Picture courtesy of Jim Kuntz

Picture courtesy of Jim Kuntz

Picture courtesy of Jim Kuntz

"Company 1710 was organized at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, June 3, 1933....The company was made up of approximately 200 Missouri boys, 96 from three north Missouri counties (Putnam, Caldwell, Lynn) and the remainder from Jasper County....On June seventeenth, an advanced detail of fifty men....was sent to Big Spring State Park. This detail hurriedly made the necessary preparations for the arrival of the remainder of the Company three days later."
MEMORIES OF CAMP HAINS
March 30, 1934.

For the first four months at Camp Hains, the C's lived in tents in the clearing in front of you. In early October, 1933, the tents were abandoned for permanent barracks on the hill above the lodge. In 1936, the camp moved again to an adjacent camp where it stayed until the camp closed in April, 1937.

The camp printed its own newspaper, "Pine Chips", a copy of which is shown here. Articles included; introducing new Enrollees; stories, i.e. "Thoughts of a Real Fisherman"; announcements of Company activities, i.e. "Major Cox from the Medical Department at Fort Leavenworth was here Tuesday on a tour of inspection." ; and assignments for the upcoming projects.

After hours, enrollees played baseball against area teams, boxed and attended occasional dances in the mess/recreation hall. Many boys took advantage of educational opportunities by taking classes in subjects such as typing, auto mechanics, chemistry and cooking.

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