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Resettlement project in Roanoke area faces uncertain future
Interview with L L McLendon, supervisor, shows 213 families live on the Roanoke Resettlement area, with 232 having occupied it at peak. He notes 273 homes planned, 20 more to build, and government crop allotments for tobacco peanuts and cotton. Farmers express worry over reduced federal support and ongoing crop controls threatening farm life and hopes for five acres of tobacco.
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L. L. McLendon
McLendon
Holly Ridge
Fort Bragg
Mr. Thomas
John G. Thomas Halifax
Roanoke Resettlement Project
Pene
Uncle Sam