The following young men were examined for their physical qualifications last Saturday and Sunday and sent to Jefferson Barracks, St. Louis, to train to fit them for work in one of Uncle Sam’s reforestation camps under the president’s plan for unemployment relief:  Millard J. Pender, Raymond J. Smith, C. Rudolph Kerley and Howard L. Tripp, of Alto Pass; Floyd A. Culley, Orville M. Little, Floyd R. Childers, Jesse L. Musgrave, H. Glen Dye, Alonzo I. Ross, Everett R. Harrell, Cobden; Truman Boyer, Robert L. Tolbert, Harvey E. Pearce, Elbert S. Clardy, John W. Kirkpatrick, Anna; Gilbert G. Fowler, Herbert Elkins, Edward Eugene Hamilton, Woodrow W. Cantrell, Lester R. Norris, Earl J. Tripp, Glen Hammon, James C. Randall, Jesse J. Sronce, Carl F. Hileman, Delmar L. Barker, Jonesboro; Joseph E. Powles, Roy D. Lasley, Harley E. McCommons, Harold L. Poole, Dennis Carl Smith, Charles L. Cox, Paul E. Acuff, Homer C. Lingle, Dongola; Dorris F. Lindsey, Makanda; George W. Rogers, Cortia T. Skiles, McClure.
(Jonesboro Gazette, Jonesboro, Illinois, Friday, 26 May 1933)

    Nearly 200 young men are in camp of the State Forest Preserve west of Jonesboro.  They came in last Friday night.  Of the Union County bunch who were recently sent to St. Louis, eight (?) are in the home camp instead of being assigned to the far west.  They are Bert Matthews, Elmer Sadler, Ray Housman, Lloyd Sanders, John Tripp, and Cecil Watkins, of Jonesboro and Ed Wright of Anna.  Some of the Union County boys who were sent to St. Louis will be assigned to camps in the far west.
    Strict military rules and regulations are maintained at the local camp.  Captain Gridley, Lieutenant Collins and Sergt. Dassler of the U. S. Army are in charge.  Mr. Koleman represents the state forestry department.
    Another camp has been established at Giant City Park in Jackson County.
(Jonesboro Gazette, Friday, 30 Jun 1933)

A car of recruits for the reforestation camp at the forest preserve west of Jonesboro, arrived here last Saturday morning from East St. Louis.  This makes the population of the camp nearly 200.
 (Jonesboro Gazette, Friday, 21 Jul 1933)

    Camp Giant City, Aug. 24.--Pursuant to instructions received from the department of labor, in conjunction with U. S. Army officials of the Sixth Corp Area at Chicago, Alva Sinks of Jonesboro has been promoted to the rank of assistant leader.
    Mr. Sinks was accepted from the department of labor at Anna, Ill., and after being tentatively enrolled at Scott Field, was forwarded to Jefferson Barracks, Mo.  Following the customary training period at the Barracks, Mr. Sinks was assigned to the 696th Co. at Giant City State Park.
    This promotion entitles Mr. Sinks to an increase in pay, and the right to wear three stripes, signifying his new rank.
(Jonesboro Gazette, 1 Sep 1933)

William Randolph, who is in the forest army and is in the camp near Miller Pond, spent the weekend with his parents here (Big Creek).
(Jonesboro Gazette, Friday, 20 Oct 1933)

Clarence Rhodes has joined the CCC camp and is stationed at Giant City Park near Makanda.
 (Jonesboro Gazette, Friday, 19 Jan 1934)

    Two and a half million trees will be planted this spring by the Conservation Corps Camps engaged in soil erosion work under the direction of the State Department of Conservation, it has been announced by Director C. F. Thompson of the Department of Conservation.
    This tree planting will reclaim an estimated 166,000 acres of eroded land.  The necessary preliminary work, such as construction of check dams, and leveling eroded slopes, has been or is being completed.  Ten camps are engaged in this work in several sections of the state.
    One million of the young trees that will be used will be obtained from the state operated and owned tree nursery at the State Forest in Union County.  The State Division of Parks will also set out over a million trees in state parks this spring if money is made available for his purpose by the federal government, according to Robert Kingery, director of the Department of Public Works and Buildings.  The state camps already have planted about 90,000 trees, 30,000 shrubs, and 6,000 vines in several of the state parks.
(Jonesboro Gazette, Jonesboro, Illinois, Friday, 19 Jan 1934)

Earl Corzine and Warren Hileman, of the CCC camps of Grafton, Ill., spent the weekend here with their families.  Mr. Hileman remained here on account of the illness of Mrs. Hileman.
(Jonesboro Gazette, Friday, 9 Feb 1934)

Warren Hileman and Earl Corzine who have been members of the Veterans Camp at Grafton, Ill., for several months, have been granted a transfer to the Pomona camp near Alto Pass.
(Jonesboro Gazette, Friday, 16 Feb 1934)
 
Several of the boys of our community (Morgan School) that are in the CCC camps visited home folks Saturday night and Sunday. 
(Jonesboro Gazette, Friday, 9 Feb 1934)

Eddie Kerr, who has been with a CCC camp in Wisconsin for several months, arrived here the first of the week and will visit with his grandmother, Mrs. W. H. Kerr.
 (Jonesboro Gazette, Friday, 16 Feb 1934)
 
Frederick Clark of the CCC camp made a short call at the J. L. Lyerly home Saturday evening.
 (Jonesboro Gazette, Friday, 23 Feb 1934)

Walter Powell of the CCC camps at Makanda spent the weekend with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Powell.
 (Jonesboro Gazette, Friday, 23 Feb 1934)

The CCC Camp at the Forest Preserve west of Jonesboro has been quarantined because of the measles in the camp.  Boys will be boys.
(Jonesboro Gazette, Friday, 9 Mar 1934)

Dr. and Mrs. Edward Bollinger, formerly of the state hospital, were in Anna Monday visiting friends.  Dr. Bollinger has been assigned to the CCC camp west of Jonesboro.  He has been in that service for the past year.
(Jonesboro Gazette, Friday, 9 Mar 1934)

Glenn Hinkle of the CCC camp spent from Thursday until Sunday with home folks
(Jonesboro Gazette, Friday, 9 Mar 1934)
 
Glen Hinkle and Ward Fisher of the CCC camp of Makanda spent over Sunday with home folks
(Jonesboro Gazette, Friday, 30 Mar 1934)
 
Lester Norris from the CCC camp of Pittsfield spent the weekend with his mother, Mrs. Mae Batson.
(Jonesboro Gazette, Friday, 30 Mar 1934)

Earl Corzine, Warren Hileman and Walter Powell of the CCC camp spent the weekend with home folks.
 (Jonesboro Gazette, Friday, 27 Apr 1934)

B. A. Lipe of the CCC camp near Jonesboro had one of his feet injured one day last week when a log some of the men were moving rolled on his foot.  He is at home at this writing.
 (Jonesboro Gazette, Friday, 27 Apr 1934)

George Keller of the CCC camp of Murphysboro spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Smith.
 (Jonesboro Gazette, Friday, 27 Apr 1934)

Don Myers, of upstate, formerly of the CCC camp here, is visiting with friends in this community (Clear Creek).
(Jonesboro Gazette, Friday, 20 Jul 1934)

Rev. and Mrs. Leo Baltzell and Arthur Ashely of the CCC camp at Grafton, Ill., has returned home to stay.  He came last Tuesday afternoon.
(Jonesboro Gazette, Friday, 27 Jul 1934)
 
Walter Powell and is friend Will Inskeep, two of the CCC boys from LeRoy, Ill., spent from Friday until Sunday here with Walter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Powell.
(Jonesboro Gazette, Friday, 10 Aug 1934)
 
