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Many conservationists have written to protest this Shell Oil Company 
scheme. The industrial firm claims that a similar refinery located at Ana- 
cortes, Wash. has caused no damage to wildlife. The Chairman of the 
Coastal Wetlands Council, Richard H. Pough, has refuted the firm’s ar- 
guments, saying that there is a great deal of difference in the biological 
makeup of Puget Sound and Delaware Bay, and that there have indeed 
been accidents and oil spills at Anacortes. 
It is interesting to observe that two legislative candidates who sup- 
ported the Shell Oil Company proposal were beaten in an early election 
this year. One conservationist has complained bitterly to the firm that 
while it promotes culture through its sponsored television programs, it 
also appears to be a destroyer of another great American heritage — our 
wildlife. Incidentally, the Shell Oil Company is one of the greatest users 
of highway billboards and shares responsibility for creating still another 
slum. The National Roadside Committee says that Shell Oil Company 
ranked 4th among billboard advertisers in a recent survey. 
Conservationists who wish to express an opinion on this matter may 
write to Governor Elbert Carvel, Dover, Delaware, and to Mr. J. E. Clark, 
Shell Oil Co., 50 West 50th St., New York 20, N.Y. 
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FROM THE EDITOR’S DESK 
1. Two New Directors Elected 
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS of the Society, acting to fill the vacancies 
caused by the recent resignations of Mr. and Mrs. John Bayless, has elected 
two new Directors to fill the unexpired terms. We are happy to welcome 
Mrs. Robert Webster of Minonk and Avron Simon of Chicago to our Board. 
The following thumbnail sketches give their backgrounds: 
Mrs. Robert Webster (Alice to her friends) and her husband, Rob- 
ert, are active members of the Bureau Valley Audubon Society, even 
though their regular attendance at meetings means a round trip of 120 
miles. They have also participated in every Annual Meeting and Fall 
Camp-Out of the Illinois Audubon Society for many years. Mrs. Webster 
has been appointed Vice-Chairman of the Camp-Out Committee, assist- 
ing Ted Greer, and hag also been appointed an Editorial Assistant. She has 
already re-typed some articles for your Editor, and will have more to do. 
Avron Simon has been appointed Vice-Chairman of the Conservation 
Committee, assisting Miss Betty Groth. His qualifications are very well 
outlined in the following autobiographical report: 
“Following a heart attack in 1956, I became initiated into the wonderful world 
of bird watching, and subsequently developed an ardent interest in conservation. My 
only regret is that I did not discover this world sooner, as I have met some wonder- 
ful people, many of whom are Audubon members and have contributed to my knowl- 
edge. I was trained as an Architect. However, my outdoor interests led me into 
Landscape Architecture and Community Planning, which has now become my vo- 
cation. At present I am a member of the Illinois Audubon Society, National Audubon 
Society, Chicago Ornithological Society, Sierra Club, Friends of Our Native Land- 
scape, Evanston Bird Club, and the Chicago Academy of Science, and also serve as 
Chairman of the Interim Committee of the Lincoln Park-Belmont-Montrose Conserva- 
tion Council.” 
