Show CLEAN UP AND PAINT UP every person in this town ought to help movement paint shy materials Mat arlala rot and rust while dirt causes disease in the tha community FEW F MW movements started in tho united states have been so BO readily talc tak on up as the clean up and paint up idea idao A great deal of credit Is due to the th originators of this movement lor for it is IB a good work and worthy of the support of every man woman and child in the country there Is only one poor feature in retard regard to the movement and that la is there are too many people who have hav a not auM sufficient clent pride to keep up their property all the year but wait tor for clean up time to do a years cleaning and painting the samo same as some poo pie wait for or go to church sunday never thinking that they could clean cpr up or go to church at any other time thin than that designated by the promoters of civic improvements although the clean up and paint up idea is i still hlll in its infancy acy the movement has bai developed at a a great rate during the past four years yet there thera ore are still till many communities that would profit by joining in this toed work ow ours ls Is one of thera them occasionally one meets a man maa who says 1 I dont care whether the yard Is clean or the sheds painted I 1 have to live here and it suits me such a man is wrong it is not only an obligation that he owes his city but it Is an opportunity for him to show his good citizenship as well why not declare war upon all of the unsightly things and use soap and paint as ammunition importance af of cleanliness the american people as a whole are lovers of beauty whether natural or artif artificial iclal the attractiveness of homes and yards Is lust just as important as aa the show places such as aa the parks to make a truly beautiful town requires the operation cooperation co of every inhabitant so when the clean up and paint up week arrives in our town do not close your doors and sleep through such a campaign the ways and means of promoting this movement differ in every locality however the fundamental requisites of every campaign are similar it requires plenty of good soap and water and plenty of good paint the paint Is essential and in buying your paint buy a pant paint that will hold its iti color stick to its job and preserve your buildings paint in its various forms including varnishes stains enamels en amela etc will not only clean and beautify but will also preserve whatever it covers the first thins thing on your property that is n noticeable oticia ble to the passerby passer by is the fence it if the fence appears slovenly it detracts from tho the general appearance pear pe arance arce of the entire place by using a little bright paint you can make it appear as good as new but paint alone will vill not suffice the weeds and high grass that always grow along the base of a fence must bo be controlled when a person once sees how attractive hi his f fence nce and lawn can be made with ith I 1 so little q ae work he will continue to take tahe better care of his property the same will apply to the sheds in the back yard it if the shed is painted and gives the appearance of being neat and clean you will want to keep up your back yard in harmony with the sheds paint will kill germs P paint aint is one of the most sanitary products prod net a on 0 n the market hospitals hotels schoolhouses and large buildings are ever watchful for now new means of making their buildings more sanitary that is why they all use paint or varnish why should you not be just as particular in your home as hospitals are think of these things when clean up and paint up time comes it if the housewife cleans house why the town do the same we little realize what quantities of rubbish will accumulate in a short length of time carelessness is a disease and sa Is very contag contagious lous the germs spread rapidly and the most careful are susceptible cep tible to it once it gets its start dont lot let your neighbor do it all the people aro are the only ones onea who can make a spotless town it if overy every man would appoint himself a committee theof 0 one with one object In view and andl hat that to tita take care cara of hie own prop erty by that we mean the alley back of his hi house houa and the street in front and keep them free rea from all waste material it would not take taka long to change the tb appearance of the community the th results would be b so great that oven the most moat sanguine aaA Kulno would scarcely bellev it we should all ai profit by tb UK activity act on the tha following rules make your home attractive keep it clean keep it in repair keep it healthful keep it livable they are simple A little done each day will make you happier healthier and more content |