Putnam patriot., 1924-04-25
School Children to Compete
For CLedn-Up Week Prizes
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE DIRECTORS ADD INTEREST TO
EVENT BY OFFERING $40 AWARDS
CAMPAIGN OPENS MONDAY
City Cooperate BY Giving Free Debris Collection Service Next
Wednesday and Thursday

Added zest and interest will be Civ
len % putnam's annual Cleanup and
f Paint=up Week campaign, which starts
on Monday. by the competition that
will be evident among pupils Of the
public and parochial schools Of the
CITY through the offer Of two s. prizes
b. the Putnam Chamber Of Commerce
. the boys and girls who devote the
f greatest amount Of time next week %
+ raking up front and back lawns at
their homes or otherwise rendering
valuable service in connection with the
+ weeks project The $40 20 be 80
awarded. s. in the paroehial schools
and S. in the public schools, - donated
/ by the directors Of the Chamber. who
personally created the fund, as added
evidence Of their hope for the decided
success Of the annual undertaking.
To Keep Close Record
The distribution Of the S. IL left
with Supt Of Schools Jenkins on the
one hand and Father Bedard on the
other. Doubtless there viii be three
prizes represented In the S. In both
cases. a record will be kept Of the
hours Of cleanup" work performed
by each child entering the contest, and
this record will be the basis on which
the prizes will be awarded.
As Mayor Chapdelaine says in his
| proclamation, next week marks the
beginning of a continuous cleanup and
paini-up campaign. the opening guns
/ 10 be fired Sunday in the churches
when proper word viii be said In
/ behalf Of the city beautiful" event,
and the end Of the drive viii officially
come on Saturday night. May 3.
This special week is designated by
/ the Chamber Of Commerce and made
the subject Of proclamation by May
or Ghapdelaine for the purpose Of set
4 NJ a specific time when everyone may
unite in making Putnam better look
ing. a more attractive appearing, and
healthier place in which to live.
Cooperation Necessary
Cooperation is the keynote Of the
success the cleanup week will attain.
Unless the people of the city, men,
women. boys and girls, lend hand by
cleaning up front and back yards,
picking up pieces Of paper httering
{ the ground gather together tin cans
and such like. and al other debris
that destroys the beauty Of home sites
fians-unless such untidiness is RENE
died by everyone joining in the civic
: betterment movement and doing IN,
or her part. the cleanup week schem,
cannot be completely successful. PEG
: pie must be willing 10 cooperate with
!, their neiRhbors in helping the who'll
project along To success by cleanin-
up their own premises.
7 City Fathers Help
. The city. officially. is going 10 d. it'
part IN full measure IN helping ia,
: people clean up. by furui hinc team.
that will take away debris collected
during the rakinR If yards. II mus
] be remembered by everyone that there
: snail he no misunderstanding later on
: that no ashes or garbage viii be cart
ed away Ne by the teams that vii
be- sent about the city This would
not be reasonable or fair. Residents
= must have ashes and garbage carried
| away at their own expense. and City
Health Officer Gardner says this must
= be done at once.
/ To Garry Debris Away
But the teams will take away such
debris rs is raked up in the yards and
vacant lots, including paper, tin cans
leaves and such other stuff as has ac-
eumulated during the fall and winter
months. People must have this de.
bris deposited on the sidewalk at the
curb. and If il is possible. must be
placed in some kind of "A c0ntainer, q
barrel for instance. The barrel will
not be taken away unless upon re-
quest The barrel or. other container
/ will make il easy for the men in
I charge Of the teams 10 dump the de-
bris in the carts and pass along 10 the
next house. Time will be saved and
in this way everyone will be served.
Teams to Collect Debris
The teams that will make the free
collection will be out only two days
! during cleanup week. those days be
ing Wednesday April 80, and Thurs
day. May /. On Wednesday the teams
! will pass along all streets west OF
. Main street, and on Thursday will GOV
er all streets east Of Main street. II
: il should rain on either Of these days
/ the collection viii be- made on the next
day following
i. Debris which people collect IL
, cleaning up must be at the curbstou,
hy not later than o'clock on th,
morning Of Wednesday or Thursday
To delay in this matter will bring
disappointment, as the teams Will not
cover any street twice. 20 aceommo.
, date those who are negligent of III,
rules governing the cleanup.