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KEEP VIRGINIA
L BEAUTIFUL! ' Fm n itfrm by CxMnwr Albrrti* S. Hmrruon. Jr., pmtnttd «t • /* ncnt mtrtrng •/ anitm nrf ntpiwrtm #/ KEEP VIRGINIA BEAUT!| ' Ft/I* /M. r ;
(favenH&t Sfreafo: 4' • 1J\T O one can travel this state as I have done, and still do, I ^1 and not be struck to the point of wonder at the mag___ * nificent variety, abundance and sheer splendor of the blessings bestowed upon us. No state can match Virginia’s bounty in waterways, in its sparkling miles of shore line, in accessible mountains ‘ -‘laced with trails and roadways, in scenic and natural won- >■ • ders, in forests, in meadows, in the orderly green countryside, and fn the parks and recreation centers of our cities. :ii To see these priceless gifts sullied, besmirched and degraded by litter is a hard thing to bear, f The Keep Virginia Beautiful movement has been labor■j ing for a decade in an effort to reduce litter in Virginia, and to preserve the matchlets beaches, mountains, farm lands and uncluttered highways that are such as asset to our state. This has not been the spectacular kind of labor. It does not build up early., impressive results, or reflect quick and obvious credit. It is a matter of continued emphasis; of steady, constant 'repetition—the kind of contribution that is a true test of civic mindedness. Reducing litter is like reducing highway accidents. It requires the constant and unending education of die vast majority of our own people, and of our visitors, who are normally fine citisens but who forget occasionally and loss litter from their automobiles or fail to take proper measures for disposal at home. The heartening thin g to me is that your persistence and determination have demonstrated that it can be done. At our last meetin g in May of 1962, we agreed that the state government might now profitably become a more active partner in this -effort. This increased state participation now involves a smrtll allocation of funds from the Department of Highways and the Department of Conservation and —TnnrarrriiMaaaMiMn . f \ f..
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