Capt. M. A. Dawson of Giant City Park, who has charge of the location of government camps in this district, was here Wednesday with a lease prepared for the ground for the erosion camp in Anna for execution by officers of the fair association for one year with the privilege of a longer period if desired.  The lease will be signed at a meeting of the fair directors Thursday evening and sent in.  The camp will occupy 10 acres of city property which the fair association has under lease and a small part of the fair ground property.  It is expected that the work of preparing the ground and erecting the buildings will be started shortly after September 1.  It will be known as Camp Mill Creek.  A similar camp is now being located near Reynoldsville, and work of construction has been commenced.  It will be known as Camp Houston.
(Jonesboro Gazette, Friday, 24 Aug 1934)

Marvin Burris of the CCC camp called on Miss Eulah Hancock Saturday night.
(Jonesboro Gazette, Friday, 24 Aug 1934)

Don Johnson was called to Sparta, Ill., Wednesday to take a foremanship job in the conservation camp there.
(Jonesboro Gazette, Friday, 31 Aug 1934)
 
Glen Hinkle of the CCC camp at LeRoy, Ill., spent the weekend with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hinkle.
(Jonesboro Gazette, Friday, 7 Sep 1934)

Edward Hartline has now found employment with the CCC camp at Giant City.
(Jonesboro Gazette, Friday, 28 Sep 1934)

Finis Friese, who has been employed at the CCC camp near Wolf Lake, has been transferred to Anna to work on the camp, as the camp near Wolf Lake has been completed there are now 230 boys in the camp.
(Jonesboro Gazette, Friday, 26 Oct 1934)

Admitted to Hale Willard Memorial Hospital in Anna Nov. 9th, Paul Wheeler, of Wolf Lake CCC camp, with a fractured skull.
(Jonesboro Gazette, Friday, 16 Nov 1934)

Admitted to Hale-Willard Memorial Hospital in Anna Nov. 13th, John Wilson and Howard Koonce, of the CCC camp, for X-ray pictures for broken arms.
(Jonesboro Gazette, Friday, 16 Nov 1934)

Two more of the erosion men of the Anna camp, C. R. Logan, superintendent, and S. H. Gates, foreman, came to make arrangements to commence to fill gullies on the C. G. Williams farm in Wireless Station Tuesday, Nov. 13th.
(Jonesboro Gazette, Friday, 16 Nov 1934)
 
Edward Hartline of the CCC camp at Giant City spent the weekend with his family.
(Jonesboro Gazette, Friday, 30 Nov 1934)

Twenty-six of our CCC camp boys with Mr. Gates as foreman done a lot of good work and quite an improvement on C. G. Williams' farm last week.  They haven't completed their job, but will complete it next spring, setting trees and sowing grass seeds of different varieties.  The writer is well pleased with their work.  You farmers that need such work down by Uncle Sam should be glad to let the boys do the job while it is gratis.  The boys, under the supervision of Mr. Gates, were very nice and gentlemanly here in Wireless Station.
(Jonesboro Gazette, Friday, 23 Nov 1934)
 
Wallace Franklin of CCC camp of Wolf Lake was admitted to Hale-Willard Memorial Hospital Nov. 20th for care and medical treatment.
(Jonesboro Gazette, Friday, 23 Nov 1934)

 Clifford Davis from the CCC camp called on Miss Zelma Lyerla, Sunday evening.
(Jonesboro Gazette, Friday, 30 Nov 1934)

Glen Hinkle who is in the CCC camp at Leroy, Ill., is spending the holidays with his parents, Mr. and Ms. Thomas Hinkle.
(Jonesboro Gazette, Friday, 4 Jan 1935)

Glen Hinkle, who has been in the CCC camp at LeRoy, Ill., for a year is home to stay.
(Jonesboro Gazette, Friday, 12 Apr 1935)

Everett Fox of the CCC camp at Murphysboro spent the weekend with home folks.
(Jonesboro Gazette, Friday, 18 Jan 1935)

 SOIL EROSION CAMP 625
    January 7, 1935.—C. C. C. Company 625 now, located in the fine, comfortable, new camp on the fair grounds in Anna, is comparatively new to this community; but its officers technical supervisors and its enlisted personnel comprise a veteran organization with a notable work performance record in the control of gullies and general soil erosion.
    This company is one of the oldest in the point of service in the C. C. C.  It was assembled at Fort Sheridan in the early summer of 1933, and after a brief period of conditioning, was assigned to duty as a soil erosion control until, of which there are now 19 in the state of Illinois.
    Soil erosion and gully control work as performed by this company is under direct supervision of the United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, represented at this Emergency Conservation Camp by Mr. C. R. Logan, superintendent, and his technical staff of supervisory engineers.  Soil erosion control work at this time, as practiced by this camp deals with the repair of privately-owned farms that have been seriously damaged by gully erosion, and centers about the construction of woven wire-brush, pole, plank, log and rock dams.  These dams are designed for the purpose of checking active erosion and retarding the water run-off after rainfall in points of heavy water concentration—such as gullies that are eroding actively and are allowing top soil from surrounding acres in wash down to low points and rivers where this valuable rich soil passes beyond reclamation.
    All dams and supplementary structures are constructed to exact specifications prepared by hydraulic engineers and having proven effective in checking gully erosion, especially when these dams are augmented by planting of trees, grasses and other close-cover vegetation for the purpose of holding the soil loosened by sloping of banks and sides of gullies to a flat gradient.
    Work crews or details from this camp work on privately owned farms under direct supervision of highly trained engineers who direct the construction of necessary structures.  No charge is made to landowners for either labor or materials they are merely asked to cooperate to the extent of their ability, and to supply timber for posts and necessary brush, sage grass, or straw—camp labor will cut the posts, brush and grass.
    The soundness of this work program is backed by the experience gained in almost two years of intensive soil erosion control work performed by members of this camp in Carroll, Whiteside, Pulaski, and Alexander counties of Illinois, in addition to the important conservation work now being done here in Union County.  Mr. C. R. Logan reports that in the short time the camp has been here 28 farms have been worked on, and 15 completed with the exception of tree planting.  1,476 dams of various types have been built, 605 linear feet of diversion ditch dug, 64,475 square yard of gully banks and eroded areas sloped to a flat grade, and a half mile of gravel road built into the camp area.  Due to bad road conditions, some of work scheduled has been suspended until more favorable access can be had to the properties to be worked on.
    A change in the work program is contemplated and should be initialed in early summer of 1935.  More emphasis will be placed on prevention of erosion, particularly that of the sheet erosion type, rather than in the repair of gullied land that has already been ruined by heavy erosion.  This preventative work will take the form of terracing of the Mangum type with variable graded water channels and correctly designed outlets.  Terracing equipment will be purchased though a fund financed by a local committee, and will be operated on a no-profit basis, the purpose being only to liquidate the amount of the investment over the life of the equipment.  The actual monetary cost to landowners for terracing of slopes of less than 10 feet in 100 feet will be comparatively low and should average under $2 per acre under favorable conditions.  This amount it negligible when appreciated value of terraced land is compared with that of unterraced land that is rapidly depreciating in value through active sheet erosion.  Competent engineers from Anna Camp E. C. W. No. 71-PE will be available at no cost for the laying out and supervision of terrace construction to the latest specifications.  Camp labor will be available at no cost for the purpose of constructing proper terrace outlets.
    Soil surveys conducted by the University of Illinois show that over 12 million acres in the state of Illinois are subject to sheet erosion, and are suitable for cultivation only under approved erosion control practices.  It is estimated that 80 percent of all tillable land in Union County is rapidly being rendered worthless by sheet erosion.  Where no effort is made to control or correct this destruction of rich soil, which is being permanently lost, the loss amounts to as much as 110 tons per acre on slopes of eight feet in one hundred feet, and this loss would be increased on steeper slopes.
    This soil erosion camp, in cooperation with Mr. Bierbaum, of the Union County Farm Bureau, is scheduling a series of meetings throughout Union County, at which an engineer representative of the camp will explain terracing and the improved methods of combating erosion.  All landowners possessing land suitable for terracing should arrange to attend these meetings, even though they feel disinterested, as the subjects to be discussed are of vital importance to their interests.  Cards announcing the time and place of the meetings will be mailed soon to people throughout the county; further announcements will be made through this paper in the near future.
(Jonesboro Gazette, Friday, 18 Jan 1935

