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Oakland Tribune from Oakland, California • Page 46

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Oakland Tribunei
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Oakland, California
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Ctftmne MARCH 30, 1930 SUNDAY REALTY SftLES iSPIISH TIPE Broadmoor Park Home New English type home now on view at 991 Lee avenue, Broadmoor Park, San Leandro. GRAPHITE PLANT PROGRESS IDE Model Homes in Fairway Estates (Upper) A model, Spanish home, furnished, equipped with genuine Frigidaire, Walker electric dishwasher. Spark range, and Hydro oil burner, open to public inspection today, (Lower) Architect's drawings of another home' under construction in the tract. Alfred Peterson is the owner and builder of each. The location is adjoining the Oak Knoll Country club.

REPORTED GDDD Rapid progress is being- made ooj the addition to the Pacific Gra phtte Works, states G. Sgritta, gen' eral contractor and builder, who la supervising the construction. The addition consists of a twoj story frame building with a com crete base and is of unusually heavy; construction withln a week's time Sgritta nasi erected (with the assistance of four skilled mechanics, Fred Ffaicken O. L. Masow, Walter Andrew anI C.

A. Williams) the concrete baeej sills and frame work, an unusual achievement considering the type of the structure. The balance of the work Is being; rushed to completion so ss to per mlt an early occupancy of th4 building, it is stated. warn i. I 1 1 i if i.A' Selling; activity In Broadmoor park, continues with, an Increasing amount ol Interest' showkn by buy- era, according; to the E.

B. Field company, owners and developers of this East Oakland residential tract. Particular stress Is being laid this week on a 8-room English homp. Just completed and located at 991 Lee avenue. This home has three large bedrooms, parquetry -floors In the living and dining" rooms entry hall, two baths, breakfast room, full-tiled sink in the kitchen, and built-in cabinets in both kitchen and breakfast room.

A distinctive feature of this home is. the sun bal cony off the master bedroom. Roller screens are installed throughout, light fixtures are modern Jn design, there is a largo laundry, electrical refrigeration, a basement furnace, and a two-car garage. The home reflects the sturdlness of construction for which English residences are noted. The sub-floors are tongued and grooved.

Fires Are Started By Carelessness One out of everv 840 visitors to rlifnin1n'a national forests last year started a fire, despite fire pre vention measures ana laws, according; to figures compiled by the California district forest service. Department officials are already preparing for prevention methods during the coming summer travel. They point out that In nearly every instance of fire last year, carelessness on the part of sportsmen and tourists was to blame. ma -i i-m-r-y 2 Most Complete Weather Service With the completion of a two-year development program under; the direction of D. M.

Little, the) Oakland Municipal airport offers) aviators the world's most complete upper' air weather bureau report service, according to officials. the air field. Jipper air weather report erf received dally from 124 weather stations between San Diego and 6ei attle and. from Salt Lake City toj the Golden Gate. Twice daily, gen eral reports are received from States, Canada, Alaska and, ships on the Pacific Hourly reports are received from forty-two stations on the coast wis and transcontinental air routes an4 from seventeen other airway ta tions every three hours.

FAIRWAY 'OPEN TO Estates Joining Oak Knoll to Conform in Architecture. Spanish In architecture and ln- terior furnishing, the Fairway Estates model home has been opened by the Oak Knoll corporation for demonstration purposes. Alfred Pctersoi was the builder. Architec-. tiiral restrictions placed upon that portion of Fairway Eetates Imme diately adjoining the Oak Knoll Country club and overlooking the golf course provide that only Spanish architecture may be used In orderjthat the hornet wllUUtIn.

with the clubhouse, which Is of Spanish design. A description of the model home reads: "The Fairway Estates model home was furnished by Anderson's. "The furnishing of the model boms Is high In color wltn reus, and greens predominating, Not only Is this In keeping with the Spanish Idea, but also with the country club district In whlqh the home la situated. "In the living room the furniture Is all of Spanish design, with hand-hWked linen sliD covers. There are.

easement window curtains of hand-blqcked linen wltn red mo hair Dancings hune from wrought Iron. The rug Is one of the new American-woven oriental rugs that xa proving so popular where me beauty of oriental rugs Is desired. feature of the living room Is one of the new Rola radio sets, an oak- land product. EPAXISH ROOM. "In the dining room Is a pleasing set with leather backed hairs, the leather being relieved with soft colored designs.

There are easement curtains and hand-blocked linen hangings, the latter hung from wrought Iron. "One bedroom Is furnished as a stent with green and orange as the prevailing colors. "The guest bedroom Is An "-taraal combination of Spanish furniture with yellow twin beds and a decorated chest ana dresser in aarx Monterey finish. Hangings are a fiDanlsh block weave arranged as easement curtains. In the guest room as In the child's bedroom, floor coverings consist of clearflax linen rugs.

