Kankakee Valley Post, Volume 10, Number 30, DeMotte, Jasper County, 13 June 1940 — CCC OFFERS OPPORTUNITY TO UNEMPLOYED YOUTHS [ARTICLE]

CCC OFFERS OPPORTUNITY TO UNEMPLOYED YOUTHS

An opportunity for youths who cannot go to college to continue their education was the way K. F. Allman, Jasper County Welfare Director, described the Civilian Conservation Corps today. In the July enrollment, the county welfare department is expecting to receive applications from high school graduates who realize the need for vocational training before they can compete for jobs on the private labor market. “Today, while there are still thousands of unemployed people in Inddiana, there is a serious shortage of skilled labor available for industry.” Mr. Allman said. “The CCC is one method of bridging the gap between the reservoir of unemployed youths and the need of private industry for trained workers.” The director pointed out that the CCC since 1937 has been principally a training program for young men between the ages of 17 and 24 who although out of school have been unable to find employment. This spring thousands of boys are getting out of school with little chance of getting jobs without additional training. Many of them who are unable to go to college or to continue their training in other ways will probably find that the CCC offers an answer to their problem, the director said. County and state quotas have not yet been fixed, but it is expected that Indiana’s share of the July enrollment will be between 1,200 and 1,500. Applications should be made directly to the county department of public welfare, the director said, for investigation and certification. Since the enrollment is to be made early in July, it is hoped that applications will be made early. Send in your church news, your organisation news, your family doings. We’re always glad to get any and all help in making this a newsy paper.—The Editor.