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Show iarvis Urges Homeowners To Remove Weeds And Dirt From Their lots By BRIGIIAM JARVIS, JR. Chairman Beautifieation Comm. It has been decreed that "Zion Shall Be Beautiful". And that means Utah, the Zion to which the Pioneers made that trek nearly 100 years ago. To become beautiful we must first become clean. Dirt is matter out of place. Weeds are plants out of place. And both must be removed in the program of becoming beautiful and attractive for the 1947 centennial. cen-tennial. Better health, more happiness, sounder family life are the results re-sults in the state-wide program of improvement and beautifieation fostered by the L. D. S. church as one of their contributions to the Centennial program. This has been approved by civic leaders and the plans are going forward. The program seeks to have the "appearance "ap-pearance of our homos mirror the pride and industry of the people". The appeal is made to all resi-(Continued resi-(Continued on page eight) I Jarvis Urges Clean-Up (Continued from first page) dents of the state to become conscious con-scious of the need for improvement improve-ment and beautification, in order to properly reflect to dthe observer ob-server the ideals and high standards stand-ards set up when Brigham Young declared, "This Is the Place", and forthwith made plans that this western desert should be made to blossom. While the property owners own-ers have expressed desire to cooperate coop-erate in making buildings and grounds attractive for the tourists, tour-ists, it is considered that the! greater benefits will actually come to the families who live in the homes. Need Not Be Costly Contrary to the opinions of many people now occupying unattractive un-attractive houses and yards, the campaign to beautify homes and gardens need not be costly". Much of the work to be done is cleaning clean-ing up. Pride and a desire to do the job well will, to a great degree, de-gree, take the place of a bank account. The cost of shrubs, lawn, plants, and flower seeds and paint can be spread over the next several years, by doing part of the work each season. The stake committee is pleased with the response following their suggestion in last week's Washington Washing-ton County Newsv that a competitive competi-tive program be set up to encourage en-courage active participation. In this interest they are preparing a score card for home awards. A suitable placard will be designed and presented to all homes qualifying. quali-fying. Homes will be scored highest high-est for improvements made rather than for money expended, rare flowers planted, or thickness of paint coats. Among the factors to be considered con-sidered in making the awards are such general items as the clean-in? clean-in? iid and removal nf rnhhish and objectionable trash; landscaping land-scaping with regard to harmony and location of shrubbery and buildings; use of flowers and lawns and control of weeds. The general landscape approach will be judged according to appearance appear-ance of the home in its surroundings; surround-ings; the repair of all buildings and the use of color. Residences will be examined for use or need of paint; for screens, doors, porches and windows. The condition of other buildings ,such as garage, farm machine sheds, barns and silos in connection with farm homes, will also be rated. Front yards and back yards will be scored for the use to which they are put. Lawns, trees, shrubs, flowers, walks, condition of soil and general tidiness will be important. Roads and walks should be kept in good condition, free from mud holes and ruts, but paving is not a requirement. Gates and fences around property prop-erty where livestock make them necessary should be kept in. good repair and painted. Score Cards To Be Kept Score cards will emphasize the removal of weeds in front and back yards. This is expected to count heavily since it will represent repre-sent work and enthusiasm for the program, rather than the expenditure expendi-ture of money. Likewise, the improvement im-provement and appearance of irrigation ir-rigation ditches around home property will receive consideration. considera-tion. The first goal of the beautification beautifi-cation committee is to have people show a genuine effort this spring to cleaning up. This first year importance im-portance will be attached to improvements im-provements that can be made through labor. In 1861, Daniel H. Wells, early governor of Utah said, "It is ele-jvating ele-jvating to the mind to have around onr habitations, shade trees and ! shrubs; and it sets a good ex- ample before our young". Few of us today remember Daniel H. j Wells, but we must agree that j the idea is more than ever applicable, appli-cable, and can be more readily accomplished today than then. |