Camp Renaissance are done
in black. The red. green and yellow
sign hanging out from the next
building reads, Recreation Hail.
Across the whole width of the build
ing is n of the finest pieces of let
ter carving l have ever seen. Cut
out of white pine and as clean and
fresh in its appearance as the day
it vas done, it reads, CAMP REM
AdSSANCE-CCC-CO-, 1885," The
tables and benches are highly pol
ished. There are overhead drop
lights, two to each table, which a
be drawn to the ceiling on special
occasions such as dances, shows and
at the Sunday morning devotionals.
when the soft, blue wall lights can be
snapped on. Curtains and Grapes
are at all windows, ash trays on the
tables, books on the shelves, and a
picture Of George Washington's
winter quarters at Independence
Hall, hangs in a prominent place. Al
SO on the wall are replicas of histori-
cal monuments commemorating those
who fought at the Battle Of Gettys-
burg.
AT n end of this beautiful recrea-
ton hall is another gem of work
manship. and a tribute to the BOYS
own labors, a huge built-in gray
stone fireplace rising majestically to
the ceiling. Logs four feet long
await only the match's flame. Presi-
dent Roosevelt's picture, done in col
ors, is centered over the fireplace.
On the right is a picture of the
American flag and the colors of
CCC Company 385. AT the left, in
artistic lettering, is the slogan Re
member your country is loyal to you;
and your President. You a ex-
press your loyalty by the constant
obedience of orders given to you by
those appointed owe you" All this
was done by Enrolle Faucet. On
the walls were neatly painted cards
reading: "Be Courteous" "Be
Cheerful" BE Friendly" "Be
Clean BE Obedient'' and Be 10y
al" Other decorations included
paintings of the North Carolina
monument. Virginia State Memorial,
General Meade's headquarters, and
Major-General George Gordon Meade
on horseback.
AS a tribute to the courage of the
CCC boys, aptain Moran proudly
points to a CCC boxing champion
ship certificate hanging on the wall.
The certificate was awarded to
James Nichols in 1888. while an en-
rollee of Company 385. He is now a
professional, well on his way, it is
said, to a chance at the lightweight
title Track and baseball shields al
SO attest the championship caliber
and the athletic prowess of the
Company.
We are ushered into a large we'll
stocked room at the end Of the rec
reation hall John L. Edwards. a
colored enrollee, rated as a CCC
leader, is in charge of the exchange.
which supplies smokes, candy and
the likes to the boys in the evenings.
o. than three hundred dollars
worth of business is done each month.
Edwards is n Of my best men"
said CAPTAIN Moran, He Il IN f1T1