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Show T Citizens Taking Great Interest Ju in Campaign to Keep ' . j City Clean - ' Wonderful Interest and enthusiasm ; , ' 4 ls "Ging made manifest by the people ' '''Jf' o edcn In tno coming cleanup and j'at palntup campaign which opens Mon- UJ & Z , day morning. Indicating that th ', drlve this year will accomplish unus- ; :- ual results and will far outclass any 1 7 ' previous movement held here, according accord-ing to J. M. Elliott, city sanitary In- j . ' spector. Hundreds of telephone calls ' are coming Into the health dopart- . went offices dally, from residents In j all parts of tho city, requesting infor- . matlon regarding tho removal of rub- i blsh and seeking ways and means in j r, which they can co-operate in the i&ST movement to beautify the city. 7.1 Residents in district No. 1 have ' been requested to place their winter accumulations at tho curbs during to- .' ; day, tomorrow and Sunday in order ' that it can bo gathered up and dls-'Ijjrtt dls-'Ijjrtt posed of by wagons and motor trucks m f during Monday, Tuesday and Wed- nesday. Residents of other districts " , arc requested not to place their ac- ' cumulations at the curblngs until the i days set forth in the schedulo for re- i ' moval, in order that tho streets might ot bo littered with the unsightly dls- . : j plays. V ! "Every citizen who does not enlist V, . in this campaign should be drafted." If declared Dr. Elliott this morning. V ; "Cleanliness may not be absolute pro-i pro-i vention of disease, but we know with certainty that dirt invites diseaso." ; "So clean out that cellar, cart away r that pile of rubbish, put paint on that ' i dirty wall. Soap and water and paint - ! ', j ai' Powerful allies. They annihilate ; " disease germs by the millions. I " - "Tho general interest in tho plan for thi3 year shows that the principlo of this movement has already taken firm hold In Ogden. The results have been of tho greatest value from the start, in tho spirit of communitv cooperation co-operation that has developed, and the methods and activities for carrying carry-ing out the work have improved from year to year. Cleanliness, sanitation, beautifica-tion beautifica-tion and safety aro all civic svn-onym3. svn-onym3. They symbolize good citizenship, citizen-ship, and good citizenship Is good business. Though the annual loss through lack of painting is greater than the annual loss by fire, cleaning up and painting up ls a long step toward tho prevention of fire, which costs the nation $260,000,000 annually. annual-ly. "This coming campaign will rid homos and business houses of accumulations ac-cumulations of rubbish that are flro menaces to the entire community. Remember, that all fires aro the same from the start. At the same time, alleys al-leys should bo cleaned, fences and sheds should bo repaired; vacant lots should be cleaned and tin cans, paper and woods removed. This work should also be carried on insldo the house. Painting or varnishing makes things last longer." ' |