Several boys at the CCC camp are under quarantine because of a few cases of measles there.
(Jonesboro Gazette, Friday, 18 Jan 1935)

CAMP MILL CREEK NEWS
    Five meetings on soil erosion were held in Union County during the week ending Jan. 19th.  These meetings are being sponsored by E. A. Bierbaum and a committee of land owners throughout Union County.
    The committeemen who sponsored the meetings held thus far and the place of the meeting are as follows:  Willis Lamer, Cobden; Jerome Lentz, Anna; Roy Penninger, Mt. Pleasant; Frank Kimber, Egypt school, and Harvey Hinkle, Meisenheimer school.
    The large attendance at most of these meetings indicates considerable interest in the control of soil erosion.  The largest attendance was recorded at Egypt school, where all available seats were filled and some were required to stand.
    The following soil erosion control meetings in Union County will be held as follows:  January 28, Water Valley school, committeeman, O. H. Clutts; January 20, Meisenheimer school (west), committeeman Van E. Dillow; January 30, Karraker school, committeeman, James M. Keller; January 31, Saratoga school, committeeman, Joseph Sitter; February 1, Kornthal church, committeeman C. L. Fulenwider; February 4, Alto Pass school, committeeman, Lawrence Sitter; February 5, True Love School, committeeman, Ed Wiggs.  If you have not attended one of the former meetings, you should by all means attend one of these coming meetings.  If you can not arrange to be present you should not arrange to be present you should by all means consult C. R. Logan, superintendent, Anna Camp CCC and find out just what benefits you can receive from the proposed terracing program.
    The camp at the fair grounds in Anna is officially formed the 625th Company CCC, Camp Mill Creek, PE-71 (Ill.).  At present there are 270 members who have enrolled at various periods and from various sections of the state.  Some of them have been in the organization from its birth.  During the month of January twelve new enrollees have been added to the roster.  These twelve recruits came from three different counties.  Tow of them were enrolled at Belleville, St. Clair County, two came from different points in Johnson County, while eight came from scattered towns in Pulaski County.
    These enrollees are quartered in barracks.  There are six of these buildings at Camp Mill Creek.  Each of these buildings will accommodate approximately forty enrollees.  The enrollees sleep on steel cots, which are spaced at equal intervals along each wall and all made up alike.  Besides the barracks, there is a fine bath house, equipped with showers and faucet with hot and cold running water, a mess hal, centrally located, serves both for meals and for company lectures and meetings; there is a dispensary where all cases of illness and accidents are taken for treatment; then there are the garage, the storehouse and the headquarters and forestry buildings.  In addition to these, one of the barracks is partitioned off for a recreation hall.  Here the members of the company come to read, study and play games.  Classes are held each week day night on various subjects.  Here, also, is located the library, which includes 200 of the best books; in addition there are magazines and papers for the asking.
    The 625 Company Cagers defeated the Jonesboro Independents in a fast game played at the city gym in Anna on Wednesday, Jan. 16.  The final score was 31 to 20.  At no time in the fame did Jonesboro five gain the lead.  For the camp team, the Titus brothers starred both on the offensive and the defensive.  They scored 20 of the 31 points piled up by the Camp Mill Creek team.  Raymond Titus scored eleven of these points, while John tallied nine.  Foe Jonesboro, Adams, the curly headed center, scored nine points, while Rich tallied six.
    Another fast game will be played at 8 p.m. in the city gym in Anna on Jan. 23, between the 625 Company cagers and the fast Mounds Boosters.  It is expected that this game will be a battle from the starting blast of the referees whistle until the gong is sounded to end the game.  The admission will be 10 and 20 cents.
    The 625 Company is planning an inter-barracks basketball league.  These games will be played, beginning Wednesday, Jan. 30, as preliminaries in the main games play at the city gym every Wednesday night.  Already there are quite a few arguments going on as to which barracks can put out the best team.  As a result we expect to see quite a bit of competition in these matches.
    The pinochle and bridge tournament held at Camp Mill Creek ended last Saturday with Leon Calhoun and Chapman McIntire winning the pinochle classic, while Wagers and Sargent, two of the state foremen, won the bridge tournament.
(Jonesboro Gazette, Friday, 25 Jan 1935)

Howard Fabry, of Anna CCC camp was admitted on 11 Mar 1935, to Hale-Willard Memorial Hospital for medical care.
(Jonesboro Gazette, Friday, 15 Mar 1935)

 SOME FACTS ABOUT 625th CO.
    The 625th Company CCC was organized at Fort Sheridan, Ill., in June, 1933.
    It moved to Camp Grant, Ill., June 9, 1933, under command of Lieutenant Charles Wesner, 3rd F. A.
    From Camp Grant, 625th Company was moved on July 15, 1933, to Camp Mt. Carroll, Mt. Carroll, Ill.
    On Aug. 17, 1933, the command of Company 625 was turned over to Lieutenant Edgar D. Stark, 2nd Inf.
    On Dec. 16, 1933, this company moved to Camp Mounds, Mounds, Ill.  At this time the commanding officer was Captain Ivan A. Chesbro, Fa-Res., who had taken over this command on Dec. 5, 1933.
    On May 7, 1933, one company again moved to Mt. Carroll, Ill., and moved from there to Camp Mill Creek, Anna, Ill., on Nov. 2, 1934.
    With the company at present are Captain Ivan A. Chesbro, Fa-Res., commanding officer; Lieut. Thomas D. Patterson, Cav.-Res., company officer; Lieut. Joseph C. Sides, Ch-Res., chaplain; Dr. E. W. Scott, contract surgeon; Rane S. Bohon, Jr., educational adviser.
    The company is composed of enrollees of various ages and many occupations.  They come from all sections of the state.  Some have been in only a few days, while others have a service record that dates back to the birth of the organization.  Their wages range from $30 to $35 per month and besides this they are well fed, furnished plenty of clothing suitable for the season and housed in comfortable barracks.
(Jonesboro Gazette, Friday, 25 Jan 1935)
 
Floyd Barns of CCC camp Wolf Lake was admitted 15 Jan 1935 to Hale-Willard Memorial Hospital with pneumonia.
(Jonesboro Gazette, Friday, 25 Jan 1935)

Edward Schever of CCC camp at Anna was admnitted 25 Jan 1935, for medical care at Hale-Willard Memorial Hospital, discharged.
(Jonesboro Gazette, Friday, 1 Feb 1935)
 
Edward Baker of CCC camp, Anna, was admitted Jan. 26 for medical care.
(Jonesboro Gazette, Friday, 1 Feb 1935)

Neubern Lyerla, of near Alto Pass, came here last week to his son, Leland, of the CCC camp, who has the measles.
(Jonesboro Gazette, Friday, 1 Feb 1935)

