Company 1710 was organized at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, on June 3, 1933. The company was made up of approximately 200 Missouri boys, including 96 from three north Missouri counties, Putnam, Caldwell, and Lynn, and the remainder from Jasper County. On June 17, an advanced detail of 50 men was sent to Big Spring State Park to make the necessary preparations for the arrival of the rest of the company three days later. For the first four months at Camp Hains, the enrollees lived in tents in the clearing in front of the site, then in early October 1933 moved into permanent barracks on the hill above the lodge. In 1936, the camp moved again to an adjacent camp, where it remained until it closed in April 1937. The company published a weekly paper, PINE CHIPS, at a subscription cost of 5 cents per month. After hours, enrollees played baseball against area teams, boxed, attended occasional dances in the mess and recreational hall, and took classes in subjects such as typing, auto mechanics, chemistry, and cooking. Camp routine followed a daily schedule of reveille at 6:30, breakfast at 7:30, work projects beginning at 8:00, lunch at 12:00, return to work at 1:00, own time at 4:00, supper at 5:00, free time from 6:00 to 10:00, and lights out at 10:30.