Oakland Tribune from Oakland, California • Page 99

I- M-3 JViodeHome in Oak Knoll 9B FODT WIDE pmuiTioi.fi IjEflJIg NeBedmonL Home Th horn is df the New Orleans provincial French architecture 5 designed by William Edward Schirmer for Mr. and Mrs. Victor The locatiwn i-r CroxkeTivenue near Windsor Wa the bufldef. A Ray full automath oil burning The beautiful modfeKhome, now to view in Fairway Estates, a unit of the scenic T) Ipz-T Cs Vr TAhoy' A viSw ofthe a ViftiDie of the patio. PRODUCED fi (ilillpSll8fc I 0 iiBHi; mtw-mmmimwmmml1 Si system for heat UDrI is amon lh City Now Known As Art Center The name ot tho city of Oakland ha been, apread far in the' trt world.

Not only has the Oakland Municipal gallery gained the repu-tatlon Ot beln one of the llvest and most worthwhile art cemers of the west, but the eastern states, and even Ilurofle, know that Oak land Is on the map artistically, 1 1 The shortest name In the Oakland telephone directory Is X. 1 nn i i w.s.v..r.......i Calif ornian Accepts Post onCommittee Professor tvld Week, Of the University ot California fitrketey, has accepted appointment to membership on the university advisory committee of the educational board of the National- Association of Real Estate Boards. This group InolUdes 24 of the country's leading authorities in the field ot real estate education who will act as consultants to the national association in (mentions of educational policy. tin iimi in mi mi "i nm'i'iitiiiiiff BUILDERS MAKE pTimv nr urm -Ln ii i I if ii i UEUUI Ul HLHI air iimviadl it Distinctive New "Residence Is Inspected by -Hundreds Visitors to tlie ne'w Spanish "-1 home ut.Oak Knoll consider I 'rt of the moat interesting new of the reason, accord-1'- to offlclttls of the Oak Knoll I.i. corporation.

The firm states: "The home 1 particularly Inter- in view of the fact that if ti-r been designed as a country r'uh resilience. The house har-nv with the Spanish envlron-- it -of e- -On Knoll County and conforni to the archltec-tu nl restrictions placed unon proper- near tho country club. the opening of the 'cntnt-rilodel home last Sun-dr." hundred have come to in-ap-ct this distinctive new residence ami ninny more are expected this vi vend. "A feature of the model home the attractive letting; among a group of oak tree which form a pleasing contrast with the white stucco walla and the red tile roof. Th? residence is Ideally situated, commanding i view of tree-clad e'n-K'', a valley with a stream through it and the Oak Knoll c-ourg Htld rou "try "A wide with nrchwayn.

tile floor, and rustic beamed ceil-ln-r iriven entrance throuih'a Pan- ele.1 nnd sandblasted door into an entranced hnll enriched by a grs'ned canopied celling and a parquetry oak floor. From here the visitor enter the living room. Of interest in this room are the hand- Mneked --linen allp covers which have been used on the Spanish fur niture to carry out the country home idea. The casement window--a-j also enriched hand-blocked with rl 'mohair T'lfheav" bCfiCil cMllni. flnoV.

and fi give in Idep' '(innlito 'I Hn-ni-'i furnl-Ivvs ill tha roon. With lie Irregularly leiu'ed windows and T.rought Iron b'aleiinv overlooking stone paved pailo. this room mlsht well be the main Will In Bpunlah hacienda. "Among otheTHnterestlng features of the model home are: the dining room with Its Spanish lenther-backedi chairs; the child's bedroom and guest rooms, and the mauler bedroom, with its ooctago na! br-y windows, commanding a-nmtehleus viUV A "The i-u'or 'leme of the model fiu-ie if out with ri1, oii.n; green predominating. "The model home ri open an and Sunday, from 10 o'clock In the morning until 8 c.acit in evening." the Makers of Wall Beds Combine With New Firm The Marshall titeurnn company, wall bed man lecturers, on April 1, consolidated with th Home company nationally known manufacturers of bed-springs and other sleeping equipment, it is announced.

The Marshall tk Btearna company will operate as a division the Home conlpanywtth the management continuing under the direction ot H. B. Btearns, founder of the company, and N. B. Douglass, It la stated.

