Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-03-30
CCC CAMP INVITES
VISITORS APR. IS
Franklinton Company Anx-
ious for Public To See
Its Projects

Franklinton, March 30-The Civil
ian Conservation Corps will be i've
wears old on April 5, 1888 Robert
Fechner. director, is heartily in tav-
or of "open house" commemorative
exercises. In carrying out Mr..
Fechner's wishes Co. 3418 at Frank
linton does cordially invite the pub
lie to visit April 1, 2 and 3, 1883. The
camp personnel and enrollees sincere
w wish all who can to pay them
visit on those days. Escorts will be
in readiness. to guide the visitors
through the camp; transportation
and guides will be provided to take
those who wish out on the work pro-
iects to view the work that has been
done for the farmers cooperating
with the soil conservation program.
The camp wishes to announce the
following activities to which the pub
lie is sincerely invited. Saturday aft
ernoon, April 2, 1888, there will be
games between the enrollees. The
town of Franklinton will oppose the
camp in a softball game.
In celebrating this anniversary,
Camp Vann takes particular interest
in the work yet to be done. The
camp is in it's third year and is aware
of the fact that it has only scratched
the surface of the great movement in
the promotion of soil and water con-
servation in the Cedar Creek and Tar
River area. There are yet many
farmers who are eager to cooperate In
the camps efforts to save their farm
land and forests, and improve their
cropping system. 1t is the earnest
desire of the camp to cooperate TO
the fullest extent to promote the con-
servation program.
The camp, however, has 1T cooper
ators. On these farms approximate
Nv 3O,252 rods of fences have been
constructed, 434,O63 square yards of
sod and seed has been planted in
waterways; approximately 800 acres
with 379,763 trees has been planted;
526 acres of timber stand improve
ment plots have been established.
Besides these activities the camp has
performed many other accomplish
ments which is very gratifying to the
members; 1894 days work has been
performed with only IS days lost be-
cause of accidents. These have all
been minor occurrences. The fleet of
trucks have been operated for two
and a half years with many thousand
of miles having lost not a days work
from road accidents. The personnel
and members are pleased with the
record made while here.
The educational facilities which
c. 1n
ing used with inspirational results.
The camp has approximately 70 per
cent participation of its members in
the training program. The enrollees
are given vocational training in
many subjects which are worth while
to them in their camp life and in
their later occupations. Many have
secured jobs as a result of the train
ing they have received while here.
Not to be forgotten is the human
angle of camp life. The value of
CCC work and training in building up
future American citizens, discipline,
orderly living, cleanliness and sani-
tation, self-reliance and pride in ones
work has shown outstanding results.
These have instilled in the enrollees'
minds, habits that the institution is
very proud of. The camp has had
no desertion in over two months. En-.
rollees have learned that there is
value in conducting themselves in a
harmonious and worthy manner. Cit
izenship is one of the major objec-
tives set to the enrollees in the
Franklinton camp
Company 3418 feels that the COM
munity is interested in the manage
rent and general conditions under
which tn" approximately 200 fine
young men are living, and it extends
to the public the cordial invitation TO