The master bedroom Is furnished In colonial maple. A four-poster bed, draperies of warp print, ana oral braided rugs add to tne quaim seas of this room. "in the kitchen Is a Spark Lid 1 Local Clinics to Give Examinations During the two weeks between May 12 and 24, eleven of the sixteen clinics In Oakland will be Open for free medical examination of all children going to school for the first time next fall, according to an announcement made last week by Chairman Mrs. E. T.

Ehleben at the March session of the Oakland Council of Parents and Teach- erThese examinations are part of the annual summer "roundup" for pre-school children. More than 13, 000 youngsters were examined in Califonla, during the same period last year, she said. iinSTH I I ILSBSaSBSBBSBBBBSSBBWBeWWW i'ssiMSassWsslTfil1WI1IWWIrff I- UMIiYClUB AC 13 1,300,000 Auto Tourists in 1929 One million, three hundred thousand tourists entered California by automobile during 1919," according to 'figures just compiled by the California state department of agriculture. Twenty-twe boundary stations, maintained by th deepartment tor plant quarantine and pest control, showed a total check of 637,417 machines during the year. Ten all-year border stations are now in operation and thirteen seasonal checking posts will be opened as soon as melttg snow in the Sierras permits resumption of transcontl nental motor travel by way of Nevada.

YOUR ISIillilH gai SiiilP'Ll OAKLAND'S NEW RESIDENTIAL AREA To Hold Baseball Luncheon April 8 H. T. Stuart, chairman of the baseball committee of the Emeryville Industries association, has extended an Invitation to all members of the Oakland Chamber of Commerce to attend a baseball top gas range finished In green and ivory to match the color scheme of the full enamel De Luxe model A kitchen. This stove was Installed hv the Jackson Furniture company, Real Estate Salesmen 'and is of the latent model especially rieslened to secure the greatest er flrlency from the higher, heat con- tent of the new household ruei. natural gas.

There Is a genuine Frlgl-rlalre, a built-in Walker electrio dishwasher and many other built-in foaturea. In the kitchen and bathrooms window curtains are of O.olorod prints with contrasting bindings. 7 UTILIZE VIEW. "The breakfast room has gaily onlnreil Snanish furniture with cnuze easement window curtains mil iirimfl striDe hangings. THIS IS THE SEASON'S BIG OPPORTUNITY "The Fairway Estates model home was designed by Watson Vernon, architect, to fit the lot-on which Pit stands, to utilize the view possl-V tiilltles of the property to the best advantage, and to carry out the Spanish Idea In every detail.

The white stucco of the exterior walls Model Home Opens Today IF you ire thorough1 experienced In selling high class residential property and have a car, you may be able to fill one of a few splendid openings remain- ing. Improved cily bomesites in heart of Oakland Country Club District. Established prospect listNStcady building activity. Intensive program of advertising promotion and development throughout year. Apply Tract Office daily and San-day, 9 to 10 A.

2 to 4 P. M. Oak Knoll Land Corporation, Oak Knoll and Mountain Blvdt. INSPECTIOH I WAREHOUSE CHIEF NAMED T. Gibson, president of the Lawrence Warehouse company, announces that Harry It.

Sims has manager of 1 Lawr tv warenouse company vactlvlt i in Oakland. The announce-ment was a fol-owlng a dl-raotora' meeting of the company, Sims has been with teje he m-, a a p- npnTlmatA. Qizljw-hVo-h8 H. B. BIMI time he has ij 1 charge of the sales organization In the Kastbay cities.

Prior to Joining the Lawrence Warehouse company Sims was traffic manager of the Oakland Parr Terminal In Oakland. Sims has spent several years with both the Pacific Mall and McCor-mick Steamship companies. All Urged to Help Census Enumerators Census enumerators will begin counting heads In Alameda eonnty on April 1, Fred M. Morcom, supervisor for the federal district which is made up of this county, estimates that on that day he will have J00 workers In the fields-gathering the data for -the government. Two weeks are allowed by the government for the federal census In cities anil a month In rural districts, according to Morcom, who estimates that because of1 the fifty questions added to the rural questionnaire, more than four weeks will be needed In the farming districts.

throughout are of special design to fit the various rooms. "Kitchen and bath rooms nave colored fixtures and the bath rooms and shower compartments are fin lshed in colored tile. The entire home is heated bv a warm air heating system, using a Hydro oil hiirner and low cost fuel. "The Fairway Estates moaei nome Is on Fairway avenue, occupying a lot with 63-foot frontage, ana ex. tendlnr 141 feet through to Moun tain boulevard.

