Evening star., 1934-05-11
By VINCENT TUTCHING.


Designed as an aid TO campaign
committee OF citizens associations
who are promoting The Stars $1,000
Better Homes Contest in the various
communities Of Washington and
nearby. an eight-page descriptive
booklet has been prepared by this
newspaper for distribution among
home owners interested in improve
ments to their properties.
Carrying an outline Of the contest
plan. list Of contest rules and re-
production OF the Census Bureaus
map defining the metropolitan area,
this booklet Is available in as large
quantities as are necessary complete
ly to cover" each neighborhood.
Supplements Entry Form.
1t supplements the l6-page en-
try form, previously prepared. in
which suggested renovating and re-
conditioning projects are listed. The
combination Of the two gives clear
picture Of the purposes and objec-
tives of the 20-week contest. which
ends September IS.
Better Homes Contest Committees
have been named in dozens Of citi-
zens associations since the contest
began April Is. They have been ac-
tive In circularizing their neighbor-
hoods to stimulate interest in home
modernization, and many OF them
have taken advantage of the current
Cleanup Week campaign to nau-
eurate the better homes movement IN
their sections.
Contest rules, as listed in the new
booklet. follow:
/. The Star Better Homes Contest
begins April IS, and ends September
IS. 1884. Final photographs and in
formation must be brought or mailed
to the Better Homes Contest Editor
of The Star. or to the citizens asso-
ciation in your community. not later
than midnight on the last day OF the
contest
2. One thousand dollars in cash
prizes will be awarded for the best ex-
amples of home improvement COM
pleted during the contest period. sucn
as rebuilding, rerooflng. painting,
undermining bathroom or kitchen,
finishing attic or basement, adding
one or more rooms. etc. The prizes
are: For homes valued at S12 900 and
less, first prize. $3.50; second prize,
s10O; third prize. $50 and four honor
able mention prizes Of s25 each. For
homes valued at more than $4,000,
first prize, $3.50; second prize. $lO0;
third prize, $50. and four honorable
roerfioy, r,rizec of coz eoch
Judging Committee.
3. Each citizens association or
body shall name Judging Committee
of five, who will select the home i'm
provement project in the associations
territory for entry In the final contest.
Each association will be limited to
one entry. The task Of eliciting In
terest in the contest and stimulating
renovation work shall be entrusted to
flying squadrons." named by the as
sociations, to make complete canvasses
of the various communities.
1. A prize Of $l00 will be awarded,
in addition to the capital prizes, to
the citizens association obtaining the
greatest percentage of completed
moderniZation projects during the
period Of the contest. The percentage
will be based on the number of homes
in the community. Where problems
arise as to boundary lines of the re-
spective associations the question
shall be settled by an Arbitration
Committee to be named later.
S. No one connected in any way
with The Star may enter the contest.
No member of a Community Judging
Committee may enter the contest.
Basis of Judging.
6. Awards Of prizes will be made to
those whose home Improvements do
most toward making the home a
more convenient and comfortable
place in which to live, and at the
same time improve the exterior and
interior appearance, and help beautify
the neighborhood.
z. Each entry will be judged solely
on its excellence. A small and in
expensive improvement will have the
same consideration and chance OF
winning as the large one.
8. Each entry must be accompanied
by Q photograph or snapshot OF the
part Of your home you are going to
improve, or Of the entire house, u