Evening star., 1952-10-31
Builders Association
Defends Broyhi|I Firm
In Dispute on Homes

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Arlington building firm of NJ. T
Broyhill & Sons against what ii
called irresponsible charges in
recent political campaign
speeches"
Joel T. Broyhill. a member OF
the construction firm, is Repub-
iican candidate for Congress from
the 10th district in Virginia. Mr.
Broyhill's Democratic opponent
Edmund D. Campbell, has been
hammering away at criticism OF
Broyhill-built homes by some o1
the purchasers.
The Alexandria Arlington Fair
fax Real Estate Board, Inc, also
has come to the defense of the
Broyhill firm. The board affirmed
its confidence in the good repu-
tation, honesty and integrity in
the firm of M. T. Broyhill & Sons
Inc. as evidenced by his continued
membership in the Alexandria
Arlington Fairfax Real Estate
Board"
"Mean Little Boy"
Mr.. Broyhill issued a statement
saying Mr.. Campbell is like "a
mean little boy who throws rocks
and runs to his mother for pro-
lection"
The G. o. P. candidate said
his opponent "knowS he canno,
prove his innuendos and insinua-
tions to be facts"
"On Wednesday night" Mr.
Broyhill said, II challenged my
opponent to substantiate his un-
truthful insinuations that my firm
has shortchanged the veterans
Instead of meeting that challenge
Iforthrightly-as any decent citi-
zen would-he seeks to Sidestep ii
by inspiring statements from his
political henchmen."
Calls Faults Long standing.
In another development, a
spokesman for residents of Lee
way Heights, a Broyhill-housing
community in Arlington, said he
could prove that he and other
homeowners had been trying to
get Mr.. Broyhill and Government
authorities to correct deficiencies
in their houses "long before Mr..
Broyhill desired political office"
The statement released today
by the builders association, of
which the Broyhill firm is men,
ber. declared in part:
"The Northern Virginia Builders
Association considers these charges
to be an unjust reflection on the
building industry, and particularly
on this association and its mem
berS.
"The association is familiar with
the subdivisions and the thou
sands of homes built by M. T.
Broyhill g. Sons. We find no case
in which the firm has failed to
give full value for the cost of the
home. We know the firm to be
highly reputable and to have
always acted in a manner con-
ducive to the best interest of the
public"
Denies Politics Was Incentive.
Archie D. Simpson, president of
the Leeway Heights Veterans AS
sociation, said he can produce let
ters dated several years ago"
proving that complaints against
the Broyhill houses did not arise
as result of politics.
Mr.. Simpson reiterated an ear
lier claim that the Leeway Heights
homes were built with inferior
materials. did not contain what
they were supposed to, and we paid
for a house we did not receive"
Furthermore" Mr.. Simpson
added. "Mr. Broyhill's offer to
repurchase our homes is COM
pletely phoney. If we were in a
position to resell, we would place
our houses on the market our
selves and receive full market
value. However. we cannot sell,
for it is not an easy thing to pack
your furniture and family and
move. If some of the resi-
dents of Leeway Heights sold their
houses for a price in excess of
what they originally paid, it is not
because it was a Broyhill-built
house. but due to the rise in Ar
lington real estate values and ad-
ditions many persons have made
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