Study Class of Jamestown meets

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... At the recent Study Class of Jamestown meeting at The Manor in Jamestown, Sandra Laurie shared the history of the Civilian Conservation Corps, a New Deal work relief program, which was established in 1933 by President Franklin Roosevelt.The first of the 1,468 camps was in Luray, Virginia. Single unemployed men on relief and between the ages of 18 and 25 were paid $30 per month — $25 was sent to his family and $5 was his to keep. Approximately 200 men were housed, clothed and fed at each camp. Trees were planted, dams were built, and parks were established and maintained within a 40-hour work week. Some were eligible to learn skills after hours such as carpentry and masonry. kAm%96 D64@?5 AC6D6?E2E:@?[ @? E96 |2E:=52 t7764E[ H2D 8:G6? 3J z2C6?

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