Show i U S Agencies Join Forces I LitterI Against Litter Federal agencies joined forces with Keep America Beautiful Inc in an out all battle against littering with I the unveiling of a special pos pos- ter poster for Federal lands In a ceremony at a lunch lunch- luncheon luncheon eon meeting in Washington D C of the National Con Con- Conference ference To Keep America I Beautiful Secretary of the Interior Stewart L Udall and I andI Assistant Secretary of Agri I culture John A Baker jointly unveiled the poster which is isi designed to promote better outdoor manners i SPONSORING the Federal phase of the litter anti camp camp- I aign campaign are the Forest Service of Agriculture the Department of I ture and the National Park I Service of the Department of ithe I the Interior Plans are to put the new nety poster in all camp I ered and picnic grounds administered ered by these agencies I In his luncheon address Secretary Udall said We have conquered outer uter and andI neglected I the inner space I that is our home Too many of us do not equate I the casually dropped tissue or o cigarette package with our I ourI other standards of personal cleanliness We must develop p a positive national attitude to td toward ward keeping our environ environ- environment environment ment clean and free of litter Jitter CLEANUP CREWS of the I have Forest reported and Park appalling Services con con- conditions at picnic and camp camp- grounds campgrounds after warm sunny weekends garbage in the fireplaces and on the tables papers bottles and cans strewed everywhere As Assistant Secretary of Agriculture Baker pointed out This careless littering is a shocking waste of public r recreation creation funds Savings that we make in cleanup can and will be invested in more and facilities better recreation ties for the public The new poster yellow and black on white pictures the litterbug as a despicable little creature throwing trash in all directions The bug familiar to all is the character origin origin- originated originated by the National Council of State Garden Clubs Inc BELOW THE creature isone is isone one LITTERBUG word in large print LIT LIT- and just below it DONT BE ONE Keep American Beautiful Designer of the poster was Rudolph Wendelin of the US Department of Agriculture Art Supervisor rf jf the Smokey ey Bear Program and design design- designer er of the forest conservation postage stamp issued a couple of years ago Other Federal agencies are expected to participate later in this poster program |