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M NprH— 9i Ibnl Peepk 7$ C/tits W. Ralph Sechler, Chairman of the Yancey County Technical Action Panel, said today the De partment of Agriculture had in structed its rural development specialists to “end the migra tion of rural people to large cities by helping small communi ties revitalize themselves." Mr. Sechler said instructions had been sent by Assistant Sec retary John A. Baker to all the field staffs of USDA agencies urging them to expand efforts to: Extend services and benefits to all Federal agencies into rural areas. Help rural cimmunities make economic development plans and secure services needed to carry out the plans. The Assistant Secretary’s ac tion emphasized the importance of the technical action panels that the Secreary of Agriculture w uy uoun OtrciitiCS Ulal —— BIG I NORGE r —— isA; “*§“"•• l r.» cu. FT. r IfCutll 11/t 1%/* P FOR FINEST FOODKEEPING NORGE Freezers HTj^ —$20.00 Worth Plastic Food sS5!![ | Containers With Any Freezer Purcha “«l During Month Os July. 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THE YANCEY RECORD has ordered established in each state and the approximately 3,000 rural counties to work with local community develop ment organizations. “Basically, what the Depart ment is dcing,” Baker exp’ains, "is realigning and fortifying its field offices to insure that rural communities do not miss out on help available from any source in their development programs. “We have established a “one stop” service concept in every rural county to enable local lea ders to (1) get help they need in finding out what is imped ing the development of thei* - local economy, (2) obtain assist ance in preparing economic de velopment plans, and (3) tap all government and private servi ces that can be used to turn dreams into reality. 55 Membership of the technical action panels at the state level consists of the heads of all De partment of Agriculture agen cies that have State offices. The heads of all other govermaant agencies that provide support in the development of rural areas are invited to become members. The panels are assisted by the directors of the Extension Ser vice, who in some States also serves as a panel member. The State Director of the Far mers Home Administration ser ves as chairman, the Soil Con servation state conservationist is co-chairman, and the state executive director of the Agri cultural Stabilization and Con servation Service is alternate r 'airman. ' o give staff rupport to the „ „iels a Farmers Home Admin istration rural development gpecirlurt has been assigned as executive director in 40 states. The composition of the panels in the counties follows the pat tern established at the rural level. Mr. Baker in his directive also gave details on multi-coun ty panels that are to be set up where needed to service area wide planning bodies. These panels will include development specialists from the same group of agencies represented on state and county panels, but will deal with projects that serve more than one county. “Modern communications and transportation,” Baker points out, “have made possible a new kind of functional rural com munity that has a population base adequate to support a large number of basic pubHc services. Generally, this new type of community includes two or more rural counties and at least one small city which is the focil point of local economic, educa tional and social activity. Areas of this type can undertake de velopment programs that no single county or community could afford.” In addition, Mr. Baker’s in struction listed the contributions to be made in rural areas devel opment by USDA agencies that THURSDAY, JULY 13, 1967 do not have nationwide, county level field staffs. For example the Consumer and Marketing Service will pro vide technical assistance in the area cf marketing services and food assistance programs. The Farmers Cooperative Ser vice will help provide advisory and educational assistance to rural cooperatives. The Forest Service, through its cooperative State and pri vate program, will provide tech nical assistance in each area where forests are economically important. ’ r ’ , e R"rSl Electrification Ad ministration, working through its borrower organizations, will furnish credit-finding aid for commercial and industrial pro . jects. Support efforts of the Agricul tural Research Service, the Co operative State Research Ser vice, the Economic Research Service, the Federal Crop In surance Corporation, and the Statistical Reporting Service were also listed.
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