Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1922-04-20
SPRING CLEANUP CAMPAIGN.

May lst 70 May 9Th has been set
apart for the whole State of West Vir-
GINA as a general cleanup week, and
it is hoped that every citizen will help
in the good work. c. L. Topping, State
Fire Marshal, gives the following
pointers:
For the Merchants-Make thorough
inspection of your place Of business.
Remove all packing cases, barrels, rub
bish and other inhammable material
that may have accumulated in your
basement or storeroom during the win
ter. This is for your safety as we'll as
your neighbor.
For the Housekeeper-Clean house
from garrett to basement. Keep the
home free from rubbish and other in
fIammable material that may catch fire
or aid in its spreading.
To City and Village Officials-Urge
every citizen in your town to take part
in this cleanup campaign.
Strong forces in the fight against fire
waste are within reach of everybody,
and by the use of which every person
in his daily life may contribute largely
to the general welfare, are order and
cleanliness about the house, factory,
store or shop.
You prudent housekeepers who, while
cleaning up every day, find it neces-
sary to have set period, spring and
autumn, to have special and strenu-
Gus wholesale "redding up" lend your
aid May LIST to 9th. Just transfer your
home practice and experience to your
community, for when all fall in line
behind such leadership there will
trash-moving festival that will leavs
your town and premises clean, safe and
better.
Careless Neighbors-If your care
less neighbor knowingly harbors a de-
fective chimney, a rubbish-filled base
ment, trash-laden attic, defective
electric wiring, stoves installed so as
TO endanger headwork, or is careless
in the use of gasoline or the storage of
other oils, oily waste and rags, then
he is not interested in the safety of
his own property and family, and the
lives of the fremen 1t is therefore
your duty to warn him and to notify
the proper authorities. Such a man
needs discipline, not sympathy, in case
he has fire.
Take survey of your premises and
| see If there is not something you can
do that will lessen the danger from fire
to your building. When you plan to
build have that idea of fire prevention
in mind.
We have nothing particularly new to
offer in connection with cleanup week.
10 clean up means simply to clean I'D.
mats all there is to it, but embraces
everything in the catalogue and in
cludes every individual, city or town
in the State. 1t means inside and OUT
side, front yard and back yard, every
nook and corner, cellar and attic. the
business and residence sections. II
means clean streets and alleys, we'll
kept parks and wholesome Fairgrounds
where childish minds receive impress
sions that will remain through life a
pieasureable and uplifting memory or
sordid reflection. The influence %
environment is an important municipal
problem, and cleanup week NAV helm
much IN its solution. 1t means the
elimination of malaria breeding mud :
holes, the collection and DISPOSAL Of
garbage, and many other things that
common, every day horse sense tells
us should be done, but which in dailv
practice are often neglected or entirely
overlooked. From the standpoint n,
pure selfishness, individual or punic-
ipal pride, cleanup week should re-
ceive the enthusiastic endorsement Of
all u