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Show ! I I j ' 'I I I " ' I 1 I I ' II I ! GIVE lVE HElPING ELPIN HAND TO TOI TOBOYS TO8OYS BOYS 8OYS AWAY ANAY FROM HOME ROME ROMEThere I , I IThere I There has been a tendency in Utah Utal UtahI Utahto Utalto Utal-to Utal to - to criticize tho the \ work \ ; ork at the 0 C C C Ccamps Ccamps : camps , and . criticism of eastern merwho men mer menI mersho I I ' \ sho ho have been brought into thecamps the theI thecamps th thcamps camps has been especially noticeableThis noticeable noticeableI noticeableThIS noticeableThis I I ThIS Is deplorable and citizens ol of 01 01Utah I II I Utah \ who s ho are being benefited by th the I IVOl \VOl VOl \ woik voik k in these camps camp ; ) , should be more morc morccharit'ible I I chantible chlr1t'lble chlr1tlble charit'ible charitible ! ' ' in their views The gigan- gigan glgan- glgan glganI glgantic gigantic gigantic - - - , tic task of mobilizing mobllizil1g 250,000 250000 , men on onshort onshort I I short notice has undoubtedly resulted resultedin resultedIn I resultedI in much inefficiency , and there areI aredoubtless are I doubtless many things that can be becriticIZed becriticized becriticized I beI criticIZed However , Ife if we \\e e ac ' \ will wi11 but butlook butlook butlook look for them there are plenty ol of ofI ofthings ofthings I things to commend conunend In connection wIth wIthI wIththe withthe I the C C C mo\ement mo ement moement moeinent mo\ mo \ ement As to the out outside out- out outside outside - side boys who " , ho have been brought to toI tothe I the camps , all aU should remember thatI thatthese thatthese that these boys were enlisted in the service serviceto serviceto serviceto I to be helped Doubtless many ofthem ofthem of I ofI them are green jreen green in the new environment environI environment environ- environ - , but oui Oul Utah men and bo bo3s bo3swould s swould I would likely appear just lust as green ifthey if ifI ifthey ifthey they weie wel wei e suddenly dropped m In NewYork NewYork New NewYork I York or other eastern centersThe centers I The following statement by Ernestj ErnestI Ernest ErnestWinkler ErnestWinkler Winkler . , assistant regional forester foresterwho foresterwho I who has charge of the forest conser- conser conserI conservatton conservation - - I vatton vation work in Utah , discusses the theLciluciiuj theI thetendency thetendency I tendency Lciluciiuj to w find nuu fault idUil , with wilU the l/nc l nc / \ C C CI CC CC C " , work % ork , and urges the people of thestate thestate the I state to think twice before gIving gIvingVOIce givingvoice I gIvingI voice to criticisms in the future The TheI Thestatement TheStatement I statement should be read by everycitIZen everyI everycitizen every everycitizen"In I citizen"In citizenIn citizen "In In " the ' . Civilian Conservation Camps Campslocated Campslocated Campslocated located in Utah are about 1630 boys boysI boysfrom boysfrom I from the states of Virginia and NewI NewYork New I York A large percentage of these theseI theseboys these'boys theseboys I ' boys are not more than 20 years old oldand I and are doubtless having their first firstI firstexperIence firstexperence I experience experence away from home Almost Almostover Almostover Almostover over night mght they were dropped fromI from fromthe I I the envirorment of New York City or orup orl 1 1I I up state farms or the hills hll1s of VIrgIniaI Virginiainto Virginia Virginiainto I ' into mto a camp life in the rugged hillsand hillsarid hills - and -and arid moun mountains tams of the Rockies of theaiid the I Ia1 I ' aild aiid a1 id west v . s est Did you e\er e er eer e\ e e \ er stop to thinkwhat think thinkwhat . what it has meant to those lads to go gosuddenly gosuddenly , suddenly from behind behmd the soda foun- foun fountam foun foun- fountain founI fountain - - I tain tam or a newspaper route in m New NewI NewYork NewYork NewYork I York City to a , pick and shovel in m the theI therocky therocky therocky I supI rocky hills of the west ? Do you suppose suppose sup- sup suppose - I pose they have been lonesome 10Iesome Ioxesome ) 