Harry Campbell of Wolf Lake CCC camp was admitted 8 Feb 1935, for medical care.
(Jonesboro Gazette, Friday, 15 Feb 1935)
 
Rhuben Lambert, of Anna CCC camp was admitted 21 Feb 1935 for medical care.
(Jonesboro Gazette, Friday, 15 Feb 1935)
 
The CCC boys put on a nice play at Trulove school (Lick Creek) last Tuesday night.
(Jonesboro Gazette, Friday, 22 Feb 1935)

The CCC boys of Ellis Ridge are opening up a gravel pit on J. S. Minton's place.  They expect to finish graveling the Rattle Snake road, which needs it very bad.
(Jonesboro Gazette, Friday, 22 Feb 1935)

Willie Theiss, who has been in a CCC camp near Wolf Lake, has been taken to a St. Louis hospital and he writes his family here (Balcom) that he has scarlet fever.
(Jonesboro Gazette, Friday, 22 Feb 1935)

Willie Theiss, who with the CCC boys at Huddleson Camp near Wolf Lake spent the weekend with his family.
(Jonesboro Gazette, 19 Apr 1935)

Charles Edmondson, of Anna CCC camp was admitted for medial care to Hale-Willard Memorial Hospital.
(Jonesboro Gazette, 1 Mar 1935)

Walter Powell of this place (Balcom) and Ralph Eastwood of Carbondale, both of whom are with the CCC camp at LeRoy, Ill., visited here last week with the former's father, Jack Powell.
(Jonesboro Gazette, 1 Mar 1935)

Everett Fox, of the CCC camp at Murphysboro, spent the weekend here (Mountain Glen) with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Fox.
(Jonesboro Gazette, 1 Mar 1935)
 
John Cocking, of Anna CCC camp was admitted 5 Mar 1935, for medical care.
(Jonesboro Gazette, 8 Mar 1935)

A large number of CCC boys here (Clear Creek) returned to their homes the weekend.  Only a few remained for another six months.
(Jonesboro Gazette, 5 Apr 1935)

Myrle Kupfer spent the weekend with home folks.  After serving out his term with the CCC Camp below Jonesboro he has re-enlisted for another term of six months.
(Jonesboro Gazette, 12 Apr 1935)

Michael Griffin, of Wolf Lake CCC camp, was admitted 12 Apr 1935, to Hale-Willard Memorial Hospital.
(Jonesboro Gazette, 19 Apr 1935)

Paul Connelly, of CCC camp near Chicago is home for a few days with his mother, Martha Connelly.
(Jonesboro Gazette, 19 Apr 1935)

CAMP RECRUITS
    The examination of applicants from relief families for CCC camp (one lines was left out in the original) forenoon, April 20, at the Anna Chamber rooms.  Only two of those who applied were rejected.
    No man discharged from a CCC camp with less than five nor more than thirteen months of service was eligible to enroll.  The time specification was rigidly enforced.  Service of thirteen months and a day or four months and twenty-nine days disqualified.  Those re-enrolling or enrolling for the first time had to be 18 to 25 years of age.
    Those accepted were the following:
    Owen St. John, Anna, Clarence H. Morgan, Cobden, Kelvie Bryant, Anna, James B. Brooksher, Anna, John Gibbs, Anna, Herman E. Nicholson, Jonesboro, Roy C. Palmer, Anna, Merritt Jordan, Anna, Albert Smith, Jonesboro, Gilbert E. Penrod, Alto Pass, Charles S. Campbell, Jr., Anna, Huston R. Rider, Dongola, Rolla L. Basler, Cobden, Earl V. Hammond, Dongola, Willie F. Copeland, Mill Creek, William T. Arnold, Jonesboro, Willie D. Butler, Jonesboro, Woodrow W. Watkins, Dongola, Norman E. Thompson, Anna, Lee Roy Williams, Alto Pass, Arthur Fite, Alto Pass, James B. Kelley, Jonesboro, Howard Lorrain Tripp, Alto Pass, Frank V. Scott, Cobden, Cecil A. Gaddis, Dongola, Roy E. Vines, Dongola, Ernest O. Sandlin, Anna, Jesse Dirden, Cobden, Herbert H. Elkins, Jonesboro, Claude Stroud, Cobden, Frank Chapman, Alto Pass, Wesley DeHart, Alto Pass. Earl Drum, Wolf Lake.
  (Jonesboro Gazette, 26 Apr 1935)

Walter Powell, a member of the CCC camp at LeRoy, Ill., motored down Thursday and spent until Sunday here (Balcom) with his father, Jack Powell.
(Jonesboro Gazette, 3 May 1935)

Charles Cheek of Anna CCC camp was admitted May 3, 1935 to the hospital with a fractured hand. 
(Jonesboro Gazette, 10 May 1935)

Clarence Morgan of the CCC camp at Anna spent the weekend with home folks.
(Jonesboro Gazette, 17 May 1935)

Dr. and Mrs. Butner were called to Michigan the past week by the death of her mother, Dr. Butner is a physician at the CCC camp at Pomona.
(Jonesboro Gazette, 31 May 1935)

Clarence Coleman, supervisor of the CCC camp at Jonesboro, left Saturday for Greenville where he will be located, being that his men were moved there.
(Jonesboro Gazette, 7 Jun 1935)
 
Bromley Hamilton, of Anna CCC camp, was admitted to the hospital 22 Jun 1935, for an appendectomy.
(Jonesboro Gazette, 28 Jun 1935)

Paul Connelly of the CCC camp near Chicago spent over the Fourth with his mother, Mrs. Martha Connelly.
(Jonesboro Gazette, 12 Jul 1935)

John Porter, of the Forestry division of Camp Pomona was admitted to Hale-Willard Memorial Hospital in Anna for treatment of burns he received when a tank of gasoline exploded on him.
(Jonesboro Gazette, 19 Jul 1935)

Lawrence Bittle, who is in the CCC camp at Greenville, has purchased a new automobile.
(Jonesboro Gazette, 2 Aug 1935)

Clarence Coleman, of the Greenville CCC camp spent the weekend here with his family.
(Jonesboro Gazette, 9 Aug 1935)

Rev. Leo Belcher conducted services at Fairview Saturday night, Sunday and Sunday night.  A minister was also present from the CCC camp Sunday night.  One baptism was administered Sunday in Clear Creek near the church house.  A revival is being considered, which will take place within a short time.
(Jonesboro Gazette, 30 Aug 1935)

Elbert Rendleman, of Carbondale, a member of the CCC camp at Makanda, spent last weekend here (Alto Pass) with relatives.
(Jonesboro Gazette, 30 Aug 1935)

Harry Miller of the CCC camp at Greenville spent the weekend here (Mountain Glen) with his family.
(Jonesboro Gazette, 6 Sep 1935)

    Earl Corzine has joined the Veterans CCC camp again and left Saturday for Makanda, but does not known where he will be located.
(Jonesboro Gazette, 6 Sep 1935)

    Clarence Coleman, who is supervisor in an up-state CCC camp spent from Friday till Monday here (Balcom) with his family.
(Jonesboro Gazette, 6 Sep 1935)

    Franklin Hinkle, who is with a CCC camp near Simpson, in Johnson County, spent the weekend here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Tolbert Hinkle.
(Jonesboro Gazette, 6 Sep 1935)

    Earl Corzine, who was sent to a veterans' camp at Fort Sheridan when he first enlisted, has been transferred to the camp at Jonesboro.
(Jonesboro Gazette, 20 Sep 1935)

    Walter Powell, who has been in the CCC camp at LeRoy, Ill., has returned home from an indefinite visit.
(Jonesboro Gazette, 20 Sep 1935)

