The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-01-16
RESETTLEMENT ACTIVITIESM
i THIS AREA ARE OUTLINED
Designating Poor Lands to Some Suitable Purpose And
% Developing Model Farmsteads Primary Detectives


The first regional booklet de-
scribing resettlement and rehabi-
litation activities has just been is
sued from the Division of Infor-
nation of the Resettlement Adj
ministration's regional office, Raj
eigh.
Mr.. Fletcher A. Shoe, who is
Rehabilitation Supervisor, an d
Miss Charlotte R. Turner, who is
Home Supervisor, for the Reset
element Administration in Hen
derson and Pennsylvania Counties
presented this newspaper with a
copy today. Their office is located
in the Court House in each coun-
ty. On Monday, Wednesday, and
Friday they are in their office in
Brevard; and on Tuesday, Thurs
day, and Saturday, they are in the
office in Hendersonville.
> In addition to giving the ORR
gin, background and purpose of
the Resettlement Administration,
the booklet gives rather thor
ough explanation of rehabilitation
and resettlement which are the
two major phases of the Resettle-
ment Administration program in
North Carolina, Tennessee, Ken
lucky, Virginia, and West Viz
ginia, the states comprising Reg
ion ". 1t also tells who is re-
sponsible for the program, out
lines the activities and projects
which have been started in this
region.
More people will be reached
Immediately under the rehabilita-
ton phase than the reSettlement
phase" the booklet states.
Figures are given in the book
let showing the breakdown by
states of Rehabilitation families
being cared for, total quota for
Region Nv being $1,000 families.
While the quotas are not listed by
counties, Mr.. Shoe, resettlement
supervisor, stated that quota of
approximately 152 families for
Henderson County, and 100 for
Pennsylvania has been assigned.
Under the rehabilitation prog
ram loans and practical supervis-
ion are extended for the purchase
of seed, fertilizer and equipment
to enable impoverished farm fam
lies to get on their feet again.
These are the families who are IN
an emergency situation and must
be given a chance to help them
selves Immediately. The booklet
describes the method by which
these families are assisted.
The resettlement phase is de-
scribed as a more permanent part
of the program. 1t is based on the
fact that There is plenty of good
land and that it is social and
economic waste to continue to
cultivate Improbable acreage"
In the resettlement phase two
kinds of projects are undertaken.
One has to do with acquiring poor
land areas or lands unsuited to
successful agriculture and de-
yeloping them for the purpose to
which they are best adapted. The
other has to do with acquiring
good lands and developing them !
into model farmsteads. The first
are called Land Utilization Prof.
ects. The second are called Rural |
Resettlement or Agricultural Re-
settlement Communities. A table |
gives the names and location of |
twenty-five Land Utilization Prof. !
scts in Region " which have been |
approved for purchase and de-
velopment involving a total of |
400, 634 acres of land at a cost |
of $3,338,199 and a total devel-
opment cost of $5,526,136. A
daily average of 1885 men will
be employed on these projects.
AS to Rural Resettlement Com
munity Projects, the booklet |
states that plans have been pre-
pared and submitted to the Ad-
ministratcr for forty-two Agricul-
tural Resettlement Community
Projects for Region w, involving
219,121 acres OF land and the
construction of 1926 farmsteads;
and that the preliminary approval
has been given on twelve of these
projects, comprising total of
70,S6S acres and providing farm
steads for 1895 farm families,