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falls within the competence of such personnel. I hope that this list 

 will be amended to include professional horticulturists. 



ROBERT W. CRAWFORD. I recommend that the President urge 

 every political subdivision of government to appoint a Citizens Com- 

 mittee on Beautification. These committees should work with gov- 

 ernment departments, business and civic groups, and with individual 

 citizens for a united attack on problems affecting a beautification 

 program. 



PHILIP FARNSWORTH. The eight members of the California Red- 

 wood Association in San Francisco are substantial owners of com- 

 mercial timberlands in the redwood region. Perhaps you will be 

 interested in this instance of citizens' action. 



These redwood owners have, in recent years, been studying means 

 by which the recreation values of their lands could be made more 

 available to the general public and feel that it is particularly appro- 

 priate to bring plans to a head in time for this conference. Together 

 they have pledged nearly 300,000 acres of beautiful redwood forest 

 areas to various public recreation activities this year. They have 

 invited the cooperation of such groups as the California Wildlife 

 Federation and other public and private agencies in their planning 

 for the future. 



Capt. W. L. GUTHRIE. Planners of the White House Conference 

 on Natural Beauty found it impractical to include a panel on the 

 problem of air pollution. Yet, we know that dirty air often obscures 

 the natural beauty of America. 



The public is acutely aware of the existence of air pollution in a 

 number of urban centers where the smog problem is well publicized, 

 and because of this awareness has demanded action programs to 

 clean up the air. But the public is not generally aware that there 

 exists nationwide a blanket of dirty air which moves with major 

 weather systems. This blanket of pollution detracts from the natural 

 beauty of rural America in areas thousands of miles removed from 

 the sources of pollution. 



The U.S. Weather Bureau erroneously reports smoke, and the ob- 

 scurity produced by it, as haze. This faulty reporting is picked up by 

 radio, TV, and other news media and repeated to the public. Tech- 

 nically, haze is salt crystals and dust nothing else. The haze of 

 television weather reports is usually not salt crystals and dust; it is 

 smoke. 



