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Under rules and regulations of the State Highway Commission, it is illegal to dump trash, garbage and other debris along the State right-of-way.
Highway Commission regulations have the fotce and effect' of law; violators may be punished by fines ranging up to $100.
After July 1, the Highway Department will have even stronger backing in its drive to wipe out unsightly Rappahannock county’s dump heaps. - -£k new "law, enacted by the 1950 General Assembly, will become effective July 1. It makes it a misdemeanor to dump on State right-of-way or to dump on private property within sight of, the highway without consent of the property owner.
Local Citizens Urge
* Fire Prevention Care
Rain—even though it may have been a small quantity—has helped the fire-fighters with the county’s forest fires.
Despite some dampness, the nazards of fire are still present. Bradley Atkins cited a definite example Tuesday, when he tried to burn trash near his filling station. The small trash fire quickly spread to a fence row and burned all the grass—green as it was.
Care necessary to prevent fire is emphasized this week by many of Rappahannock citizens. A full page entitled “Careful!” appears in thi3 issue of the paper. Look at it, and you’ll understand why “One match can be more destruc_tive than an atomic bomb!”
All the fires in the county during the past few weeks have made serious-thinking citizens acutely aware of present and future shortages in lumber and wildlife if these forest fires continue.
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