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Show 1'tlDG:H.'T TRlJffJ}JE r1 r .l .·~, r ' .. I <', ... . j .\ ,_ ! \ I '- J _/ / .1 I , ·. IJ .( A r ooli.ies first. i r,1pressions of CCC J <.) r' ~- _,J i"I SECOND EDI?ION life at Co ~ 585, pror:iised plenty of On the ni ght of J :.nuo.ry 10 , 1938, thrills . I 1tc.l.Ve :,a rticular reference boys :)..oft . the .,unbridg e Sta tion for .170 to the ride from Ced~r Ci t y o~ t hat , Iud i a na . to enter the Cl vilian ConGc.ry open truck throuGb.the mountainous Corps of. the U:.-ii ted St;;_ te s . serv::.tion Southern Ut.o.h Country . boys i'k1 S one in particulur \/ho these th Ii ~-s we s ot off the tr.:-in we were h a ve his first 1•1e stern trip . to. e;oing s vic. told to n ct 2 s . c;en t:leman, a.s Co;npany tra in were many new :the bo&rd Oil 8 85 has a cood reP, around the country subsidi aries surrounding tho from s ,:ce f und they \klnt to keep it . The Ro9kie , E .: st Chil l H::.nnC' inc:)..ude ich wh 0-Gry of t hought t L.us ; '"l'h t if' the old boys ,the During . Harbor L,dic.no. c:.nd , CQ[;o of thought th,.t much of the.ir rep out coming commo_tion great n ·nas .. therc )1t ~ ni ca.up t hey mu,st have something in C<.,mp ma ny en.::ble t ' didn which g"~e ~ro.p . a from to b:ck it u p . the in :;.rly e until ep sle to he.boys t of The boys respeq_ted Mr Kr c.sni ewski morning .' It ',.;Ci s ,.. b~ut 7 : 00 o ' clock in ~om the first bee . use of tlie or de rly the 1aorning thr,.t vie o.rri ved in :fort Knox , .c2re f ash ion in ~h ich they ~er~ t ~ken . There we v;ere met by the ;..rmy Kentucky . tr..1in he t of from t b.e mo:!ent t h!3Y le f t .:1ho in turn broug:.it us ~o the ors ic 9fi' . till they arrived in c u:n1; to re ce ve our doc t ,c1.gs and house to S'l})l)ly ssiJ.;;ned c. T;.:e rooki es then were in the morni ng. we r e ce.ter L; clot.hes. prothen (.llld their res:;-ie.ctivo bc1rr . cks ex1...min .. tion 2.r;Cangphysicc.l d i g i r a ved i ll.ow ~'e the,ir cee e.ed to t ake st.ock of . ~-...fter l unch •;1e Surceons ·,mp c ·,10 t by ed ble k"-' li very CCC friends c.nd fou.,,-id n gett ins b:.:.rruclrn. -che n. i night the spent . chey · hing t bunch of boys . T:1e f i rst . • er u0.inted. ord 2.cr d ...~ : i s 1 notice d ,ms the cle,::.nlines .'..'e st, .yed in Fort K;,ox for five days th'"' t c: hounded, in 0.nc. out of th e i:..1·eD. • during this ·.ie ek on di ffer ent job:; workins. 1rr:.mndinr,s s ~l ide r,10ro t T1:ey felt •t\,1u trees , di gging di ·~ches , _cutt_ing 0.,s s'J.ch Lrou~ , a for found could no t be hc: d o r r ies 1...nd .:hi te wa.shing qu2.r e th on working . ity _c y is no c. of boys from doi 1g . ;m.s I c~s suc_h , trees Cormn,,ndor . Co :-,.eir t 'l'hen t hey met left for Ceda r we , 16 , .umf,i.ry J .d h On be not coulq m2.n er Lt . L:::imb , a fin ni ~ t we crossed the; . Duri21e; Lt . y. l cme Utnh n , ty Ci assistc,nts able . D.lso hts river . Ea rMissouri c.nd issippi Bush:J . His Mr t:ie c.nd , de i Jli~Br . Mr , Fitzger&ld Oranges , eggr d e f v:ere we £,1orning the n i _ ly . mnn . . The p'lss coffee th i i7 d drenche b2.,con :,nd in ~most ppe u ns i omn r One ~hought :1 s '.rnll me· to uppec.led ct 'lhi encitiGs CCC 0 L ell nd Rookies of s the mind Lio ., City, nsas K. were your th;:tn' cot:r[)~ny ,_,r the bett ~s be· could · t wha , rollees K:insas; , ekc. Toy s; l{;:-.nsc,, City, Km1sc.s·. , tion .: . r5crE:< , shelter , food , clothes Dc;,.,v_er , Colorado ; Lar2..mie , ' 'yoninc; ; 2nd odu cn tion, medic s.l tr e ,.. tment . nd then The Prairies of S. lt L,.:ce City,: Utah . work ever yd_, y to sl1or1 you t hr, t you l ey to see the rrnens i me amo.zeu. boy & oming ves -:/ · i g t I . koe, your ca n e arn coul d ;gro':/ · ctus ::c c :1 o.n ords . bush .o.:::;e other s in , only ~imself in confidence In Lar::i.·--:: _. r:iate1·. of e enc prc::s C's the the lea.ve Hhout : \· you ·hen . · .:.re you ';:h:.t on exh i tu2.lly c.:.c wc.s . re ~ie t merits :·orninG , ' ym1r . •' , to mie cording c.c you to comes the cross o t Co~ch Stage rst i f . the tter be bition nothin.3 is There Prairie . I know I I' :, 1 c.. R.>okie myself • . ( Slirnesy 0 0 |
