South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-04-20
CLEANUP, SAFETY
WEEK COMMITTEES
CHOSEN FOR CITY
Organizations Cooperate to
Make South Bend
Model City"

Orsanization of the various
.oups who VIII cooperate for the
Socess Of cleanup and safety
week" which viii De held April 80
to May 6. took place AZ a meeting OF
the representatives OF a number OF
orga nizations Of the city Tuesday
afternoon az the Chamber OF Com
mcrce.
The cleanup campaign. which
originated with the Chamber OF
Commerce. has taken on a city-vide
aspect The slogan. South Bend,
the CIeanest City en- the State
Everybody Helps. has been adopt
co. and an earnest effort viii be
made 20 make the slogan a reality.
Hlldebrand Acting Head
Mayor Ell T. Seebir, was elected
honorary chairman % the campaign.
while Walter Hildcbrand will be
acting chairman and Robert N.
Snyder. secretary. The woman's
clubs were represented By Mrs.
Richard Elbel Mrs. I. " Greenan
of the Progress club and Mrs c. W
ZlgIer az the South Bend Woman's
club W ". Borden. superintendent
~ schools and Miss Edythe Brown.
president Of the teachers fedora
ton. represented the schools. Dr. G..
s. Bosenbury the health depart
nent. L. p slaughter and u. @.
LAYTON. the street department.
chief of Police Laurence Dane. the
police department and Chief l. ".
Sibrel The FIRE department. The
Boy Scouts and the recreation de-
partmeut were represented by Col
- Seymour Bullock. the Campfire
- hy Mrs a.. S. Bullock the
churches by Rev A. +. Monger. the
Mothers clubs BY Mrs. Homer T.
Miller, the safety committee by
John Grief the city pan commits
sion by William Happ. the public
affairs committee by Walter Hide
brand, the Women's Chamber Of
Commerce By Miss Daisy Harrison.
Mrs Grace Byers Culp. and Mrs
Byers and the Real Estate board
by Robert Happ. A Frank Ely.
president OF the Chamber OF Com
nnerce. was also present
The representatives Of the various
orga nizations will choose commit
tees 10 assist them In their work.
and the committee members will
attend. with the chairman the GER
eral meeting which will be held next
Tuesday afternoon at 4 O'Clock for
the formulating Of further plans.
Distribute Booklets.
The work OF the safety commit
tee will include fire prevention. auto
vigilance. employment safety. '3ay'
walking. accidents. public safety.
and traffic.
Specific suggestions as 10 ways OF
"cleaning-up" will be gladly re-
ceived. IL IS said. Leo NJ Roth.
manager OF the Metropolitan Insur~
ance Co, has volunteered. free OF
charge, 10000 pamphlets on Clean
Up and Health" which VIII be dis
tributed
Many people do not know" said
Frank J. Green. manager OF the
OF Commerce. that a tin
thrown in a back yard or alley
where II can he partly filed with
water IS the best breeding place for
mosquitoes imaginable. They do not
know that an oily rag IS combus-
ttble and may be the cause OF the
loss OF thousands OF dollars worth
Of property. or that an uncovered
garbage can. attractive as Il Is TO
flies. the best OF germ carriers. may
be the cause Of the death OF their
own or neighbours child.
Ask Cooperation.
1T is facts such as these that we
VIII try 20 get 10 the people Of South
Bend during the cleanup and safety
week. We hope for and expect the
cooperation Of every resident OF the
city. The intensive campa.gn lasts
only one week, but it must 90 80
successful that South Send VIA stay
che cleanest and safest Of cities the
year around"
There will be various sorts OF
contests during the week. for
which 20 is thought there will be
prizes offered. The prizes viii bc
offered ON the conditions Of grounds
yards. gardens and reside lces. ana
FOR the best posters and essays