CITIZEN ACTION 579 



Citizen action is based upon citizen awareness, understanding, and 

 concern. It seems certain that, were the public aware of the magni- 

 tude of America's air pollution problem, it would demand effective 

 remedial action. I therefore suggest that this panel recommend to 

 the President that the U.S. Weather Bureau be directed to report 

 smoke as smoke, rather than as haze. This would help build the 

 public concern necessary to citizen action. 



R. H. HACKENDAHL. This is a statement from the National Bu- 

 reau that represents over 6,500 cities and towns through the United 

 States and their respective cleanup and beautification programs, as 

 well as statewide efforts in over half the States in this country. 



Whereas the National Clean-up Paint-up Fix-up Bureau sponsors 

 the oldest civic improvement program of its kind in the country that 

 dates back to 1 9 1 2, and, 



Whereas the National Clean-up Paint-up Fix-up Bureau works 

 with more communities, volunteer organizations, Federal, State and 

 local agencies in the field of community improvement, beautification 

 and other clean-up endeavors than any other national program in the 

 United States, and, 



Whereas the National Clean-up Paint-up Fix-up Bureau, in line 

 with the President's Message to Congress on Beautification, and as a 

 result of attending the White House Conference on Natural Beauty, 

 recognizes that these programs must be geared to local participation, 

 regardless of the size of the community, and, 



Whereas a program of action must be developed as a continuing 

 force so as not to have the momentum generated on the national 

 level by these two programs deteriorate, be it resolved that : 



1. There should not be another Federal agency, bureau, 

 department or commission formed or appointed with budget, staff 

 or headquarters charged with the responsibility of implementing 

 national beautification programs. Rather, the President of the 

 United States should appoint a Citizens' Advisory Council composed 

 of representatives from leading national organizations that already 

 have programs in being, and, thus can speak with authority 

 and experience regarding the implementation of national, statewide, 

 countywide and local beautification programs. Professional and/or 

 industry groups should not be represented since they tend to limit the 

 scope of their activities to their respective interests. There should 

 also be a representative from each State responsible for a statewide 

 beautification program. 



