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Washington, D, C. December —1
Oar vast highway needs require a
S program of Federal-aid equal
ling that provided by the Federal
Highway Act of 1944, Charles M.
Upham. engineer-director of the
American Road Builder's Associa
Don told highway officials here to
day. 1
The three-year postwar highway
„rogrampTovides yearlyappropriaV
tions of $500 million for the fiscal
ÎÂuSTlif" aSd 1948, to bo
matched equally by states that use
ft, for improvement of the Federal
aid highway system, secondary
roads, and ...ban areas. J
Improvemenu programmed to
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the system. The Public Road. Ad
ministration eatlmatc. that the en-|
Improvements programmed on
32,000 miles of the 354,84 1 -mile Fed
eral-aid secondary system involve
the use of 63 per cent of available
l»o8twar funds. PRA estimates that
the entire amount authorized wilt
provide for improvement of about
61,000 miles of secondary roads.
Improvements on the Federal-aid
system in urban areas have been
programmed on 618 miles, involving;
the use of about half the funds
available for such Improvement.
Mr. Upham pointed out that high
prices, shortages of materials,
equipment and personnel have re
tarded the highway construction
program. Postwar reconversion
difficulties were recongnlzed by a
year's extension of the time limit
for expenditure of 1946, 1947 and
"Motorists and highway engineers
dike are concerned with the obsol
tscence of our highway system,")
HIGHWAY NEEDS CALL FOR
NEW FEDERAL-AID PROGRAM
new
tire amount may possibly provide
for Improvement of about 23,000
miles of the system.
1948 funds.
Mr. Upham said. "Years of neglect
and wartime curtailment of con
struction have produced congestion!
and hazard that demand a gigantic
overhauling of our roads and
streets.
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"With postwar traffic already :
reaching a volume not anticipated
for several years, state highway de
partments report deficiencies that
can only be met by vastly increased
funds." Mr. Upham continued.
"A new three-year Federal-aid
program is a necessity in view of !
our crucial highway needs and the
high level of highway construction
required to meet them," he conclu- !
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Given Divine Boner
One kind of onion was given di- j
vine honors by the ancient Egyp
tians, and onions are pictured on
Egyptian monuments. The onion,
one of the earliest cultivated plants,
has been grown from time immemo
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The Hawkeye State
4 '0ur Liberties We Prize and Our
Rights We Will Maintain." is* the
motto adopted b.v Iowa. Wild rose
ta the state flower and the eastern
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SUSSEX WOODLAND |
UROGRAM INCREASING
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At their November meeting, the
Supervisors of the Soil Conserva-,
tlon District reviewed the forestry!
program they have been carrying;
on tor the past three years. They
found that interest on the part of
landowners and farmers has begun!
to increase rapidly during the past 1
several months and is beginning to.
reach proportions which tax the 1
present technical facilities of the
District. The success of this part of
U.e>r program baa lod .be So^ r.i-.
boi^s to decide that they should en j
deavor to secure additional techni-,
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Soi , f on8el . vation Se ,. vlce> Upper
Darby, Pa., to come to Sussex
County to help them with this prob
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probably alte nd the Supervl
sera meeting which will be held on'
Thursday night, December 11, 1947.
At that meeting. Mr. I. B. Hudson
D j Selbyvllle, Chairman of the
Board, plans to have complete
formation on what has been done
and hopes to have a plan for
gating assistance and is expanding
the program.
^ large number of woodland
owners throughout Sussex County
have already received advice on
how to get the most out of their
woods. They have been told what
could be cut to advantage to Itn
; prove the woodlands, they have
been advised on what could be «»one
to get the maximum income from
the woodlands over a long period
and in some cases they have been;
1 assisted in selling some of their
woodland products. There products
have included pulpwood, mine
props, poles, piling veneer bolts,
; saw logs, and similar products. A
' number of timber operators in this
section of the country have beoemo
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1942 Olds Coach
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1942 Chevrolet Panel Truck
1944 GMC Tractor
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interested and several of these have
worked with the District in timber
operations.