    O. F. Jones and Ralph Rider of the CCC camp of Makanda were admitted to Anna City Hospital for first aid treatment.
(Jonesboro Gazette, 27 Sep 1935)

    A large number attended the services at Fairview Sunday night, conducted by Rev. Peppersack of the camp here.  The Fairview Sunday School picnicked at the Forest Preserve Sunday and the church also held services at the CCC camp Sunday morning.
(Jonesboro Gazette, 27 Sep 1935)

    C. C. C. Company 625, Mill Creek Camp, at Anna has received orders to "standby" which means that the company will probably be moved, temporarily at least, to some other point.  While no official order has been received at the local camp to move, such an order is anticipated or expected by November 1.  It is understood that if the camp is transferred the boys will go to Highland, Wisconsin.  The Civilian Conservation Corps Co. 693 at Mounds, known as Camp Mounds, will be moved Friday of this week.  The officers and men of this camp will go to Pekin, Ill., which is a few miles south of Peoria.
(Jonesboro Gazette, 25 Oct 1935)

    Lawrence Godwin, Rolla Robinson, Charley Minton, Levi Nance, Herbert Griffiths, and Willis Basing of CCC of Peoria returned home last week.
(Jonesboro Gazette, 1 Nov 1935)

    Carlos Ellis, Jack Etherton, Otis DeHart, and Fred Lilley are employed at the CCC camp at Wolf Lake.
(Jonesboro Gazette, 1 Nov 1935)

    The CCC boys of Wolf Lake camp are coming along nicely with the roads in the cut hollow.
(Jonesboro Gazette, 15 Nov 1935)
 
    Ray Bassiee of the CCC camp at Camp Glen, makes his regular calls on Helen Chandler.
(Jonesboro Gazette, 15 Nov 1935)

    The CCC boys, led by Mr. Zimmerman, had charge of a prayer meeting Sunday night.  The services were enjoyed by a very large number.
(Jonesboro Gazette, 29 Nov 1935)
 
    The CCC boys have torn the bridge down across Cooper Creek, west of town (Mill Creek), and are putting in a new one, which was sure needed.
(Jonesboro Gazette, 6 Dec 1935)

     Clarence Morgan of the CCC camp near Wolf Lake is spending his Christmas vacation here with his father.
(Jonesboro Gazette, 27 Dec 1935)

     Vivian Mowery of CCC camp at Wolf Lake spent the weekend with his mother, Mrs. Stella Mowery.
(Jonesboro Gazette, 20 Dec 1935). 

    Jackie Peterman of the CCC camp at Simpson spent New Year's Week with home folks here.
(Jonesboro Gazette, 10 Jan 1936)

    Clarence Coleman, who is supervisor at a CCC camp near Greenville, spent the weekend here with his family.
(Jonesboro Gazette, 17 Jan 1936)

    Claude Corzine, who has been in a CCC camp for several months, but who is now stopping at Wolf Lake, where he is renewing his knowledge of telegraphy, visited relatives and friends here (Balcom) this week.
(Jonesboro Gazette, 24 Jan 1936)
 
    Clarence Morgan, a member of the CCC camp at McClure, is in the hospital at Cape Girardeau, Mo., having been operated on for appendicitis.  He developed pneumonia after the operation.  Last reports stated his condition as being as well as could be expected.
(Jonesboro Gazette, 31 Jan 1936)

    Alvin Sinks, who is a member of a CCC camp near Chicago, visited with his family here Saturday and Sunday.
 (Jonesboro Gazette, 14 Feb 1936)

    J. C. Johnson, who is a student of the S.I.N.U at Carbondale, has been employed to teach a course in art in the CCC camp at Makanda.
 (Jonesboro Gazette, 14 Feb 1936)
 
    Arthur Ashley, formerly of the CCC camp in Grafton, has recently been transferred to the Jonesboro camp near here.
 (Jonesboro Gazette, 14 Feb 1936)

    O. F. Jones came home the latter part of last week from Wisconsin, where he is a boss cook for a CCC camp, and will remain here for two or three weeks.  He was called here by the illness of Mrs. Jones, who is suffering a severe attack of flu, but is slowly recovering from it.
 (Jonesboro Gazette, 21 Feb 1936)

    Ray Bassette of the CCC camp at Camp Glen spent Saturday night and Sunday with his wife here.
 (Jonesboro Gazette, 21 Feb 1936)

    "Chalk" Morris has returned to his duties with the CCC camp at Pekin, Ill., after being confined to his home for the past three months with an attack of rheumatism.
 (Jonesboro Gazette, 27 Mar 1936)

    Lewis Minton was called home the past week from the CCC camp at Anna by the illness of his wife, who has been suffering from a severe attack of flu, but is recovering.
 (Jonesboro Gazette, 27 Mar 1936)
 
Clarence Morgan of the CCC camp near Mill Creek spent the weekend here with his father.
(Jonesboro Gazette, 6 Apr 1936)

POMONA CAMP WORK
    Camp Pomona, F-2, a forest service camp of the Shawnee Purchase Unit is located in the foothills of the Ozarks in Jackson County of Southern Illinois.  This camp was first occupied December 17, 1933, by a war veteran company from Lanchester, Wisconsin.  The camp is situated seven miles from Alto Pass, Illinois, a town of 500 population.  Upon the arrival of the veteran company in this vicinity it was necessary for them to walk to the camp site.  Today 25 miles of rock surfaced road make it possible to travel in and out of camp in any kind of weather.  The _____ army left Camp Pomona May 7, 1933, and this camp was occupied by colored junior enrollees company 620.   Company 620 is still at this camp.
    The area surrounding the camp offers many possibilities for erosion control and field planting work.  To reach this goal 350 acres of land have been planted in young tree plantations, and gully and roadside erosion control planting.  One of the purposes of this camp is to protect ground cover and young trees from fires.  To accomplish this point the group has one of the best records for fighting fires in this forest.  Constant watch is kept through the maintaining of fire patrols and lookouts.  Twenty-six miles of roadside cleanup for fire hazard reduction has been completed.  Along the lines of road construction the following accomplishments may be credited to this camp.  Two seventy foot and one hundred foot bridges have been constructed; 25,000 cubic yards of rock has been hauled and spread for road surfacing; drainage and maintenance is provided for all of the camp roads in this area.  Communication has been advanced through the construction of thirty miles of telephone line.
    The above accomplishments of Pomona Camp can be accredited to the spirit of good will and cooperation of the inhabitants of the camp area and the surrounding towns, together with the spirit of the enrollees of the camp and the supervising and facilitating personnel.
                    R. J. BURKE
                Camp Superintendent
  (Jonesboro Gazette, 1 May 1936)

    W. C. Pickett of the Union CCC camp spent the weekend here with Mr. and Mrs. Earl Corzine.
  (Jonesboro Gazette, 12 Jun 1936)

    Clarence Rhodes, who is in a CCC camp, is visiting his parents for a few days, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Rhodes.
 (Jonesboro Gazette, 19 Jun 1936)

    Clarence Coleman moved his family to Greenville, Ill., Sunday.  Mr. Coleman is foreman of the camps there.
(Jonesboro Gazette, 3 Jul 1936)

CCC BASEBALL GAME
    The several baseball leagues in the Jefferson Barracks CCC District have completed their scheduled games.
    A game to determine the championship in Southern Illinois will be played at Camp Murphysboro, Sunday, Sept. 20.  The game will start at 2:30 p.m.
    Umpires for the game will be Sergt. Jack Hellen and Steve O'Connor, a member of the Veterans Camp at Camp Union, Jonesboro.
(Jonesboro Gazette, 18 Sep 1936)

