The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, April 24, 1934, Page 5

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' ds. Aid Conditions It's Clean-up, Paint-up and Re- |time of the year. EAN-UP AN[] Vegetable Gardeh Neegl Not flgw UNDERWAY‘home lot unsightly because of uiga:‘den layout. | E ivegetablc garden. In fact there is By all means make a doflmw:’ Citizens Generally Become|are of onions, Active with Weather {of the brilliant annuals, such as|space, and then begin to plan just | There is no need to make your [smooth velvet lawn all add to your much real beauty in ordered rows|plan for your garden this season I of vari-colored greens, whether theincL out pencil and paper, draw a turnips, or some |little outline of your available asters, or zinnias. A “combination |what flowers and vegetables you, of the two is most satisfactory, and |want and where to put them. Cen- all it needs is a little planning this ;mureas. asters, calendulas, scabiosas, ten weeks’ stocks and other annuals | P 4o pair week in Juneau. In fact Sunday with boys, girls, |flowers, with boundaries of the| nd women out in the yards |larger blooms. They are separated ikes and other garden im-|by walks of green lawn, which | nts, getting busy. 5 were not the only places|and actually add to the beauty of work started. The surround- )the landscape. Rows of annuals lots were also given the once |could be planted alternately with d debris raked up and plac- | the vegetables, and a border of} alyssum, lobelia, cr the gignata ] few days have been|pumila marigold at the edge of perfeet for such work and if the {the walks, might give added beau-! /s remain clear and [ty and finish. neau will be spick and | xt Saturday. | day painters and repair men v s early and this work | will continue all spring and far| into the summer as citizens are| going to brighten up premises in all sorts of ways. This alliance of flowers with vegetables is an old world custom of long tradition, practiced exten- | sively in England and Germany.: and particulerly suited to the city | gardener whose limited space does \not permit of too extensive plant- swiss | or I. Goldstein asks thaiiin8 Many of the vegetables of| re 16 :can ‘be: ‘readily’ handled | 1e: Slowers tin ‘attracfve dispify the city trucks, being hauled jSuch are parsley, carrots, G |the gray-green shoots and blooms | PAlNT AND VARNISH jof the subjects in the flower gar- | den. wanted can be put in the vegetable A good citizen is constructive. garden in this manner. Straight | brush spreads sanitation, /ground of stately delphiniums, or uty and content. + hollyhocks, and a simple edging are acts, and a neglected place de- garden attractiv A lattice fence awcts. That paint and varnish are |with ' flowering vines, a few berry ts get the rubbish into piles {ornamental foliage actually vie wlth! away Iree of, charge. |chard, and that useful herb, sage, of which are as‘stunning as many PROPERTY GUARDS As few or as many flowers as He knows that every sweep of the |rows, a definite design, a back- knows that a well kept place lall that is necessary to make the the natural guardians of property. |bushes in the far corners, and the clean-up campaign |into beds combining vegetables and |excellent for this type of planting. Dr. W. Wide spreading flowers will not appear at their best here. GLEANLINESS Prove an Unsightly Addition ESSENTIAL T0 | PUBLIC HEALTH Debris Breds Disease and Is Menace to General Welfare Clean premises, clean living con- The garden may be divided up |of compact and upright growth are |ditions are essential to good health, W. Council, Territorial Health Commissioner, said today. He is a strong advocate of the A vegetable and flower garden community Clean-up and Paint-up lawn is attractive, or it may be moved farther back and encased with a lattice fence, a low hedge | or shrubbery. Every home has its own problem, and no matter how large or small your back lot may happen to be, there is room enoughi for a beautiful garden. Make plans might’ easily be made of flagstone, |setting out in the center of the|campdign. Grounds and houses should be cleaned up and kept clean. Debris of various kinds breeds | disease. Dirt harbors rats and ver- min, and these menace the public health. In many cases sickness can be prevented easier than it can be now so that you may have your icured after once contracted. sced in hand when the planting' Cleanliness is necessary for the season comes in just & few weeks. maintenance of good ' health and FIRE CHIEF 'GIVES ‘ WARNING ON DEBRIS' “Property owners cannot be Loo‘ careful in the