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J. LEWIS SCOTT. Federal, State and local governments can con- 

 tribute to the solution of the auto junkyard problem by using car 

 bodies, filled with cement, in many construction programs. Uses 

 for such car bodies could be for soil erosion control and for the 

 construction of streambank dikes, small dams, river and sea jetties, 

 fishing islands, and highway and other fill. 



Federal farm subsidies could be used in a 2 -year cleanup program. 

 Instead of funds used for grain subsidies, the same funds could be 

 alloted to farmers on the basis of so many junked cars removed 

 per year per farmer. 



Transportation of junked cars to scrap centers and thence to steel 

 mills could be promoted by the use of car-truck transporters. The 

 Federal Government, with the help of car manufacturers, car truck- 

 ers and the steel companies could perhaps work out a system of tax 

 relief. 



Automobile associations could promote surveys of junked cars and 

 could start a drive for a national cleanup program, offering a new 

 car as a prize for best results. 