No change is to be made in the personnel on merchandising policy of the company. The San Francisco factory, which becomes tho seventh of the Rome company plants In the United (States, will continue manufacturing wall beds. H. B. Stearns states: "This- con-eolidation of the rri-ourcos nd experience of two veteran and allied organizations will result In products of even greater merit and value to the building industry.

The rigid standard ot construction, and the patented features of Rome springs will now be combined with the perfected mechanical features developed during the 26 yeara that Marshall A Stearns company have been manufacturing wall beds. J. T. Pillsbury will remain in charge of our Oakland branch." The bigKest port development i i sifijisijriiii Oakland Firm Provides Latest Style Movable Wall C. sales mannger of the Acme Partition company of this city, manufacturers Of wood rolling partitions, renorts the cent shipment to Madison, of A vertical partition to be Installed In one of the city schools now under construction.

These huge, rolling partitions measure 0 feet wide by 21 feet high. The moving section of each partition, weighs one and a half tons, but despite this great weight can be operated with ease. Grant states: "The overhead, supported, vertical tpe partition Is 0, great advance over older forms of closures for large openings In gymnasiums, auditoriums, halls, churches, etc. "The weight Is carried on an overhead tubular track across the opening. Upon entering the coil box, the partition comes to rest on.

a. rotating disc, aft exclusive featurf. The operation of the partition both into and out of the coll is by hand crank. Operating entirely upon ball-bearings, this type of partition is easy to perate. "Acme partitions have been manufactured in Oakland since 106 and are now distributed by more than 30 dealers throughout the country.

"These partitions are available In two types, horizontal partitions, colling overhead: and vertical par titions, colling at the aide of the opening; with several distinctive features oommon to both types, In cluding expansion Joint, lull bill bearing equipment, and they are tested in actual operation before leaving the factory. The slat of all Acme partitions are threaded on bronze tapea uf cables, thus eliminating corrodve action and adding strength to the mechanism Complete Installing Instructions and shop drawings accompany each shipment, enabling any carpenter or mechanic to make a successful Officials ot the company Include H. J. Thoma. president and gen eral manager; W.

C. Orant, sales manager, and ueorge w. Drew, secretary. National Realtor Head On Tour Leonard Reaume, Detroit, president of the National Association ot Real 'Instate Boards, will make a series of visits to the asso ciation's member boards this month, The realtor president' schedule includes meeting with local board In the following cities: Cincinnati, Ohio, April St Dayton nnd Columbus, Ohio, April Cleveland, Ohio, April 10: Louisville, Kentucky, April 11; Birmingham. Alabama.

April 14: St. Louis, Missouri, April 16; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, April It; Omaha. Nebraska, April IT, and Dee Moines, jowa, April Paelflo coast cities are expected to expand more than In the -erection of new buildings during 1930, according to estimates or leaders in tnis industry.Preseni conditions Indicate that building activity with its Important Influence on general prosperity, may be expected, to be appreciably greater during 1830 than It has been during 1929 In practically every city of me I'acmc coast area. Wed.1 1 BL 4s ii There has been considerable expansion in Industrial Kastbay'a older in 4 alrejiily-" established "o7 the larger Interviewed In an effort, to determine how their 1020 volume of production compared with the year 1028, and in only one Instance was there any decreaae In volume, and that sllgh.t one. In the balance of cases noted the range in gain was from 10 to 100 per cent an average of more than 25 per cent.

A' pleasifcg example of a hew architectural style is shown In the home, just being completed ror Mr. and Mrs. Victor H. Owen, on Crocker near WildWood avenue in Piedmont. William Edward Schirmer, the Architect, designates It as a New Orleans Provincial French type In exterior appearance.

The interior also shows many French details, conforming with the French furnishings and with the exterior architecture. George Windsor was the builder. "This residence Is decidedly modern lh view of the conveniences afforded to Its owners," comments the company. "Our heating Installation is of tne--hlghst Order and of luch design that a uniform temperature Will be maintained at all times throughout the home, automatically. The ftae burner, Which uses oil a fuel.

Is so controlled by Ingenuous de-Vices that no marfual attention required other than to fill the oil reservoir. A Chang of only two degrees in temperature automatically starts Or stops the system, lh many other features this home furnishes unusual convenience, and ahdw extreme care and attention on the part Of both architect and builder. "The Fotlard-Seagrave edmpany hold Its-engineering staff at all time In readiness for advisory consultations, without charge, In the solution ot heating problem, whether In homes, office buildings, manufacturing establishment, or other structures." The laying of a new cable between Rome and Florence, distance of about io mile, recently completed. I Jl Arc'iftfots r.ow nin'tte an Inten-rlve stri'y of hea; Ins problems an'l tho spccl requirements for heat in Individual building, according to a BtHtcmput-from the Pollard-Sengiave company, distributors of Hay "oil burning, equipment in the Eastbay district. The statement points to the.

