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A CHANCE TO WORK IN THE FORESTS
Questions anrf Answers for the Information of Men Offered the Op
portunity to Apply for National Emergency Conservation Work.
EMERGENCY CONSERVATION WORK
BULLETIN NUMBER 1 April 17, 1933.
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
WASHINGTON, D. C.
Two hundred and titty thousand men in the United States are to have
the opportunity of working for six months in the Nation’s parks and forests.
Uach man will receive a cash allowance of S3O a month, most of which he
will allot to his dependents at i-.ome. The number of places to be filled is
small compared with the number of men who will want these places. The
opportunity has come to you to decide whether or not you want to apply for
a place in this service. The following questions and answers are given for
your information and that of your family and to help you in arriving at a
decision.
WHAT IS EMERGENCY CONSERVATION WORK.
QUESTION: How did this National Emergency Conservation Work start?
ANS.vER: Congress passed a law which was approved on March 31, 1933,
providing for this work as a means of relieving a part of the distress and
unemployment now existing throughout the United States.
Q. What is the purpose of this work?
A. Partly to give 250,000 men, many of whom have never had the chance
to hold down a job, an opportunity to work, for six months period, at whole
some, healthfut, outdoor work. Partly to accomplish work that needs to be
done in the Nation’s parks and forests; work that will contribute to the wel
fare of the whole country. In a word, the purpose of this work is both tc
build men and to build trees.
WHO ARE ELIGIBLE FOR EMERGENCY CONSERVATION WORK?
Q. What men are eligible for this work?
A. The work is to be given primarily to young men between the ages of
18 and 25, who are citizens of the United States, unmarried and unemployed,
who wish to volunteer for this work, and who wish to allot a substantial por
tion of their S3O monthly cash allowance to their dependents. In addition,
there will be selected a certain number of older men, married or unmarried, !
who live near the national parks or forests, who are unemployed, and who
have had actual experience in w r ork in the forests. It will be especially val
uable to have some of these older and experienced men among those getting
their first tatste of work in camp and forest.
Q. Does a man HAVE to accept this work if it is offered to him?
A. No. No one is being “drafted” for emergency conservation work. To have
one of these jobs is a privilege. Application is voluntary. No one should apply
tinless he is ready to fit into camp life with a group of 200 men and give his
best efforts to the job.
Q. Will there be any discrimination because of race, creed, color, or politics
A. There will not.
WHAT ARE THE CONDITIONS AGREED TO?
Q. What will a man receive in return for this work?
A. He will receive his food, clothing, and shelter (probably in tents) in
camp, for a period of six months. In addition he will receive a cash allowance
of S3O a month, most of which should be alloted to the people who are depend
ent on him, as the man will not need more than $2.50 to $5 a month in cash
at camp for incidental expenses.
Q. Does the man have to stay on this pob for the w’hole six months?
A. Yes. He is expected to stay for the whole six months. He has an op
portunity to become fully informed about this Emergency Conservation Work i
before he starts. When he takes the enrollment oath he enters into a contrac'-
with the United States government to work for six months on Emergency
Conservation work in return for receiving S3O a month cash allowance, food,
clothing, shelter, and medical service. If he left in the middle of the six
months he would make a vacancy in the camp that would mean loss and
extra expense for the government. If some extraordinary circumstance arises
such as his receiving offer of a permanent job, the question of releasing him
from further service will receive consideration, and his best interests will be
cared for. However no man should start in on the Emergency Conservation
Work unless he expects to work through the six months.
HOW TO APPLY.
Q. What is the first step if a man wants to apply for this work?
A. He should fill out the Applicantion Memorandum, which will be fur
nished by the organization who invites him to apply for enrollment.
Q. What is the next stop?
A. As soon as the agency which selects the men is notified that more me;
should be sent forward, the agency will get in touch with the suitable number
of the men who have applied and will instruct them to go to a certain United
States Army Recruiting Station on a particular date for preliminary physical
examination.
Q. Does this mean that the man is going to join the Army?
A. No. The machinery of the Army Recruiting Stations is being used be
cause it is the most convenient and most effective way of handling the en
rollment of the 250,000 men over the United States. However, the man does
not enlist or become a soldier; he remains a civilian from beginning to end.
Q. What is done at the Recruiting Station?
A. The man is given a preliminary physical examination. The purpose of
this is to see whether there are any physical conditions that would make it
impossible or inadvisable for him to attempt hard, physical labor in the
forests. For example, it would be unfair both to the man and to the job. tc
select a man who is crippled, or who has bad heart condition, or some other
similar physical handicap. A man with a communicable disease (including
veneral disease) cannot be accepted.
Q. How does the man get to the Recruiting Station if he lives at some
distance from it?
