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Show WILLIAM GARDNER CHAIRMAN OF BETTER HOMES COMMITTEE William Gardner has received notice no-tice from Dr. Ray Lyman Wilbur, president pre-sident of Better Homes in America, of his appointment as chairman of the Better Homes in America Committee for Milford. Better Homes committees are being established throughout the Nation to arouse interest in the improvement of homes and tio organize local civic groups to help each family to information infor-mation concerning the best ways of taking the next steps in improving their own homes. The movement was founded with the help, of president Hoover in 1922, and he served as chairman of the Board of Directors until he entered the White House when his chairmanship was taken over ov-er by Secretary Wilbur. It is an educational edu-cational movement, supported by philanthropic phil-anthropic gifts, having no commercial connection, and operating for the service ser-vice of the public. The headquarters of Better Homes in America in Washington Wash-ington are under the direction of Dr. James Ford as executive director. In the spring of this, 9,772 committees commit-tees observed National Better Homes Week. It is expected that ev; -s larger number will have programs of contests, lectures, tours, exhibits and demonstration houses in preparation for the next National Better Homes Week, which is from April 23 to 30, 1933. There will be special emphasis this year on programs for the repair of old houses and for the encouragement of remodeling and modernization. Many improvements of home premises premis-es can be made by the family in their own free time. Unemployed labor can be given employment in the making mak-ing of the more elaborate improve ments. All efforts of this .sort will help to render homes more healthful and attractive; will help to keep up values of property and serve to enhance en-hance the community's reputation for high standards. Many thousands of homes were improved during the recent re-cent campaign, and it is expected that a much larger number of homes will be rendered more convenient and livable liv-able by the campaign of 1933. |