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February Is Heart Month
Governor Charles S. Robb proclaimed February as Heart Month in Virginia, recognizing cardiovascular disease as the state’s number one killer and foremost health problem.
Robb said that “Fifty-thousand volunteers from across the state join together in this vital undertaking each year, and we support their lifesaving efforts.” Robb said, “I urge all our citizens to support the work of the American Heart Association in combatting the problem of heart disease, which will kill more than 20,000 Virginians this year.”
• Feed Grain And Wheal Program
The sign-up period for the 1985 Feed Grain and Wheat Program is underway and will continue until March 1. The major provisions are:
Wheat--10 percent paid diversion at $2.70 times the established yield. Additional set-aside equal to 28.57 percent of the wheat for harvest as grain. Maximum of 70 percent of the farm wheat base may be harvested for grain. Eligible for loans and deficiency payments.
Feed Grain~(Com, Grain Sorghum, Barley, Oats) Maximum of 90 percent of the base may be planted. Set aside equal to 11.11 percent of the planted acreage. Eligible for loans and deficiency payments.
Set-aside under both programs may be grazed before April 30 and after October 1, but may not be mechanically harvested.
Stop by the Agricultural Stabilization and Conversation Service office for details.
• Jail Business
Sheriff John Henry Woodward during the February 4 Supervisor’s meeting asked the Board to authorize him to charge surrounding counties for keeping their prisoners in Rappahannock’s jail. Woodward said that right now Greene and Madison Counties house prisoners in the county’s jail free of charge. It costs Rappahannock County $15 per day to keep a prisoner. The state reimburses the county $7 per day for each prisoner. The Board authorized Woodward to charge other counties $12 per day to keep prisoners.
The Board also authorized Woodward to obtain an estimate for the building of a kitchen in the jail. This move was prompted by the fear that the current cook might not renew her contract which, with 30 days notice, expires March 1.
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