The Washington times., 1934-02-19

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applicant was Richard Baker
specially qualified.
On many occasions builder
has called on the division for a
carpenter, only to find that the
applicant was a highly specialized
stair-builder. and knew little OF
nothing of the kind of joinery he
was expected to do on that par
ticular job.
Classified Wrong
The same condition existed in
other building trades-a man gen
orally classified as an electrician
would turn out to be highly
specialized electrician-but in
stead of being a house-wiring kind
of electrician, would be burglar
alarm expert.
The masonry trade was the
same-a bricklayer hurriedly sent
to a job would be a Williamson
when the work called for another
kind of brickcraft.
Days of intensive work on tht
part of C. M. Fesler, head of the
local group and his staff, has re
suited in a complete revision o1
the old personnel records, to con
form to the new system.
When a name is filed among
the unemployment records now
it goes further than a genera
classification of the man-and
details the class of work in hi!
trade for which he is specially
trained and qualified.
The system as it operates ir
Alexandria goes even further, ano
when an applicant sent on g
job proves unsatisfactory. he is
referred to board which ex-
amines him to determine whether
he rightly claims to be a skilled
mechanic in his trade.
Whatever may be said about
the upswing in other lines of
business, real estate operators
have certainly grabbed Old Man
Opportunity by the forelock.
Five model homes" were
opened for inspection yesterday
and the trek Of, the curious and
earnest began early.
j. Charles Shapiro's house on
Emerson Street Northwest, drew
large crowds to see the thousand
dollar '.itchen and step-up din
ing room.
From there the crowds visited
the Brown Brothers new struc-
ture in Glover Park with its
Normandie architecture.
Then to the Biron Brothers
development, the first of six on
Sheridan Avenue with unusual
English exterior.
The model home by Seidel in
Belle Haven drew it's share of
shoppers and the Charles Henry
Smith house in jefferson Park is
practically sold, it is reported.
This house was built by R. l..
Kane Of Alexandria. Kane, by the
way has built So homes in the old
town and its vicinity during the
past year and every one except
the last has been sold. There may
be surplus of homes in this price
class but these builders do not
believe it.
w, C. and A. N. Miller have
disposed of their latest mansion
in Wesley Heights to DR.. Paul A.
Neal. The house has 13 rooms, 4
baths and a two car built-in
garage.
Lee D. Latimer. Jr.. son of one
of the old-timers. has joined the
sales force of John F. Maury and
j. Rupert Mohler. where he can
try his own wings.
A house in Philadelphia for
which the rental was one red rose
payable on the first day of June
each year is TO be vacated.
BAKER -. -.
The lease ended recently with
the death of Mrs. George L. C..
Drown, whose son, George Albert
DROWN, an attorney, leased her
the stipulated flower.
The agreement which Mr.. Dro-
win, and his mother entered, upon
her occupancy of the house, was
formally filed at the recorder of
deeds office in 1929. It was exc
cuted for the purpose of insuring
Mrs. DROWN a home as long as
she lived. The rose was to be paid
June l.
At that time roses in the garden
adjoining the house were at the
height of their loveliness.