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Home Ownership Essay Contest Announced by Home Builders

There is unprecedented interest in housing among school students, the National Association of Home Builders said in announcing details of its first annual essay contest.

R. G. "Dick" Hughes, NAHB Educational Committee Chairman, said schools already had requested over 80,000 copies of NAHB's eight-page school lesson on housing, "Better Homes for Family Living."

"With this type of response to our educational projects, we are looking for wide participation by students and teachers in our essay contest," he added.

The nation-wide essay type competition involves submission by students of a 600-rvord theme on the subject, "Why Home Ownership Builds Good Citizenship."

Arvards range from $500 to $25. Teachers of winning students will receive cash ar,r,ards equal to the amount paid the vr.'inner. The contest closes April l, i953.

First place student-teacher team each get $.500 cash and an all-expense trip to Washington, D. C., next May, where they rvill be honored at the annual spring meeting of the NAHB board of directors.

Second place prize is $250 to both student and teacher Third place r,vinner and his instructor get $100. Entries placing fourth through tenth, as rvell as the teachers, get $25 apiece.

Any school student betlueen the ages of 10 to 18 inclusive is eligible to enter the contest.

The NAHB recently issued the S-page classroom teaching unit mentioned. above, for intermediate and upper grades, supplementing school curriculum material. Aim u'as to build better citizenship by acquainting children with lital aspects of home orvnership.

So n,idespread 'ivas the response to the popular "Better Homes for Family Living" lesson, the NAHB Educational Committee decided to expand the program with the essay contest just announced and concerning the same subject.

In cities where the NAHB has an affiliated home building association, contest entries will be handled through the local group. Deadline for submission of essays is April 1, 1953. Final judging by nationally prominent civic leaders rvill take place in Washington shortly thereafter.

Where no local NAHB building group exists, contestants may forivard entries direct to the Essay Contest Director, National Association of Home Builders, 1028 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Washington 6, D. C.

Bcrrker For Fort Brcgg

The Union Lumber Company is reported planning to install a mammoth hydraulic log barker at its Fort Bragg, California plant. The project includes a necessary water s1'stem.

Roy Barto, Mahogany Importing Co,, Los Angeles, and Mrs. Barto, have returned to Southern California after spending the summer at their summer home on Hoods Canal, Washington. Roy has tied up his sailing boat, "Battan," at Olympia, Wlsh., for the lvinter. ;ll