01thought 01 oi 01thought oithought thought of their mothers or pals athome9 at athome athome home ? I wondter wonc'ter woncter wonc'er woncer ' ' what v.hat vhat 'ahat ahat . ' the reactionwould reachon reaction reachonwould reactionwould would be if 1300 Utah lads were suddenly sud- sud suddenly sud suddenly - - denly dropped into the environment of ofNew ofew ofNew New ew York and as suddenly be required requiredI requiredto I to take up the varied . woik v.Olk vOlk oik of that thatreat : great reat city Would they feel at homelor home homeI homeor I ! or would they feel they theylyere were \lyere lyere \ ere tender-ifeet tender ifeet tender- tender tenderI tenderfeet tenderfeet - I feet in the new nev ne " , surroundings surroundmgs ? Theypiobably They Theyplobably Theypiobably plobably piobably would look more 3.wkward 3wkward awkward 3.wkwardand awkwardand . awkwardand and out of place than did these bo bo3s bo3sDf bossof s slof lof Df the east . when v.hen vhen then they undertook theIr theIrnew theirnew theirnew new duties dutles duties"These dutles"These duties"These I dutlesI "These These " boy-5 boy 5 boy5 boy - , > of the east weie veie wel e select select- selected selected selectd - ed d fiom flom homes of all walks of life hfe hfewhere lifewhere I hfeI | where wuere the wv pmch pinch pnnn ; of ui . the me economIC c > ; un"iinu uniinu " sitLiation sit- sit sitI situation oib- oib oibuation - - uation Liation has brought distress and need needThey needThey needThey I They are the boys of good parents who wholike , i ilike like the parents of our own Utah Utahhomes Utahhomes homes are wondering wondermg day after dayhow day dayhow dayiow gettingI how iow Keith , Jim Jun or John are getting gettingalong gettingalong along They are wondering if an ac ac- accident ac- ac acI accident acident - - ' cident ident will w1l1 come to their boy or if he heWIll heviIl hewill WIll viIl get into trouble or will make good goodand goodmd goodand and md be a credit to himself The mothersI mothersand mothersmd mothers mothers"and "and and and md dads of these boys are doubtlesxpenencthg doubtless doubtle"s doubtles doubtlessj " 'experIenCing experIenCing doubtle"s'experIenCing experiencing xpenencthg the same feelings as totheir to toI totheir totheir their boys out here as would the par par- parents parents parmts - ents mts of Utah of their boys if they were were.placed werelaced wereplaced .placed placed . laced in a similar slmUar position posit1on Perhaps Perhaps1500 PerhapsL500 11500 L500 Utah boys not more than 20 yearsI yearsf years'of years 'of of of ) f age are out in the camps and many manyII manyf manyof IIof of ) f them too have had but little to do dowith dovith with vith * i , tr tools i . . used c.n cn . in in mountain work w rk "In In "Th Th " organizing this movement , thepresident the thepresIdent thepresident theI I presIdent did not have in mind mmd the theassemblmg theassembling theassembling assemblmg assembling of an organization of train tram- tram train- tramI tramed trained trained - - I ed men To the contrary he had in inmind inmind I Imind , mind giving gIvmg 250,000 250000 , young men , thathae that thatha\e thatha e ha\e ha e hae \ been coming into mto manhood dur during dur- dur during during thatI - - I ing the depression and had no chanceto chance chanceI chanceto chanceto to work , an opportunity to work andgain andgain and andI I I gaIn experience cxperience He wants that these theseI theseyoung theseyoung theseyoung I young men should be given a chance chanceto chanceto chanceto to become useful citizens'It citizens 'It It ' It Is easy to find fault or criticizebut crItIcize , but it is more constructive to helpBemcmber help helpThemcmber emember Themcmber that these boys , both ourown our ourown ourown own and those from the outside . , are area'oay area'aay areaway a'o\ay a'o ao ay a'aay aaay ' \ ' from home and their parents parentswherever , / wherever they may be , will wl11 be grate grate- grateful grateflu grateful - - flu ful to those v . who aho ho will w1l1 extend a kind kindword kindword kindword word or a helping hand when needed neededJJ JJ " " |