The hummer. (Houston, Miss.) 1914-19??, 1915-08-20
Clean Up and Paint Up
Get Behind the Brush

summers flowers and the autumn's
harvest
Even the abiect stir about their
wretched premises, plant morning
glories and try their best to fix
up. the leaning pickets left from the
kindling needs of the later frosty
mornings. Good housewives tie tow
els about their heads, grid up their
narrow skirts and chase the dust Of
winter from their rooms. The LATEST
pick and trife with their belongings
to fix themselves better to face the
changing seasons.
"Clean upl" is the phrase.
Why not enlarge it? Why not paint
up"
And If paint up" why not do it so
it will LAST and PAY?
Painting is another Fart preserva-
tive" Rightly done, it saves repair,
adds to length Of property-life, in.
ereases property-attractivity, brings to
the tenants lips the pleased smile to
the righteous landlord the wholesome
feeling of duty well performed.
Between ourselves, there's room for
lots on lots Of paint here in Our
town. Well applied, in colors judi.
ciously selected it would conceal a
multitude of architectural and sanitary
sins from the discerning eyes Of tour
lists passing this way and from our.
selves.
Look over your OWN house, or
home, or business structure.
Don't YOU agree? Try our prescrip-
tion-"Clean Up and Paint Up"
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4 advisory committee are:
Mrs. Clarence Baxter, Kirksville,
Mo, chairman of the WOmeu's Com
mittee of the National Bureau, is
also vice chairman of the civics
department of the General Fed
Grafton of Women's Clubs, and chair
man of the civic and health depart
ment of the Missouri Federation Of
Women's Clubs. Dr. s. j. Crumbine,
Topeka, Kan, president of the Asso-
citation of State and Province Health
Officers Of North America. H. S. But
tenheim, New York, editor of THE
American City" Clinton R. Wood
ruff, Philadelphia, secretary National
Municipal League and editor of the
National Municipal Review" Mrs
Philip North Moore, St. Louis, ex-Presi-
dent National Federation of Women's
Clubs. William Woodhead, San Fran
cisco, president Of the Associated
Advertising Clubs of the World. P. S.
Ridsdale, Washington, D. c., executive
secretary American Forestry Associa-
ton. Richard B. Watrous, Washing
ton, ID. c., secretary American Civic
1 Association. Mrs. Geo. Zimmerman,
Fremont, o., chairman Of the civics
department, General Federation Of
Women's Clubs.
Paint and Self-Respect.
The one most important factor in
spreading the gospel of cleanliness,
thrift and civic pride, which the
Bureau is trying to do, is the work
Of newspaper editors throughout the
country, asserts Chairman Clark. For
instance, here is what Paul Brown,
editor of The St. Louis Republic, has
to say Of the movement:
Thousands Of American cities and
towns have taken up the National
Clean Up and Paint Up campaign
that originated in St. Louis three sea
sons ago. 1t has been Endorsed by
thousands of civic, commercial and
women's organizations all over the
nation The cities that have made
themselves a part Of the movement
are cleaner and better cities because
Of it. The Republic aided in launch
ing the initial campaign and is glad
to know that the Federation of
Women's Clubs is planning a general
St. Louis campaign for this spring.
This will aid in making St Louis the
Healthiest City, for paint is the great
preservative and a powerful aid in
sanitation. Add to beauty and economy
the fact that paint has a sanitary
value, and the arguments apply with
added feTea to the big cities. Nat
urally the paint dealer profits by such
campaigns. None but the pessimist
will object to this. He gives value
received and more. The house that
is painted is the better for it. A
neighborhood that has cleaned up and
painted up is a better one in which
to live Paint makes for self-respect
and justiiable pride"
In the Office Of the National "Clean
Up and Paint Up" Campaign Bureau
hangs a room-size wall map, with
every state dotted by red stars de-
noting cities conducting campaigns
last year. And so it is true that civic
leaders in thousands of towns are
working to get their town on the
man" this year