The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-06-04

we attempt to get the data into book Ok
form. fe.,.,.,
Z II is also necessary that we have a
big all day celebration in the near flu
ture which will be in honor OF our
returned soldier and sailor boys.
We have been very successful IN
increasing our membership during the
past two months. We must have this
constant inflow of new blood and we
must make particular effort to in
terest the younger men that they may
be ready to carry on the work that
we have started.
Belding has taken great pride in
it's well earned name as clean town
and a visit to most any neighboring
cities will convince YOU that we are
way ahead of them all in this respect.
However, we have some alleys behind
our business blocks that are consid-
cradle of an eyesore and do not tend
to raise the standard of the city. II
seems to us there should be some way
worked out to keep down big heaps
of rubbish and decayed vegetables at
all times of the year. We also be-
lieve that these alleys should be grav-
eled and treated in some way to keen
down the big clouds of dust which
roll out Citizen every time the wind
blows, which dust cannot helm but get
i'm touch with the food sold from our
stores. Flushino our pavement is a
snlendid thing but does not help these
alleys in the least.
We should emphasize the fact that
we should show greater interest in
our public schools. We have a first
class superintendent who is getting
behind every worth while movement,
why should we net get behind his
Surely there is no more important
civic enterprise than our school sys-
tenn and is should be our constant aim
to see that it isHfurnished with all
facilities necessary for constructive
work. Our future depends so much
on the product of our schools.
have in mind several other pro-
jects which we hope to see completed
within the next few months but we
will not attempt to go into deail fur
Their at this time.
We are not unlike other commun-
tiles in the fact that we have some
people who never get behind any con-
certed movement but prefer to sit on
the OUTSIDE ana cflJlClZt LuOSe WIZ
through united effort are trying to
raise the standard of conditions in
their particular locality. Even one
such crouch in the town is a great
deal like a fly in the cream. These
same critics are the ones who go VI
and down the streets condemning the
city officers for everything they do or
do not do and the Board Of Commerce
because we do not locate truck fac
tory, Henry Ford's big plant and a
half dozen other manufacturing in
stitutions, we would all be more than
glad to get. l have often wished that
we might get these parties into our
membership for they seem to know
just how to go about it to interest these
outside concerns to come here and
would no doubt be more than willing
to help make up the bag of money
that is necessary in getting any going
concern today. If these same critics
were as free with their money and help
as they are with their criticism, Bel
ding would be the kind of city they
saw it should be. Our recent success
full effort in getting behind the Bel
ding Foundry Company which means
an increase of labor in our city, is a
fair example of what can be done by
combining our efforts.
We consider that Bedding has been