The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-01-17
To All Citizens and Property Owners
of Greenwood.

The Municipal Committee of Housekeepers, The City
Health Officer The County Health Officer and the City
Engineer met together Thursday, February Sth and
considered carefully the things needed make Greenwood
healthfu and beautiful town. And feeling that
every citizen white coored when he she really
sders it wishes to work with and have sanitary
and beautiful town, call you to help us to that
end For believe the improved health conditions of
the in 1915 when Greenwood took the prize for be-
ing the sanitary town. convinced each thinking per-
son that sanitary town healthy town. So we
need enlarge that but only to appeal to
you for your cooperation to the end that babies,
little folks middle aged the real workers) and old
pie, all of whom necessary to welfare town,
may enjoy that greatest of all blessings, good health
At that time the State Sanitary Officer told us that old
papers on the street were unsanary; but KNOW
they ARE unsightly And whenever train rolls into
Greenwood the town receives slap in the face from all
sorts of unsghtly things around each railroad depot
and along the rght-ofway
Won't we ALL TRY to remember not to throw down
such things, but carry them until put them into
proper receptacle for them. which we hope the town
viii furnish all along the business part at not too far dis
tances What do you think strangers will think when
they pretty fountain gotten because of prize
in the ceanest contest, then look around and
the unsighy and dseasebreeding things street?
Suppose each street in town will enter into friendly
in view always that is Greenwood
a town that we wish to beneftwth the Others, to
the ceanes and the prettest for the next
year. Can't the spirit of it. and have all
strangers to the celebration of Missssppis one
hundredth birthday that Greenwood is the prettest
and cleanest as we'll as the most hospabe town and
the town owning the most automobiles in the state?
We can see great Improvement in town, but there
is still so much improvement if we would be
what should be town. it will take the individual
and personal effort Of every man. and child of
to reach the Let's each of consider the rights
OF others and how easy it will be THEN to see the
things should do well as those we should not do
You who have cows and horses which you stake the
streets do you think it tar to those who live those
streets, nearly every instance YOUR NEIGHBORS, and
those who must pass along them? 1t is ever pleasant to
have horse lot at front door or to pass
through one? And if our streets used such won't
it be just as dsagreeab pass along them and aren't
scatter typhoid germs as bred any other place. Did
you ever have typnoid fever? If you did you will remem
Der the long weary weeks months it took to recover
fully from it, and sometimes strikes strong young
men fatally.
And you property owners who keep the grass
weeds your side walks furnish resting places for
mosquitoes which bite the children who play along the
street and give the malaria 1t may be that your own
children or grandchildren will have to suffer for your
And those of you who have dangerous side
walks with holes in which the unwary old man woman
may step and fall infictng injury from which the
mshaps because Of your neggence as to your
duty as citizen? Can intelligent woman salve
that conscinece by Il did to have anyone hurt
or Il meant to fix it and waited for more convenient
time to do it int" THINK now and DO now.
We believe in Greenwood when she thinks for when she
starts after thing she gets it.
Let's start after this goals The prettiest, cleanest
and heathiest town anywhere.
Please watch this space every week for time for sug
gestons as to how we can reach this goal
Municipal Committee of Housekeepers.
City Health Officer.
County Health Officer.
City Engineer
districts upon basis Of the number 1915 bond issue
of educatabe children In the district orized by the vote