The CCC Secret Valley Camp correspondent with his news release of camp activities concluded in his column how Thanksgiving was celebrated there in 1935: “Thanksgiving Day here in the camp was one day the boys will not forget for a long time to come. The menu was indeed very well cooked and served. Turkey was all over the camp. One of the boys stated, ‘it sure was a well eaten meal.’ I should say it was. In fact there was so much turkey and mince pie and what not that some of the boys did not feel like working the next day. But, ‘we can take it.’ Yes, sir.”

Tim