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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1917
Page
15
W. B. Overton and J. W. Jackson list a 5 acre suburban home for sale at the city edge. W. C. McClintock, a business visitor from Milea City, Mont, travels onward to Tioga and Angby for additional interests.
The article argues for a public clean up and paint up effort to improve health and happiness, noting results from spring campaigns in thousands of towns. It highlights citizen responsibility, government proclamations, and community pride as drivers of cleaner, healthier towns.
Bruce Barton in Every Week urges universal citizen participation in one week campaigns to beautify and improve towns. He cites examples from Cleveland and Philadelphia and notes healthier living, fewer fires, and higher property values as outcomes of sustained cleanliness and paint efforts.
A narrator contrasts two towns with identical populations five years ago. One town gains two new factories while valued real estate and new houses rise. the other remains shabby with back yards cluttered by tins and rubbish. The piece implies development drives change in community beauty and investment.
The text argues today’s boys and girls are future adults and must engage in real, worthwhile work now. It urges treating youth as junior citizens, not spectators, and to involve them in clean up and paint up efforts as meaningful community service within local campaigns.
The report notes substantial yearly strides in Boy Scout service to others and community duties. It cites over 200 recorded reports of civic help including safety campaigns, anti mosquito work, clean up drives, garden and tree plantings, park protection, and emergency cooperation.
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