Secară Maria

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Maria Secară, 15.03.1937 – 15.07.2000 Hero of Socialist Labor, Decree Date: 08.04.1971 Medal No.: 17974 Order of Lenin No.: 310147 Maria Secară was a milkmaid at the "Berezovski" state farm in the Anenii Noi district, Moldavian SSR. She was born on March 15, 1937, in the village of Hârbovățul Nou, Anenii Noi, Anenii Noi district. From 1952, she worked as a milkmaid at the "Steagul Roșu" collective farm in her native village, which was later reorganized into the "Anenii Noi" state farm and later renamed the "Berezovski" state farm. Between 1966–1968, she worked within the Mobile Mechanized Column No. 51 (PMK-51). From 1968, she returned as a milkmaid, and later became a mechanical milking operator on the "Berezovski" state farm in the village of Hârbovățul Nou, Anenii Noi district, Moldavian SSR. Throughout her years of work, she set an example of high labor discipline, strived for cleanliness and improvement of the farm's sanitary conditions, properly cared for the animals, rationally used feed, constantly improved her zooveterinary knowledge, and helped young milkmaids with advice and actions. Year after year, she increased her milk production, becoming a first-class master in animal husbandry. She honorably fulfilled the socialist obligations undertaken for the Eighth Five-Year Plan (1966–1970). She achieved outstanding results in the jubilee year 1970: she milked 4,443 kilograms of milk from each fodder cow – the best indicator on the farm. In the same year, she obtained 14 calves from the 14 cows assigned to her. By Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of April 8, 1971, for the remarkable successes achieved in the development of agricultural production and the fulfillment of the five-year plan for the sale of animal products to the state, Maria Secară was awarded the title of Hero of Socialist Labor, with the presentation of the Order of Lenin and the gold medal "Hammer and Sickle". In the following years too, the leading milkmaid achieved high milk yields. For success in increasing the production and procurement of animal products during the winter period of 1972/1973, she was decorated with the Order of the October Revolution, and for achieving high milk yields at the end of the Eleventh Five-Year Plan (1981–1985), she was decorated with a second Order of Lenin. She participated in the USSR Exhibition of National Economic Achievements (VDNKh) in 1970, 1973, 1981, and 1985 in Moscow, where she was awarded 3 bronze medals and 1 silver medal by the main exhibition committee for her achievements in animal husbandry. She was elected deputy to the local Soviets of People's Deputies. She worked at the state farm until her retirement. She lived in her native village, Hârbovățul Nou, Anenii Noi district. She passed away on July 15, 2000. She is buried in the cemetery of Hârbovățul Nou village. She was decorated with 2 Orders of Lenin (04/08/1971; 07/07/1986), the Order of the October Revolution (09/06/1973), medals, as well as the silver medal (07/15/1986) and 3 bronze medals (10/26/1970; 09/11/1973; 06/13/1982) of the USSR VDNKh. She is a laureate of the Soviet Trade Unions Prize in the name of Hero of Socialist Labor N. A. Moscalu (09/28/1982).