A. This will have to be arranged by the man, his family, or the organization
which has invited the man to apply. In many Instances a neighbor will
doubtless be willing to take one or more men to the Recruiting Station,
such cases, the neighbor ought to wait until he finds out whether the men
are accepted, or whether vny of them are rejected and need to be taken home
again.
A. He should bring a lunch with him as he may be at the Recruiting
Station all day. He should also come prepared to go directly from the re
cruiting Station to the “conditioning camp” without returning to his home
if he is accepted. This means that he should bring with him whatever things
he wants to take with him for the six months on the job. The man ought
to “travel light.” He may bring one suitcase if he wishes. Clothing, blankets
and camp equipment will be provided for him at camp. He should bring toilet
articles tooth brush, comb, brush and shaving kit—and he may bring one
good suit of clothes for excursions away from the camp, and any other special
pieces of equipment, such as a flashlight, that he may want to take along .
GETTING INTO CONDITION.
Q. What happens after the man passes the preliminary physical exami
nation at the Recruiting Station?
A- He is then sent on, at government expense, to a conditioning camp
at one of the U. S. Army posts, where he remains about two weeks for more
thorough physical examination, vaccination against smallpox and typhoid,
formal enrollment, and for a conditioning or hardening process which will
put him in shape for the outdoor life and the work in the forest.
Q. What if a man is rejected when this general physical examination is
made?
A. He will then be sent back, at government expense, to the recruiting
station at which he first applied.
Q. What does the process of enrollment if elude?
A. The man takes an oath (or affirmation) of enrollment, which reads as
follows- “1,. . d° solemnly swear (or affirm) that the
information given above as to my status is correct. I agree to remain in the
Civilian Conservation Corps for six months unless sooner released by proper
authority, and that I will obey those in authority and observe all rules and
regulations thereof to the best of my ability and will accept such allowances
as may be provided pursuant to law and regulations promulgated pursuant
thereto I understand and agree that any injury received or disease con
tracted by me while a member of the Civilian Conservation Corps cannot be
made the basis of any claim against the Government, except such as I may
be entitled to under the act of September 7,191 C (39 Stat. 7-12) lan act to
provide compensation for employees of the United States suffering injuries
while in the performance of their duties and for other purposes), and that I
shall not be entitled to any allowance upon release from camp, except trans
portation in kind to the place at which I was accepted for enrollment. I
understand further that any articles issued to me by the United States Gov
ernment for use while a member of the Civilian Conservation Corps are, and
remain, property of the United States Government and that willful destruction
loss, sale, or disposal of such property renders me financially responsible for
the cost thereof and liable to trial in the civil courts. 1 understand further
that any infraction of the ruleß or regulations of the Civilian Conservation
Corps renders me liable to expulsion therefrom. So help me God."
Q. What will be the nature of the conditioning process at the cantonment?
A. It will include “setting up exercises", hikes, and certain types of
manual labor in camp. It will not include military drill, or the manual of arms
IN THE FOREST CAMP.
Q. What happens at the end of the two weeks conditioning process?
A. The man is sent, at government expense, to a forest camp, which is his
i headquarters for the rest of the six months. Some of those camps will be in
| national or other forests, and the work in such places will be under the su
pervision of the Forest Service of the United States Department of Agri
culture. Other camps will be in the national parks, and the work there will
be under the supervision of the National Park Service of the United States
Department of Interior.
The camps themselves will be in charge of officers of the U. S. Army
which will supply the camp equipment, the supply service, and the camp
management.
Q. How far is the forest camp likely to be from a man’s home?
A. Forest camps of 200 men each will be located at various places in the
forest and national parks where there is work to be done. A man may be
sent to a forest camp in his own State or in a neighboring State! In general
the forest camp is likely to be in his general section of the’country at least.
Transportation costs money, and men will not be sent longer distances than
are necessary.
Q. What sort of work will be done in the forests?
A. Many kinds of work, including making trails, paths, simple roads, and
j firelands, clearing and planting of trees; timber survey work; construction
J of fire towers, shelters, etc; landscaping and other work in the park areas;
eradiction of tree pests and diseases; and improveme/it of the forest by
j thinning and removing undesirable species. The men will also be subject
i to emergency calls on any day at any hour of the day or night, to fight'
| forest fires.
Q. Does a man need to have experience in camp life or work in the
forests to fit into this work?
A. Not at all. It is expected that most of the men will be “green’ at
this sort of work. The leaders and foremen will help the men break in on
the job and will give them the necessary instructions and guidance. Physical
health and strength, willingness to work hard, and good conduct are enough
to carry any man through successfully.
Q. What will be the hours of work?
A. Eight hours a day (including travel to and from work, and the lunch
hour) for five days a week—that is, forty hours a week.
Q. Who will be in charge of the men?
A. While they are actually bn the job, they will work under the super
vision of the foresters or employees of the National Park Service, and of
the United States Forest Service. While they are in camp or off the job
they will’ be under the supervision ofthe Army officers who will be in charge
rf the camp itself.
