Ware County Georgia CCC Camp Company 1413 File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by shadri@perry.gulfnet.com Sharon Table of Contents page: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/ware.htm Georgia Table of Contents: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm Homerville, Georgia Georgia P-52 History of the CCC CAMP Company 1413 On June 2, 1933, Company 1413 came into existence. Prior to or sometime during the month of May of that year, a group of men connected with the Army, together with others who were connected with the Forestry branch, arrived in Homerville to ascertain whether or not a Civilian Conservation Corps (C.C.C.) campsite should be located there. Their verdict proved to be in the affirmative, so on May 25, Captain Patten, an officer of the Army arrived at Homerville, with fourteen members of the C.C.C. from Jacksonville, Florida, and erected a tent on the present campsite. On June 2, two hundred enrollees under the command of Captain Earle A. Johnson, 29th Infantry, arrived at the location and by sundown all tents were up and the cots installed, and Company 1413 was off to a "flying start." This company has remained at its original location, within a stones throw of the town of Homerville, during its entire existence. Members of the company have made commendable accomplishment in the performance of the various work projects under supervision of the Forestry officials. Among the projects undertaken are: bridge construction, development of truck trails, and fire breaks, reforestation, fire tower erection, telephone line construction, and maintenance, and numerous other worthwhile endeavors. In the field of sports, Company 1413 has made an enviable record, having won the championship in basketball, baseball, and football in this district in 1935, as well as third place in basketball in 1936. A program of intra-camp sports serves to interest those members who do not take part in inter-camp activities. Access to an excellent swimming pool, tennis courts, etc., tend toward the maintenance of high morale of the men. The educational program is one of comprehensive scope, with special emphasis being placed on vocational courses. During the past year it has grown to such an extent that three buildings are necessary to accommodate all the classes. There are now two W.P.A. instructors, in addition to ten others offering instruction in academic, commercial and vocational subjects to over 90 per cent of the enrollees. Present plans call for an additional building to house an enlarged reading room and library. Hundreds of free books have been secured through the efforts of the present commanding officer, Captain J.D. Giddens, and the Adviser H.E. Knight. The camp newspaper, the Palmetto Post, is considered one of the best in this district. The relationship between the men of the company, and the citizens of this community has been of the highest type. The co-operation between the two groups has proved mutually helpful, affording the members of this company advantages seldom enjoyed by those located in camps remote from such communities. Since it was organized, this company has been under the command of the following officers: Captain Earle A. Johnson, 29th Infantry; Captain Hugh B. Dudley, 328th Infantry; First Lieutenant Clarence S. Miller, Captain Harvey L. Burnette, 327th Infantry; First Lieutenant W.S. Heron, Captain Jerome D. Giddens, 325th Infantry. On March 1, Lieutenant Edward S. Moale, E-V, (S), USNR, relieved Captain Giddens as Commanding Officer. His assistants when this was written were: First Lieutenant Joseph T. Hall, Jr., Exchange Officer and First Lieutenant Abraham H. Center, Surgeon. Company 1413 Georgia P-52 Homerville, Georgia Roster Technical Personnel: ----------------------- Sam J. Barber, Foreman Marvin L. Darsey, Foreman Wayne W. Garwood, Superintendent Owen A. Jones, Foreman William W. May, Jr., Engineer Leaders: -------------- Benjamin S. Booth--Homerville, Georgia Randall O. Corbitt.Homerville, Georgia Clyde C. Findley...Homerville, Georgia Jewell L. Futch...Hahira, Georgia Curtis Golden.....Alapaha, Georgia William T. Hunt..Colquitt, Georgia Carol E. Johns....Edison, Georgia Bolling H. Johnson.Valdosta, Georgia Bob McGouirk...Homerville, Georgia Roy L. Tison...Quitman, Georgia Assistant Leaders: ------------------------ Walter L. Anderson..Ashburn, Georgia Jesse J. Bass....Valdosta, Georgia Hugh D. Corbitt.....Kirkland, Georgia James E. Cox....Manor, Georgia Alex S. Dill......Homerville, Georgia Ivy L. Evans....Homerville, Georgia Lillis C. Hardy....Pitts, Georgia Monroe Harpe...Valdosta, Georgia Andrew J. Holt...Alapaha, Georgia Jackson C. Jones.Juniper, Georgia Clayborn L. Kelly..Ray City, Georgia Ernest Lewis...Pinehurst, Georgia