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VIRGINIA BEACH, NOV. 26 — The Virginia Farm Bureau presented its most coveted award — the Distinguished Service to Virginia Agriculture Award — here tonight to Ben R. Lacy III of Front Royal.
VFBF President Robert B. Delano made the presentation at the 43rd annual convention of the Virginia Farm Bureau at the Cavalier Hotel.
More than 500 convention delegates and guests attended the presentation ceremony.
“To earn this award,” said Delano, “courage is essential; dedication of service to others must be evident; and performance is obvious.
“We recognize Mr. Lacy for his leadership and dedicated determination which has united Virginia fruit growers and secured tangible results,” Delano said during the award presentation.
Lacy is a leader in the Virginia apple industry. He has served as president of the Virginia State Horticultural Society, chairman of the Virginia Apple Commission, Chairman of the Apple Advisory Committee of the American Agricultural Marketing Association, and currently is Vice President of the National Apple Institute. He is manager and major stockholder of Freezeland Orchard Co., Front Royal. This is a 650-acre apple operation.
Soc. Security Notes
Many people in the area between the ages of 62 and 65 are losing money every month because they have not visited their social security office and inquired about reduced old-age benefits, Mrs. Hazel F. Daly, Manager of the Winchester, Va. Social Security Office, reported recently. It is possible for both men and women 62 and over to receive old-age insurance benefits at a reduced rate if they wish to do so. When persons in this age bracket are questioned about why they had not inquired about benefits, they usually give such
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