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Show All In Readiness For "Clean-Up" Day i Join in the big movement, home guards, the town needs you and needs you badly next Friday. This is the day set aside by Mayor J. W. Jones as "Clean-l'p Day" for Gunnison, Gunni-son, and all business houses will be I closed while the "big" campaign of ; slaughtering Mr. Microbe, Mr. Filth, Mr. Rubbishpile is on. Assemble early, patriots, and first of all give your own place a thorough going- j over. Banish everything that tends to sickness or mars the beauty of your home. You may got weary, but t think of the happiness that will follow. fol-low. The American Legion members have declared themselves heartily back of the movement, and to this end an organization has been effected whereby the forces from that organization organ-ization will take change of Main street from the Gunnison Valley bank corner to and including the City Hall. The pupils of the public and high schools have also lined up and will aid in the great movement. With these as leaders every patriotic and public spirited citizen should stand solidly back of Gunnison and make her the "City Beautiful" of Soul hern Utah. The best evidence of proper community com-munity pride is the interest shown in matters of this kind. It is our duty to promote conservation and production produc-tion in every way possible to conserve con-serve health and property as well as the more sentimental civic ideas, and to promote business and industry, as well as community pride, that all may bo enabled as well as urged to advance our city and our personal property. Cleanliness, thrift and civic pride are Ihe essentials not only for homes and towns beautiful, but for those that are kept safe from the ravages o disease, fire and weather. Cellars and atticks should be cleared of the accumulation of trash and fire risk, and liberal coats of paint should be applied wherever needed. It would be difficult to enumerate all the results of a thorough cleanup clean-up in the city, but some of the most outstanding results would be: It develops de-velops community spirit; makes clean streets; fire losses are reduced; vacant grounds are improved; homes are beautified; it makes a more healthy city; property values are increased; in-creased; it advertises the city; it helps business',, and above all, it makes everybody happy. Friday, April 21, is the day. Remember Re-member it and when that time comes be prepared to do your part. |