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Scott, Davis Receive Farm Awards
RALEIGH - Former state
Senator Ralph H Scott
( D- Alamance ) and Clayton
Davis of AabevUle are the
recipients of the North
Caroliaa Department of
Agriculture s highest awards
for 1980
Scott received the award for
Service to Agriculture in the
State and Davis, manager of
the Western N.C. Farmers
Market, was named the
NCDA's Employee of the Year
for 1910.
State Agriculture Commis
sioner Jim Graham made the
presentations during a lun
cheon at Balentine's Buffet
here today.
-Senator Ralph Scott has
devoted his life to agriculture
and service through the North
Carolina General Assembly,''
the commissioner said. "He is
a man of honesty, decency,
fairness and compassion and
has supreme dedication to the
principles of good govern
ment."
Scott, founder and operator
of Melville Dairy for ? years
was first elected to the state
Senate in 19*0 He was
reelected IS times and was
last elected in 1978.
The brother of former
governor W. Kerr Scott and
uncle of former governor
Robert W. Scott, he is a
graduate of N.C. State Univer
sity and holds an honorary
Doctor of Laws degree from
Eton College
la tribute to Davis, Graham
said that he bad shown
superior leadership in
developing the Western N C
Farmers Market in Asheviile.
"He came with the NCDA to
manage the market in 1*75
and since that time the market
constantly grown in business,
buildings and service,"
Graham declared. "If growth
is success, Clayton Davis is
one of the most successful
men I know . "
Prior to Joining the NCDA,
Davis was with the North
Caroina Extension Service in
Haywood County tar 15 years
He is a graduate of N.C.
State University with a
masters degree in agronomy.
Davis is married to the
former Kathleen Thomas.
Both are natives of Bryson Ci
ty in Swain County.
Food Stamp Office Explains Fraud Regulations
With so much publicity in
the news media concerning
abuse in the Food Stamp Pro
gram and a nationwide effort
to cut down an overissuance of
coupons, it seems an ap
propriate time to inform the
public what constitutes an
overissuance and/or fraud
and how it is handled at the
county level.
A Recipient Claim is
established against Any
household that receives more
food stamps than they are
eligible to receive. The three
most frequent instances that
result in a claim are:
1. The household fails to pro
vide the worker with correct
information during the initial
Interview or at recertification.
2. Failure to report in a
timely manner changes in
their household situation dur
ing the certification period,
such as income or the number
of persons in the household.
3. Administrative errors
within the agency.
Claims are classified as
fraud and non-fraud. Non
fraud claims are those
established against a
household due to an overis
suance caused by an ad
ministrative error on the part
of the county department, a
misunderstanding of program
regulations, or an inadvertent
error on the part of the
household.
Fraud, as defined by
7CFR273.16(B), includes any
action by an individual to
knowingly, willfully and with
deceitful intent:
1. Make a false statement
either orally or in writing to
obtain benefits to which the
household is not entitled.
2. Conceal information to ob
tain benefits to which the
household is not entitled.
3. Alter the Authorize to
Purchase Card. (Blue Card)
4. Use food stamps to buy
non-food items such as
alcoholic drinks or cartons of
cigarettes.
5. Trade or sell food stamps
for cash.
If the county department
has documentary evidence
that one or more of the above
conditions exists, an ad
ministrative hearing will be
initiated if the county believes
the facts of the individual case
do not warrant civil or
criminal prosecution.
Individuals found guilty of
fraud through administrative
hearings are disqualified for
three months, and not less
than six months and not more
than twenty-four months if
found guilty of criminal and
civil fraud through the courts.
In order to be reinstated, the
individual found guilty of
fraud through an Ad
ministrative Fraud Hearing
must agree to repay the
overissuance either in a lump
sum, installment payments,
or by the end of their dis
qualification period, agree to
have the amount withheld
from their monthly coupon
allotment. If found guilty by
the court, restitution will be
made by the individual as
determined by the court.
The penalties for individuals
found guilty of fraud are: bar
red from the program for
three months to two years, fin
ed up to $10,000, imprisoned up
to five years or both, and sub
ject to prosecution under other
applicable federal laws.
If your household is current
ly certified for food stamps
and there has been a change in
your situation since you were
certified, these changes
should be reported to the
worker within ten days of the
date the change is made
known to you. This can be
done in person, by mail, or by
calling 649-3424
New Weapon For Tobacco Insects
North Carolina farmers
have a new weapon this spring
in their early-season battle
with tobacco insects. The com
bination of Du Pont "Vydate"
insecticide/nematicide and
"Diazinon" is now registered
as a tank mix for control of
root knot and lesion
nematodes, flea beetles and
wireworms.
According to Du Pont
Agchem district manager, H.
Ray Lanier in Raleigh, the
tank mix has been registered
by the State of North Carolina
because of special local needs,
but the combination is not
registered for use in other
states where tobacco is grown.
Lanier says the combination
controls more insects than
Ridomil Approved
For Black Shank
Ridomil has received EPA
acceptance for use as a
fungicide on burley tobacco to
control black shank
The label calls for Ridomil
to be applied in the field as a
broadcast application and in
corporated 2-4 inches into the
soil.
It is recommended that it be
used only with those tobacco
varieties with some black
shank resistance. Because
resistance in varieties varies
from state to state and even
county to county, it is recom
mended that the grower con
sult the local cooperative ex
tension service concerning the
recommended varieties for a
specific area. Ridomil is not
labeled for use on burley
tobacco in Pennsylvania for
black shank control.
Ridomil is labeled for the
control of black shank
(Phytophthora parisitica) and
blue mold (Peronospora
tabacina) in the field, and
Pythium damping-off and blue
mold in the plant bed. It can be
used on all types of tobacco.
either material alone.
Growers can tank-mix one
gallon of 'Vydate" with one
pound active "Diazinon" (one
quart of product containing
four pounds active/gallon) per
acre for preplant incorporated
broadcast applications in not
less than 40 gallons of water
per acre.
"Our tests show the best
results when the combination
is incorporated 4-6 inches in
the soil, but when rows are
bedded, only treated soil
should be used to form the
bed," he says. "We've also
found the combination is most
effective when tobacco is
transplanted within 24 hours
after treatment."
Rome's major highway was
the Via Salaria - Salt Road -
used by soldiers bringing crys
tals from the salt pans at Ostia.
Those "worth their salt" were
paid a salary. That word cones
from "salarium," money paid
soldiers to buy salt.
Heart
Answers
WHAT IS
HARDENING
OF THE ARTERIES?
A common form ol hardening of the
arteries is atherosclerosis. It occurs
when tatty deposits in the blood
stream build up on the inner walls ol
the arteries. People who have
atherosclerosis are more likely to
suiter a heart attack or stroke The
risk of developing atherosclerosis
can be reduced by observing a diet
low in saturated fats and cholesterol
Contact your locdt American Heart
Association tor more information
American Heart
^^Association
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