El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-06
Guy AXIOM"
Prizes GIVEN
Building Sites For Two Ell
Paso Girls and Five $50
Gifts Distributed.

The formal presentation OF the
prizes for school children who took
part in the Buy a Home essay con-
test took place Friday at the Kiwanis
club luncheon held at Hotel Sheldon.
The contest. which was started IN
April. had several hundred contest
ants from the high school and graded
schools. The essays entitled why a
Family Should Own It's own Home
which were submitted were sent to
the English college of the University
Of Texas for grading and the winners
selected Were Grand prize winners
Miss Helen LOOMS, third year high
school and Miss EmmIe O. Wheatley-
eighth grade prizes. two building
sites valued at $3.50 each. presented 10
the contest by the FL Paso Real rs
tate board. The other individual
prizes We're $50 i'm cash each and Were
won by Josephine W. Peach. fourth
year high school. W D. Mayfield. jr-
hird year high school Louise Peach.
second year high school, Lucy Helen
Florence Anne clayton. eiEuth srade.
Prizes Are Presented
The presentation OF the prizes was
made by j. T. Benton, treasurer OF
the kIwauIs club 81 H. Hughel-
principal of the FL PasO high school
read the essay written by Miss Emmie
O.. = heaIly which won one of the
Eraud prizes
r. f. sherman said that the Buy
Home" movement had already re-
suited IN at least two dozen persons
who formerly did not own their own
homes secuf ing them He told or the
benefits and the comforts OF owning
home and graduated the XII
wants club on i1auEura-ilg the move
meur He said that the campaigns
such as those for the Liberty loan
bonds and the Red Cross. had pre-
vented the klwaDls club from push
nevertheless It was progressing very
favorably-
Why Own a Homes
Following is the essay OF Florence
Anne CLAYTON. Sth grade, who resides
at -5Uf Gold street
Home is defined in the dictionary
as ones abode or residence and the
dwelling place OF man and his family
AIeu have built and had homes ever
since the time OF Adam and Eve and
kind of homes they viii have depends
largely on this generation If so per
cent of the houses En- this great cou0-
Try were homes. the generations 20
come would live ln homes and not
mere houses
you may live in a boarding house.
which has large sign In front lD-
scrined as follows no Dogs or Chill
IaLHI. AaaDHaeN. LAM LlA@ NNN
a home may be small hu- in Sc
cludei place or IL may be a mansion.
but the size makes no difference for
a home is a place where love abounds.
The small hut might be richer in love
than the mansion.
The Home the Center.
Every thing circles about home
Factories manufacture things TO make
10 comfortable and schools educate
people SO that they can learn 20 make
The working class especially
should be urged TO buv homes as the
richer class are able 20 buy them
without urging home is q great
help 20 the poorest people II they
have. through misfortune. lost the
little money they had. 10 is muc-
easier 70 supply food and clothing
than food clothing and the added cost
Of a high rent. They can era dually
by hard work rebuild their small for
Is very hard TO 90 while paving rent.
Homes in Reach Of All.
Homes can be bought now at rates
20 thin reach Of the poorest people
AMOUNT down. and little each month
which payment seldom II ever exceeds I
the months rent on a house.
a home is the safest investment
a family can make When II is once
theirs. they own II until they sell IT, I
In Texas there is law prohibiting
anyone 20 take away the homestead Z
In case OF bankruptcy or other mis-
fortune This is an excellent law and
even though your money is lost your
home IS still your own
"A family should own fits own home
r only for selfish reasons. a property /
owner can borrow money more read .
lv than a person who owns no prom
artv 4 home owner viii enjoy life /
better than his neiEh5or who rents q
house.
Save for n Home.
while building YOUR own home. 70 .
IS easy to save. one always wants +
10 furnish his home well and every .
dollar YOU put into it viii Increase I
enfoid-
"a family is happier fn its own .
home than in a rented house. TIE ]
'areuts feel more free 20 play with I
he children. The children learn 10 /
owe their home and parents more T
Intensely than ever before and there /
s unison and q family circle due % J
The fact that they own their own F.
.ora.
ar YOU have not yet bought a home +
'or the family see about 10 todav r
There are many firms who viii build .
ZONES TO suit any purse and when .
you live in YOUR home YOU viii see
'ow important and pleasant il is 70 T.
OWN a Home
Mans Ambition.
The essay by W n. Hayfield, 1r-,