Milford chronicle., 1962-01-05
Happenings Of Interest
Throughout Delaware
LOTS OF CHICKEN

LOTS OF CHICKEN = The fed
eral government purchased 37.7
million pounds of chicken for its
school lunch program in the last
year.
The figure was released by the
| office of U. S. Rep. Harris B. Nc
Dowell, D-Del., in Washington, D.
iC.
Mcdowell has been a consistent
| advocate of including chicken in
the menu of school lunches being
supplied by the government for
the 10th consecutive year.
The Department of Agriculture
is reported to have assisted $4,000
participating schools in the pro-
gram last year.
LANDING ARRESTER All
American Engineering Co. an
nounced this week it will begin
work this month on a $458, 900 con-
tract from the Federal Aviation
Agency at Sussex County Airport
A.P. Croll and Son, Georgetown
contractors, are completing con-
struction of 725-foot extension
on the east end of the airport's
east-west runway for the All Amer
lean contract to develop an ar
resting gear for commercial air.
craft.
The equipment to be developed
is designed to gradually halt COM
mercial jet aircraft weighing as
much as 100000 pounds and land
ing at high speeds
The arresting mechanism con-
sists of a cable laid across the run
way which is hooked by the land
ing plane. 1t is similar to the
method now used by light planes
landing on aircraft carriers.
PistOns connected to the end of
the cable are fitted into pipes on
each side of the runway and filled
with water which acts as the ar
rester as the plane pulls the cable.
SAVE CARGOMASTER - A C133
Cargo-master costing So million es-
capped extensive damage at Dover
Air Force Base last Saturday, be-
cause fire truck was nearby
when ground turbine power unit
on the plane exploded
Two holes were ripped in a land
ing pod Of the massive cargo car
rier and the planes side was also
torn. There was additional dam
age from flying metal.
A board of officers is investigat-
ing the explosion which happened
as the plane was undergoing regu-
lar maintenance. No estimate has
been made of the loss.
A foam throwing fire truck on
| duty for another planes takeoff
was returning to its post when the
explosion occurred.
Within seconds the truck was
fighting the fire which followed
the explosion.
| Although parts flew in all di-
rections, no one was hurt. Few AR
Force personnel were on duty on
last Saturday afternoon.
If the fire had not been attacked
Immediately the whole plane might
nave been lost, a base spokesman
said
| NEW FARMERS - A goal of 800
new" farmers to participate in
the 1862 agriculture conservation
program (ACP) was announced by
X. Harry Wilson, chairman of the
X ont Hn1ntu
new, he meant those who for one
reason or another have not been
active with soil conservation work
in the last three years. There were
469 cooperatOrs in 1861 in Kent
County
Farmers may earn federal cost
shares to establish or improve
seedlings of grasses or other cover,
Tor protection against erosion,
and for controlling water reserves.
he said. The major purpose is to
demonstrate sound land use man
agement and further, to encourage
the conservation of our natural re-
sources which benefits the public.
Mr. Wilson also said that newly
elected community committeeman
VIII oe trained 10 explain and re-
commend the above conservation
practices to their neighbors. All
farmers in Kent County should
have received a listing of suggested
practices in the mail in the last
few days together with instructions
as to how they might qualify. he
added. The county committee feels
that this more personal approach
should bear more fruit than have
previous more general methods.
Farmers may sign as cooperators
IN the ACP at the county office at
3l3 5. Governors Avenue in Dover.
or may call Lister V. Hall, Jr.. the
office manager at REdfield 4-3O78.
DSEA COMITTEES = Commit
tee assignments for members of
ta1e-wide cOmittees have been
sent from DSEA office it was an
nounced today by George E. Glynn.
Jr., president of the Association
One hundred and thirty-five in
vitations have been sent.
Mr.. Glynn also announced the
following have agreed to serve as
chalrmen of committees: