News you can use
News you can use
By Emily Mayer
With all the negative news lately, I thought it would be neat to read about the many good deeds our forebearers were doing to make Havre a better place to live for all walks of life. These four articles were found in the May 4, 1924, edition of the Havre Daily Promoter.
CLEAN UP WEEK
In their efforts to bring about a general observation of clean up week in Havre the city authorities are entitled to the utmost cooperation.
Cities are judged a lot by their appearance. No city that is not clean and wholesome can expect to grow. A town must be progressive, up to date and that means clean alleys, clean streets, pretty homes and beautiful yards.
This summer thousands of people will pass through Havre enroute to the play grounds in Glacier and Yellowstone parks and many of them will be men and women looking for investments, looking toward the west for new homes. Havre should bear this in mind and maintain a city that will attract strangers.
But more than attracting strangers, more than advertising, a clean city serves a greater purpose-cleanliness makes a town a place that is attractive to the boys and girls who live there and it makes them always willing to claim it as their home.
The duty of every patriotic citizen owes to the town is to do one’s part in keeping it a clean town-clean physically and morally.
BABY IN COUNTRY GETS CLOTHES THROUGH GIRLS
The girls of the F. P. K. club, Lear Erler, Minerva Liggett, Alice Willard, Juanita Houtz and Camilla Andvik, held a food sale April 26 and voted to use the proceeds to buy material for clothing for a baby in the country. The girls are sewing on this material at the present time.
The girls of this club average 12 years.
RED CROSS LOAN CLOSET BEING FILLED
The Red Cross loan closet is gradually being filled with garments for use in sickness and disaster, according to Miss Myrtle Judd, executive secretary.
During the past week one dozen each of sheets, pillow slips and bath towels were made by Miss A. W. Wattam of Fresno, Mrs. F. K. Clark and Mrs. John Obie of Havre.
The money for the materials was secured by selling the used clothing donated by the people of the community. On the first of May there was on hand in the salvage and shop treasury $30.75.
Many of the garments in the loan closet have been used by have been thoroughly washed and are ready to go out again.
BENEFIT DANCE FOR HOSPITAL MAY 12
Hospital day will be observed in Havre May 12 with tags for sale during the day time and with a benefit dance in the evening at the Elks club for the benefit of Sacred Heart hospital.
Chairmen for the various committees have been appointed and it is expected that a large sum will be raised for the benefit of the hospital.
In the May 7, 1924, edition we find this announcement:
Mother and Daughter Banquet Friday Night
Extensive plans are being made for the mother and daughter banquet to be given at the Methodist Church Friday evening at 6 o’clock.
Reservations are being made now. No woman is permitted to attend unless she has either her ow or someone else’s daughter with her.
The program will soon be ready for announcement and is expected to equal that of last year, which received such favorable comment.
This occasion is made a beautiful and delightful affair and the reservations already indicate a large attendance.
Good roads had long been advocated in Montana, and this editorial was published in the May 8, 1924, edition.
BUILDING GOOD ROADS
In adopting a policy of building substantial graded roads out of the various towns along the hard surfaced highway in the country, the county board of commissioners has undertaken the kind of road building that should benefit the greatest number of people.
The building of the proposed road from Havre to the Canadian line should prove of great value to the people of this town, as it is expected that the Canadian government will connect up with it on the north end and eventually it will become another well traveled international north and south highway.
It should bring through this county thousands of tourists every year bound to the playgrounds of Montana and Canada, the great national parks. All business would feel the benefit of increased tourist travel.
The road should prove of great value to farmers and to Canadians who come here to trade and should do much to develop the country to the north of Havre.
It used to be that business followed the railroad, but in this day of automobiles, business follows the good roads and the policy of building good roads therefore is good business.
The same issue carried more good deeds:
Sample Sale Benefit of Deaconess Hospital
Beginning Tuesday, May 12, and lasting all week there will be held in the office of the Havre Commercial a sample sale consisting of groceries, cosmetics, etc., a collection from the wholesale houses.
The money taken in at this sale will go to the benefit of the Deaconess hospital.
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