The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1916-04-19
ISSUES PROCLAMATION
ON CLEANUP WEEK
Mayor Calls on All Citizens
to Cooperate.
CAMPAIGN WILL
START TOMORROW

Program has been Drawn up for the
Weeks Campaign and Every Owner
and Renter OF Premises is Expected
to DO His Part in Cleaning Up.
The Cleanup and Paint-up" cam
paign, inanguratcd by the Better Lau-
rens Club and being Joined il whole
hcartcdly by all those who feel an in
tcrcst in the hcauty and hcalthful con
ditions OF the city, starts tomorrow.
The campaign has been carefully map
ped out by committee, so that the
work will be Systematically carried on.
y great deal Of enthusiasm has been
stirred up over the campaign and Won
derlul results arc expected 10 be Sc
cured. Mayor Owings has issued a
proclamation officially designating tho
week Of April 20-27 as "clcan-up and
Pant-up" wGSA and has promised the
cooperation Of the city forces in do
Ing the Job thoroughly. The city gar
bagc wagons will call in The residence
districts for trash on tho 10Th and 18th.
Mayors Proclamation.
The following is the proclamation
of the mayor:
"ProcIamntiOn.
THE City Of lAaurens. acting togeth-
cr with the Better Laurcns Club. has
designated the week Of April 20 to
April 27 'inclusivc) as the Clean Up
and Paint Up week for Laulens.
During this week every citizen Of
Laurens should make an effort to
clean up his house and property SO as
to avoid fire risk and make his proper.
ty more attractive. He should clean
up his front and back yard, abolish all
places that might breed flies and mos
quitocs, paint his premises if neces-
sary, eliminate dandeiions and weeds
and help to clean up vacant lots.
Citizens should not pife their rub
Dish on the street or sidewalk in such
way that the wind can scatter it. 1t
should be put in a box can, or bag so
that the street department may easily
load and cart it away. Boxes should
not be SO large that two men can not
lift them. If every citizen will do this
Laurcns can be readily cleaned. The
city forces will cali fa and cart away
trash placed on street curbing on
April 25th and 10Th
This is an opportunity for every
citizen to show his civic pride. No city
is attractive if ii is dirty and Uttered
up All should be willing to cooper
ate in cleaning up not only their own
premises, but in helping to clean up
the premises Of others where hclp is
necessary.
Let us all put our shoulders to the
wheel and clean mp and paint up IIau-
rcns during this next week Lei us all
work together and keep it that way
throughout tho entire year Let MS
plant grass and flowers that I4aurcns
may be not only clean but beautiful.
The result will be cleaner healthier,
happy, and more attractive city.
~. G. Owings.
Mayor"
Tomorrow will be Fire Prevention
Day, Friday-Front Yard Day. Sanr-
day-Nacant Lot and Back Yard Day,
Monday Weed Day, Tuesday Paint
Day, Wednesday Fly Prevention and
Finishing Day, Thursday Pleasure
Day. The last day is expected TO be
day of rest and recreation after tho
weeks task is completed, when the re-
suits Of the labors may be enjoyed and
the enhanced beauty OF the city ad-
mired
The following resolutions were sign
cd by the officials Of various organiza-
tions:
we, the undersigned presidents Of
the various organizations Of I.aurcns.
pledge our cooperation and support
in the Clean Up and Paint Up cam
paign which is to be observed from
Aprl 20 to April 27:
T. j. McAllistcr, Scout Master,
Mrs. }. S. Bennett, President y. ID. {,
Mrs. w. l.. Gray, prcsidentSpro TEN,
Wednesday Club EE
Mrs. j. II. league, president the
Kings Daughters.
Mrs. II. c. Fleming, Regent d. A. r,
Miss Lila Todd, who Is attending
Brenau College and Conservatory, fa
at home for the marriage Of her sister,
Miss Mary Todd, TO Mr.. r. Y. Irby thia