The Ordway new era., 1915-04-30
CLEAN UP, PAINT UP
AND SWAT THE FLY
That's What the Women Want and So
The Men of the Chamber of Commerce
and City Officials JOIN Their Force


The ladies Of the Thursday After
noon club have insugurated clean
up campaigo for the city Of Ordway.
A clean up and paint up civic pre-
scription that is worth while. You
have heard that cleanliness 10
akin to godliness enough to convince
you Of its truth, but We some times
overlook truth BY it's sheer familiar
ity. or at least fail to -proat by it as We
should. Clean houses, clean lawns,
clean streets, clean alleys, clean OUT
buildings, clean basements-that
condition means health and comfort
snd aesthetic pleasure. Dirt and
tawdry negligence indicate decay and
shiftlessness, they invite disease, and
are ugly, offensive and unnatural TO
natures own beautiful plan.
With the coming Of spring every
yard should be thoroughly cleaned;
all rubbish should be csrted away and
destroyed. Pick up aud dispose Of
things. Be clean outside the house
and inside the house.
When you have done that, begin to
paint up. Never mind, We don't care
whose paint you use. but use paint.
Paint makes old things appear as new.
Paint is sanitary aud preservativs.
Paint 10 not . luxury. but . necessity.
Doean't II make something In you
ache when you pass building. resi-
depce or business property. that looks
lIEs Il hsd vsAssefs6 thS bisstA sid
reflected the suns for afty or more
fieeting seasonsr There are splot ches
and blotches Ill over IL; the shi ngles
or pieces Of the roofing often curl up
at the ends like . crank refOrmer's
hsir; neglect seems to have covered IL
with frayed and tsttered mantle;
the. doors sag, and the windows wink
At you with blesry Indifference. And
people live 10 and try to do business
in such structures! No one can live
In them; It is not living: 1t is existing,
and very poor sort Of existence at
that. No one Gao do business 10 such
aplace. Such building reminds one
of ragged beggar seeking for job.
A little work, q little energy, q little
paint will transform one Of these
places into . habitation 1T for human
dwelling, or make the former decrepi
tude and decay give place to inviting
brightness in the case of business
room.
Clean up and paint up. Paint de-
stroys millions of germs that infest
wood. Paint IS one of the enemies
with whom the doctor has to contend.
Paint is the doctors rival.
A tramp goes by, he ia dirty and
rusty. and the fact makes him stink.
Most people hate to give him cup of
coffee and bite to eat. It isn't
because he seems to be down and out,
but because he is dirty and rusty.
He mars our sense Of the fitness of
things, he jars the harmony of life.
It is very difficult for such man to
nnd job. But give him clean
shave, put clean linen on him. shine
up his shoes, clotne him 10 decent
garments and be, looks and is another
man. His chances for employment
have increased two hundred and ten
per cent.
The same thing is true Of property.
Little beds Of flowers.
\ Little cans Of paint,
Make homes attractive
Out of them that ain't."
Cleaning up and painting contrib-
utes to our civic pride. and civic pride
is dne thing; it's the next finest
thing to personal pride and is kin
to II.
Keep things spick and span. Make
people say, when they come to Ordwsy
"Well did you ever!' or make 'em
express their astOnishment and de-
lightful appreciation because We are
keeping our town exquisitely clean
and attractive.
Keeping painted up and clean means !
q lot Of things. 1t means the abolish
ment of nuissnces, the moving Of dan
gcrous and offensive businesses out
side the city limits. sanitation and
dist Injection, free garbage removal.
the planting Of trees, shrubbery and