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Spivey Attends Meeting
Os Advisory Committee
GREENSBORO 1
Wayland Spivey of Chowan
County is a member and
participated in a meeting of
the Governor’s Advisory
Committee on Agriculture,
Forestry and Seafood In
dustry on the Campus of
N.C. Agricultural and
Technical State University,
August 18.
Gov. Jim Hunt said he
expected the committee to
be his eyes and ears across
the state and to advise him
so that he would know what
is going on among farmers,
tree farmers, and people
employed in seafood
production, so that the
Governor’s office can be
more effective in working
with farm organizations,
Commissioner Jim
Graham, Land Grant
Universities and these in
dustries.
Dr. L.C. Dowdy, Chan
cellor at A & T State
University, welcomed the
committee and cited
progress the university is
making in agriculture,
engineering, business, and
economics.
J. L. (Bud) Sales,
vegetable and fruit
producer of Asheville spoke
of the opportunities that
farmers had to sell directly
to the housewife and con
sumers through roadside
markets and “pick your
own” operation. Mr. Sales
said that volume would not
be great but the fruit and
vegetables should be of high
quality and the prices
reasonable.
Gov. Hunt wanted a map
developed showing present
markets and where op
portunities existed.
James Pridgen a
professional forester from
Lumberton, along with
Spivey, spoke of op
portunities and problems
associated with forestry.
Norfleet Sugg, a banker
from Rocky Mount, outlined
agricultural financing.
John Sledge, president of
N.C. Farm Bureau
discussed the need to in
vestigate the long-range
protection by revamping
Federal Crop Insurance
laws and related matters.
R.L. Flowers, grain
merchant from Wilson
tuihned the importance of
farm supplies being made
available when needed.
Reports were given of in
secticide shortage for the
control of soybeans.
Elmer Burt, farmer from
Wake County discussed
environmental concerns of
farmers as related to
pesticides, water and land
use.
Governor Hunt said that
he would communicate to
the appropriate people in
Washington about Section
208 not in a negative way but
in away that makes sense
and speaks to reason
ableness.
Mrs. Ruth Cherry, county
commissioner and a farm
wife from Tarboro, made
statements about
agricultural research and
education.
Dr. B.C. Webb, Dean of
School of Agriculture at A &
T, and a member of the
committee, was host for the
meeting. Dr. Webb stated
that A & T State University
was a land grant University
like North Carolina State. A
pictorial overview of the
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that showed the facilities,
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complishments of some of
the graduates.
John Radford from Smith
field, chairman of the
committee, challenged the
members to organize and
present to the governor the
concerns of the producers of
the products of the farm,
forest and sea. Especially,
said Radford, emphasis
should be put on the present
conditions for
profitableness, op
portunities and limiting
factors like the drought,
finance, environmental
concerns, research, etc.
School Food
Reimbursements
Are Adjusted
WASHINGTON D.C.
Carol Tucker Foreman,
assistant secretary of
agriculture for food and
consumer services, has
announced that the school
lunch, breakfast, and child
care programs will receive
increased payments ad
justed to reflect the change
in the Consumer Price Index
(CPI) series for food away
from home.
The adjustments, ef
fective July 1, reflect the 4.9
per cent increase in the CPI
for the six month period,
November 1976 to May 1977.
The increased payments
paid to schools and in
stitutions through state
agencies help defray meal
preparation costs in the
national school lunch, school
breakfast, and child care
food programs.
The national average
payment for the school
lunch program will be in
creased from 13.25 cents to
14 cents for each lunch
served. Within that average,
states are authorized by the
U. S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA) to vary
the rate of reimbursement
up to a maximum of 20 cents
per lunch.
The additional average
payment for lunches served
to needy children will be
increased from 50 cents to 53
cents for a reduced-price
lunch and from 60 cents to 63
cents for a free lunch. The
maximum total reim
bursement states may pay
schools and institutions has
been increased from 78.25
cents to 82 cents for a
reduced-price lunch and
from 88.25 cents to 92 cents
for a free lunch.
Under the school break
fast program, the national
average payment will be
increased from 10.75 cents
to 11.25 cents for each
breakfast served. The ad
ditional average payment
for each reduced-price
breakfast will be increased
from 20 cents to 21 cents.
The additional average
payment for a free break
fast will be increased from
26.75 cents to 28 cents.
Maximum rates of reim
bursement states may pay
especially needy schools
and institutions will remain
at 40 cents for each reduced
price breakfast and 45 cent
for each free breakfast
served.
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Thursday, Augmt 36, 1977