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Action was taken at the August meeting erf the Board of; Supervisors of ftenpahannock for lumping facilities .o^the county. After months of debate, investigation and et'fdtt to establish dumps for various areas sf Rappahannock, the great; problem has been solved by | ipproving a year’s contract with the Tri-County Refuse Service. This company will provide portable dumping units at nine; locations in the county. These units will be picked up weekly »nd replaced with empty' containers. This service should begin about September 1. Convenient locations in each community will be selected and; signs put up marking them.
Resident Engineer James! Skeens presented the annual , secondary road budget to the' Board and it was approved. Total of the budget was $271,832 for maintenance of the 219.86 miles of secondary roads in Rappahannock County. Miss Diane Brown, Extension! Agent, Home Economics,! tendered her resignation from that position effective September 1. Miss Brown has been the agent here since Oct. 1966. The Board accepted the resignation with regret. She has accepted a position in Cambridge, Md. as 4-H Extension Agent.
Mrs. C. E. Johnson, jr., as Chairman of the Board of Public Welfare, appeared to discuss office space for that department. According to state and federal regulations, the present office space afforded is not adequate. The Welfare department is housed in two offices adjoining in the courthouse. Requirements are for three offices and a waiting room with specifics on size and arrangement. One office must be large enough for a conference
Virginia Peach Crop Bounces Back in *68
After a bad season last year the Virginia peach crop is bouncing back. U. S. Department of Agriculture estimates for 1968 put the state’s projected harvest at more than a million bushels. Last year it was about half that.
Although Virginia produces fresh peaches from July to late September, now is the peak of the season.
Buyers representing Howard Johnson’s, the coast-to-coast chain of 825 restaurants, are selecting their entire year’s supply now. The restaurant chain buys U. S. Government Grade A fruit which is frozen or canned until needed.
Hugh Kelly, director of purchasing for Howard Johnson’s, said that about 150,000 pounds of eastern grown peaches are used for ice cream alone. Additional tons are used in dessert toppings and pies. Last Year’s low yield was reflected across the nation. National production was down to less than 56 million bushels. This year’s crop will be close to 76 million bushels.
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