Harrisburg, Ill., Sept. 26--The eighth Civilian Conservation Corps Camps, which are being operated at present by the Shawnee Purchase Units, U. S. Forest Service, Department of Agriculture, will be continued for the eighth period of the Emergency Conservation Work, from Oct, 1, 1936, to March 31, 1937, inclusive.
    Camp Union at Jonesboro is one of the eight.
    The continuation of these camps will enable the U. S. Forest Service to proceed with a heavy road construction program, completion of many building improvements, nursery work, tree planting, timber land improvement, and other reforestation practices.
(Jonesboro Gazette, 2 Oct 1936)

Lewis Minton, who has spent the past year in the CCC camp, has returned to his home here.
(Jonesboro Gazette, 9 Oct 1936)

    Several of the young folks gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Bradley last Monday night.  The meeting was in honor of their son Robert, who left Tuesday for the CCC camps.
(Jonesboro Gazette, 16 Oct 1936)

    Earl Morgan is now stationed at the CCC camp at Giant City Park, near Makanda, and George O'Brien in Camp Union near Jonesboro.
(Jonesboro Gazette, 23 Oct 1936)

Earl Morgan of the CCC camp at Giant City spent the weekend with his father, Charles Morgan.
(Jonesboro Gazette, 30 Oct 1936)

Earl Morgan of the CCC camp at Giant City spent the weekend here with home folks.
(Jonesboro Gazette, 6 Nov 1936)

    Earl Morgan of the CCC camp at Makanda spent Saturday night and Sunday with his father, Charles Morgan.
(Jonesboro Gazette, 13 Nov 1936)

CC CAMP ENROLLMENT
    Announcement of January enrollment for CC camp Boys desiring to enlist for camp may now make application at the Relief Office in Jonesboro, Ill.
    Requirements:  Boys must be between the ages of 17 and 29 years.  Must be from relief families or near relief.
    Union County Relief Commission,
    Clyde Treece, Sec.
(Jonesboro Gazette, 4 Dec 1936)

    Robert Bradley, who is working at the CCC camp near Makanda, spent a few days here (Mill Creek) at home last week visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Bradley.
(Jonesboro Gazette, 4 Dec 1936)

Earl Morgan of the CCC camp at Giant City spent the weekend with his father, Charlie Morgan.
(Jonesboro Gazette, 4 Dec 1936)

REPLACEMENT ENROLLMENT
    The next CCC Replacement Enrollment will take place between January 1st and January 15th, 1937.  This will afford an opportunity for a large number of boys from needy families to receive the benefits of camp life and at the same time assist their family to the extent of $25 cash per month.  All boys from such families who are between the ages of 17 and 28 years inclusive are invited to enroll.  These boys are advised to get in touch with the Union County Relief Administration, Jonesboro, Ill., for proper referral to the Local Selecting Agent.
(Jonesboro Gazette, 18 Dec 1936)

    Henry Childers left last week for Lawrenceville where he will be stationed in the CCC camp there. 
(Jonesboro Gazette, 15 Jan 1937)

Robert Bradley, who is working in the CCC camps, spent the past week at home visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Bradley. 
(Jonesboro Gazette, 26 Feb 1937)

JONESBORO CAMP REQUESTS AID IN SECURING BOOKS
Library to be Established at Camp Union;
Organizations Back Book Drive
    Practically all organizations in Union County this week joined in a drive to secure books and magazines for the establishment of a library at the Camp Union C. C. C. Veterans Camp near Jonesboro.
    The drive for books followed a luncheon at the camp Monday noon at which organization heads from Anna and Jonesboro and representatives of the press attended.  Capt. L. B. Jaudon made an appeal to the group to aid him in securing books for a library.
    The luncheon given by the camp officers was followed by an inspection of the camp.  The work which is being done at the camp was outlined by officers and representative of the Forest Service.
    Those who attended the meeting were:  Dr. H. L. McGill, Mayor and Mrs. R. L. Shannon, Rayburn Ice, W. L. Ashcraft, P. M. West, Mrs. F. E. Davis, Mrs. R. L. Karraker, G. A. Henry, Mrs. John Coffman, Mrs. R. A. Willis, Mrs. Roy A. Brown, A. W. Walter, Jr., Mrs. R. W. Brown, Scott Grant, and C. C. Feirich.
(Jonesboro Gazette, 2 Apr 1937)

Camp Union Have Open House Sunday April 4
Camp Located in Union State Forest
To Celebrate Anniversary of C. C. C.
    Camp Union F-10, located six miles northeast of Jonesboro in the Union State Forest will celebrate the fourth anniversary of the founding of the Civilian Conservation Corps by holding an “open house” for the public on the afternoon of April 4.
    Lieutenant Jaudon, Camp Commander, gives assurance that all visitors will be furnished with guides who will explain the functions of the camp to everyone.
    Camp Union was established in June, 1933, shortly after the founding of the CCC movement.  At that time the camp was occupied by Junior Co. No. 1621.  The camp at that time was under supervision of the State Department of Conservation.  Later in May 31, 1935, the company was moved to Greenville, Illinois.  Following this the camp was unoccupied until August 8, 1935, when veteran Co. No. 2682 moved in.  This company is located in the camp at the present time.
    At the present, Camp Superintendent Clerender Mathis is in charge of the Forest Service work projects.  Although the camp has been under Forest Service jurisdiction only a year and eight months, they have shown ample evidence of their work and achievement to all persons in and around the camp area.  Familiar to many in the rustic Pine Hills Fire Checking Station which was constructed and manned by Camp Union.  The newly constructed 7.5 miles road lying along the foot of the Pine Hills just east of Aldridge and joining State Highway No. 150 with the Rattlesnake Ferry road has proven popular with many persons living in and out of the Forest.  In addition the camp maintains over forty miles of road throughout the camp area.
    The development of the recreational facilities along the Pine Hills road consisting of parking spaces, picnic tables, comfort stations, fireplaces and incinerators is carried on by Camp Union.  A number of wildlife ponds have been constructed to provide water for game and birds and additional ones are planned.
    Twenty miles of telephone lines are maintained by trained telephone crews of the camp.  Numerous bridges have been reinforced or reconstructed to improve present roads in use.
    Not only has construction work been followed, in addition thousands of trees have been planted throughout the fall and spring seasons covering approximately 200 acres.  Some of the plantations have been established for erosion control while others have been planted for timber production and watershed protection on abandoned land purchased by the Government.  Throughout the winter many timbered acres of Government land have undergone timber stand improvement measures.
    The time lost from work projects caused by sending men to forest fires has been quite excessive however this spring shows marked reduction in the number of man hours expended.  To us this signifies the development of a cooperative spirit between the camp and their neighbors.
    Operation of the Union State Nursery on a cooperative basis between the Forest Service and State Department of Conservation has employed many local men in addition to the C. C. C. labor.
In order that you may become better informed of the type of work carried on the C. C. C. and observe a camp in operation Camp Union extend you the invitation to visit them at their open house on the fourth anniversary of the Civilian Conservation Corps.  That is the afternoon of April 4, 1937.
(Jonesboro Gazette, 2 Apr 1937)

