The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-03-29

Here's a chance fo7 every boy and
Girl In Paducah TO aid In making the
city heaithful and beautiful and 10
win a gold watch or a cash prize.
Mayor Smith offers three gold
Watches as prizes: One for the boy
or girl who sells The most shade trees
In Paducah between April and 3O;
the boy or girl having the largest
pile OF trash to be hauled away by
the city wagons; for the one white
washing the largest total surface.
This is the condition OF the tree
selling contest. They must be sold
between the nrst and seth OF April,
and the contestant must present GER
tlacates from the persons TO whom
he sells. stating that the trees are
planted within the corporate limits
OF Paducah. and receipts for express
or freight
The trash pile contest Is Just as
simple. A record will be kept OF the
loads hauled away. credit being given
70 whom credit Is due for each pile.
The boy or girl. after cleaning his
own premises. may go into n neigh
boris premises and clean up. or make
arrangements with people cleaning
up their premises that he be given
credit for the trash pile.
The whltewashing contest Is easily
understood. The judges win take
measurements of the extent Of sur
face whitewashed. the same latitude
being allowed as In the trash contest
Mayo Smith has designated Miss
Adlne Morton, chairman of the Clyies
department OF the Womans club
Miss Elizabeth sinnott and Mrs.
Charles Klger, committee TO take
charge Of the contest Aside from
the general plan as outlined in The
sun today, these ladies will have full
authority TO conduct the contest in
their own way. and they may appoint
snb-commlttees TO encourage the con-
test, and assume full authority 10 do
whatever they think best to promote
a.
The Purpose.
ne NUOtG ulN0at VI AhtHt WV"
tests Is TO encourage the cleaning of
premls 3 In the city and planting OF
trees. Not only will the boys and
girls be taught the necessity for clean
illness. aud the. older persons shown
the beauties OF cleanliness. but the
boys and girls will have an opportun-
fly to win prizes worth contesting
for.
The boys and girls who start first
will have the advantage. They should
not only look after their own prem
ises. but they should go out among
their friends and neighbors and en-
list them In the cleaning up crusade
and ask them to give credit for their
piles. when the city wagon comes
around
The boys and girls should do this
early. not only because they will thus
not permit someone else to get ahead
of them, but because as soon as most
of the yards In block are cleaned,
those not cleaned will look so dis
reputable that the owners or tenants
will make haste to put their houses
In order"
The boys and men. who expect to
engage in the whltewashing contest
VIII find the same. opportunity to
cover the surfaces OF buildings and
back fences In the nelghbors' yards
and should be as prompt as the 9th
ers In getting to work. u
Those. who sell trees, should have
little trouble. The boys should at
once secure the agencies OF some first
class nurseries and then start out.
They win secure the commissions
from these concerns to amply repay
them for their labors. whether they
win the prizes or not. and the watch
will be an additional reward to slim
ulate extraordinary exertIon.
No less than 5000 trees should be
set out in Paducah this spring. This
Is the right time for planting. and