Evening star., 1941-11-08
Shop Talk
News About Builders
And ReoI Estote
Personalities
Personalities
}, q stat, Correspondent Of The Star.

b . Staff Correspondent Of The star.
DETROIT, Nov. s.-We imagine
the real estate men and builders OF
the Capital not participating in the
34th annual convention of the Ma
tional Association Of Real Estate
Boards had their attention pretty
well glued to this big motor city this
week. There have been big doings
here and the realtors are winding
up affairs of the most enthusiastic
and interesting meeting they ever
held.
Those Washingtonians who did
not make the convention trek and
who remember all those vacant
chairs in assembly halls Of past
meetings would be amazed to find
standing room only for the sessions
this year. The big ballroom of the
Book Cadillac Hotel has been
packed for all general sessions.
Meetings Of specialized realtor
groups likewise are well attended.
These groups include American In
stitute of Real Estate Appraisers,
Home Builders Institute Of America,
Institute Of Real Estate Manage
ment, States Council, Society of
Industrial Realtors, Brokers Divi.
sion, and others.
The Home Builders Institute stole
the show this year. Builders always
have complained they were not
allowed to take a sufficiently large
part in affairs of the national aSso-
citation, but certainly they have no
kick now. Due to the vital problem
Of priorities, there were more build
ers here than ever before attended
. convention.
Builders Needed $4,000.
Builders needed $4,000 to set up
their materials fact-f1nding agency
In Warrington. 1t was estimated
that S25,000 would do the entire Job
for hx months. The national asso-
citation donated 5000 and mortgage
lending agencies another 5000.
The rest was up to the builders.
David D. Bohannon, San Francisco.
president of the institute, asked for
contributions from builders at
meeting Thursday. Donors popped
up all over the convention floor and
1t Is doubtful If $4,000 ever was
more quickly collected from group.
Builders, fighting for their economic
lives, pledged the figure in a jiffy,
and it could easily have been
doubled If it had been necessary.
AS this is written the proposed
Washington agency has no oficial
name. Purpose Of the organization
will be to represent home builders
throughout the country with their
Government and to make an in
ventory OF all available building
supplies, especially the ones termed
Critical" by o. P. NJ, and to survey
the potential production of materials
In the coming year. This is big
order, one which the o. P. M. itself
knows little about, but the builders
intend to find out definitely whether
1t is necessary for them to stop all
operations except those vital to
national defense.
Washington Gives $1,000.
When i. Mr. Bohannon asked
pledges for the $4,000 fund. Wash
tngton representatives quickly STEP
ped forward and gave $4,000. Ed
ward r. Carr, chairman Of the Home
Builders Committee Of the Capital
board, pledged $500 on behalf Of
the committee and board. Waverly
Taylor, immediate past president of
the board, donated $3.50 personally,
and a like sum for the Washington
Home Builders Association. a large
group outside the board which he
heads as president. President
Charles c. Koones called Charles j.
Rush, executive secretary of WASH
ington realtors, aside and after
whispered conference. Mr.. Rush an
nounced that the Washington board
would donate office space for the
agency at their headquarters, 1417
K street NV.
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A total Of - persons from Wash
tngton. including a goodly sprink-
ling of F. H. A. officials and repre-
sentatives Of other Government
agencies, made the trip to the con-
vention. The main group left Wash
ington Monday, arriving In Detroit
early the next day. The total con-
vention enrolment was the second
largest in history with some $500
names tackled up on the big board
in the main lobby Of the Book
Cadillac.
Realtors from the Capital took ac-
tive part in all work of the conven-
ton. Mr.. Taylor and Mr.. Carr, the
former a director of the institute,
were perhaps the most active Of the
builders. H. Clifford Bangs, another
former president of the local board,
had a finger in many business pies.
He was reelected director of the
national association. and was most
influential in Axing association
policy for the next year.
Paul o. Drury, another Capital
Yealtor, was a leader In all sessions
Of the Institute of Real Estate Man.
agement. He was elected to the gov
erning council of that body.
Frank M. Doyle, chairman of the
Washington Convention Committee,
saw that every one was cared for in
good fashion by the hotels.
A good many from the Capital
took in the tours of interesting spots
around this huge manufacturing
city. A trip to the Chrysler tank fac
tory, and the Dodge auto and truck
plants seemed to hold particular in
terest. Many inspected the Ford Riv-
er Rouge Plant. 1t was unusual that
these tours included many from De-
tYoit itself an illustration of Just
how difficult it is to get in a de-
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