A fact that few people realize is
that more than 300,000 acres of
Sussex County are wooded. Much ot
this area is in very poor condition
and cannot be expected to yield
economic returns for a long num- (
her of years. In some cases condi-;
tions which now exist might have
been avoided and the aim of the
Supervisors is to gradually work
toward improving the overall for
est resources of Sussex County. The
Job of dob» this wü. bodlfflcuU:
and long and is one of the hugest
soil conservation problems
iron t ing bus sex county, consider-,
ever, and the sîperviâors ?eel tna't'
the increase in Interest now being!
shown is evidence that some of the
work they have started has been ob
Se M V r a wimâm OÏ H' „ende, on
County Agent, Is Secretary to the
Board ot Supervisors and will he!
glad to supply information regard
ing this part of the Soil Conserva
tion District Program to all inter-j
ested farmers and landowners.
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Rye Shifts Westward
Greatest production of rye it in
the Dakotas, Nebraska, Kansas,
Minnesota and Wisconsin. Largest
increases in rye acreage have been
|„ the Dakotas. Nebraska and Okla
homa with the greatest decreases
in Michigan. Wisconsin and Penn
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Hallow Block System
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mg ; 18 coolecl oy circulation to sub
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upward by a spiral circulatory sys
t ® rT) within the wails to and through
the upper areas of the interior,
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Hitchhiker Takes
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Farm mechanization In the South
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of a revolutionary new peanut
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The De | awaV e Safety Council re
minds all Delwareans that your
rhrlstmas tree and the decorations
oa it a * e fire hazards which you
will want to watch most carefully
this Christmas Remember when 1
you bring a tree into your house it
f E0lM T 0 drv up A fresh cut tree
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luring the first dS o^two than
would* the evergreen shrubs grow- '
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R prions fire hazard every hour At I
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flammable. i
j t is best t0 br i ng j n a fresli tree
as short a time before Christmas as
1 'osslhle. and to remove it as soon
ufterwartto a» T«« cm. If 1«*
h 8 : °. rdlnal . > p [ e ^f utl °" 8 h iî 0 "
prevent f rom taklng . ami ,'.
,rom " Z r T f 1 "*"
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keep it reasonably safe.
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The tree can be kept fresh If you'
set it up in a pan of water. Cut off
the base of the tree at an angle at
least one inch above the original
cut and keep the tree standing in
* at ® r du . ril JS ;. he ® ntire p ^ iod that
' he in tlle h °f e ' addi "«
ter t0 the Jar . or tub ln whlch l ? e
atî î" da , a ,î,l n .!f.î, Va l!L t °
water le ^ el al * ays above the cut.
lhls method when l j sed witb freSl1
trees reduces the flammability as
effectively as any fireproofing
cl.e«lc«l.. Chemicals may cause
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should be well away from stoves,
radiators and other sources of heal.
When you smoke, keep away from.
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The tree should be well secured
against falling by inconspicuous
wires holding it against the wall,
The tree should be so placed that
standing or fallen, it cannot block
f n pT/ane from the r^m
l ° e8CaPG fr ° m the r °° m -
It is important that your Christ
mas lights be In good condition. A
gh0 rt circuit in worn wiring might|
be sufficient to start the tree burn
ing . Set8 bearing the label of Un
derwriters Laboratories. Inc., have
been te8ted for fire hazardg and
pronounced safe by experts.
, If yo.r fuses are ot proper rat-i
ing. too many lights from one set ot
cutlets will blow them. If this hap
pens, eliminate some of the lights
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another ot the same size and rating,
An overloaded circuit is extremely
dangerous for fire may start in the
walls.
ca> asbestos and other fire-rest«.
tant I ? ateria1 « for decoration * ra "
ther than cotton and paper. Never
use flame candles.
And never leave the tree lights
turned on when there is no one at
home. It may be a pretty sight—but
it might turn out to be a tragic
sight! Observe these precautions so
'prevent holiday fires-and keep the
Christmas glow cheerful, not tear
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