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THE HISTORIAN OF HANCOCK COUNTY
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Civilian Conservation Corps members planting trees in one of the western states as part of a reforestation project and soil conservation
The Civilian Conservation Camps had one of five designations: state park camps (SP); military park camps (MP); park camps (P); soil conservation service camps (SCS); and forestry camps (F). The camp located in Hancock County was Company 1484 at Camp P-52. It was located fifteen miles north of Bay St. Louis in the Kiln area.
The Civilian Conservation Corps received great support from the general public, and for seven years or so was instrumental in providing jobs for thousands of young men. Nonetheless with the bombing of Pearl Flarbor on December 7, 1941, the need for the CCC came to an end. Most of the men enrolled in the program enlisted in the military or were drafted into military service. The CCC program had fulfilled its mission to put young American men to work and in doing so helped prepare them for many of the challenges they would face in war.
SOURCES:
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). 28 Nov. 2011 <www.u-s-history.com/pages/ hl586.html>.
Civilian Conservation Corps. 14 Dec. 2011 <www.ccclegacy.org>.
“Civilian Conservation Corps Materials in the National Park Service History Collection.” National Park Service History Collection RG4. 2006.	15
Dec. 2011 <www.nps.gov/ hfc/products/library/ccc. htm>.
Civilian Conservation Corps and the National Park Service, 1933—1942: An Administrative History. 4 April 2000. 14 Dec. 2011 <www.nps.gov/ history/ history/ online_books/ccc/ccc 1 .htm>.
Morris, Gene. “Re: CCC Records.” E-mail to Katharine T. Oilman forwarded to Hancock County Historical Society. 12 Mar. 2011.
The Labat Project
The University of Southern Mississippi, the Mississippi Humanities Council, and Lori K. Gordon have announced the presentation of “The Labat Project.” The exhibit will become available for public viewing for the first time at 5:30 P. M. on Monday, February 6, 2012, at the Bay St. Louis branch of the Hancock County Public Library System, where it will remain until March 31, 2012.
The project is the second phase of an undertaking that was begun by Gordon in 2000, when she conducted an oral history with Ce-lestine Labat (1898-2002) of Bay St. Louis. In 2011 she teamed with the University of Southern Mississippi to create a traveling exhibit encompassing portions of Ms. La-bat’s oral history and images from the Labat family archives. The exhibit will travel to four locations statewide in 2012. For more information, log on to http:// thelabatproject.blogspot.com or e-mail Gordon at lorikgor-don@gmail.com.
The Installation of the 2012 Board of Directors
The annual Christmas Tea with the installation of the 2012 Board of Directors was held on Thursday afternoon, December 8, from 3:00—5:00 P. M. at Maxwell House, the home of Executive director, Charles Gray. Charles, and of course Maxwell, invited guests to tour the newly renovated and restored 1870 home furnished with early 19th century antiques.
After he gave a few brief remarks, Charles introduced Les Fillingame, Mayor of Bay St. Louis, who presided over the swearing in of the new Board of Directors.