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Old Fort Revived
To Aid Unemployed
tattis, Vh., -JK miles from
Ni \s jKjrt Nowh, ha? taken a n?-w lease
<?') llf^. a f?w months ago it was
anything but an inspiring sight.
Weeds were everywhere ami decay
waa creeping 'In on ita numerous
buildings. Machinery in the various
shops ami plants was rusting and corroding.
and rank growth on untendod
land was running wild. Fort Kustis
was dying from inactivity. Hut tilings
are different now. The old fort is
aeeing some of the activity It kuew
In the days Immediately following its
construction during the World war
when it housed 30,000 soldiers. And
It has a healthier appearance than it
hud during the post-war period whou
it was used by the department of
Justice as a correction camp for prohibition
violators. The repeal of prohibition,
of course, saw its complete
abandonment with the destroying
forces which had alreudy set to work
taking it over entirely.
Hut fortune wus kind to this old
Army training camp. Weods have disappeared
and in their place are closely
clipped lawns and well-tended
flowers and shrubs. Sugging buildings
have been struightened and their last
signs of decay routed by thorough
painting. Machinery once covered
with ri^st is now well-oiled, repaired,
and in many cases, in use. Two thousand
of the fort's over 10,000 acres of
l^fid are producing food, and 0,000
acres will eventually be under the
plow. What Is more Important is that
tills rejuvenation is hardly well started.
It had its beginning only last
October and so is still souie way from
completion.
This old camp was not awakened
from the dead by a miracle, it so
happens that Jt was chosen as the
site for an experimental attempt by
the federal government to solve one
of the problems of unemployment.
Men who were gradually becoming
more and more demoralized by wandering
through the country in search
of Jobs thut did not exist were gathered
into tills camp. They are given
food, clothes, and a place to sleep.
And, what is more important to their
welfare, they, are given work to do.
They even get wages?only a dollar
a week but nevertheless they are being
paid.
All unemployed transients, however,
are not eligible for entrance into this
camp. In the first place it takes men
only trom the smaller transient camps
in Maryland and the District of Columbia,
and even all men in such
places are not eligible for entrance.
Officials are giving the Fort Eustis
experiment every chance to succeed
so that it may be set up as a model
for other camps like it. Selections
are made only from men who have
been in the small camps for at least
two weeks, and then only the physically,.
mentally, and morally fit are chosen.
At the present time they are being
brought In at the rate of about
150 to 200 a day. And while many
of them do not stay, a large enough
number of them have taken root to
build the population of the camp up
to about 3,000 from an original 300.
The words "unemployed" and
"camp" describe neither the inhabitants
of Fort Eustis nor the fort Itself.
Those men who live there are
no longer unemployed and the fort is
not a camp. It would be much better
to call it an industrial city with
many Industries and many workers.
The farming industry keeps many occupied?
Besides the 2.000 acres of
land that must bo tilled and the 7,000
acres that must be cleared and made
ready for cultivation there are chickens,
sheep and hogs to care for. There
are also numerous other establishments.
Hundreds are employed in the
various shops, working at their trades
or learning new ones. There are
woodwork shops where furniture, etc.,
is made. There are tinning shops;
plumbing, sheet metal, and battery
shops, garages; shoe shops, and tailor
shops. There is even a saw mill and
a railroad, and there is an overall factory
that turns out 75 dozen pairs of
overalls a day. Besides these various
places of employment scores of men
are still engaged in improving and repairing
the camp. All of them Bhow
by their activity and desire to accomplish
things that saving them for society
and keeping them from becoming
demoralized and unproductive is
worth whfle.
But so far we have seen only the
working side of the newly born city.
Being a city in almost every sense
of the word, it has other things which
are quite as important as industry, A
large theater capable of seating 2,000
shows the latest motion pictures, and
the admission is only five cents. There
is a library with 15,000 volumes, and
all manner of facilities for athletic
recreation including two large swimming
pools. Talent in this city is as
plentiful and varied as in any ordinary
city. One night you may see
matches between skillful boxers, and
perhaps the next night you will listen
to a band concert or see a well-presented
play. There are schools in
which the teachers themselves are
unemployed transients making their
home In the city, but who, neverthe
less are qualified for their Jobs. It
is difficult to think of anything that
this transient city doesn't have. It
even has a modern and well-equipped
barber shop where haircuts are given
free. Shaves, however, are considered
as luxuries when not self-administered
and the barbers make a charge
for them.
Fort Eustis is a federal city. Since'
it was first started the federaJ government
has given from $40,000 to $75,000
a month for Its maintenance and
I development. Quite naturally there
j are government-appointed men present
to attend to its management. But
i they are not tyrannical. On the couI
trary they try to let the men govern
I themselves as far as possible. The
j transients are split up into groups
( of 60 each. Each one of these groups
then elects a captain who in turn sits
in at conference with the governing
staff of the city. They discuss the
various problems and how they should
be met. They give the popular views
on the various questions and whenever
these views are practicable they
are given consideration by the director.
In other words this city is a
democratic one.?The Pathfinder.
Lexington Dam
Break Does Damage
l<e.\tuKton. Aug J9.~Tlit* dam at
the Lexington branch or the Muriel
mills broke thin afternoon at 3:30
o'clock, carrying out all bridges and
buildings below it ami badly damaging
the mill. No cue was hurt, but late
tonight the duinugy hud not been e?
tlmutcd.
