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Show C.C.C. News 1 The appropriation has been made; for extensive Improvements at the Soapstone Camp F-6. June 14th carpenters arrived alcng with shipments ship-ments cf lumber to complete this construction. Plans call for an extension ex-tension from . 60 feet to 108 feet .on ) the messhall here with a kin? added onto the east of the" building. A new kitchen will also be built. Tent floors will also be laid, constructed of lumber, sufficient to accomodate the entire company. It is expected that the remainder of the camp members will be moved to Soapstone next week. This will concentrate the summer work program pro-gram in and around Soapstone, where at present 57 enrollees are working. A fence maintenance project proj-ect has just been completed on the Soapstone G-S pasture fence, which consisted of approximately 270 rods of fence work. Road work is also being undertaken and will ccmprise the major project for activities this summer at Soapstone. Senior Foreman Ray Atkins left Camp F-43, Pleas-ant Grove, for Soapstone Camp F-6. where he will remain, later to be followed by the rest of the camp. Captain Mayfield and Educational Advisor Ray Merrill made a trip to Soapstone last Saturday to assist with preparations prior to moving the camp there. Superintendent Hyde made several sev-eral trips to Soapstone last week for organizing and supervising work there. Captain Riley, medical inspector, and Captain Castleberry, district veterinary inspector, were at Camp F43, Pleasant Grove, last Saturday on inspection. Food, sanitation and health conditions at the camp were studied. This camp was the last one to be inspected on a 2500-mile j inspection tour- which they were 1 just completing. Enrollees to accept honorable dis- ' charge for employment last week j included Roland Smith, who has j work near Thistle with a sawmill, j and James Clark, who left for Kentucky, Ken-tucky, where he has work. The increase in employment r- j cently noticed brings to the enrollees enrol-lees attention the advantages of using every opportunity afforded them in vocational training while in j the C C C. Instruction in several practical subjects is offered. The theoretical aspect of the training is given in morning class work, with the practical application followed on the field work. Camp F-43 has a very diversified program of work. This allows the enrollee his choice ; generally in following the activity j he likes. Correspondence courses 1 are accreditted and recognized by j many universities for credit in var- j ious subjects. Several enrollees are benefiting themselves now for later j results in improved living. 1 I 0 j |