Financial Center building at Fourteenth and Franklin streets as An example of this practice. Reed and Corlett were 1 the architects for this building, The statement. In part, reads: I "The care with the heating- problem In this ek(nture au studied Is shown by tliWies.uHs obtained In the uniform supply heat to all offloea and corridbrti, nnd the economic operation of. the heating plant, kvei in the ma'ln on the ground floor, con tinually, subject to the opening ot doors to the outside of the building, there Is practically no variation of temperature. Tiis Is an excellent showing arid remarkable recommendation for the system.

"The Installation also provides (by the use of duplicate units, both Hay burners and steam boilers) for a continuous 'supply of heat while flues are being cleaned or other maintenance operations conducted. The capacity of each unit Is identical and over, ized so that only one unit operates at any one time, the other Btundlng ready to pick up hte load at a moment's notice. "From the standpoint of efficiency and economy In fuel con-sumption, the installation is equally remarkable, and serves to further emphanlzo the importance given by present day architects to correct heating specifications." Th Wrdea Dam Is one of the InriyAvt mnA tylnHt tmnrtitnff Aamm in I the world. It; Is a gravity type structure vurved In plain to a radius of 1200 feet measured from the upstream face, 858 feet high, 1337 feet long, 241 feet thick at the base, and 18 feet wide at the top. Five Ships Added To Steel Co.

Fleet The Bethlehem Steel corporation realizing the immediate demand for additional tonnage necessary to transport the raw and finished materials from the eastern coast has purchased five additional vessels to add to the fleet ot the Calmar Steamship line, also, subsidiary company of the Bethlehem Steel which will give this company a total 01 twelve large freight vessels dis charging freight at Oakland wharves. The value of the expansion of the harbor facilities of Oakland Is well illustrated by this is Positive Proof! 111 lie policy of giving the Eastbay steol trade the benefit ot direct shipment of materials from eastern markets. The BetMehem Steel tlon recently purchased the properties of the Pacific Const (Ueel corporation and has merged the interests and good will of both firms into the name of Pacific Coast Htcel corporation, which will operate as a subsidiary company of the Bethlehem Steel corporation. Perfo ill I 1: i'n. miievLjj ssjust o.

tmmAiiLJTrniFiuiL i W' 'r fi project under way ftt taepresenlLstcamshlp time 18 the creation or 0 new center in Brooklyn basin. AVork here la being carried on under the direction of the board of part commissioners. r. it 4 1 1 1 ji test SkT' r. A 12 V.

Home of Victor H. Owen, on Crocker near WiUwood lit PiedmosaV William Edward Schirmer, Architect. George Windor, Builder. Discriminating Buyers Demand the Ray TTN FAIRWAY ESTATES, the finest section of Oak Knoll yet placed on sale, has been erected a Spanish residence, beautiful in architecture and most delightfully furnished. Here you can visit a home of this type, with every detail carefully carried out.

You will thoroughly enjoy inspecting this Fairway Estates Model Home. It is open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., daily and Sunday. Floodlights illuminate the exterior for evening and at no time is any selling alldwed within the home. Visit this home and Oak Knoll at your earliest convenience.

Reached easily via Golf Links Road (at tghty- second Avenue) or Mountain Boulevard via Joaquin Miller Road. Follow the arrows direct to the Model Home. 1 Home Furnijhed by ANDERSON'S, Interior Furniihlnsi ALIVE NEWSPAPER Helping Oakland's Commerce Grow H1 ing a Great Ci ty uccee All the News the Day It Happens Ray Oil Burners Are Built in Sizes for Towering Skyscrapers or Modest Homes. There's One That Will Efficiently Fill Your Particu lar Need. Reg.

U. Pat. OfQee A Ray Automatic Oil "Burner; installed in Your Home will give1 you Quiet, Qean, Healthful, and Inexpensive Trouble Free and Automatic. Oal Knoll Land Corporation 1450 HARRISON Telephone 4008 TSACT OFFICE i Oak Knot; mkA Mi. BauU.uJ.

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