Show Beautification Notes By LA RUE M. M NIELSON Happy New Year everyone The beautification project is still on the move At least the scrapbook is moving between Ephraim and Washington D. D C. C to the Up Clean-Up Up Paint-Up Fix- Fix Up National Contest Again Vertis Vertis Vertis Ver- Ver and I spent all of our Christmas Christmas Christ Christ- mas holidays on the book Hope Hopewe we do as as' as w well lf as s last st sf year on it I sincerely hope that this year you will all be kind enough to call us and say you are cleaning cleaning cleaning clean clean- ing something and let us get geta a picture BEFORE and AFTER AFfER Without the comparison the picture picture picture pic pic- ture cant can't be used I thought you would all like to know what h has s happened this past year Well h here r it is Barns and sheds burned or moved 45 B Barns and andt sheds repaired or painted 23 23 t Dilapidated houses houses' removed removed- 8 Homes repaired or painted painted 76 Homes l landscaped or or r improved improved improved im im- im- im proved Home yards cleaned up all cleaned d s some me Business houses repaired or paint painted d 6 Vacant lots cleaned from debris debris de de- de bris and weeds 20 Vacant lots mowed or sprayed 20 2 Vacant lots planted to pasture alfalfa grass grasS' lawn crops etc 12 Fences removed ved 69 Fences b built or repaired repaired 40 Trees removed Trees planted d on streets and parks cemeteries etc tc Blocks of streets cleaned cleaned 84 Blocks of streets mowed 89 Blocks of streets kept free from litter litter Blocks of irrig irrigation tion ditches kept free from weeds 87 Old cars hauled away 27 Truck loads of trash hauled out of town Total population of town 1800 Number of persons involved in program Number of youth involved in program r Continued on page three Beautification Results in Eph Continued from page one Estimated man hours spent byall by byall byall all citizens in landscape improvement improvement improvement im im- provement over reported Estimated equipment a and n d truck hours spent in landscape improvement 4 cement drives 4 4 porches built 4 patios built 15 carports built 11 garages built 5 new homes built 1 1 planter box built 1 chicken coop built |