Continuing from "From Hearth And Hoe": "Camp required each field crew to hold a five minute safety talk pertaining to work being performed at the beginning of every morning and a second talk before resuming work after lunch. The superintendent's constant attention was required to keep the men aware of job hazards; there were very few accidents.

The hiring, promotion, transfer, and dismissal of personnel was solely the decision of the chief of projects. Enrollees were paid $30 a month, with those of higher rank receiving $5 to $10 more per month. Men were given $5 of their pay and the remainder was sent home to their families. Enrollees served six-month terms, and if at the end of their service, they had a good record, were permitted to sign up for another term. If, for some reason, they could not 're-up' they were discharged in one of three ways: If a man had served his term satisfactorily, he was given an honorable discharge; if he was guaranteed employment at a regular job, he was given an administrative discharge; and if he had an unsatisfactory conduct on his records, he was given a dishonorable discharge.

At the beginning of the project, each man was responsible for the care of his own clothing. Then citizens from the communities, such as Lou Nelson, who worked for Camp TVA-22, were hired to provide laundry services. When the company grew to a larger number, a contract for laundry was given to a firm in Knoxville to pick up and deliver fresh laundry one day a week. Clifford Stiner showed movies at the CCC camp since most had generators to supply electrical power. According to Mary Johnson, 'Our family entertained the CCC boys with music and singing shows on a regular basis.' Many farmers who lived near the CCC camps earned extra income by providing farm produce to the camps. Dottie Ousley recalled, 'They bought milk and dairy products from my father's farm in Sharp's Chapel. Many boys came to our house in the evenings to talk and learn southern ways and customs and talk of their home communities with our family.' Although the general behavior in the CCC communities was good, one church in the vicinity of Camp TVA-22 was declared off-limits because a few boys had been 'rowdy during some of the services.' Arrangements were made to transport those wishing to go to church in Knoxville."