Q. Will the men be under military discipline?
A. No. The men will be civilians and will be treated as civilians. There
will be neither military drill nor military discipline. The clothing which
they receive from the Army will be work clothes, not military uniforms.
The men will, of course, be required to comply with such rules as are laid
down for work and camp life. Continued violation of rules or instructions
will be cause for dismissal from the Emergency Conservation Work.
Q. When does cash allowance begin?
A. As soon as the man has taken the oath of enrollment.
Q. When will a man be paid his cash allowance?
A. Twice a month. The allotment which he has made to his dependents
will be mailed direct to them by the Army. The man will be paid the re
mainder in cash.
Q. Will a man be able to buy anything at camp?
A. Yes, there will be a “company exchange” which will have for sale
tire articles that men will be most likely to want to buy.
Q. What will a man do when he is off the job?
A. There will be much of interest to do on Saturdays and Sundays and
after working hon>-s. Keeping the camp and tents in good order, cleanin;
up, and carrying on the regular daily duties incident to camp life will require
some time. There will be educational opportunities for those who are
interested to study and take training courses in various phases of forestry.
There will be recreational activities, circulating libraries, and so on. In
many cases there will be opportunities for hiking, mountain climbing, fish
ing, and swimming. There will be religious services on Sundays. Permission
to leave camp for a limited time outside of working hours may be granted,
j and visitors may be permitted to visit the camp, under the general rules
which will be established.
Q. What if a man gets sick or has an accident while he is in camp or
on the job?
A. He will receive free medical care, and hospital care if needed. So
far as accidents are concerned, he will come under the U. S. Compensation
Law governing federal employes.
Q. What will happen at the end of the six months?
A. The man will turn in the clothing and camp equipment he received
from the Army; and he will be sent back at Government expense to the
recruiting station where he originally applied; or to his home, if that is
j a shorter distance from the work camp than the recruiting station is.
Q. To sum it all up, what does a man get out of this offer?
A. Six months of hard but healthy outdoor work in the forests or nat
ional parks, in an enterprise that is for the benefits of the people of this
country. Six months of camp life,food, clothing, shelter, medical service,
and recreation plus S3O a month cash allowance for himself and his
dependents.
This is concise statement of the facts about Emergency Conservation
Work. There isn’t any “catch” or any “joker” about it. The representative
j of the local organization who has invited you to apply will be glad to
answer any other questions you hay have. No one is forcing you to go into*
i this work. The decision is up to you. Think it over. Make your own decision
as to whether you want to fill out the application blank and apply for a
| place in the ranks of these 250,000 American men who are going out into
j the forests for Emergency Conservation Work.
LET’S BUILD THIS GEORGIA HALL
REPORTS from many Georgia counties indicate that the fund for Georgia
Hall at Warm Springs is growing steadily. County organizations are being
completed, chairmen and committees are at work, and as the people learn of
the true meaning of Georgia Hall the contributions flow in.
Despite the generous publicity given the movement by Georgia newspap
ers, the erroneous impression has been gained by many citizens that the pro
posed building at Warm Springs is to be a home for President Roosevelt or
a "hotel” for paying guests. Nothing could be further from the truth.
Georgia Hall is to be the central structure of a large group of buildings
devoted to the cause of healing crippled children and other sufferers front
infantile paralysis. It will provide rooms for them and free them from their
present quarters in an ancient and dangerous wooden building.
The Warm Spring Foundation, under its charter, can not become a money
making institution. No individual can profit by its operation. It has
endowment fund. A certain amount of free treatment and lodging is avail
able to those who cannot pay; this is provided by the “Polio Crusaders,” an
organization of the patients themselves, who raise money in various ways.
As more contributions are received, more free treatment can be provided.
The amount needed for building Georgia Hail is SIOO,OOO. a modest sum
for Georgia to give. It is evident that this can not be expected from a small
group of large givers, nor is this to be desired in small amounts by many
thousands as a tribute to him from the people of Georgia, his “other home.”
In Atlanta, as in other cities and towns, an intensive campaign is to be
undertaken in which every citizen is invited to share. Some contributors are
giving a dollar for each of their children, who have been spared the dread
malady of infantile paralysis which has crippled so many thousands. Such
gifts are welcomed, and each child receives a certificates bearing the signa
ture of Franklin D. Roosevelt.
There are numerous demands just now- upon the generosity of the public
but surely there are many thousands of Georgians who can spare at least a
small contribution as their .share in this token of appreciation to the man who
invested so largely of his own personal fortune to build in Georgia a sanita
rium for these unfortunates. Once Georgia has thus Indicated Its Interest,
the Warm Springs Foundation can with good grace ask for support from the
United States at large.
—Editorial from Atlanta Georgian, April 4, 1933.
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