Show CSC Doing Much To Build Internal Intern al Structure Of America Possibly this generation will never novel fitly appreciate what the tho cec Is IB doing doing do do- o- o ing to build the internal structure of America So many things of immediate immediate immediate im im- mediate magnitudes are taking place every day that we are likely to over overlook overlook look some of tho the time long-time gains being made But the eco la is making history and as nS history is written in future it will record that n the and the made an invaluable contribution to the tho conservation conservation con con- of Americas America's most vital natural resource the resource the soil Doll I It lo is seriously doubted whether I the importance of the contribution I tion to 10 soil conservation in the United United United Unit Unit- over evaluated ed States can be I Working under the direct supervision supervision supervision sion of the Soil Conservation Service in camp areas throughout through through- out the tho country enrollees have been the front line troops in the war Wal on erosion By providing tho the essential labor the they have provided added momentum to the conservation conservation conserva conserva- tion movement which today is reaching reach reach- lug ins into the farming hills and valleys valleys valleys val val- leys of the nation more nation moie extensively extensive ly and more Intensively Intensive than ever before On April 5 the makes its eight birthday It Is an appropriate time for men and women Interested in the Soil Conservation program to recognize again the tho contribution or of orthe orthe the organization that h has s been working working working work work- ing shoulder to shou shoulder with willI lib Ut since the beginning Continued on page four 01 1 f CSC Doing Much To Build t Internal Sti Structure Of America j at Continued from page one I I I I I 1 now directs the activities activities The Theties ties of of the present 1500 I ICam of camps assignment c Cam Camps Ps First to the Soil SolI Conservation program I II 22 was made in fn April 1931 1031 when camps were allotted to the Soil solI Ser Set vice The largest num number er of camps I directed by the was In 1935 when of the 2635 Camps then In lu operation helped install Soil SoH Conserving ng practices Since January 1938 1933 the total number Humber of all held at approximately approximate approximate- camps has been ly Iy 1500 Camp work embraces I Ian I an aggregate of about acres I in 12 states stages I Approximately third one of a million million mil lion different have serves served in Soil SolI Conservation Camps since the program began Many any have been farm boys and upon returning to I farming have been able to practice I Ithe the principles of or erosion control they learned at camps Over 1100 ex-en- ex I i have been re-hired re and now I II have regular jobs in regional districts dis dis- I dis-I I and area offices and at camps Ex-enrollees Ex constitute nearly nearly nearly near near- ly 9 per cent of the entire Soil Soli Conservation Conservation Conservation Con Con- f force As they come cone to camps most of the enrollees have had little or 01 no noI I j work experience In the camps they I II I receive experience plus two types lof of job training 1 Training the on-the- job which teaches them how to toI I work and improves and 2 time Leisure-time training in a variety variety variety var var- of vocational subjects As the result of experience and training they have obtained in Camps thousands of enrollees have found jobs when they left lert camps Although enrollee is between 1 18 and 19 years old and is consequently below draft age al already already al- al ready leady hundreds have resigned from camp to enlist in the armed services Camp life learning life life-Ie I to live and work together improving improving ing health learning discipline etc shortcuts the route to military preparedness pre pre- I To make snake training activities activities activities ties of e even een en more moie value nearly all camps are arc placing new emphasis on training for the types of Jobs useful useful useful use use- ful in the defense program As the work program permits Camps are being reassigned to district work The district advantages advantages advantages are aie 1 Camp work becomes available to a great number of farmers farmers farmers farm farm- ers embracing a larger area and 2 Districts provide a mechanism for I continuing the thc program insuring greater permanency to the work of the camps cooperating with them Nearly third one of all camps including draining camps are al already already already al- al l I ready working on n district agreements agree agree- ments Under the auspices of the Soil Conservation Service a camp was established in Mt 1 Pleasant and andI began field work on November 3 3 I 1936 Since that time the camp has I I I I I I j. j average averaged approximately en enrol n roll eeS cos at all times These men t men h hav hare ape l r J been engaged in soil loll r conservation Ion work on private state count county Y and A I owned municipally-owned lands c. c as its wet well I as National Forests f fI Since the establishment of th the camp in Mf Mt e Pleasant h the following work together with h an 4 1 11 Ua us told of or I Iek- Iek lesser Jobs has bee been e edone done 3 tb throughout Sanpete County COUnt and find on the adjacent National p For For- or I i 1 nt tf est Lands Lauds to the east and west west- r d D 11 ii Farm plans completed on ill acres t viii Stock water developments development c Fro Fencing Fencing miles 7 Grass planting 1017 planting 1017 acres es cr Terracing 82 82 acres i hd d Contour furrowing owing furl acres S. If r Irrigation system treatment oi d a acres l bE Diversion dams dams 6 6 t Check dams dams 1819 1819 sept pt Water Vater spreaders lineal ea l Eler feet r. r c cI I Diversion ditches ditches feet Ir it o 0 I Truck trails and minor roads roads-J roads 1 st 33 I miles l br Road erosion demonstrations demonstrations- f s i miles s 's So SoI Tree planting planting acres Send I The rhe foregoing figures as well a as ill 3 i ithe the work to be seen about us test Co CoI I fy to the value of the CCO ft dj tion and the splendid work ork bela being being- c 10 done clone to conserve e our lands and other other resources The work Is also als also id t benefiting a great many of our boys der e each year training them and teach ice ing them to work I |