cleaning of their’ premises,” W. L. Gray, Chief of‘ the Juneau Fire Department de-' clared. “Along the waterfront, es- |the good health of the community [i» requisite to its general welfare. | - .. CAMPAIGN HELPFU TO TRADE LINES A clean-up campaign starts re- ‘}pairs and building activity. It cre- pecially, where property is most ;ates a lively demand upon local valuable, precaution should be tak- |en against dumping rubbish on the beach. “Juneau is the only waterfront town on the Pacific Coast that has not been wiped out by a serious fire. Co-operation of merchants and taxpayers with the Fire Depart- ment will be greatly appreciated Let's help keep our city clean and well protected from fire disasters.” oo - Daily Em3tre Want Ads Pay dealers for everything needed in making homes clean, attractive and safe from fire, disease and the weather. It stabilizes, restores and increases the value of real estate, and helps the bankers and the bor- rowers. A e g S S | | SAVE THE DATE For The Associated Nurses’ Card |Party to be held May 15 at Odd | Fellows’ Hall. —adv. LUMBER .. .. 5 Product AND Get Immediate Delivery BUILDING MATERIALS CEMENT . . . SHINGLES . . . DOORS AND WINDOWS . . . . SHEETROCK . . Buy a Local Alaska JUNEAU LUMBER MILLS (Incorporated) FLOWER GARDENS | THINGS OF BEAUTY, What's a home without flowers? Certainly ,not so attractive or | happy a place as a home with them. The time has passed fur} the perusal of seed, bulb and root | calatogs. Now is the time for planting. . Flower boxes should be made ready. Flower gardens should be |1ai dout. Vegetable patches should be spaded and planted. Grass plots should be sowed. Shrubbery and trees should be set out without further delay. i Lawns and flowers increase the value of a home. Nothing detracts so much from a dwelling as un- kept grounds. The expense is sp small it is scarcely worth considering. Only a little work is necessary. MRS. ANNA WINN HAS LEFT HOSPITAL FOR HOME OF HER SON Mrs. Anna Winn, who was se- verely burned in a fire which prac- tically destroyed her home on Third Street a week ago, was suf- ficiently recovered to leave St. Ann’s Hospital last evening, for the home of her son, Grover C. Winn, John Winn, Mrs. Winn's son, is still in the hospital being treated for the serious burns he received in the fire when he had to make his way through the blaze to the outdoors. He is improving slowly, hospital authorities said e JUNEAU MAN RETURNS Harry Bracken, employee of the Alaska Juneau Gold Mining Com- pany, returned to Juneau today aboard the Alaska, after a visit spent in the south. He was sum- | moned -south by the illness of his |father. The later died shortly after |his son reached the bedside. the first place. Let’s make Clean-Up—Paint-Up mean something in Juneau. operate we can have the cleanest town on the Pacific Coast. FORGING AHEAD The considerable activity in building, repair- ing, and remodeling that is now taking place in Juneau speaks much louder than type or words. It is actual, aggre ssive evidence of the faith, pride, confidence your fellow citizens have in Juneau. Juneau is a good place in which to live, it is a good place in which to plan your future. Building, repai painting,- freshening the home in a physical way goes far to make it a happy contented home. Happy, well-equipped homes make a happy, prosperous town. Live well in Juneau. Patronize Your Local Merchants and you will richly share in the growth and prosperity of Juneau. Pure Prepared Paint { That name means just exactly what it sa paint, there is no real ecoonmy in an inferior paint. While you ma y be able to buy cheaper It costs you as much to apply the cheaper paint but if it only lasts one half as long, your final cost is higher than if you had invested in a high grade paint in - Now is the time to plan your painting program and you will do well to inves- tigate the merits of Fuller’s Pure Prepared. the poorer grades but you can be sure of several years more service. PURE PREPARED PAI! FULLERWEAR FLOOR ENAMEL~For your floors. FULLERGLO—For your walls and woodwork. DECORET ENAMEL—For woodwork and furniture. SPEEDITE VARNISH—For woodwork, floors and linoleum. DURABLE BOAF—For your boat. FULLERWEAR AUTO ENAMEL--For your car. FULLER’S HOT WATER WALL—Wherever Kalsomine The cost is very little more than for T—For all exterior surfaces. is needed. Wherever paint, varnish, enamel or kalsomine is used from Nome to San Diego, Fuller’s Products stand for Quality. If we all co- Juneau-Young Hdwe. Co. ' Paint-up‘-.-Clean—up-.-Fix-up P PTG N D MR

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