Volume 30
Ray Leaves FHA For Rural
Renewal Program
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Mack B. Ray, Farmers
Home Administration Super
visor for Yancey County,
has been appointed Rural
Renewal Program Leader
for Cherokee, Clay and Gra
ham Counties with .head
quarters at Murphy, N. C.
This pilot program for
North Carolina in Rural Re
newal will bring together
Federal, State and Local ag
encies in an effort to fully
utilize all available resour
ces in carrying out actions,
or projects needed to revita
lize the economy, combat
rural poverty, and increase
the living standards and se
curity of farm families and
rural residents.
Mr. Ray will be responsible
for coordinating, directing,
and supervising the Rural
Renewal Program in the
three designated counties, as
announced by Melvin H.
Hearn, State Director.
The broadest possible use
will be made of all existing
authorizations of the U. S.
Department of Agriculture
in assisting local and State
agencies in bringing about
the improvements needed to
expand and stabilize the
economy, eliminate chronic
rural un d e,r e nip loyment
strengthen family farming,
Increase income levels of
area residents, and promote
the conrervation and better
use of land and other natur
al resources to assure long
time economic gains for the
area.
For the past 25 years Ray
has been County Supervisor
for the Farmers Home Ad
ministration in Yancey Cou
nty with headquarters in
Burnsville. During this per
iod the FHA Program has
assisted over 200 rural fami
lies per year. Over one-third
of all Grade A dairies In
Yancey County have been
financed with Fanners Home-
Administration loans. The
net worth increase of Farm
Ownership! families averag
es about 300%.
Os all loans made in Yan
rey Countty through Farm
ers Home Administration
the collection record has
been 99 which is one of
THE YANCEY RECORD
Dedicated To The Progress Os Yancey County
Burnsville, N. C.
the highest collection re
cords in the United States.
All loans accounts in Yan
cey County are current. Dur
ing the past 25 years no real
estate loan 4ias been carried
delinquent in the county for
a period exceeding 30 days.
This record has been accom
plished without renewal of
accounts since to date FHA
does not have a real estate
renewal policy.
On May 15, 1951, Ray was
awarded the Superior Ser
vice Award by the U. S. De
partment of Agriculture for
“marked improvement in the
farm operations and living
conditions of an especially
large number of borrowers
in a mountainous and diffi
cult area through farm and
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page)
Devlopment
Begun On Big
Bald
According to a recent news
.release in the Johnson City
Press-Chronicle, Tennessee’s
Governor Frank Clement has
recommended to the Appala
chian Regional Commission
that a one mile access road
to be constructed from U. 8.
Highway 23 to the North
Carolina line. The road
would provide access to a
tourist development on Big
Bald Mountain, the release
stated.
Big Bald Development
Corp. now has an $8 million
project underway on a por
tion of the mountain on the
Tennessee side, it was stat
ed. Included in the develop
ment plans is a dude ranch
with fishing and hunting
area on a 400 acre tract. Also
planned are skiing facilities,
swimming, horseback riding,
and golfing.
Listed in the plans for the
Big Bald are a pltch-and
putt golf cou~Be, an 18-hole
golf course, 150 room ski
lodge and resort hotel, motel
and apartment sites, a cha'r
lift as well as a gondo’a lift
to the top of the mountain.
Corrtructed at the present
.time, according to the re
port, are three cabins on the
dude ranch site and 17 fish
ing ponds, as well as an ac
cess road to the top of the
Big Bald.
The word is “go-go-go” as
two Marines dash across ric,o
paddies toward Viet Cong
sniper fire.
Thursday, Sept. 23, 1965
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TOUCHDOWN! Rebel ball carrier Gordon Hensley crosses the line standing up in
the third quarter against Marshall High School.
Committee Homed
Farmers recently elected
to serve as the Agricultural
Stabilization and Conserva
tion (ASC) County Commit
tee and their terms of ser
vice are: Ralph W. Edwards,
Prices Creek community,
Chairman fcr three years;
Alvin Pate, Upper Egypt
Community, V.ce-Chairman
for two years, ard J. W.
(Bill) Tomberlin, Cane Riv
er Community, Member for
1 year.
The election was held at
the county convention Sep
tember 17, 1965 at Burnsville,
N. C. Electors were farmers
chosen as convention dele
gates at recent ASC com
munity committee elections
throughout the county.
Chairman Edwards points
out that the ASC county and
community farmer-commit
tees are in charge of local,
administration of such na
tional farm programs as the
Agricultural Conservation
Programs, the feed grain
program, the voluntary
wheat program, acreage al
lotments and marketing quo
tas, the National Wool pro
gram. the Sugar program,
commodity price - support
loans, and storage facility
loans.
The ASC county office at
Burnsville is headquarters
for the county committee,
and serves as the farmers’
local contact for business
connected with participation
in the programs administer
ed by the committees. These
programs encourage conser-.
vation and increase farm re
turns by means of price sup
port and market supply
management as well as by
payments.
GIRI SCOUT LEADERS TO PARTICIPATE IN TRAINING COURSE
Yancey County Girl Scout
leaders will participate in
training courses sponsored
by the Plsgah Girl Scout
Council in both bale leader
ship Job courses and advan
ced training in arts, crafts,
program levels and outdoor
skills.
Mrs. Jack Edwards, Dis
tr ct Advisor for this area
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ATTEMPTING a body block as a Rebel teammate
picks up good yardage.
Cane River Defeats
Marshall By 27-0
The Ret els of Cane River
High School launched an at
tack on the Marshall High
School eleven last Thursday
night at Cane River that
netted a victory of 27-0 for
(the Rebels, breaking a 12-
game losing streak.
The local Rebels, coached
by James Neill and headed
by Steve Proffitt els quarter
back, v'.t the heavy Marshall
line to ribbons to gain 171
yards by ground rushing.
Nine passes by Proffitt net
ted nine completions for a
gain of 150 yards in the air,
and a total of over 300 yards
gained in the four periods.
The first touchdown came
will be in charge of the lead
er job training course be
ginning October 1 In Burns
ville and continuing for four
week". Mrs. Edwards spent
two weeks it the Edith Macy
National G'»d Scout training
center in New York in Aug
ust She will include In the
course such items as the
Girl Scout organization and
Number Four
In the second quarter when
Jerry Byrd crashed across
the line after a long march
by the Rebels. Jerry Griffith
scored the second touch
down late in the second
quarter. Gordon Hensley
wrapped up the game with a
touchdown in the third per
iod and one in the fourth.
Extra points followed each
touchdown except following
the first scored.
The MEirshall team posed
no serious threat during any
of the game. The visitors
gained approximately 60
yards on the ground and
completed four passes out
of six for 27 yards in the air.
program, group behavior, •re
lationships, todays commun
ity. personal values, using
resources and learning to
help others to learn.
Mrs. Dick Mclntosh will
Join Mrs. Edwards on Nov
ember 6 from 10 a. m. to 2
p. m. for song and dance
worksrops for girls an d >
leaders.