Glade and Liz Sowards Presentation about the Civilian Conservation Corps

Presentation given about the Civilian Conservation Corps by Glade Sowards and Liz Sowards. Topics include: CCC; The Great Depression; President Franklin Delano Rosevelt; Young men; Work on Public lands in Uintah County; Ashley National Forest; BLM; Hard work; CCC members that married local women and stayed in the Vernal area; Sleeping in tents and flimsy barracks; Perceived threat of the CCC young men brought in from out of state; Smoking and drinking; Attending dances at Imperial Hall; Liquour not being allowed at Imperial Hall; Dating the local girls; Junior Proms and Gold & Green Balls; The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; Builiding of an outside pavillion for dances; Glade participation as a band member for the dances; Doc's Beach parties, dances and rollerskating; Glade being challenged to a fight over a girl; The Rod and Gun Club; Development of softball fields with lights; World War II; Formation of the Uintah Recreation Association and develpment of a sports park; Glade's service as on the City Council; Glade's father's start in the petroleum business; Delivering to small/rural communities; Dragon, Utah; Watson, Utah; Rainbow, Utah; Ghost towns; Gilsonite mining; Ute Indians; Bridges across White River; Railroad lines; Trading posts; shops, and stores; Sheep shearing; Jones Hole Fish Hatchery; Glade's son seeing topless young women; Medical doctors in vernal; and a description of the local hospital.