Evening star., 1947-01-07
Home Builders
SET Schedules
For Veterans
Rush Leeds Most
To Ask Few Days
Delay in Applying
BY George Bevsridse

Washington builders, offering Il:
reduced-cost homes to veterans wht
were depositors of George H. VIII
liams, today announced schedules
to handle about 200 expected appli.
cations.
While a few firms already have
made contracts for home sales, most
asked veterans to wait a few days
before applying.
At the same time, Edward r. Carr
president of the Home Builders
Association of the Metropolitan
Area, said several other builders
may furnish additional homes with
in the next few days.
The home builders group thus far
has seven companies included in the
plan. The reduced prices will make
up for deposits of from $500 to 81 ,O0C
made to Williams. All holdings OF
the real estate man are now tied ur
in bankruptcy.
Veterans Are Active.
Meanwhile, veterans came to the
Veterans Service Center today tt
pick up letters identifying them as
Williams depositors, and to get in
structions about the reduced-cost
program.
Others, wasting no time over the
week end, visited the projects on
Sunday and have already made
choices of their favorite homes.
Ray Evans of the Capital View
Realty Co. said he was swamped with
calls all day yesterday. To take care
of all the men, he proposed that vet
Grams interested meet at 2 pm
Sunday at his Office, 925 New York
avenue NV, but hold of until that
time.
Mr.. Evans company is offering
Is homes to start soon at District
Heights, Md, on the Marlboro pike
Veterans will get a $500 discount on
homes under $4,000 and $3.50 of for
homes over that. Prices have not
been established yet.
Riverdale Homes Wait.
Veterans interested in the 40
|Riyerdale homes being offered by
the Standard Properties Co. also
were asked to wait until Sunday
before trying to apply. Then they
can visit sample homes on River
dale road, near Edmonston road,
Md.
Banks g. Lee, Inc, offering 10
houses now under construction In
Virginia, said prices for the homes
should be available in a few days.
But no applications are being ac-
cepted now
Clarence w. Gosnell, Inc, which
will make available Is homes in a
Virginia tract, also is not set up
yet to handle the applications.
Applications have already been
taken for several of the homes Of
fered at discount by Mr.. Carr at
Eighth street NE, near South Da-
kota avenue.
Best Sells Two.
Robert H. Best, who has II homes
near completion at Kensington
Md, said he already has sold two
to Williams depositors.
NJ. A. Mace, who has agreed to
sell 10 homes to the veterans in
Virginia, could not be reached for
comment. Officials at the Veterans
Service Center, however, said they
had referred several veterans to that
real estate Office.
Discount rates for the projects
are similar, with reduction of the
entire $500 for veterans who in
vested that amount with Williams
For those who deposited $1,000, dis
counts range from $3.50 to $3.50.
Mr.. Carr said he would make
public a list Of builders, loan COM
panies, materials dealers and SUBJ
contractors cooperating in the re-
duced-cost plan at the annual
dinner OF the Home Builders As
sociation tomorrow night. The din
ner, scheduled for 8 pm, will be at
the Hotel Statler.