The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-10-08
CLEANUP DAYS.
October 14th and 18th Designated by
Civic League.

The civic league requests puDllca-
ton of the following:
Wednesday. October II. as clean
up day for al! public places and
Thursday, October Is, as cleanup
day for all places of business and for
each home in town. be it the dwell
ling of the wealthiest man or the
hut of the poorest negro, have been
set aside by the civic league. If
every lady in Bamberg would work
just these two days of the Year to
put the town in a perfectly clean and
sanitary condition, the improvement
would be so marvellous, our streets
would look so clean and wholesome
that the good work would be kept up
and every day in the year would be
cleanup day.
The league has gone about its
plans in a systematic way and only
the cooperation Of the people as a
whole is needed to insure success.
The preachers of the town, both
white and colored, are asked to de-
liver a special sermon on civic right
eousness on Sunday. October 11th.
Every merchant will be asked to
sign a paper promising to thoroughly
clean his place of business on Octo-
Der Is, each honekeeper will be ask
ed to do the same thing. The drug
stores, grocery stores, meat markets.
bakery and restaurants are expected
to make their stores especially clean
and inviting. A committee of ladies
will inspect these places from time
to time and report their condition to
the league. The members are pledg-
ed hereafter to only buy from per-
fectly clean and sanitary stores.
All of the schools of the town are
expected to thoroughly clean their
buildings and play grounds, as the
health Of the child depends to great
extend on the sanitary condition of
the school-room, and the develop
ment Of his character is Influenced
to a certain extent by the appearance
of the school grounds. There is no
incentive to higher, noble things m
life when surrounded by play grounds
over-grown with weeds, while beauti-
full trees, well-mown grass and beds
of flowers awaken in the child love
of the beautiful and a longing for
something better and purer.
Mr.. Dunn. manager of the cotton
mills, will be asked to address the
operatives on the subject of cleanup
day, offering from the league three
prizes for the three homes in the mill
village which have been put into the
most perfect sanitary condition,
$3.50 will be given as first prize,
$3.50 as the second prize and s1.0O
as third prize. ....-.
Two ladies-one selected by the
league and one by Mr.. Dunn-will in
spect on Friday, October 16 and
award the prizes.
1t is hoped that the ladies Of the
town will finish their house-cleaning
before cleanup day so that all bot
ties, tin cans and rubbish may be
cleared from the house, also that
they may be able to give more of
their time to putting their premises
in good condition.
One request the league makes es-
pecially, that is for the housekeepers
to burn all papers, and anything
which is burnable, please do not
dump such trash in the streets-even
though it may be side street-also
they are requested to place their
cans. bottles. etc., in box or barrel
as early on next Thursday as posi-
BILE do not throw them loosely on
the ground.
ground.
The following committees have
been appointed for ttis work:
For graded school building and
grounds-Mesdame Robt. Black, R.
L. Risher, J. J. Smoak, J. c. Moye,
E. P. Allen and Oscar Simmons.
This to be done on Saturday Octo-
Der 10th.
Fitting school grounds-Mesdames
]. A. Williams, H. c. Folk and Jose
phine Beach.
Court house square-Mrs. G. B.
Free and Mrs. Laura Livingston.
Restland cemetery-Mrs. j. D.
Copeland, Sr., Mrs. j. W. Barr, Mrs.
NJ. E. Aver. Mrs. J. W. Price and Mrs.
H. F.. Bamberg.
Simmons cemetery-Mesdames c.
p HoOtOn G. F Hair B. w. Sim