The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-01-08
As The Editor Sees It

Let a handsome, sprightly and styl-
ishly CARRIED young woman walk down
the street and every eye will be turn
ed upon her. 1t is our instructive
recognition of that which appeals to
US. The eye but obeys the will OF
the brain and of the mind.
X X X
And as we gaze in admiration upon
the wonders of womanhood, so 1t Is
when the brightest and the cleanest
of nature and the works Of man are
opened up to US. We see, we admire,
and we retain our impression through
out the years to CONF.
X X X
Pl~easantville may be like the wo-
man. 1t may be clean, spotless, san
itary and a thing of beauty, or it
may wither and decay through neg
lect and Indifference. 1t may be garb-
ed in the beauties of the handicraft
of man, or it may drift along in tat
ters and obscurity. 1t may compel
the admiration Of other peoples and
draw them to our fold, or it may be
a place to be seen, and Stunned, and
forgotten. 1t is for US to say, for US
to write the verdict of our future.
X Il X
The birth of a new year should see
the dawn of a new order of things In
Pleasantville. 1t should see every
man and every woman striving to
make this the brightest and the most
attractive spot in this whole section
of the State. 1t should see US striv-
ing with might and determination to
convert a pleasant country town into
a garden spot of daily life. 1t can
be done if we want to do 1t.
x X X
Take a walk around the business
section of P~leasantville. 1t will COM
pare f~avorably with the average town
of its size. But it should not simply
be on par with other places. 1t should
be the best of all towns of its class,
because our business men have the
ability to make it such if someone
will take the lead and inaugurate an
improvement movement.
Business property could be improv-
ed with but little expense, fresh paint
would do wonders, and neatly arrang-
ed window displays in commercial
houses would add a hundred per cent.
to its appearance.
x X X
Broken sidewalks could well be re-
placed and new ones added where they
are needed, and some time could be
spent to good advantage on the streets
in many sections of the town. 1t
might even be possible to clean up
and cart off some of the rubbish and
refuse that filters up the streets, and
the alleys, and many of the back
yards.
X X X
And then there are many houses in
town that have the appearance Of
age, simply for want of a coat or two
of paint. They are good houses, and
shelter excellent people, but the Wis
itor from abroad gets the impression
that the town is run down and is a
good place to shun, and his ideas are
passed along to other people, and we
lose.
X X X
In some places the fences and yards
are well kept and present an attrac-
tive appearance, but there should be
more of them. Every place should be
in the artistic class, and then other
people would talk and the talk would
be to our credit. Tongues were made
for use and people will use them, and
it is up to US as to how they use
them when we are the subject of con-
%versation.
x X X
We might give the town a general
o~verhauling in every way this spring
and shove it right up to the head Of
the class. If there is not enough
funds in the treasury to do these
things of a public nature we still have
hands and willing hearts, and every
man could declare a business holiday
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