"CLEAN-UP" AND "PAINT-UP" SCHEME.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 18 November 1916, Page 2

"CLEAN-UP" AND "PAINT-UP" SCHEME.

(To The Editor.) ~ —One of the worst things that could have happened! :n Levin is tho lormation of a "clean-up" and "paintup" association. It will convey to outside people the impression that Levin fs a filthy place and that the council and the inspectors cannot keep it in a sanitary condition; it is really a splendul ittlvertisenient to induce peopie to keep out of it. However, it is iorlunate that, with very few exceptions, our town is known to be one ot the cleanest and healthiest in New Zealand l , and w : ;ll bo able t<t keep up its reputation. No wonder that the ''clean-up" and "paint-up" scheme started in where the population is composed mostly of negroes, Indians, Chinese, and the scum of [European nat.ons. Thank goodness we are not so bad. If the scheme is carried out according to the report ,in The Chronicle it would be very amusing to hear a clergyman say to a lady: "My good madam, your backyard is not clean ; k.ndly request your husband to see to it; you know cleanliness is next to godliness, etc." A prominent .storekeeper telling a man to "throw out his dumps and have them carted awav." A chemist go:aig to people's kitchens and instructing the maids how to catch flies and dispose of garbage. An oditoi 01 (loring thecreinoval (,'i' wastepaper to prevent fire. A town clerk addressing public meetings on hygienics and sanitation questions, etc. etc. Tho whole thing is too ridiculous to .warrant wasting any more time and printer's ink.—l am etc., MAIiCO FOSELLA.