Evening star., 1934-09-14
HOMES CONTEST
ENDS TOMORROW
Entreis in The Stars ST. 900
Competition viii Go to
Judges Monday.
BY @. T. KELLOGG.

One day remains, after today, to
enter The Stars 1000 Better Homes
Contest.
At midnight tomorrow entries will
close and al 1915 am. Monday they
will be turned over to the Silver Star
Model Homes Committee, which has
been chosen TO judge the contest
entries.
the method of judging will be
determined by the committee, headed
by James 8. Taylor, formerly chief
of the division of housing. Bureau
of Standards, and now connected
with the Federal Housing Administra-
ton, at Mondays meeting.
Since all properly prepared entries
will contain three factors-before
and after" pictures. entry booklet
filled out and letter Of not more
than 500 words describing the i'm
provements--all viii have an equal
chance for the cash prizes from that
angle. They will be judged solely on
the improvements made, to the home,
to the neighborhood and to the city.
and upon the clarity with which they
are portrayed in the photographs and
described in the letters.
Personal Inspection Probable.
1t is probable the committee will
select q number Of the entries as
outstanding and will find 1t necessary
to make q personal inspection In
order to choose the winners.
Prizes are divided into two classes.
one for improvements to homes valued
at $4,000 and less and one for homes
above this figure. In each class
first prize of $3.50, second Of 500
and a third of $50 are to be awarded,
along with four honorable mention
prizes Of $25 each. The Washington
Board OF Trade has offered an award
of 500 for outstanding landscaping
achievement also, and another 500
has been offered the citizens associa-
ton whose members show the great
est interest in the contest, through the
efforts of its Better Homes Com
mittee.
Meanwhile, the Washington Cam
paign Committee TO put over the Fed
eral Housing ADMINISTRATOR mod
ernization drive here, through the
same publicizing and arguments The
Star has used In furthering its con-
test, made preparations to move into
its new headquarters on the ground
floor OF the Shoreham Building, FIJI
teenth and H streets.
It will be the purpose of the
r. II. A. drive, as 1t has been The
Stars. to stimulate the building
trades through home modernization
and repair, and by this stimulation to
give added impetus to industry In
general.
Housing Drive Pushed.
As the Washington campaign, un-
der direction Of Thomas p. Little
page, gains headway, the national
modernization drive of the Housing
Administration also is pushing for
ward to relieve the depression through
a Nationwide program Of improve
ments to all types of property.
At q three-day series OF meetings,
closing today, the principles Of the
housing act. its methods of operation,
the ends 1t hopes to achieve and the
manner in which cooperation will aid
not only the program but cooperating
business, were explained to representa-
tives Of some Of the Nations largest
building supply and industrial con-
GERMS
Local campaigns, similar to that be-
ing conducted In Washington, are be-
ing sponsored all over the country by
the r. H. A.. and industries, advertis-
ing mediums, publicity organizations
and civic organizations have pledged
their support to the program which,
it is believed. will do more to re-
lieve Unemployment than any other
measure.