Evening star., 1934-08-28
Prominent ReaItOr Linked to
Campaign Post in Local
RumorS.
STATE DIRECTORS ASKED
TO INACCURATE DRIVES
Washington Project Is Waiting
on Completion of Set-up-Loans
Being Made, However.

Federal Housing Administration Of
f1cials today continued to decline to
reveal the name of the man chosen
to coordinate industries, civic bodies
and trades of the District in the
home improvement campaign which
the F. H. A. will launch locally.
The rumor persisted that a promi-
nent realtor has been chosen, but it
could not be verified.
The man to be named will be
chairman of the Executive Committee,
under whom will be organized the
publicity campaign which it is hoped
will result in a noticeable pickup in
the building trades here and reflect
itself in other business.
Asked to Begin Drives.
w. D. Flanders, director of field
organization at the F. H. A., said
today that State directors in all
States had been asked to get the local
drives under way in the 10 leading
cities of their States.
Washington's campaign, however,
awaits completion of the District
set-up and formation of cooperating
units.
An effort was made this morning to
see James A. Moffett, administrator,
to learn when the announcement
might be expected, but he could not
be reached.
Washington banks already are max
ing loans under the modernization
credit insurance program, however,
despite the fact the local campaign is
not started. Officers of one of the 81
banks in the city authorized to make
the loans said today they had made
five or six loans under the plan;
another has made three, and while
no definite number can be arrived at.
since the banks need not report loans
made for 80 days afterward, 1t is
believed that more than so loans have
been negotiated in the District under
the Government guarantee in the less
than two weeks since the plan has
been in operation here.
Increase Is Expected.
Opening of the campaign, however.
is expected to increase this number
more rapidly.
Meanwhile, final entries are coming
in in The Stars $1,000 Better Homes
Contest, which closes September Is,
after five months publicity cam
paign for modernization similar to
the one the Housing Administration
is now tnaugurating on a Nation wide
scale.
The Stars competition opened April
is and all through the Summer has
been the source of an intensive home
Improvement movement throughout
the city and suburbs.
Prize winners will be announced
shortly after September is, after the
judges have had time to consider the
entries and make the awards. The
prizes are divided into two classes,
for improvements to homes valued
at $4,000 and less and to homes
valued at more than this figure.
Board Offering S1OO.
In each class a first prize of $3.50.
second, 500, and third, $50, is offered.
as well as four honorable mention
awards of $25 each. The Washington
Board OF Trade Is offering 500 for
the outstanding landScaping improve
ment and an additional $1O0 Is to be
given the citizens association whose
members have shown the greatest in
terest, measured in the number of
entries.
Judges will be members of the Silver
Star Model Homes Committee for
1894.
There still remain more than two
weeks in which to complete improve
mentS and make the entry in the con-
test. Final entry forms and complete
information on the contest are avail
able at The Star. A note or tele-
phone call to the Better Homes Con-
test editor will bring them to your
home.