Show Farmington Wins Beautification Award Farmington has won a national nation nation- al Distinguished Achievement award for its outstanding clean up paint up-fix up up campaign This award was won in competition competition competition compe compe- with hundreds of cities and towns regardless of size in inthe inthe inthe the 1966 National Cleanest Town Achievement Award Contest A ME MEMBER l ER of the city's delegation delegation delegation dele dele- gation will receive the award in person at an elaborate awards ceremony which is the highlight of the National Cleanest Town Conference in Washington DC D.C. on Feb 21 21 The presentation of ot this award which recognizes the city's achievement will be witnessed witnessed witnessed wit wit- by beautification leaders from all over the country In addition to this high honor the contest judges have chosen the city's scrapbook entry to tobe be placed on display during the en entire entire en- en tire Ure length of the Feb 21 20 conference at the Statler Hilton Hotel This will enable delegates delegates delegates dele dele- gates from other communities to see first hand the public record record record rec rec- ord of what the ci city ty has pUshed THE ACHIEVEMENT award was earned because of the fine fine participation in the theBe Be B Bug g clean up campaign After a parade to get the campaign rolling citizens and community groups joined in to clean up vacant va vacant vacant va- va cant lots remove dilapidated 1 houses and trees and eliminate fire health and safety hazards As part of the campaign there was a garden of the month contest contest con con- test and the H 4 girls churches school children and Beehive Girls planted f flowers lower sand and shrubs MRS JACK I I. I Irene Olsen was chairman of ot the campaign which began the first week in May and lasted several weeks The citizens of this community community community should be commended for their vol voluntary un tar y accomplishments accomplishments accomplishments accomplish accomplish- ments in the field of civic Improvement im improvement improvement Im- Im provement and beautification said R R. R H H. H Hackendahl Director of the National Clean Up-Paint Up Up-Fix Up Up Bureau DIRECTOR Hackendahl has invited Mayor LeGrande nde Gregory Gregory Gregory Greg Greg- ory and other civic leaders to attend the National Cleanest Town Conference and to witness the national honor presented to their community and its residents residents residents resi resi- dents as a result of their 1966 clean up and beautification ef ef- ef forts A Awards wards in this the oldest and largest competition of its kind in the country are based on the degree of achievement in relationship relationship relationship rela rela- to the five objectives of ot the National Clean Up Bureau and on the concept of voluntary self The objectives are 1 Home and community beautification beautification beautification beau beau- 2 prevention t Ion of ot slums and rehabilitation a t ion of blighted areas 3 improving health and safety standards 4 teaching juvenile decency and 5 supporting fire prevention prevention prevention tion programs THE TWO-DAY TWO National Cleanest Town Conference also sponsored by the National CleanUp Clean CleanUp CleanUp Up Bureau each year brings to together together together to- to gether citizens and civic leaders leaders leaders lead lead- ers who are interested in turning turn turn- ing their ideas for beautification into practical results This years year's conference opens at 9 am a.m. on Monday Feb 20 with the trophy winners forum After a special luncheon at which programs of the Department Department Department Depart Depart- ment of Housing and Urban De Development Development Development De- De will be presented the three afternoon seminars begin THESE ARE the working part of the conference at which the roles of government business and industry and citizen action will be explored and recommendations recommendations recommendations made to the Presidents President's Presidents President's Presidents President's dents dent's Council and his Citizens' Citizens Advisory Committee on Recreation Recreation and Natural Beauty In the evening Is a reception for delegates delegates delegates dele dele- gates to meet the contest judges The awards ceremony starts at 9 am a.m. on Tuesday Feb 21 in the Presidential Ballroom of the Statler Hilton and is fol followed followed followed fol- fol lowed by a special luncheon The conference ends that afternoon with a general business session which gi gives ves delegates the op opportunity opportunity opportunity op- op to discuss their civic problems with Bureau Director Hackendahl and members of the National Advisory Council to the Clean Up Bureau |