Giant City CCC Camp Inspected by Many Visitors
    696th Company, Camp Giant City of Makanda held open house on Sunday afternoon, April 4th, and was visited by many who were interested in the work, and in the personnel of the camp.  Work which had been done by enrollees was on display, and at least one enrollee had an opportunity to sell an oil painting which he had made.
    Visitors who had seen many Civilian Conservation Corps camps expressed the opinion that Giant City has at this time the finest camp they have ever seen.  Painting has recently been done in the Recreation Hall, Library and Mess Hall.  Shrubbery has been set this spring and the camp is always well policed.  Visitors this summer should find the camp even more attractive than it is at this time.
    Those visitors who had seen the camp four years ago, when the officers and men were quartered in tents were pleased to note the progress which had been made in the means by which the enrollees may be cared for in the way of health, education, recreation, and job training.  Several men each month are turned into jobs in private industry for which they have had some training in the CCC technical service.
(Jonesboro Gazette, 9 Apr 1937)

Robert Bradley of the C. C. C. camp spent a few days visiting here (Mill Creek) last week with his father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Bradley.
 (Jonesboro Gazette, 16 Apr 1937)

CCC CAMPS TO BE OPEN FOR ENROLLMENT ON THE FIRST OF OCTOBER
    Thousands of young men will receive their first initiation into the Civil Conservation Corps on October 1 for the tenth enrollment period.  It is no longer necessary to be on relief in order to join the Corps, it was explained by the Region Forest Service office here.
    Regular hours, good food, healthful work and an opportunity to improve their education in evening classes are among the outstanding advantages of the Corps, it was stated.  The knowledge gained in the evening classes and from the work projects in conservation, has enabled other thousands of young men to secure positions in other fields after leaving the CCC.
    A number of the men who will soon be enrolling will receive promotions to Leader and Assistant Leader with increased wages, it was stated.  These promotions give the men increased opportunities for learning the principles of such conservation activities as wildlife management, construction projects, forest surveys and soil conservation.  Eight hours a day are spent on work projects, leaving evenings and weekends for study and recreation.
    Among the camp activities and studies that have furnished employment for the men in private industry and automobile mechanics, typewriting, cooking, baking, truck driving and clerical work.  In the past some of the more outstanding enrollees have been promoted to foreman positions and even to Camp Superintendents at a salary of $2,000 a year. It was pointed out, however, that such promotions are not as frequent as formerly due to a reduction in the number of camps.
    The average man usually gains from eight to ten pounds during a six months enrollment.  Modern facilities of lighting and plumbing are in the camps and a recreation building furnishes books, magazine, and numerous games.
    In a number of instances arrangements have been made in the camps which enable enrollees to enter college.  The first scholarship ever offered by the University of Michigan for correspondence study was recently received by a CCC enrollee.  Some universities are offering correspondence courses at very reduced rates for men in the CCC camps.
    Part of the activity of each education advisor attached to each camp is arranging such recreation as parties and athletic teams.  After a six month period the average enrollee has saved $125.  All expenses are provided for when in the camps.
(Jonesboro Gazette, 17 Apr 1937)

JONESBORO BUSINESS MEN ASK OFFICIALS TO CONTINUE CAMP
Business And Civic Leaders Urge Government To
Retain Camp Union Here
    Jonesboro businessmen and civic leaders yesterday joined in an effort to have Veteran’s C. C. C. Camp Union retained and continued near Jonesboro.  A petition was circulated including the names of practically all of the businessmen in the town.
    The petition will be presented to government officials and every effort will be made to see that the camp and work planned by it is continued.
    The petition reads as follows:  “To whom it may concern:  We the citizens and business people of Union county, hereby request of the proper officials that the Veteran’s C. C. C. Camp be retained and continued at Camp Union, located seven miles west of Jonesboro, Illinois for many reasons.
    “First, there is much work that remains to be done in this vicinity; namely, the Historical Spot where Lincoln and Douglas held their debate in 1858, now owned by the Federal Government.  This is supposed to be listed as a National Park and should be landscaped and prepared for a public picnic grounds.
    “Secondly, there are many trails and scenic drives in this, the most scenic part of Illinois, that should be made so that it will be possible for many visitors to drive over them.
    “There are many other reasons besides these for our desire to have Camp Union remain a Veteran’s C. C. C. Camp since we consider the present personnel of Camp Union to be men of excellent character and under normal economic conditions would be an asset to any community.
(Jonesboro Gazette, Friday, 14 May 1937)

CAMP UNION TO BE CONTINUED
    Word was received at noon yesterday from Congressmen Kent E. Keller that plans to transfer the veterans’ camp from camp Union had been dropped.  He said that the department planned to continue the camp as in the past.
    Local citizens and Congressmen Keller are to be commended on the speed with which they handled the situation and secured the continuation of Camp Union here.
(Jonesboro Gazette, 21 May 1937)

    Earl Morgan of the C. C. C. camp at Makanda spent the weekend here with his father, Charles Morgan.
(Jonesboro Gazette, 4 Jun 1937)

 Earl Morgan and Albert O'Daniel of the C. C. C. camp spent the Fourth of July with home folks.
(Jonesboro Gazette, 9 Jul 1937)

CAMP UNION ENJOYS PROGRAM BY J. A. C.
    The Anna Jonesboro Junior Association of Commerce last Wednesday presented a program at Camp Union for the entertainment of the veterans stationed there.  The program was in charge of Walter Ashcraft, president and Lowell H. Mainer, chairman.
    The Four Egyptians, Harvey Mohler, Lawrence Shadrick, "Red" Henson and Harley Laird sang several numbers.  The veterans were led in the singing of several old time songs by Lawrence Shadrick, Neely Absher, and Johnny Meredith furnished the music.
(Jonesboro Gazette, 16 Jul 1937)
 
Robert Bradley who has been working in the C. C. C. camps the past year has returned home.
(Jonesboro Gazette, 23 Jul 1937)

    Earl Morgan of the C. C. C. camp at Makanda spent Thursday night with his father, Charles Morgan.
(Jonesboro Gazette, 30 Jul 1937)

Harry Miller of the CCC camps has been visiting the past week with his family.
(Jonesboro Gazette, 17 Sep 1937)

    George O'Brien entered the Veteran's C. C. C. camp at Jonesboro last week.
(Jonesboro Gazette, 8 Oct 1937)

    Don Hase, who has been out west in the CCC camps, the past year is spending a few days here visiting his father and mother.
 (Jonesboro Gazette, 19 Nov 1937)

    Robert Fowler spent the weekend with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Fowler.  He is stationed at Murphysboro in the CCC camp.
(Jonesboro Gazette, 28 Jan 1938)

