| Show ott 1 ni BS 1 Build vv v building inq communities look to their future highways highway the american nature association ca calla ila on the clubs and tho the business organizations to inquire into the question of roadside beautification and thus look to the future on title this point the hudson new york star sayi the roadside tree Is at lost last coming into its own those that have survived the ravages of 0 modern braf arar are being protected and new trees a are re being planted along highways ancient enemies of the roadside tree are the sign and bill poster the the road builder the lineman and tho the landowner for years i they took an ari appalling toll in trees but till all are now on the defensive it if ilot giving voluntary operation cooperation co in the preservation of trees along tho the highways there are times when the removal ot of a tree ar or a whole row of trees Is necessary to eliminate a dangerous curve or to widen a lilg highway hway under tile alio old order of 01 such trees were removed and forgotten today trees thus thia removed reamed are brine boing replanted in many states no longer do the tha linemen of telephone telegraph and electric power powe r companies recklessly hack and saw at highway shade aliada trees because their limbs interfere with the wires unscientific trimming by linemen killed countless valuable trees before tho the government began holding the owners of the wires accountable for tho the trees damaged by their employees the tha motor highway of the future will be a broad thoroughfare bordered on both sides by shade giving trees treca and with all communication and pow er transmission lines running tree free of tho the trees and concealed by the tree from the roadway towns aspiration for ideal means M bans progress Pro gres there are many ideals for or towns and somewhere thero there la Is a town that to is striving toward each ot of them for instance reads a au editorial in tho the household magazine the riche richest n t town in the state the clenne cleanest st town r the most be beautiful a dutiful town the busiest town the most fashionable town the most ineat homelike hom ellIce town the most modern town tho the most helpful town the most religious town the most moat operative cooperative co town the gayest town the most intellectual town the roost most enterprising town the most public spirited town the best town in which to bring up children what Is your towns ideal continues the editorial Is it the best ideal or your town or does doea your town lack a con scions ideal if se BO Is it not worth while to develop a conscious ideal community economy an interesting example of community economy and efficiency wits was set forth in a report presented before the north carolina scho olof bc economy onomy by conveying children la in trucks from outlying districts of cumberland county to six consolidated schools li it was found possible to have pupils taught by 80 teachers at an average cost per child of less than 38 for the school year another county reported a sating caving of by means of 04 the consolidated schools plan through this arrangement the state la Is able abla not only to effect nib substantial savings but also to pay higher sal salaices ailes boits to its teachers and to provide better buildings and equipment for its school children surrounding count developers of residential districts are headed for the wall it if they do not supply desirable surroundings before putting their property on the market according to an expert who gath bath ered lila his experience in the develop ment ot of 77 different subdivisions men alen know today that no home can be more desirable than the tty ity of its surroundings he be said men alen want those surroundings before they build they seek a home site with established characteristics which will insure thera them against any guesses to in the future guard against fire the evils of fire inviting construction have received tremendous publicity le of late our annual fire loss la Is estimated at Bull builders deris and owners are coming to realize that alint nil all construction should be truly tire resistant whether built of wood fully protected or ot of incombustible material the superiority of metal lath and plaster protection for wood studs studa and joints has baa been recognized for years through general knowledge of tho the material and successful stopping of lire fire in many buildings it takes taken two As the individual Is incomplete with out the home ame 86 so Is home incomplete without the aarm arin and fireside public playground more than SO atles lu the abc united states have established bubli under trained adahir |
