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Governor Mills E. Godwin Jr. took action on three fronts during the past week to help wide areas of Virginia where farmers and others are suffering from the state’s worst drought since 1930.
The action included:
—Discussions with White House aide Jack Watson and Thomas Dunn, Director of the Federal Disaster Assistance Administration, asking prompt approval of Federal livestock feed subsidies for farmers in 42 counties, where total crop losses have been set at $152,613,348. This was a follow-up to a previous request.
—Authorization for two localities to impose water conservation measures, and assurances that the same authorization would be forthcoming for other localities which may face water shortages.
—Appointment of a task force of State officials to monitor the drought and related problems daily and to advise him of other action needed by the State government to provide help.
At the same time, the governor urged Virginia citizens to conserve water and electricity in order to avert more critical problems.
Action already taken by the Federal Interagency Drought Emergency Coordinating Committee has declared 56 counties and 23 adjacent cities eligible for grant and low-interest loan programs for water conservation and development and for crop business losses. A requested Presidential declaration which would authorize Federal subsidies of 2 cents a pound to help farmers buy feed for livestock is expected shortly.
Governor Godwin said he had been told by the Richmond office of the Federal Farmers Home Administration that it could use considerable flexibility in judging eligibility of farmers for loans to cover crop and
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