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For many of them, this was their first time away from home. The young men in the CCC learned fast that they had to be willing to go to any camp in the United States. In
many of the tents and barracks one would see this poster. Perhaps you"ll be sent to a camp high in the mountains, or down on the seashore, out on the shady forest, or on the sun-baked plains, or back in the shady forests. You may be near a town or you may be far away from even a village. Work hard now. And never forget that cooperation is essential.
STUMPS I hope that I shall never see, A Stump outside the CCC; A Stump whose wiry roots are found, Deep in the earth's tenacious ground. A stump at which I slave away, All during a torride summer day, Stumps are dug by guys like me And others in the CCC.
D.E.M., Arcardia, RI
Worth It By Doc Towne Co. 615, Estacada,OR My
hands are sore an’ blistered,boys, My bones are full of aches; My elbow joints, they make a noise Like
an ungreased windmill makes. How come? I been a choppin’ trees A-hewin logs and
such; The kind of work that pleases A C.C.C.very much. I’ve got as bunk
and windows, too, With one that’s set just right; For us to watch the moon rise When work
is through the night. That ax has sure wore out my hand, But, boys, my heart ain’t
sore; I’ll stand her there to meet me Just out the bunkhouse door. But I’ve been just the same, An’ up Clackamas Valley Draw; Now stands
Company 615 Best of them all. Happy Days September 22, 1934
What America and these men endured in the 1930's
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Another day, another dollar A million days and I’ll be a millionaire! American saying...from the CCC! |