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PAGE 6 THE YANCEY JOURNAL || JOHNSON N a /// ROCK ■ | Vs^ 1 ' I hicm)RV^^| MARION , . \K 1 You are cordially invited to visit with //j& us at a time convenient to you. Deer Park \ \ //V vv" 26 * Lakes Estates mav be just the place you m have been looking for. H £>eer Park oke Estates, inc. j P. O. Box 502 / Spruce Pine, North Carolina 28777 / Phone (704) 765-7333 / -I --_ - - Kf^n i ! r- ■ / . /■ | A PLANNED COMMUNITY I OF PERMANENT HOMES 1 J 1 I PETERSON & BANKS DEVELOPMENT |I I - * I N I MT. VIEW ROAD Phones 682-2857 WEST OF iURNSVILLE I OCTCBER 19, 1972 ’* * 6 I \ V ? ; I ; Deer Park Lake Estates Offers The Good Life' Many visitors to Western North Carolina come seeking tie peaceful atmosphere of the fabulous Blue Ridge Moun tains. Charmed by the clean air, restful surroundings*, and inspir ing views, some remain to build permanent homes. Others build delightful vacation homes which provide havens of refuge for city dwellers during the working years and snug retreats for relaxed and rewarding per iods of retirement, while still others, planning for the future, invest in building site for future enjoyment and security. Whatever your plans, this good life can be yours at Deer Park Lake Estates. More than one thoisand acres of beautiful mountain land, long a wildlife refuge, has been released for the enjoyment of a discrimina ting community of residents. Many home sites face the lovely twenty-acre secluded private lake where fishing,boa ting and swimming are avail able. Others provide panora mic views of surrounding moun tain peaks or quiet glens of privacy. Wild flowers and birds abound. All residents have full uso of the facilities of the lake and its recreational beach areas regardless of pro perty location. The investment of Dear Park residents is protected by regis tered covenants and restrictias which run with the land. An architectural committee insures that each home constructed is a complement to its neighbor and the community as a whole. Presently available are a number of different homes with spacious living areas located on 1/2-acre sites. Each home is insulated, has three bedrooms, two baths, broad decks on 3 sides, real beam ceilings, and wood binning fireplaces. The homes are reasonably priced with excellent financirg - ; ' : BBPpr . * : WOKggy ■ Scenic Peterson And Banks Development Near Burnsville Permanent Homes For Year - Round The "Peterson & Banks" Pro ject has been planned as a com munity of permanent homes for year-round residents, "says Ivan '.'Pete" Peterson of his housing development west of Burnsville on Mountain View Road. Each home is built on a large lot with seeded lawn and good access road, according to Pete and every house has a separate design, giving them a distinc - tive style usually found only in much higher priced homes. "We sell only Gold Medal lion total electric homes here in the Peterson & Banks commu nity, " states Pete. And he adds that he believes that for conven ience and dependability, elec tric is the best form of heating. Each home is built with brick exterior and has a full basement North Carolina Conntios Receive Receipts Forest Supervisor, Del W. ~ Thorsen said today that twenty four counties' in North Carolina will receive a total of $234* 761 as their share of receipts from National Forest Operation dur ing the past fiscal year, which ended June 30. National For est receipts to the counties last year totaled $206,731. The amount for Yancey Coun ty is $4,135. 32. Mitchell Coun ty received $2,151.91 from National Forest receipts. The amount each county receives is based on the nunier of acres of National Forest land within the county. Federal law calls far 25 percent of the re ceipts to go back to the coun ties for use on schools aid roads. Thorsen said, that based on the number of acres of National For est Land in the State the money going to die counties averaged 21 cents an acre. Another 10 percent of the gross Forest receipts is made available to the Forest Service for roads and trails within the National Forests. This 10 per cent is supplemented by alloca tions which brought the total spent on road maintenance and construction dining the 1972 fis cal year to $878,825 —an aver age of 77 cents for each acre of National Forest Land spent on a 1,041 mile road system. In addition to these road ex penditures, special Forest High way Funds in the amount pf available on either the Deer Park . Lake or Fawn Lake homes, Excellent roads run throi#i the area. Water, power lines, and telephone service are in stalled and operating. Nearby are schools,churches, hospital, a public library, stores, service stations,beauty shops, and related commercial enterprises. Just minutes away is some of the best golf, riding,tennis, and snow skiing in the south. There is skiing on Beech and Sugar Mountains, and golfihg privileges for homeowners at the Spruce Pine Golf and Coun try Chib. as well as a two-car garage. Each home also has a fireplace to add to the charm and com fort of the living area. The average home has 3 bedrooms, a good-sized kitchen and two baths. Ivan Peterson andJamtßanks, co-developers of the burgeon - ing community, had long rea lized the need for a year-round " housing development in Yancey County. The demand for al ready-constructed homes has been unparalleled in the past few years and many people have turned to mobile homes as the answer. "Most people simply have not the time or experience to go through the process of se lecting a house plan, finding a contractor and taking care of the numerous details, large and small, which go into the con $423,000 were made available by the Forest Service to the Bureau of Public Roads for the Whitewater Ralls Road in High lands. Another contract for $190,000 was let for acoelera - ted timber access road near Franklin. Timber harvesting by private operators accounts for the big gest single amount in the re ceipts and during the past year iV LITTLE KNOWN FACTS ABOUT *OOP ia NORSKS A little-known fact about w(kml explains why this house is just ns comfortable on an A ußust afternoon as it is when the residents ure snowed in. K very body knows that wood keeps a home looking beautiful. Hut did you know that wood also keeps a home warmer in winter, cooler in summer? Wood insulates six times better than brick. Ift times better than concrete. 1770 times better than aluminum. This means ~ W 'md frame house w di save you money on heal ine and cooling bills Kxai i|\ hou much we ('an I sav Hu: one univei .in- lest sluiwis,! There are plans for exten - sive recreation facilities in addition to the swimming, beat ing, and fishing already en joyed by the Deer Park Lake residents. The Deer Park Lake proper ties were sold a few yeais ’ago by descendents of a pioneer settler, John Bailey, and are overlooked by a mountain named for him, Bailey Peak. His son, James Bailey, estab lished "Deer Park" as a game refuge. Col. James E. Bannon, the general manager, and his wife, have lived in Spruce Pine since his retirement foom the Army. struction of a home. For them, our development is the perfect answer says Pete. We have ta ken care of the smallest details and all ~a prospective buyer needs to do is come in and see the end results. Three homes are presently available and can be shown at almost reasonable time by Ivan c Peterson, who personally super vises the building of eachhome A lot of time was spent in planning and laying the ground work for the development, ac cording to Pete, and he feels the time was well spent. The community has a planned and cared-for look with homes be ing built in an orderly manner. "A permanent look is what we were after," said Pete,"and we are well pleased with the result timber operations brought in $882,604. Other National Forest resources are water, re creation, wildlife, and forage, Thorsen said, "The Forest Service's system of land mana gement makes certain there will always be a supply of tim ber for the Nation. It also pn vides for protection of wildlife recreation and aesthetic valus of the forests. " U thaL a wood house used 23% less luel in the healing season and 30%less in the air conditioning season .than an identical masonry house. Wood is a natural insulator. And that's one reason why it ma 1 : -s sense to demand wood in a new home hot only wooo ‘ timing and ✓sheathing, but wood roofing siding, flooring and windows To learn more about this uni<|ue material, write for a free copy ol Some little-known facts about wood Send your name and address to American Wood Council. Dept. NA. 1619 Mass,-a hie-.-its \venue, N.W , Wasbtnetoi DC 20036
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