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UNITAH COUNTY BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE
Mr. Glen D. Reese, Director of Selection Dear Mr. Reese: I have your letter of March 6th, regarding the C.C.C. Since I have been employed under the Relief Administration, the C.C.C. has been an important factor in the work. It has been our desire to encourage as many boys who are eligible under the program to enroll in the C.C.C. Camp, both for themselves and for the benefits that the allottee receives through the enrollment of these boys in camp. One reason why the camp has been beneficial to our county, is because of the lack of opportunities and advantages that a boy has when he has completed high school and is not financially able to go to college. There is no work for the boys of his age, in a small town, and the boys become restless with so much time on their hands and they begin to spend it in pool halls and on the street. The boys from the Vernal C.C.C. Camp are entering into the social life of the community by putting on programs at the Unitah High School and taking part in the M.I.A. Mutual plays. At the present time, Vernal First Ward have thirty-six C.C.C. boys enrolled in the M' Men Class. The projects that are now under construction are a reservoir at Lapoint, a reservoir and diversion ditch under construction at Dog Valley, a corral at Jensen, and a bridge at Paddy's Gap, on the Diamond Mountain truck trail. The allottees have received great benefits from enrollees in the camp. In some cases the allotment is sufficient to supply the family needs and therefore the case has been closed. During the month of December and January, the C.C.C. boys have been clearing roads for the school buses and mail routes, and so that the stockman of this district can get feed to their sheep and cattle. As a result of the opening and clearing of these roads, the stockmen have been saved thousands of dollars and have been assured of not losing entire herds of sheep and cattle. I feel that the Civilian Conservation Corps has been very beneficial to our county, and trust that it may be a permanent program. Yours truly,
UNITAH COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WELFARE
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