Evening star., 1946-11-11
Fight on 0PA Control
OF Rents Is Planned al
Real Estate Meetinq
By Robert J. Lewis
Reel E.tute Editor Of The Sfer.

Reel Estufe Editor Of The Sier.
5. ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., Nov. H.
The vanguard of 5000 real estate
dealers expected here for the 39tf
annual convention of the Nationa
Association of Real Estate Boards
including about SO from the District
area, today began to map out
fighting program" against Govern.
ment controls over building anc
rents.
In rebellious mood against Gov.
ernment restrictions, and sensing
that their views will be received
somewhat more synlpathetically II
the new Republican controlled Con-
gress, delegates indicated they
would be satisfied with nothing
short of abolition of all controls.
District area delegates are ex'
pected to go down the line for The
associations program seeking re-
lease of all new housing from sale.
and rent controls, abolition OF tht
Administrations war powers, return
of the Federal Housing Administra
ton to its prewar functions Of
mortgage insurance, abandonment,
of Government public housing pro-
grams and other measures the
organization believes consistent with
a ree-enterprise economy.
Boards Declare Stand.
Both the Washington Real Estate
Board and the Alexandria AIRING
ton-Fairfax Real Estate Board to.
day are on record, for the first time
in favor of decontrolling rents.
Charles H. Hillegeist, president OF
the Washington Real Estate Board
and Miss Eleanor B. Nugent, presl-
dent of the Alexandria Arlington
Fairfax Board, have not as yet ar
rived here, but said in Washington
Yesterday their boards would sup
port the national associations de-
mand that OPA rent controls be
abolished.
The District area boards stand
favoring rent decontrol by OPA will
be presented to, the conventlon'S S
resolution committee tomorrow by
Lewis F. Colbert, a director OF the
Washington Board. No action has
been taken by the Washington board
OH District rent control.
d. C. Rents Seen Affected.
It is possible, however, that the
National Associations rent decontrol
fight will be broadened to include
a demand for repeal of the District
Rent Control Law, which does not
expire until December 81, 1947.
In the District itself, rent control
Is administered separately from OPA
by the District Rent Control Ad-
ministration headed by Robert F.
Cogswell.
Tomorrow Charles j. Rush,
executive secretary of the Washing
ton board, will be awarded a plaque
at a meeting of the Secretaries
Council in recognition of his having
served as chairman of the council In
1888.
Housing Discussion Planned.
Scheduled for participation in a
panel discussion before the entire
convention Thursday is Edward R.
Carr. president of the Home Build
ers Association of Metropolitan
Washington and real estate dealer,
who will discuss "The Answer to
Public Housing"
National Director H.. Clifford
Bangs of Washington will attend
sessions of the board.
Tonight and tomorrow viii be de-
voted to committee meetings and
sessions of groups aff1liated with the
National Association. General con-
vention sessions will open Wednes-
day.
Among members OF the Washing
ton board and their wives who have
arrived or are planning to attend
the convention are Aris H. Bacas,
Mr.. Bangs, j. H. Brown, j. Wesley
Buchanan, Mrs. Nettie May Burgess,
Mr.. Colbert, Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis M.
Cooper, S. Dolan Donohoe, William
A. Elliott.
Also. James L. Gravatt, L. T.
NITdVdIl, IL -. l.. vi ofdVC, oA AsASAA
ard B. Hall, Robert T. Highfleld,
Mr.. Hillegeist, Arthur c. Houghton,
Mr.. and Mrs. Garfield I. Kass, c. D.
Kelley, Charles c. Koones. William
L. Levering, Frank j. Luchs, F.
Moran McConihe, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. L. Orem, jr.
Also. Frank S. Phillips, Herbert w.
Prim, Waverley Taylor, Carlton q.
Trexler, Charles j. Rush, r. M. Tay-
lor, Ross L. Totten, Carey Winston,
Nathan Poole, L. T. Breuninger,
Homer Phillips, r. c. zantzinger, A.
H. seidenspinner and Grant Boss.
Those from the alexandria,
Arlington-Fairfax board who arrived
or are planning to attend are Miss
Nugent. Robert ]. Lancraft, execu-
tive secretary; Daniel Regal1e, Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Deming, Mr.. and
Mrs. M. T. Broyhill, William Good
win, Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Simpson,
and George Kicker