The landscaping of the garden adds a finishing touch to the home ana maices typical of the homea being erected In the Fairway Estate unit of Oak Knolu "So that evening laltora may have the opportunity of viewing the architecture of the exterior, an neenlous scheme of flood-lighting was worked out and Installed by the commercial lighting depart ment of the Pacific Gas and Elec tric company. The home Is open, dally and Sunday, from 10 o'clock In the morning until I o'clock in the evening." OTOVEG, Jkiade in Used til over the world! Plumbing Fixtures and JTaOcw Duhwathtr Installed bf W. ROLAND 5921 Foothill Blvd. TUtnUad 5611 if IK i DHVI1T fl T1ERE lovely bomLSprhli In rcfifedmfunitslieflbf 4 cJcnon't, a rAIRWAt ESTATES MODEl HOML Oa Fairway Avenee, Jusl oil Oak KnoA Boulevard, assched easfly via Golf Unlcs Road Eighty-second Ave.) or Mountain Boelcvtrd via Joeqnln Millet Rod. Follow'lha srrowt to Model credit making an irresfoCble combination fefSCTBtC fcLICTRIC Ina wtikli kn mtmy notable beautiful views ci the Fairway Estates Model Home extends a welcome-to yoo.

luncheon extraordinary, to be held at the Oakland Elks' club, Tues day noon, April The Oakland and Hollywood baseball teams will attend the luncheon In uniform and afterward will adjourn to the ball park to play the opening game of the sea- son In the Paclflo Coast league series here. FR uitvale 7218W No Carbon No Odor Set among a group of ley with a stream Rowing through. bridges. tBSI.WA$MERi are now on display at our new aKowroomt 319 Thirteenth Street Also installed in the Oak Knoll Spanish Home L. E.

KINCAID Factory W. R. Morris Mgr. East Bay Branch GL encoart 76S4 Spanish interiors to for any koac-l sfopesJf boulevards yi. contrasts with the deep green ion age of the surrounding oak trees and the soft colors of the roof of handmade tile.

"A wide porch with archways, tiled floCr, and rustlo beamed ceil-lnr elves entrance through a pan eled and sandblasted door into an entrance hall enriched by a grained anopled celling and a parquetry oak floor. On the left of the haU- rr la the living room, 14x25 feet, ailing aupported by "adzed" haame an oak plank floor, and a sarg nreputce oi epanian uevjgn, xt pleasing background to the snuhli furniture in the room. Ir regularly leading windows and a trroogbt-lron balcony overiooaing a fbla room. mow gbuxwork. i the right of the entrance hall the breakfast room, kitchen.

dinlnr room. The dining room elosed off from the hall by a sable gate with wrought-lron tUwork. A. beamed selling and ak flooring complete the treat ment of this room. Leading down av few tile steps, the hall continues to the patio entrance and the bedrooms.

The lower hal lhas a tiled floor. All doors opening on the hall are sandblasted. "The master bedroom Is an outstanding feature of the home with an octagonal bay window overlooking the back garden, and with glimpses of a wooded creek and hillside homes between the oak trees. The master bedroom has a oor with av protecting wrought-hon gate opening on the patio. The breakfast room has built-in etiina and linen cabinets, for both breakfast and dining service, of sandblasted wood trimmed with hammered strap hinges.

"The walls throughout the home are finished in plaster tinted in neutral tones and bits of soft-toned colors and stenciled designs have been used In relieving the dark woodwork. Electrical fixtures TILING forth Oak Knoll Spanish Home SUPERIOR TILE PRODUCTS CO. 37 1 Broad wag Piedmont 2i63 Window Screens To the Oak Knoll Vpaahh Home frovs JHIPOLITO CO. 4246 Holden St. OLfpb 768 Oakland, Calif.

with homes and Rower gardens this model home is just across Oalc KnoQ Boulevard from one of California's finest country clubs and golf Here is a wonderful opportunny of seeing the manner in which tbe heart of Oakland's country club district is being developed, of Inspect ing a home built for real home life in Fairway Estates, the best property so far placed on sale in Oak KnoIL Fairway Estates Model Home is open for inspection from 10 am. to 8 p.m. daily and Sunday. During the evening the exterior is illuminated with a battery of floodlights. You will be a guest during your visit as do ALFRED PETERSON Buildcr'and Contractor Builder of the Oak Knoll Display Home selling is permitted within the hoiae.A KNOLL LANDCORPORATION 1450 HARRISON TELEPHONE LAKESIDE 4008 TRACT.

OFFICEi OAK KNOLL AND MOUNTAIN rVAirx wmrtAn ISTCmwood Ave. 3 HYDRO-OIL BURNERS BETTER OIL BURNERS 1 ECONOMY AND EFFICIENCY IN HEATING AND POWER PRODUCTION Installed In the OJfK. KNOLL SPAJaSH HOME hr CALIFORNIA rlYDRO-OIL BURNER, Inc. 1714-20 18th Street Oakland, Calif. OACC No Smoke No Soot 1.

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