Evening star., 1943-09-17
H. W. Barber Awarded 500 War Bond
For Best Victory Garden in D. C.. Area
3, 500 Contestants
Share 81, 900 Prizes
At Exhibition


nedy street NV, was awarded the
first prize of a 500 War bond for
the best Victory Garden IN the
Washington area. He leads the list
of winners in the 1943 contest, whose
names were announced last night at
an exhibition of Victory Garden pro-
duce in the Washington Gas Light
Co. auditorium.
Mr.. Barber, who so far has har-
vested more than TOO pounds of
vegetables from his 10 by 20 foot
plot, also was presented with a $25
War bond and $40 in War savings
stamps because his garden was
judged the best in the Northwest
section and in his civilian cefense
area.
A total of more than 81 900 in War
bonds and stamps was distributed to
winners among the approximately
$500 contestants.
Section Winners.
Other section winners, each of
whom received q $25 War bond do
mated by The Star, were as fol-
lows: Northeast, Pasquale Di Rocco,
9O2 Irving street, NE; Southeast,
Maurice P. Flagg, lit Oates street
NE; Southwest, Mrs. Beatrice
Songco, 315 N street S.W.; Arling-
ton-Alexandria-F'a Art Brown,
1918 North Military road, Arlington;
Bethesda-Chevy Chase, c. M. Le-
febvre, 5619 Greentree road, Bethes-
da, and Silver Spring -Takoma Park,
Mrs. Maria Thomas, 1917 Highland
drive, Silver Spring.
The prize of q $25 bond for the
best display of canned goods went
to Mrs. Theodore Ruhoff, who has
canned 125 jars of vegetables from
the yield of her Is by % foot Victory
garden. Second place in the canned
goods division was won by a man. L.
w. Atlee of ISIS North Sixteenth
street, Arlington.
An unscheduled special prize of
$25 was given on behalf of the Dis
trlct Victory Garden Committee to
Mrs. E. M. Chaplin, of 1922 jackson
street NE, whose display of fruits
and vegetables was judged worthy
OF an award though it was entered
In none of the established division
OF the contest. On a so by 100 foot
plot, Mrs. Chaplin raised a variety
Of fruits and vegetables, putting up
numerous jars of canned goods and
feeding a family of six from the
produce, j. Morton Franklin, Dis
trict Victory Garden supervisor,
said. Her exhibit included cotton.
peanuts, plums, apples and grape
wine, in addition to the usual fresh
and canned vegetables.
Second Best Gardens.
Other awards were for the second
best gardens in the seven sections
Of the Metropolitan Area, the lead
ing gardens in 80 and the second
best in % of the Districts civilian
defense areas. the third best dis
play of canned goods, and the win
ming exhibits in each of 20 varieties
Of fresh vegetables.
Addressing the several hundred
persons who assembled in the Gas
Light Co. auditorium to view ex-
hibits and hear the announcement
Of awards, H. w. Hochbaum, direc-
tor Of field coordination for the
Department of Agriculture extern
sion service, praised the results OBJ
tanned by Victory Gardeners in this
area.
1T has been hard year and you
have come through with flying
colors," Mr. Hochbaum said.
He predicted that the Victory Gar
den program will be even more i'm
portant in 1914 than it was this
year. Approximately 21,OOO,OOO Vic
tory Gardens were cultivated
throughout the Nation this year, ex-
ceeding the Agriculture Depart
ment's original goal by three mil
lion. A goal of 22,0OO,OO0 gardens
has been set for next year, he said.
Larger Next Year.
Mr.. Hochbaum said also that Vic
tory Gardens generally should be
larger next year, and that COM
munity gardens should be encour-
aged wherever possible. since they
provide an outlet for persons who
live in apartments or have crowded
yards.
Richard P. White. executive Sec
retary of the American Association
OF Nurserymen, served as master of
ceremonies for the distribution of
awards. Short talks were made by
Granville Guide, chairman of the
District Victory Garden Committee;
j. Morton Franklin, District Victory
Garden supervisor, and w. r. Beat
ty, radio commentator on garden
topics.
Selection of the grand prize WIN
ming garden, Mr.. White reported,
was made by committee composed
of DR.. V. r. Boswell, of the Horti-
cultural Research Station at Belts
vile, Md; Mrs. Chase Donaldson, of
the Montgomery County Victory
Garden organization; DR.. Royal J.
Haskell, representative of the USDA
extension service, and Robert H. Ro-
land, of Chicago, secretary of the
Society of American Florists.
Awards Grand Prize.
Roger Gordon. general manager
Of the Washington Gas Light Co.,
made the presentation of the $1OO
grand prize, which was donated by
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