Evening star., 1941-05-10
D. {. Realtors
Plan Program
For Builders
National ConcIuve
To Discuss Needs
Of Defense Effort

Washington realtors will be hosts
next Thursday, Friday and Saturday
to residential builders from all over
the country as the first national
conference of the Home Builders In
stitute of America is held at the
May1ower Hotel. A program for
home builders to follow during the
defense period and after the emer-
gency passes will be laid out at this
important meeting.
The institute was formed last WIN
ter within the National Association
Of Real Estate Boards to give home
builders more recognition and better
representation in the national or
ganization. One of the leaders in
the movement to organize the instl-
tute was Waverly Taylor. a proml-
nent developer and president of the
washington Real Estate Board. Mr..
Taylor is expected to play an i'm
portant role in next weeks confer
ence, along with Edward R. Carr,
chairman of the Home Builders
Committee of the local realtors Or
ganization.
VIginians to Participate.
All active builders of residential
property are invited to take part in
conference discussions. 1t is esti-
mated more than a hundred local
builders and their representatives
will attend the sessions. Word has
been received from the nearby Alex
andria, Arlington and Fairfax Real
Estate Board that its members Will
participate in the meeting.
New methods of providing ade-
ouate housing quickly for workers
in defense industries will be one
of the important problems under
discussion at the conference. 1t
was pointed out that home building
Is under extreme pressure now to
develop new techniqueS and short
cuts so that private initiative may
speedily assume its share OF de-
fense building. Along this line, one
Of the greatest problems is for pri-
vate industry to find means Of pro-
ducing dwelling units for the very
low income groups Of workers which
defense housing authorities say are
most needed Ways will be sought
for private builders to build such
homes quicker and at less cost than
they have been doing in the past.
Government subsidies can provide
only a fraction of new housing
needed In defense areas, and the
rest Is up to private builders, 1t was
said. 1t will be necessary for build
ers to buy and build in mass quanti-
ties in order to compete with sub
sidized projects.
Federal Officials to Speak.
The conference will be opened by
Philip w. KniSkern, Philadelphia
president OF the National Assocla-
ton of Real Estate Boards. Ad-
ministrative heads of Federal agen-
cies concerned with home building,
as we'll as leaders of the, private
building industry, will be heard at
the sessions. Abner H. Ferguson,
r. H. A. administrator, and James
r. Twohy, governor of the Federal
Home Loan Bank Board, heads of
sthe two principle agencies deallng
with home financing, will open con-
ference discussions. John M. Car
mody, head of the Federal Works
Agency, will describe the part his
organization is playing in the de-
fense housing program.
Some of the leaders of the private
building industry to be heard in
clude: Russell G.. Creviston, Chi
cago; Roy Wenzlick, st. Louis;
George F. Nixon, Chicago; Fritz B.
Burns. California, and E. L. Grain
and Hugh Potter, both of Houston,
Tex. Mr.. Potter is former presi-
dent of the national association.
Dryden to Discuss Standards.
Hugh l.. Dryden, chief, mechanics
and sound division of the Bureau of
Standards, will give an account of
(See REALTORS, Page B-20