C.C.C. WORK CREATES MANY BEAUTY SPOTS IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS
Forest Ranger H. A. Lucas Reports Results of Planning and Considerable Work
THE U.S. FOREST SERVICE OF UNION COUNTY
    Review of figures and reports for the calendar year, recently closed, gave some interesting facts concerning the work accomplishments of the Forest Service in Union County, according to District Ranger H. A. Lucas, who has headquarters at Jonesboro, and who has charge of Forest Service C. C. C. camps, doing work on the Delta Ranger District, a part of which is located in Union County.  Four C. C. C. camps—Camp Delta, formerly located in Alexander County near McClure, Camp Hutchins formerly east of Wolf Lake, Camp Pomona near Alto Pass, and Camp Union located in the State Forest, west of Jonesboro, have had a hand in the Forest Service Work in Union County.
    The work projects are many and varied, ranging from projects on National Forest lands within the county, from fire suppression, thru road construction, tree planting, wild life and game management work to development of areas suitable for recreation and enjoyment by the public.
FIRE FIGHTING ACTIVITIES
    During the period since August 13, 1935, when the C. C. C. company at Camp Union was reorganized as a Veteran company, and placed under the work supervision of the U. S. Forest Service, 12, 124 M. D.’s have been spent in Forest Fire protection and fire fighting activities.  The Forest Service does not like to consider man days spent in this way as an accomplishment, because they represent time lost to other work projects.  However, it must be realized that such expenditure of labor is necessary because woods and grass fires must be controlled and held to an absolute minimum if the proper management and administration of National Forest is to be assured.  In connection with the forest fire protection program, a 60-foot steel lookout tower has been constructed at Bald Knob, about 3 miles west of Alto Pass, a 100-foot tower has been placed about 3 miles southeast of Makanda, emergency lookouts have been constructed on the highest point of Atwood Ridge, about three miles southwest of Jonesboro, and at Wayside.  These towers are manned during periods of dangerous fire weather and from them the towermen report the location of fires, which they wee, to the headquarters at Jonesboro, so that fire fighting crews may be dispatched to the scene of the fire.
TELEPHONE LINES HAVE BEEN CONSTRUCTED
    Rapid communication between the lookout towers, C. C. C. camps and Ranger headquarters is necessary for proper protection and administration of the National Forest.  To this end 31 miles of telephone lines have been constructed and maintained by the C. C. C. to date.  All towers are connected to the Ranger’s headquarters by telephone, excepting the Water Valley, Atwood Ridge and Wayside towers.  Between these points and the headquarters an ultra high frequency short-wave radio serves as a means of communication.
SURFACE TRUCK TRAIL HAS BEEN CONSTRUCTED
    Roads, passable in all weather conditions, are also necessary in National Forest administration.  For this purpose, 26 1-4 miles of surfaced truck trails have been constructed since 1923 by the C. C. C. in Union County.  These roads ort truck trails supplement the county and state road system. It must be remembered that these roads are constructed primarily for the protection and administration of the National Forest, but they also serve in no small degree, the residents of the area through which they pass.  In all probability this road system will be extended in the future if found necessary.
    The production and development of Forest resources through a sound policy of management is the primary aim of the U. S. Forest Service.  These resources are timber, water, wildlife, and recreation.
TREE PLANTING CONTROLS THE EROSION OF LAND
    Although the greater majority of the National Forest land in Union County is in timber, there is considerable area which is in need of tree planting.  To date, nearly 1,000 acres have been planted in trees native to this area.  These trees include white oak, red oak, black walnut, tulip poplar, and short leaf pine.  Black locust has been used in erosion control planting when it was necessary to have a quick-growing tree, which develops a heavy root system to hold the soil in place.
    The purpose of the tree planting program is two-fold.  The first and most important at the present time is to control erosion and run off of surplus water from lands formerly cleared for farming and now badly worn and unable to produce profitable crops.  The second purpose is timber production.
WILD LIFE DEVELOPED
    Wildlife and game are also important resources of the forest.  The Forest Service is developing management plans, based on game censuses and stocking surveys.  Five ponds have been constructed for the purpose of storing water for use of wild life during dry periods.  Game food patches have been planted at these ponds to give a food supply during periods of scarcity.
RECREATIONAL FACILITIES PROVIDED
    Recreational resources of the forest are of no small importance.  Areas of scenic beauty have been set aside and developed for the enjoyment of the general public.  Such an area is located in the Pine Hills, along bluffs that rise sharply from the bottomlands of the Mississippi, just east of Wolf Lake, and run to the Big Muddy River and the Union County line on the north, Forest Service truck trails make this area accessible.  A shelter and picnic facilities consisting of tables, fire places and sanitary improvements, have been provided at McGee Hill.  Plans are underway to develop this area further.  Trails will be constructed from the top of the bluff to the springs, which are located at the base of the hill and further developments are planned if public use warrants their construction.
BUILDINGS PROVIDED
    The U. S. Forest Service is a permanent government organization and a Ranger Station headquarters has been constructed on the site of the old fairgrounds at Jonesboro.  Improvements include an office building, dwelling for the ranger in charge, a warehouse, garage and an oil house.  A portion of the area will be developed for use of the public as a recreational area and parks.
THOMPSON’s TREE NURSERY WORK
    Along with the regular work projects of the Forest Service in Union County, the C. C. C. men are used in cooperation with the Forest Service and Division of Forestry of the State of Illinois in development work of the Union County State Forest and furnish the labor used in the operation of the Thompson Tree Nursery.  The nursery furnishes trees used by the Forest Service in southern Illinois, and to the state, in this tree planting program.
(Jonesboro Gazette, 4 Feb 1938)

CCC TO CELEBRATE 5th BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARY
    During the period of March 28 to April 5, the Civilian Conservation Corps will observe its fifth anniversary.
    In connection with observance of the fifth anniversary of the Civilian Conservation Corps, the V-2682nd Co. at Camp Union F-10 is holding open house on Sunday, April 3, 1938.
    The public is cordially invited to attend this open house to inspect the camp and some of the work projects on which the enrolled personnel of the camp are employed under the supervision of the Forest Service.  In this way everyone will be given an opportunity to become better acquainted with the nature and scope of the various work projects and with the ideas and purposes of the corps.
(Jonesboro Gazette, 1 Apr 1938)

    Willard Brown has quit the CCC camp and is going on vacation.
(Jonesboro Gazette, 8 Apr 1938)

LOCAL BALL TEAM AGAIN DEFEATS CAMP UNION
    The Jonesboro ball team again met and defeated their old rivals, Camp Union, on the latter's diamond, Sunday afternoon, the score being 10 to 6.
    The game was a scheduled seven inning battle.  At the end of the 7th inning, the score was tied 5-5, and in the 8th Jonesboro went on batting spree and succeeded in adding five more runs, 10 in all.  Camp Union, in their half of the eighth, managed to squeeze out a lone run.
    Erwin and J. Coffman pitched and G. Fowler was on the receiving end, for Jonesboro.  Simonton-Britton constituted the battery for the Camp boys.
    The game was witnessed by another large crowd of local fans, and their support is appreciated by the team.
    The team has no game scheduled for next Sunday, as yet, but after that date, five straight games have been arranged.
(Jonesboro Gazette, 3 Jun 1938)

ANOTHER C. C. C. ENROLLMENT HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED
    The next regular C. C. C. enrollment will take place sometime between July 1st and 15th.
All boys who are interested in going to camp are advised to get in touch with the Union County Relief Administration, Jonesboro, Illinois, immediately.
    In general, boys between the ages of 17 and 23 inclusive, who are unemployed and in need of employment, are eligible.  Proof of age is required.  If a boy has previously been a member of the C. C. C., he must have an honorable discharge before he can be re-elected.
(Jonesboro Gazette, 24 Jun 1938)

    John Roach, who has been at Camp Union for some time, has with a number of others, been transferred to a Camp at Sparta, Ill.  He orders his Gazette sent to the new address.
(Jonesboro Gazette, 24 Jun 1938)

    Last Thursday night, a car, owned by Merle Kirkpatrick, and parked in front of Treece's Sweet Shop, was stolen.  Chief of Police Floyd Gray and Policeman Jasper Dougherty traced the car to the Forest Preserves where they found it.  It was a wreck, however.  A man there stated he had picked up two of the Camp Union boys near the wreck, and had taken them up to the camp.  A little investigation on the part of the officers revealed the fact that one young man, Paul Jordan, had arrived at camp at a late hour.  Searching him, they found a supply of pencils and paper that had been taken from the car, and he was at once arrested and taken to the Jonesboro jail.  While at the camp, they also discovered a truck that had been stolen Wednesday night from L. Mattheis, of the Anna State Hospital.
(Jonesboro Gazette, 15 Jul 1938)

    The Camp Pomona baseball team defeated the Camp Union team, Sunday afternoon, with a score of 6-1.
(Jonesboro Gazette, 12 Aug 1938)