Evening star., 1937-09-21

c. C.-built water hole has been the
asset which preserved his solvency and
protected him from bankruptcy.
This year millions Of people have
been able to visit and enjoy State and
national parks which the Civilian
Conservation Corps has helped to inn
prove. And by parks do not mean
the small tracks of land In cities which
are nlled with benches. BY parks I
mean natural park areas, some OF them
with many thousands of acres Of the
most beautiful country to be found in
our Nation. I mean parks where you
can have elbow roOm-where you can
go fishing, swimming, boating and
where the whole family can sit before
fireplace In cory C. c. C.-built log
cabin. My personal belief Is that the
extra enjoyment which these parks
have brought to millions of people is
wonderful thing for the Nation.
The corps has also been active in
the Nation wide battle against soil
erosion. Hundreds Of camps, assigned
exclusively to this work have aided
thousands OF farmers in stabilizing
their lands and checking soil vastaee.
From the focal points where Civilian
Conservation Corps camps have been
working to conserve soil and water
the practices employed have radiated
out over an widening acreage
OF farm land. Observation of the
work accomplished in camp areas has
instructed thousands of nearby far
mers In the principles Of conserva ton
farming. And more important still.
4 good-sized army Of the boys them
selves have returned TO farm homes
with solid training in the use of erosion
control techniques.
Effect IN Next Generation.
believe we can confidently expect
that the next generation will be more
ALERT to the dangers OF erosion. AS
country boys reach maturity and as
sumo their place in the great farming
community, they will bring to that
community = new philosophy Of land
treatment and a new approach to the
ancient Job Of farming.
In every field or branch OF conserys
ton very large totals OF work COM
pleted tersely record the activities of
the young men of the corps. Through
replacement of what has been de-
stroyed by the planting of hudreds of
millions OF trees and through protec-
tlOn OF 4 great segment OF what re-
mains OF our natural resources. vast
national wealth is being created and
preserved for present and future use
Through their work, young men Of
the Civilian Conservation Corps have
been doing 4 grand job toward making
tnese United States 4 more prosperous
and q more enjoyable place in which
70 live. both now and in the future.
We have certainly not finished the
conservation job. The saving of the
remnants of our natural resources
from abuses OF the past has lust been
started. 1t will take MANY wears To
repair our burned and ghostly forests.
salvage what is left of our once rich
soils, hold back our wasting water
resources from rushing seward. The
work Of devastation in America has
been going on too long. and destruction
has been too thorough, to be repaired
IN a few short years, however we'll the
Civilian Conservation Corps labor at
this highest kind Of public service. The
scars will take many years to heal
There are and will continue to be
millions of youths between the ages
OF IL and % who will leave school each
year In this country who will need to
learn something first hand of the
lessons Of salvaging our natural re-
sources. They will leave school for
the most part with bodies as yet un-
hardened to the rough and tumble of
life, knowing little of what a dav's
work is, or even how to begin 10 work.
nothing Of the dignity Of labor. and
little OF the social discipline we all
must learn il we are to 20 throuoh