~ 10 - I.A.S. Newsletter, April 1968 
VERMONT TO EXTEND ITS BILLBOARD LAW 
A bill, H. 450, is expected to have prompt passage in the Vermont assembly, 
It will prohibit all signs along highways that are not on the advertiser's very 
premises, Instead of the signs, information centers will provide tourists with 
free directories, The bill is endorsed by every major newspaper in the state, 
hotel and motel associations, the usual federated clubs, and organized conserva- 
tion groups also support it. In fact, even though the law has not been passed 
yet, the Stowe Area Association, Vermont's largest regional resort group, has 
already begun to remove mre than 200 lodge and motel signs from Vermont 
highways} 
In 1943, the state passed its first billboard law, which was subsequently 
upheld by the State Supreme Court. This law was based on the old "Principle 
of Real Property Law," which states that a landowner may not sell to an adver- 
tising company his right to be seen from the highway, 
Let us hope that similar laws to control unsightly billboards will be 
passed in other states, 
- Ann Harnsberger, Chairman 
IAS Roadsides Committee 
AUDUBON PHILOSOPHY CARDS AVAILABLE FREE 
A free set of ten cards, containing the world famous Audubon Philosphy 
are now ready. Just send us a stamped, self-addressed envelope and direct it 
to "Philosophy, Illinois Audubon Society, Field Museum of Natural History, 
Chicago, Ill, 60605." The cards are useful for corrspondence, book marks, etc, 
HAVE YOU ORDERED YOUR BLUEBIRD TRAIL TABS YET? 
Miss Marjorie Powell of Tonica, Ill, has requested her five free metal tabs 
which can be placed on bluebird houses, They are 2 inches by 4 inch, white on 
black, For your set, send a request to "Bluebird Trails", Illinois Audubon 
Society, Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, Ill, 60605. Be sure to 
include a stamped, self-addressed envelope, 

A NOTE FROM MR. IVAN LIGHT OF NORMAL, ILL. 
I live on a farm 7 miles SW of Bloomington, It might be helpful to get 
school children to go out along the roads to pick up litter and then give every 
child who participated an IAS Arm Patch, We might get some young people start- 
ed in the Audubon and Conservation movement, Last year I took my six-year old 
boy along the highway past our farm, I pulled a cart and he picked up bottles, 
cans and trash and he enjoyed it thoroughly. I took a picture of my little boy 
standing beside his load of litter and it was published in the Bloomington 
Pantagraph, which was happy to lend its support to this effort, 
Ed. Note: In Mamaroneck, NY 200 men, women and children spent half a day 
collecting and removing tin cans, tires and bedsprings and Xmas Trees from the 
river, which flows thru the heart of town and has long been a dumping place, 

