Show home TOW n BACK YARDS YARDIS MADE BETTER contest spurs spur boys boy and girls of findlay 1 ay to beautify their homp home surroundings more afore than back yards of findlay 0 now look better than most findlay front yards as a result of an idea of council president frank J collingwood whose hobby bobby la Is attractive environments for the home mr collingwood enlisted tie the support 0 of f the local rotary club and the chamber of commerce e in what he termed a better back y yard ard contest as an a means of heightening juve juvenile B ile interest la in findlay in improved yards red and homo home surroundings and at the same time bettering the community outside appearance A list of eleven prizes was announced tor for the contest one a grand prize for either a boy or girl five for boys and five for girls mr col lingwood himself furnished turn libed the money for the prizes to the extent of several hundred dollars th the chamber of commerce took charge of the routine of the contest and when the lists hats closed tor for entrants there were a score more than in the race for the coveted awards the contest lasted a little over a month in which miracle transformations were wrought in many back yards in the city by the youthful contestants te working entirely alone boy and girls in many instances the judges judge reported had to start with nothing but dump heaps rough weed covered plots and the like but hoes rakes and spades coupled with a generous amount of energy and above all a desire to win in one of the eleven prizes brought results which were remarkable according to the judges in making the awards it alone the neatness of the yards that counted but the condition of the yard at the start was taken into consideration aide ration as well and the progress that was made had a great deal to do with the award gardens were a part of the required work there must be some real value in yard beautification or large concerns spend thousands of dollars in it every year sald said mr collingwood to in presenting the h prizes in fact I 1 am presently told lold it doca oes pay real real interest on the investment in better bettea satisfied employees who like attractive environments in ili which to work |