25 DECEMBER 1942, Page 12

REMOVE THESE EYESORES

Sta,—There are a great many advertisements and advertisement hoardings all over the country. They are a hideous feature of the English scene. They use up quantities of metal, timber and paper at a time when metal, timber and paper are badly needed for other purposes. Their purpose is to induce people to buy things. Government appeals to every- one to reduce purchases to the minimum. Is there a single sound argument for their continued existence?—Yours faithfully,