Show V Transient Relief Given Credit For ForS S Three Projects Although transient relief is no longer a portion of the Administrations Administration's Administrations Administration's Administrations Administration's Adminis Adminis- rehabilitation program the foundation laid by this agency when homeless youths and adults I were roaming the country has developed into three highly significant sig sig- sig projects according to J. J C. C Reb State Director Dir Work York Camp Management Work Projects Projects Projects Pro Pro- Administration V The work camps that had their inception under the transient relief relie relief re re- re- re lief lie program and which have continued as W. W P. P A. A projects include one on the North Fork American Fork Canyon one onet at t North Farmington and one the Dinosaur National Monument at Jensen Utah Men at the first two camps are engaged in projects sponsored by bythe bythe bythe the National Forest est Service while the Vernal pro project ct removing ing over burden that covers rock I that contains the fossilized skeletons skeletons kele- kele tons of 3 is sponsored by the Park Service At the three work camps approximately three hundred young unmarried men are arc engaged in useful effort At Salt Lake City the transients transients trans- trans were svere given training in cabinet cabinet cabi cabi- net making and under the lion ion of skilled craftsmen n manufactured manufactured manufactured manu manu- ed chairs desks desIs and tables many of which were used at E. E R. R A. A offices and at the State Capitol Equipment from this station station station sta sta- sta- sta tion was later to the American Fork camp V At North Farmington the transients engaged in road and trails construction flood control cleared recreational areas and built abl ables benches and stoves in canyon parks and national fores fortes for for- tes es ts Dinosaur Monument MonumentA A truly remarkable work was accomplished shed at the Uie Dinosaur National National Na- Na lional Monument at Jensen In addition to removing overburden from fossil bearing rock th the men constructed a camp and made provisions for building steel shelters shel tel's with galleries around fossils exposed In the living rock with the skeletons of dinosaurs standIng standing standing stand stand- ing out in relief in the exact position position po po- po- po in which they buried countless countless countless count count- less ages ago The meen at the American Fork Can Canyon on camp engaged in practically th the same work that occupied men at North Farming- Farming ton With the beginning of the Works Progress Administration transients were advised to apply in their state of legal residence for certification for employment on Works Progress Administration tion projects The transient camps became work camps for unattached unattached unattached men Enrollees received Continued en cn page S 8 I Transient Relief Given Credit For Three Projects Continued From Page 1 1500 for unskilled labor 2000 2000 for skilled semi labor and 2500 for skilled labor plus subsistence which included three meals a day a n bed with sheets pillow and blanket a locker and medical and dental attention Work Six Siv Hours 1 Per 1 Day The men work six hours a a. day five days a week and are free on Saturday and Sunday to follow their personal inclinations Means of recreation are provided for men who prefer to remain at al the camp At present workers at Jensen are continuing the development of the thc Dinosaur National Monument At North Farmington an eight eightmile eightmile eightmile mile road through forest reserve in Farmington Canyon which will connect with the upper fork of Parrish Canyon ij ii being built and at American Fork Canyon workers are felling insect-infected insect trees build fish dams rip-rapping rip walls in the channels ls of str streams ms widening roads clearing recreation recreation tion areas and building recreation tables |