. S . ▁Army ▁and ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁famous ▁Cho ct aw ▁Code ▁T alk ers . ▁Other ▁Code ▁T alk ers ▁were ▁from ▁just ▁over ▁the ▁border ▁in ▁McC ur tain ▁County . ▁ ▁The ▁four teen ▁soldiers ▁were ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁pione ering ▁use ▁of ▁American ▁Indian ▁languages ▁as ▁military ▁code ▁during ▁war , ▁to ▁enable ▁secret ▁communic ations ▁among ▁the ▁Al lies . ▁Their ▁contributions ▁helped ▁gain ▁victory ▁and ▁brought ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁to ▁a ▁quick er ▁close . ▁ ▁Federal ▁government ▁programs ▁developed ▁by ▁the ▁administration ▁of ▁President ▁Franklin ▁D . ▁Ro ose vel t ▁during ▁the ▁Great ▁De pression ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁brought ▁substantial ▁improvements ▁and ▁infrastr ucture ▁to ▁the ▁county : ▁the ▁federal ▁Works ▁Progress ▁Administration ▁( or ▁W PA ) ▁directed ▁the ▁construction ▁with ▁local ▁workers ▁of ▁hand some , ▁st ur dy ▁schools ▁and ▁school ▁g ymnas iums ▁in ▁numerous ▁communities . ▁ ▁The ▁new ▁buildings ▁were ▁built ▁of ▁native ▁“ red ▁rock ” ▁gathered ▁in ▁nearby ▁fields . ▁ ▁They ▁aged ▁very ▁well . ▁Several ▁are ▁still ▁in ▁use , ▁not ably ▁in ▁Mo y ers , ▁R attan ▁and ▁Ant lers . ▁ ▁But ▁the ▁school ▁at ▁J um bo ▁was ▁bul ld oz ed ▁by ▁a ▁local ▁far mer ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁to ▁clear ▁the ▁field ▁for ▁cattle . ▁▁▁ ▁The ▁R ural ▁Elect r ification ▁Administration ▁provided ▁guidance ▁and ▁fund ing ▁to ▁bring ▁electric ity ▁to ▁the ▁rural ▁county ;