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Another notable provision of this bill is that operations to be 

 maintained exclusively for the purpose of salvaging the value as 

 scrap of the material collected, as opposed to reselling parts to be used 

 for the purpose for which they were originally manufactured and is 

 to be located in a built-up commercial or industrial area, or con- 

 tiguous to a railroad siding, or on or contiguous to docking facilities 

 do not fall under the regulation as applying to auto graveyards. 



The bill also makes it a misdemeanor to operate or maintain an 

 automobile junkyard unless it conforms to the above conditions. 



Passage of this act will insure compliance with the recent order 

 of the Bureau of Public Roads, that all eyesores along Federally 

 financed highways must be screened from view in order to insure 

 payment of the Federal funds to the States for highway construction. 



With the advent of the new feeling about beautification through- 

 out the country from President Johnson on down to the local town 

 governments, we feel that there must be harmonious ground on which 

 the auto wreckers and the community can meet to solve their prob- 

 lems. First, the auto wrecker must realize his role in society and 

 his role in industry as two different areas. As a member of a given 

 segment of society, he must correspond as other industries do. As 

 a member of the industrial climate, he must realistically meet his 

 problems of supply and demand. 



Community members should recognize the social and industrial 

 problem from their side of the scale. It is their unwanted and dis- 

 carded autos that are doing the cluttering and the auto graveyard 

 is a vital necessity. 



There must be land use plans to set aside land to handle the in- 

 creasing growth of junked cars. 



Future action seems clearly spelled out. Through cooperation 

 between communities, auto wreckers, governmental agencies, and 

 conservationists, and a lot of hard effort, the planting of trees and 

 shrubs to beautify and conceal, and appropriate research to the 

 methods of disposal, can be a realistic solution worth every penny 

 spent. 



Auto wreckers should be encouraged to press through their own 

 associations for the policing and maintaining of their own industry 

 standards. It is always better when individuals can find a com- 

 mensurate answer to their problems without government interference. 

 We welcome the industry to joint efforts in maintaining their stand- 

 ards and finding solutions for problems created by the inconsiderate 

 operator. 



