Evening star., 1943-10-04
.Lefebvre Wins
Top Prize at
Harvest Show
S100 Bond Awarded
For Best Garden;
Many Get Mention

DR. c. L. Lefebvre, 5619 Greentree
road, who last week won a S25 War
bond in The Stars Victory Garden
Contest, yesterday carried off the
S100 bond offered by the Mont
gomery County Victory Garden
Committee for the best garden in
the Bethesda-Chevy Chase area.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. l.. Jarnagin and
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry w. Farmer.
Chevy Chase, tied for the $50 bond,
and Mrs. Lillian M Essex, CHEVY
Chase. won the S25 bond Awards
were made by Commissioner w. H,
Prescott at the Harvest Show in the
Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School.
Honorable mention, carrying s.
War stamp awards. went TO Mr.
and Mrs, Richard Akers. Mr.. and
Mrs. Bushrod Alln, Preston E.
Groome, A. Z, Monroe and p F.
Allen. all Of Bethesda, and to War
rem Heap, Chevy Chase.
Mrs. Lang Wins Sweepstakes.
More than 1000 exhibits of flow
ers, fruits and vegetables were on
display
Mrs. Frederick Lang. Kensincton.
carried off the sweepstakes for flow
ers; Mrs. Farmer and Mrs. Jarna-
/ GIN. who did their canning together,
won sweepstakes in canned goods:
Mr. and Mrs. Akers won with their
vegetables. while Mrs. Whitman
Cross and Mrs. Arthur Hilland, Be-
theSda. tied for sweepstakes in ar
tlStic arrangements.
DR.. Henry c. Parker. WASHINGTON.
won the prize for best dahlia. and
the Potomac Rose Society silver
meoal went 10 Robert Z. Scanned.
Washington, and the bronze medal
TO Mrs. Craig Hunter, Alexandra.
Area awards for good gardens
/ went to Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Eaves.
Chevy Chase: Mr. and Mrs. Thorn
ton B. Titus, Cabin John Mrs
Henry Ravenel Chevy Chase. Mr.
and Mrs. Herbert Cad. Glenbrook
Village James w. Brandenbure.
Brookmont: James L. Barber. Be
theSda; Mrs George Phillips North
CHEVY Chase, ana Mrs. Gerard M
Cahill, Chevy Chase.
Community Gardens Cited.
special awards for the best COM
muntE gardens went to D.. Fred Coe
for the group at York Lane. Be-
theSda; Dr. LefebVre for the grOun
at Sonoma, and T PltChie Ed
monstOn for the group at East-West
highway and Beech drive.
For valiant effort special award
went to Duke Dumars.
Victory Garden Corps prizes went
TO the following bows and girls.
Peter Carter. Duncan Cameron,
Roger Martin. Roberta Ashburner,
Robert Nation Walter Saunders,
Peter De Rosay, Dick and Ned Van
doren and John Shepherd.
H. W Hochbaum. chairman Of the
Victory Garden Committee Of the
Department Of Agriculture. con-
graduated the sponsors Of the show
on the number and variety Of ey-
hlblts He spoke on The benefits Of
Victory gardening. calling particular
attention to the 10000 600 tons Of
food produced throughout the Ma
ton. the neiehbOrly spirit en-
-S'4'''-N Nt anu Viz IltN variety OF
StorT-tellers resulting. He said the
department hoped that Victory gar
denlng would be continued next YEAR
on an even larger scale.
Officials and Sponsors.
The show was held under the
sponsorship of the County Victory
Garden Committee. the Bethesda
Garden Center and six garden clubs
OF the area. T Ritchle EdmonSton
was chairman Of the show and judge
Albert E Brault. county civilian de-
tenSe chief. acted as master of Cere-
monies. Ed Stock, county garden
chairman, and Mrs. Chase Donald
son, sectional chairman. spoke of
their work during the summer and
their plans for next wear.
Awards TO the Victory Corps were
made by Pfc T. H. CUNNINGHAM. L.
S. NJ c. Bethesda. who is home on
leave after being wounded at Qua
daicanal
The show started at pm. with a
concert by the A Capella Choir of
the high school and closed at
II, after an exhibition of square
dancing under the direction of Mrs.
Webster Powell.