The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1916-04-06
CLEAN UP DAYS.

State President, who is striving
for a clean Kentucky ON those
two days. Fulton county has
been especially urged 10 cooper
ate in this movement and, in re
spouse, the rural schools have all
been interested and the city of
Fulton is enthusiastically plan
ing a wholesale and thorough
Clean Up" Surely Hickman,
too, viii enter this worthy cam
paign with a will on the close of
April Sth will bear as close IN
speetiOn as Fulton or any other
small town in the State.
Each resident is earnestly urged
10 clean his own premises and, if
possible, to complete the work
early ON Friday. Wagons, en-.
gagged by the city for the purpose,
viii eau and collect all of the
rubbish which must be placed
conveniently ON the street. On
clean up day last year there was
some delay about the wagons and
unfortunately some of the piles
of trash We're never collected. The
oOunccl has guarded against that
this year by appointing \. o.
Caruthers to see that a sufficient
number are engaged in advance.
The school children viii have
a half holiday ON Friday again
this year and under the direction
of the teachers and members OF
the congress they will collect all
trash IN the streets and alley
ways. Everyone will remember
what a remarkable transformation
they wrought last year IN the
appearance of our streets.
There is nothing TO prevent
even more sweeping and radical
results this year if every citizen
viii do his or her part. Let us
all enter into this work with IN
terest and enthusiasm backed by
a real resolve 10 not only make
Hickman clean Friday and Satur-
day but to keep it 80. None OF
us can be proud of the town as
it is but we could rightly be very
proud of it if il was made as sani-
tary and beautiful as its natural
beauty of situation demands.
Most of us have become so ac-
customed 10 the hillsides and gull
leys filled with tin cans, dead
brush and rubbish and wreckage
Of every description; the streets
covered with flying paper and
trash, the stagnant pools oil
muddy water breeding mosquitoes,
the broken-down steps and de
crepit wooden walks, that we are
not shamed by the sight as we
should be. If each of us could
look at Hickman with the eyes OF
a stranger we would be shocked
10 say the least. And then Il
might be well to try 10 picture It
with clean streets, well kept
lawns and flower gardens, green
hillsides covered with grass and
flowers, and lastly a clean and
attractive water front Is there
a citizen in the town who would
not find it thus a far more pleas
ant and more healthful place 10
live inf Does any one doubt the
town can be made what we want
it. DO YOUR PART.
The members Of the Woman s
Rivers and HarbOrs Congress
(which il may not be generally
known embOdies the old Civic
League) have decided TO offer
to the children of Hickman under
fifteen years two prizes for the
best kept yards TO be awarded
September first. The first prize
will be $500 in gold, the second,
$3.50; and 1t is hoped every child
in the city will take part. The
prizes will be awarded at the
end of the season when the yards
will most fully show the results Of
the care given them throughout
the summer. If amy children de-
sire any further details of the
contest or care TO ask any queS-
tons, they can communicate with
Mrs. A. A. Fairs, city vice prcsi-
dent, or Miss Emma Tyler, secre-
tary.
The vice president on Monday,
sent a committee TO the Mayor
and Conci TO bring before then
the matter OF arrangements for
the clean up days as well as some
other civic questions. A copy
IN full Of the resolutions brought
before the council is given below:
"To the Mayor and Council Of