Please tell me - What is CCC? roberta selub On Tuesday, July 16, 2002, at 07:00 AM, [email protected] wrote: > I would like the answer to this querie as well. My stepfather was in the > CCC > but he also is dead and I don't recall him saying the group he was > with. I > believe he was in Washington or Oregon. > > Jan in Zephyrhills, FL > > P.S. I just had my son set up a web site for me for genealogy related > information. The link will is <A HREF="http://myfamilytree.hypermart.net" > > > http://myfamilytree.hypermart.net</A>. > > > ==== PABRADFO Mailing List ==== > Visit the Tri-Counties site at http://www.rootsweb.com/~srgp/jmtindex.htm >
Roberta (and Tri-Countians), Here is a brief summary about the Civilian Conservation Corps (C.C.C.). By March of 1933, 13,600,000 people were unemployed in the United States. Because of this emergency, President Franklin Roosevelt, only two days after his inauguration, called a meeting of high government officials to create a Civilian Conservation Corps (C.C.C.). The plan was to put 500,000 unemployed youths to work in forests, parks and range lands. The Army would run the camps. The Departments of Interior and Agriculture would be responsible for work projects and provide the personnel to manage them. The Budget Director would provide the financial assistance, and the solicitor and judge advocate would offer legal advice. Rather than establishing a new bureaucracy, the president established this program within existing governmental departments. The boys to be enrolled were unemployed, between the ages of 18 and 25 and unmarried. They were to come from families on relief. The enrollment period was for six months with the opportunity to re-enlist for another six months for a maximum of two years. Each enrollee was paid $30 a month, of which $25 was sent to his family. The remaining $5 could be used by the enrollee at the camp canteen or for personal expenses of his choice. Room, board, clothing and tools were provided by the government. The enrollee was expected to work a 40-hour week and to follow the camp rules. While serving in these camps, each enrollee was taught a new skill and could also attend classes to better his education. It is a staggering fact that more than 38,000 vehicle bridges, 7,000 foot and horse bridges, and 100,000 assorted buildings were constructed by the C.C.C.s (many of which we still enjoy today). The buildings included overnight cabins, ranger headquarters, barns, bathhouses, equipment and supply storage facilities, lodges, museums, picnic shelters, fire and lookout towers, houses, and garages. Other diverse projects included stringing electric and telephone lines, fighting forest fires, and building culverts, wells, fences, and guardrails. Regards, Bill Benson -----Original Message----- From: Roberta Selub [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2002 10:41 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Tri-Counties] CCC Please tell me - What is CCC? roberta selub