\N uter tonight wuh uIho overflowing
the dam ui Barren pond, where the
l**xingt<>ii Electric plant in located
Volunteer workers succeeded in opening
the gates to relieve the pressure
to some extent but the water is still
rising. 'I he dam at George's pond,
l^aurtd' Falls mills, is also overflowing
and foars for the structure are
eutertuined. The dam at Red Hunk
mills was said to be in good shupe
early tonight.
K. L. Tuylor was the heaviest individual
loser. grocery store, J
lunch room, gus station and touristcabin
camp below the I^exington dam
were completely demolished and two
dwellings so badly duinuged us to he
almost a total loss. Taylor estimated
his loss ut $12,000.
The dam had been intact for 4t>
years. At 1:20 p. m. water began
running over the dam, the mill was
shut down and employes dismissed.
At 3:30 the dam broke. The heaviest
damage to the mill was done in the
dye room, where the wuter was about
four feet deep. lleaniH were washed
loose and the yarn on them was torn
off and piled out on the ground, 25
feet from the dye room. Mud was a
foot deep on the dye room floor tonight.
Two Vats of dye containing
about 2,000 pounds of dye were ruined.
The dye storage house was not
washed away.
About 50.OQ0 pounds of indigo and
oil were scored in It. It had not been
opened tonight so that the damage
there is not yet known.
The flow of the current In the boiler
room was so strong that it carried a
car containing two tons of coal out
of the room and about 25 yards up
a hank where it was overturned. The
coal shute, trestle and bridges were
all washed away, as were the carpenter
shop, the blacksmith shop and old
ginhouse. The latter was washed
against a highway culvert and caused
the wuter to overflow the highway to
a depth of three or four feet. In
the cloth room the stock was moved
as rapidly as possible and the greater
part of it was saved. Before the room
was cleared one of the outer walls
began to break under the water pressure.
The water there reached a depth of
seven inches.
Taylor's dwelling houses were occupied
by Marlon Juniper, Bus Miller
and Colle Miller and their families.
Jumper saved most of their household
goods but the two Miller's lost theirs.
Dangers Of Lightning
Dr. G. C. Simpson, of the British
Meteorological Office, believes a passenger
in a modern auto is comparatively
safe from lightning. Even
though the car Is struck the passengers
are seldom injured, he says. He
further explains that the tallest object
In any particular neighborhood
Is the most likely to be struck by
lightning. The tallest tree In a forest
Is the most apt to draw a bolt,
and for this same reason a man on
a level beach or field where there are
no trees or other tall objects Is in
particular danger.?The Pathfinder.
Twins Named Witt and Wiley
Plains, Ga., Aug. 20.?Twin sons
born to Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Smith
two days prior to the recent Alaskan
tragedy have been named Will Rogers
Sltnith QnH W!iInvx Daa* Cmta tu.
of the beloved comedian and courageous
flyer. The twins were born last
Wednesday. The father is a traveling
grocery salesman.
Randolph I^elgh of Fairfax, Va., has
announced that he will be a candidate
for the United States senate next
year against Senator Carter Glass.
HOW QUICK, CAN YOU STOP?
Some time ngo u questionnaire was
submitted to motorists by the city
of Memphis concerning the ijlstunce
necessary for stopping cars going at
given speeds. The survey demonstrated
that the average driver has
an exceedingly poor conception of
stopping distances?ami that he believes
he can bring his car to a halt
in a much shorter distance than Is
actually required.
For example, drivers were asked
how many feet would be needed to
stop a car with four-wheel brakes
moving at u speed of 40 miles per
hour, 011 an ordinary highway. Two
per cent of the drivers answered ten
feet or less! 15.9 per cent answered
11 to 20 feet; the heaviest majority,
22.2 per cent, answered 21 to 30 feet,
and 14.1 per cent answered 51 to 60
feet.
The true answer is 80 feet?and it
was given by less than 6 per cent of
the drivers. Only a minority of motorists
realize that no matter how
good a car's brakes, it is Impossible
to stop within fifty feet?that u car
going 40 miles an hour will skid
further than that with locked wheels.
Memphis has provided a good example
showing that we vitally need
continuous and intensified "schooling"
for driveis?and that the driver
who has operated a car for twenty
years should be given attention, as
well as the beginner.
Adequate knowledge of the limitations
and capabilities of the motor
car is a fundamental of accident prevention.?Sumter
Herald.
To Traver*? Great Swamp
Both Waycross, Ga? and I^ake City,
Florida, are working faithfully for
tile building of the proponed highway
from Wttycrosa to l>ako City, panning
through the center of the fumoun
Okefeuokeo Swamp, the largent dnd
most picturesque swamp in the United
States. Such a road, the Waycross
Chamber of Commerce contends,
would prove a drawing card for tourists
and would aid both Georgia and
Florida. Thousands of people would
like to visit and inspect this vast
swampland,' but are unable to do so
hecuuae It is almost impossible to
penetrate far into it without guides.
In the swamp are several isluuds
where people live and make a living
of sorts trapping and Ashing. A hundred
and fifty years ago the Indians ?
used this swamp up a hiding place
and headquarters while making war
upon, the settlers of Houth Georgia
and North Florida. They called it
"The Land of Trombling Earth."?
Jacksonville Times-Union.
Champion Loafer Held
New York, Aug. 14.?John Cavanaugh,
Blxty-four, emerged from an
obscure park bench today as a leading
contender for the world's unemployed
endurance championship.
Cavanaugh, arrested in the police
department's campaign against loiterers,
was taken before Magistrate
Goldstein.
"When," asked the court, "did you
work last?"
Cavanaugh scratched his chin for
a moment, and then replied:
"I think I bud my last Job in 1884."
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