The Coshocton County Beacon June 10, 2020 | Page 15

ts economic changes
one half billion dollars for
unemployment and $2 billion
to refinance farm mortgages.
May 18 - Tennessee
Valley Authority creates a
far-reaching federal power
project.
June 12 - Congress enacts
the bank deposit insurance
law. June 16 - The president
signs the NRA Act. June
to August - A start is made
on a building program to
bring the U.S. Navy up to
treaty strength. Oct. 22 -
Government gold buying
policy inaugurated at $31.36
rt series
ncert with the African Chilhoir
that was scheduled on
June 29 at Roscoe UMC has
tponed. The tentative conis
Friday, Oct. 29, 2021.
e cordially invited to any
events at Roscoe UMC. For
ormation call the office at
7780 during regular busirs
or leave a message and
will return your call.
per ounce. Today’s current
price for gold is $1,798.36.
Dec. 5 - Prohibition
repeal becomes effective.
Jan. 4 - Since Congress
met, the president has
devalued the dollar to 59
cents and has sent numerous
messages asking federal
guarantee of home and
farm mortgages and power
to negotiate foreign trade
agreements.
As referenced above, the
CCC or Civilian Conservation
Corps was established
by Congress on March 31,
1933, to provide jobs for
young, unemployed men
during the depression. The
CCC hired men age 17-23
who were U.S. citizens
for a period of six months
up to a maximum of two
years. The men were paid
$30 a month and in return
built roads and hiking trails
and were involved in forest
management, flood control
and the development of
state and national parks.
The CCC buildings were
frame structures where the
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men lived and worked on
a regimented schedule and
could enroll in educational
evening classes. The
camps included a mess
hall, barracks, post office
and hospital. Meals, lodging,
clothing, and medical
and dental care were free.
Charles H. Taylor was
the assistant director for
the Fresno, Ohio area. The
local CCC was one of 700
camps to be discontinued
due to the fact it was difficult
to obtain a sufficient
number of enrollees. Originally
it operated in conjunction
with the soil conservation
station and was
built to house 230 men, but
due to WWII, many men
volunteered for military
service. Others left through
selective service. The Fresno
unit was the eighth in
Ohio to be abandoned.
The legacy of the CCC
lives on today, due to the
investment made a generation
ago during one of
America’s most desperate
economic periods.