The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1915-04-01
CLEANUP DAY
is BEING URGED

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Recommending that all cities, towns,
and villages in Idaho designate day
during cleanup week-April IL to II
as proclaimed by Governor Alexander
to clean up their respective commu-
mites and especially appealing to city
councils to so designate a day, J. K.
White, pure food commissioner, today
issued communication addressed to
mayors and city councils of all COM
munities in the state. At the same time
he submitted to them also, list of
cleanup pointers. The communica.
tions follow:
Asks Day to Be Designated.
Honorable Mayor and City Council.
Gentlemen:-I would call your atten.
ton to the proclamation issued by
Governor Alexander designating the
week of April II to II, as annual
Cleanup Week. in this state.
In every community attention should
be called to this proclamation in or
der that civic pride may be aroused
and attention directed to the necessity
of carefully cleaning our homes, our
yards and premises, our streets and
alleys and our water supplies.
Perhaps NO better system Of obtain
ing sanitary reform has yet been de.
vised than the cleanup day" inaug.
urated in this state. It was wonder.
fully successful last year as nearly
every city, town and village proclaimed
q general cleanup day" when all bus.
mess was suspended and every man
woman and child joined in the clean
up crusade.
This department recommends that
all cities, towns and villages in Idaho
designate q day during "clean-up
week" and ask the cooperation Of the
citizens, schools, clubs, etc., in max
ing your town the cleanest in the
state.
! am making a special appeal to city
councils to take this matter up and
officially announce ''clean-up day"
during the week designated by the gov
ernor. If our city officials will but CO.
operate with us in this work we are
assured of success in our endeavor to
improve sanitary conditions. :.
This department will ask that you
advise US of your contemplated action
in this connection and we will render
you every possible assistance.
Yours very truly,
! J. K. WHITE,
| Inspector.
Cleanup Pointers.
l. The "Clean-up" and "Paint-up'
campaign is on.
| 2. Cleanliness and patriotism should
go together.
3. Where there is life there should
be soap.
| 4. 1t costs less to have sanitary
| %<sO ~ 20 hax
| 5. There is no greater nuisance in
any city than poorly kept stable
or open privy.
| Z. Well kept alleys and back yards
pay bigger dividends thar. well kept
cemeteries.
8. A man is known by the company
he keeps. A city is known by the
streets it sweeps.
8. Dirty towns will disappear when
clean people predominant.
10. Every outside toilet is men
ace to public health, unless made fly
proof.
IL. Cleanliness is next to Goodness,
but it takes many godly people some
time to get "neXt.'
-. Build your reputation for civic
pride in your back yard.
IL. Civic cleanliness has it's own re-
ward-community health.
Ia. The reason We have so many
dirty towns is because there are so
many dirty people. No town is in it.
self dirty; it is the people who are
dirty. The town is the mirror. 1t
reflects the people. The man who is
clean in mind will be clean in person ;
he will have clean front yard and
a clean back yard.
Is. by their works We shall know
them"
16. "No rogue e'er felt the halter
draw, with good opinion of the law
Shakespeare.