The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-03-06
Cleanup Campaign Started;
Many Cooperate In Effort

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raj City Lodge, No. si0, IBPoR
of W with the exalted ruler, AL.
phonso Dean. presiding. This meet
ing was called to order in order
to swing into action 4 cleanup
drive in the Colored section 81
town. ~s.s-.
For two weeks preceding the
meeting, notices and invitations
were sent out each week asking
all institutions to send, representa-
tives to the meeting in order that
the work might get under way.
Those attending the meeting
were Mrs. Eloise Reynolds, Will
ing Workers Club, st. Peters
Church; Mrs. Lorraine Saunders,
Newman Methodist Church; Mrs.
Mabel Dean, Coral City Lodge
Temple; Mrs. AlefnenuS C. Dean.
Coral City Temple; Mrs. Wilhel-
nina Balm, president of Woman's
Civic Club; Mrs. Venora Mingo.
secretary of the Woman's Civic
Club; Alfredo Jemison, Newman
Methodist Church; Mrs. Maggie L.
Gibson, Southernmost City Navy
Wives Club, No. 114;. Mrs. Bea-
trice Gilliard, Southernmost City,
Navy Wives Club, Nc. ia; Mrs.
Sylvia Dean, Willing Workers Club
of st. Peters Church: Miss Rosa.
lie Valdez, St.. Peters Church;
Mrs. Gladys Neely, St. Peters
Church; Mrs. Shula B. Alexander,
Douglass High School p. T. A.;
Mrs. Annie Tynes, Coral City Tenn
pie; Willie M. Summers, Coral
City Temple; Quentis Goss, SP-1-
B. o. @. los, Naval Station; vii.
liam W. Warner, director of Mon.
roe County Anti Mosquito District;
G. Floyd Baker, health field work
er of Florida State Board of Health
and William H. Braatz, worker for
the sanitation department of Mon
roe County Health Board.
The speaker of the evening was
Mr.. Braatz. who was authorized to
represent City Manager Victor
Lang who could not Be present.
Mr.. Braatz painted 4 very touch.
ing picture of the necessity of keep
ing ones surroundings clean. He
said that the whole city would be
happy if work on this very neces-
airy project got underway at once.
To assure the success of the pro-
ject the section was Immediately
divided into ten parts with a cap
tain heading each. section.
A general plea is made to the
general colored section west of
Whitehead Street to put out all
trash, regardless of its nature.
When the entire block is cleaned
City trucks will be around to col
Ilect this rubbish without additional
garbage charge.
To those individuals who are too
old or sick to do their cleaning,
they may report same to Mr.. Bra
atz of the sanitation department
who will find some means of see
ing that same is cleaned.
Let the Colored section of town
join in this very necessary cam
paign and prove that cleanliness is
next to goodness.
The cleaning fashion Is one that
you are urged to follow. Rake un-
der the floors, 60 into the atics,
paper piles and all collections;
throw old tree limbs out; old piec-
eS of clothing, and whatever trash
has collected over the years.
Remember that the blocks vest
of Whitehead Street only start the
ball rolling. As soon as these
blocks are cleaned others will be
added. uorT ia
Interesting talks on rat exter.
mination were given by G.. Floyd
Baker, health field worker of the
Florida State Board of Health, and
William W. Warner, director Of
Monroe County Anti-Mosquito Dis
trict. Basing their talks on actual
experience, they spoke on the fact
that there are many more rats in
Key West than we are conscious
OF and just how dangerous the rae
is. Due to this fact, the rat-pest
cannot be ignored in any cleaning
program. To kill off the rats, a
poison pat which will be seen after
by the captains will be placed in
each district. Human beings should
have no fear for themselves or
their animals in relation to this
poison as it is almost harmless to
anything but rats. ss.ass
Mrs. Eloise Butler Reynolds, q
registered nurse Of New York City.
raised the question as to what
would happen If . cat or dog hap
pened to eat q rat who had been
poisoned. a@
She was assured that there
would be no Ill results.
The cleaning program west Of
Whitehead Street is now in order.
Begin your clean-up program as
you will be contacted By your block
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