Glenn P. Lindsey..Hahira, Georgia Wilbert W. Nolan...Ousley, Georgia George F. Poole..Ideal, Georgia Ernest R. Tucker...Vienna, Georgia Members: ------------------------- Alligood, E.W....Meigs, Georgia Alred, A. .....Naylor, Georgia Ballance, L.H..Pearson, Georgia Barfield, P.W.Waycross, Georgia Bearden, R.E..Vienna, Georgia Belch, E.M. ...Pearson, Georgia Bennett, B.E. .Westgreen, Georgia Bembry, H. ..Pinemount, Florida Best, C.L. ...Albany, Georgia Bowen, L.D. ..Odum, Georgia Brock, T. ...Climax, Georgia Brooks, M.D. Castleberry, Alabama Brown, A. ...Blackshear, Georgia Bryant, D. ..Hortense, Georgia Brumlow, R. ..Tifton, Georgia Bullington, D. ..Pinehurst, Georgia Burns, T.W. ...Vidalia, Georgia Bush, A.J. ..Sylvester, Georgia Calhoun, E. ...Cordele, Georgia Cantrell, F.H. ..Patterson, Georgia Carroll, M. H. ..Opelika, Alabama Carver, M.L. ..Pearson, Georgia Chaplin, V.K. ..Waycross, Georgia Christopher, J.C..Homerville,Georgia Clarke, J.O. ...Vidalia, Georgia Cleghorn, H.L. .Fitzgerald, Georgia Coleman, W. ..Rhine, Georgia Collier, H.C. ...Cordele, Georgia Collier, O.I. ..Fitzgerald, Georgia Cooper, M. ..Sycamore, Georgia Corbitt, A. ...Homerville, Georgia Cowart, R.A. ...McRae, Georgia Cox, M.C. ...Thomasville, Georgia Craven, H. ..Waycross, Georgia Crawford, A.J. .Patterson, Georgia Crews, J.G. ..Waycross, Georgia Cribb, J.H. ..Manor, Georgia Davis, F.L. ...Naylor, Georgia Davis, M.W. ...Blackshear, Georgia Deal, S.E. ..Dawson, Georgia Dickerson, J.P...Homerville, Georgia Downing, C... Watertown, Florida Dukes, S.D. ..Homerville, Georgia Dupree, G.P. .Hahira, Georgia Ennis, H.W. ..Glenwood, Georgia Eunice, C.I. ..Waycross, Georgia Faulk, M.C.. Glenwood, Georgia Farmer, J.C.. Moultrie, Georgia Fender, D. ...Homerville, Georgia Fitzgerald, E.E. ..Pitts, Georgia Godwin, C. ...Coolidge, Georgia Godwin, E.J. .Quitman, Georgia Griffin, A.P. ..Hoboken, Georgia Griffin, J.I. ...Waycross, Geogia Griggers, D.G...Montezuma, Georgia Griner, R.R. .Thomasville, Georgia Grissett, H.E. ..Ray City, Georgia Haley, J.S. ..Vienna, Georgia Hatton, L.I. ..Cobbville, Georgia Helms, J.L. .Hawkinsville, Georgia Hiott, N.B. .. ..Waycross, Georgia Hodges, J.C. .Cogdell, Georgia Holly, I.C. ...Waycross, Georgia Hood, C. ...Axson, Georgia James, H. ...Homerville, Georgia James, J.C. ...Cogdell, Georgia Jennings, B. ...Eastman, Georgia Johns, E. ..Lake Park, Georgia Johnson, L.W. ...Newton, Georgia Joiner, M.M. ...Tifton, Georgia Joiner, R. ...Coolidge, Georgia Kelly, R.F. ...Valdosta, Georgia King, Ellis,J. ..Brunswick, Georgia Knight, C,G. ..Adel, Georgia Knight, C. ....Nashville, Georgia Knox, H. ....Hickox, Georgia Lanier, F.A. ..Homerville, Georgia Lynn, B.L. ...Patterson, Georgia Maddox, J.F. .Hawkinsville, Georgia Madray, Q. ...Jessup, Georgia McClellan, J.J. .Waresboro, Georgia McCranie, J.M..Chauncey, Georgia McConnell, J.W. ..Ray City, Georgia McDonald, W. .Baxley, Georgia McDuffie, A.D. ..Kirkland, Georgia Mobley, G.F. ...Cecil, Georgia Moore, L. ..Haylow, Georgia Musslewhite, R. ..Ocilla, Georgia Nelms, D.M. ..Hazlehurst, Georgia North, C.B. ...Stockton, Georgia Owens, J.P. ...Coolidge, Georgia Padgett,G.W..Willacoochee,Georgia Parker, A.W. .Axson, Georgia Patterson, C.L. ..Vienna, Georgia Peters, H.L. ...Lake Park, Georgia Peters, N. ...Homerville, Georgia Pitts, G.D. ...Pitts, Georgia Porter, T.L. .Lake Park, Georgia Ransom, J.V. ..Unadilla, Georgia Ratliff, W. ..Valdosta, Georgia Ray, H.P. ..Homerville, Georgia Redding, J.R. ..Hahira, Georgia Rigdon, A. ...Valdosta, Georgia Roberson, E. ..Odum, Georgia Sandefur, H.L. ..Ashburn, Georgia Shinholser, A.J..Omega, Georgia Simpson, L. ...Vidalia, Georgia Sloan, J.R. ...Norman Park, Georgia Smith, B. ..Dupont, Georgia Smith, I.M. ...Ailey, Georgia Smith, R.H. ...Homerville, Georgia Smith, W.R. ..Homerville, Georgia Snellgrove, L.G...Bronwood, Georgia Snellgrove, M. .Bronwood, Georgia Stewart, E.E. ..Vidalia, Georgia Stewart, S.W. ..Waycross, Georgia Strickland, R.L. ..Waycross, Georgia Strickland, T.W. .Waycross, Georgia Summerall,C.W..Blackshear,Georgia Sutton, T.S. ...Dooling, Georgia Swain, J.W. ..Rebecca, Georgia Sweat, J.O. ..Patterson, Georgia Sweat, W. ...Nichols, Georgia Tate, J.C. ..Autreyville, Georgia Taylor, R.F. .Blackshear, Georgia Timmons, L.J.Bainbridge, Georgia Tomlinson, O.H. Stockton, Georgia Tucker, E.E. .Vienna, Georgia Wages, T.W. ..Alma, Georgia Walker, L. ..Lake Park, Georgia Walker, M.J. .Alamo, Georgia Warren, L. ...Cordele, Georgia West, E.L. ..Ashburn, Georgia Williams, C.L. .Fitzgerald, Georgia Wood, S.B. ..Pitts, Georgia Wood, J.E. ..Ideal, Georgia Wright, J.L. ..Pinehurst, Georgia Young, J.W...Waycross, Georgia ======================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for FREE access. ==============