Evening star., 1941-09-06
Shop Talk
News About Builders
And ReuI Estute
Personalities

We hope that none of the advice
being handed out by real estate
men today will explode like that OF
an 18th century investment coun-
selor in Virginia. A WaShingtonian
has quite a bit of correspondence
handed down from ancestors in Co
lonial times. In one letter dated
about 1860 a forebear who lived in
Virginia tells a friend that he has
some cash he wishes to invest In
real estate and that he is unable
to decide whether to buy in New
York City or DumfrleS, Va. The
friend advised him by all means to
invest his savings in Dumfries and
added a paragraph TO the effect
that things are really humming
there"
Representative builders from all
over the country attended the con-
ference on priorities and substitute
building materials which was held
at the Willard Hotel by committee
of the National Home Builders In
stitute. The committee, headed by
John w. Mowbray Of Baltimore,
heard talks by officials of o. E. M,
o. P. M. and other Government
agencies. The realtors wished to
find out Just about what they Will
be able to build in coming months
and most of them went home only
slightly better informed than when
they arrived.
Washington was represented at
the conference, which ended yester-
day, by Morris Cafritz, Edward R.
Carr, Harry Bates and Charles j..
Rush, executive secretary of the
local Real Estate Board On Wednes-
day the Home Builders Committee
of the Washington Board, headed
by Mr.. Carr, met to discuss plans
for the larger conference.
Attending the big meeting were
many of the best known realtors
of the country, including Philip w.
Kniskern of Philadelphia presi-
dent of the National Association of
Real Estate Boards; Herbert u.
Nelson, Chicago, executive secretary
of the association, and Henry E.
Price, secretary of the Home Build
ers' Institute.
Don't forget the fourth annual
outing the Washington Building
Congress will hold next Saturday at
the High Island summer camp OF
President J. Reuben Skinker. The
affair will start at noon, and no one
knows when it will end. The build
ers will start off with a nice lunch,
and this will be followed by pro-
gram of sports of the type usually
held at outings, including races,
horseshoe pitching, &c.
Committee Chairman George V.
Graham urges congress members
to buy their tickets early as space
on the island is limited. Mr.. Gra-
ham is being assisted in arranging
the affair by Mr. Skinker. Charles
H, Pardoe, Charming Walker. John
w. Stockett. jr.. and Bruce S. Bran
son. High Island is in the Potomac,
Just above Little Falls
The Property Management Com
nnittee of the Washington Real
Estate Board will hold a luncheon
next Thursday at the Ambassador
Hotel A program for the year will
be worked out by the group, which
is headed by Paul o. Drury as
chairman.
J. Rupert Mohler. jr,, is vacation
ing for two weeks at Margate, N. J
Rufus S. Lusk has completed his
new assessment book for the District
and is preparing to mail copies out
Rosebank Point, on Breton Bay
; one of Southern Marylands out
standing water front properties. has
been purchased by Col. Hume Pea
body, U. S. A, from Hervey S
Knight of Leonardtown. The salt
was made through the real estate
office of Leonard Snider. Col anc
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