Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1938-03-31
CCC Camps Observe
Fifth Anniversary
In State OF Md.
Organized For Two Purposes
The Camps Have Proven Sue
cessful Beyond Doubt

1t has been announced by Director
Robert Fechner, that the Fifth Ami
versary of the Civilian Conservation
Corps will be observed this year dur
ing the week Of March 31st to April
9Th.
In the spring of 1888, the first CCC
Camps appeared in Maryland, a part
of that vast chain of outdoor camps
which have given employment to a
great army of unemployed young men.
The CCC was organized for and has
served two purposes. 1t has given
jobs to thousands of young men and
it has made of that employment a
sound program of public work of real
and lasting value. Today, this work
is conserving and expanding our tim
Der resources, it is increasing our re-
creational opportunities, and it is re-
ducing the annual toll levied by forest
fires, diseases, pests, erosion, and
floods.
Four Federal Departments cooper
ate in the CCC program. The Depart
ment of Agriculture and the Depart
ment of the Interior supervise the
work programs. The War Department
administers the Camps. The Depart
ment of Labor is responsible for the
selection of enrollees and appoints an
agent in each state who selects ap-
plicants except war veterans. The lat
ter are selected by the Veterans Adj
ministration.
Life in the Camps has proven bene-
fetal to regular hours, nourishine
food, comfortable quarters, proper re-
creation, and medical and dental treat
ment when necessary have improved
the general physical condition. Job
training is done in connection with
camp work. In addition to systematic
instruction on the job preferred, there
is today an opportunity in each camp
for spare time educational program
under the supervision of competent
advisers. Courses are given in ele-
mentary, high school and college SUBJ
jects such as printing, agriculture,
bookkeeping, type-wriJlng, surveying,
etc. BY advice and help in making
contacts, educational officials are as
sisting enrollees to find employment
after discharge from the Corps.
The aggregate number of young
men and war veterans from Maryland
who participated in the CCC program
during 1887 was 1894. 1t is estimated
that Maryland boys allotted $685.
6O4.07 to their dependents last year.
The number of camps in Maryland
has varied. At one time there was
more than thirty, but at the present
time there are but twenty-three, eight
of which will he closed soon. There
are seven forest camps; one in Ale
gany, one in Frederick, three in Gar
rett, one in Prince Georges and one
in Worcester County. There are two
park camps; one in Howard and Bal
timore Counties, and one in Cecil
County. There are three Soil Conser-
vation Camps; one each. in Anne
Arundel, Hartford and Washington
Counties. There is one mosquito con-
troll camp in Worcester County. Sew
aral camps have been established on
The National Agricultural Research
Center in Prince Georges County, and
mere are now three of these camps in
operation at Beltsville. There are
three drainage camps; one each in
Caroline, Dorchester, and Somerset
Counties. There is now one Navy
Camp in Charles County, and there
ire two Army Camps in Hartford
county and one in Anne Arundel
County.
Young men between the ages of IL
and 20 years are eligible for selection.
is for six months, after
which time opportunity is given for
Ieenrollment. Maximum length of
service is limited to two years. An
discharged enrollee may not
again be selected for enrolment until
he expiration Of six months from the
late Of his discharge.