Evening star., 1940-08-24
SHOP TALK
News About Builders
And ReoI Estote
Personalities

Described AS the largest lOW-CoSl
homes project in the Metropolitan
Area, a 400-acre real estate devel-
opment will be opened to the public
today in District Heights, Md, on
the Marlboro road about 2l2 miles
from the District line.
It is the plan of the developing
company. of which William H. G.
FITZGERALD is president, to build
approximately 1000 detached houses
in the section, known as District
Hills. The opening ceremonies this
afternoon. At which Mr.. FITZGERALD
will preside, will be broadcast by
WJSV, which is sponsoring the de-
velopment.
Two demonstration homes have
been completed at Marlboro road
and Avenue c. District Heights, and
will be open to the public. A two
bedroom houses is styled after one
of the houses sponsored by Lie
Magazine, while a three bedroom
home is called the WJSV model
home. The Hecht Co. has furnished
one of the houses.
Houses to be built in the new
community will be along the styles
of the demonstration homes. The
section has been approved for Fed
eral Housing Administrator flnanc-
ing. All of the houses will be COM
pletely equipped when delivered to
the purchaser.
The washington Building Con-
gress will hold its third annual
outing at High Island, in the Poto-
mac lust above Little Falls, on
Saturday, September IA, from noon
on. The island is owned by j. Reu-
ben Skinker, president-elect of the
congress.
Tickets for the outing will cost
SIPS, including lunch. Charles Par
doe is chairman of the committee
arranging the outing. Assisting HIM
are Mr.. Skinker, Bruce Branson,
Charming Walker. Ralph E. Espey
and Walter Brown.
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The District Real Estate Com
mission during the last week issued
licenses as real estate brokers to
Rio Realty Co.. 5629 Georgia ave-
nue. NV: Joseph H. Nicholson,
5629 Georgia avenue NV, and Bur-
rell T. Brown, jr., 20Ol Eleventh
street NV.
Real estate salesmen's licenses
were granted to Thomas A. Whit
nev, 1921 K street NV; Arthur M.
Fisher, 1915 K street NV, and
John n. Apple, 14l7 L street NV.
Applications for real estate sales
mems licenses were received from
Arthur j. Smith, Gil F street NV;
c. G. Hess, 1119 Seventeenth street
NV; Samuel R. Martin. 1ll9 Sew
enteenth street NV: Walter M.
De Melman. 1119 Seventeenth street
NV. Willard E. Beers, 808 North
Capitol street, and Justus Marvin
Rosser. 1920 K street NV.
Applications for real estate bro
kers' licenses were received from
Samuel Tammaro, 1926 Vermont
avenue NV. and Ruby M. Policy,
333 Bond Building
Frank J. Luchs, vice president OF
the Shannon & Luchs Co.. and j. A.
Meinbgerg, jr, both we'll known in
realty circles here, are taking a
course in real estate appraisal
work at Yale University. which is
sponsored by the appraisal insti-
tute of the National Association of
Real Estate Boards. They are ex-
pected in Washington next week.
William E. Shannon, also of
Shannon & Luchs, is at Rehoboth
Beach. Ralph w. Grain. promi-
nent realtor of Arlington, Va, re-
turned this week from a trip
through the West. . Everett G..
Phelps is visiting his father. H.
Glenn Phelps of Boss & Phelps, in
Ocean City, N. j. Miss Doris
Beall also of Boss & Phelps. is va
cationing. G. Edward Altemus
of the H. L. Rust Co. is away on a
trip.