Oakland Tribune from Oakland, California • Page 12

1 WW ft lassi i mi OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA, AUGUST 6, 1933 HOTEL RE-DECORATED, REM ESTATE IS OBSERVED Bl MILLER ACTIVITY IS BN UPGRADE IS EXPLAINED i HOME II Hill FBI fRM OBSERVES ANNIVERSARY I tf SflRY' BONDED LOAN i II Jhmffm if! Appraisals to Be Made to Reach Fair Basis for Land Value. For Firet Time Since 1929 Market Trend Is Belter, Declare Realty Dealers first KMablisFimpnt in Oakland Was Opened Thirty-five Years Apo. 1 ilJjcJx mnm 1 iii Real estate activity is rising. The increased activity is measurable and we'l distributed. That is the outstanding fact shown by the 21st semi-annyal survey of the real estate market made by the National Estate Association and released to the California Real Estate-Association.

Cities in the Pacific section show a sain of 55 per cent. This is the first t'me since June. 1929 in which this semiannual survey has shown a predominating" upward trend in market activity. Tbe survey tabulates confidential reports from the association's member boards in the principal cities of the country. The current study covers 245 cities.

Of the 245 cities. 39 per rfnt rer at this time. 34 active mark, 39 per rent report a more active rket than last year per cent report a market. 27 per cent state if rrf Ihirty-five years ago Grant D. km ltirU Ihe Hotel Harrison, located at Harrison and Fourteenth Streets, has been entirely re-decorated and refurnished.

A feaure of the hotel's improvement program the new heating and hot v.a'fr system, installed by the Linfnrd Heating Company. Claire Bottenfield is the new resident manager of the hotel. that activity is approximately on last year's level. The picture is rapidly changing. The February survey of this year showed 65 per cent of the cities with a market less active than the previous year.

24 per cent in a stationary condition, and only 11 per cent of the increased activity. Recnt gain is most general in the East South Central section, where 67 per cent of the cities show a more active market and not a ngle city checks "less ac- a tive." In the West South Central (J section 53 per cent of the cities show an up movement; in the South Atlantic section. 50 per cent; in the Pacific section 55 per cent. Strongest pick up so far has corner, in the group of cities of between 200,000 and 500.000 population, where 55 per report rising activitv. Avenue, as well as (he main and coroner's office (lower) at Fourteenth Street.

ERIGIDAIREiTTEKEIELDIS BOOSTS PATH MANAGER ary Company was established in Oakland. Today Grant D. Miller (inset), coroner of Alameda County, operates the Cathedral Chapel (upper) Thirty-five years ago Grant D. Miller opened his first small un dertaking establishment In Oakland at East Twelfth Street and Twenty-third Avenue, with a new policy of service as his most important asset. Ten years after the opening of the original establishment, tangible evidence of success came in the building of the and handsome structure at Twenty-fourth Avenue'and East Fourteenth Street.

This comnlete mortuary was far ahead of its time and was built to allow for all the expansion that could reasonably expected at the time. But its many chapels and other rooms. tPfirtv-seven in all eventually proved inadequate, and three vears ago the beautiful Cathedral Chapel at 2R50 Telegraph Avenue was erected to take care of the increased demand for MiUer service. Built upon the lines of the Lady Chapels in some of the Engii''h rathedr-als, this Gothic structure is a distinct addition to the architectural beauties of the city. Grant I).

Miller has been identified wifh the growth of not only in its commercial life, but as a civic worker and leader. He is the coroner of Alameda County and has served several terms in that capacity. The personnel of the Miller staff includes T. C. Drennnn.

manager, who has been associated with the mortuary for many years, and who is one of the recognized authorities on all details of the "craft. He is assisted by II. G. Simens and by R. MacNeur, secretary of the company.

The present staff numbers close to forty people. Grant D. Miller was one of the founders of the Eastbay Safety Council; a member of the original board of directors of Ihe East Bay Municipal Utility District, and a founder of the State Coroners' Association. His prominence in his field of work has been recognized by hir, election to membership in the association of National Selected Morticians. Brokers' Act to Be Strictly Enforced SACRAMENTO, Aug.

S. -Measures for the strict enforcement of the Personal Property Brokers' Act, as amended at the lfm session of the Legislature, are embodied in a program now being worked out by Edwin M. Daughety, Commissioner of Corporations. The amendments become effective August 21 si next. In the meantime administrative machinery, including licensing requirements of the law.

will be speeded up with the objec in view of not only rendering quick and efficient service to applicant but in an endeavor to insure th-borrowing public in the small loa i ffcld Ihe maximum protection afforded bv the law. President California Nursery Co. TCalmia I American or Mountain I Laurel, belongs to the large Heath fnmilv whirl, includes heathers. azaleas and Rhododendrons. It ls in rf i climate if given partial shade and acid soil.

Its delicate pink flowers which open a little later than those of the Rhododendrons are very dainty, and add a delightful touch to the garden. Since it is rather slow growing, it is an excellent shrub to plant in front of large Rhododendrons. For shade and street planting the Camphor Laurel is one of the best evergreen trees. The bloom on these large trees is scarcely noticeable, but in the earlv spring the vmint foliace is a brilliant nink providing as fine an effect as many I of the better known flowering trees 1 Oakland to Have Household Show Encouraged by the business outlook and confidently expecting to FIRM TAKES The Griffit.h-Durney Canning Company have taken over th King's County Plant No. 4.

located at the foot of Fifty-seventh Avenue, it is announced. The officers and executives of Griffith-Durnry Company have been Identified with the canned goods business for the past 38 years. The plant is considered one of the finest equipped canneries in the West, and is packing peaches and pears, to be followed by vegetables. Over 500 men and women are employed. The officers of the company are: William L.

Weinmann, president; R. J. Durney, vice president; R. J. Durney, secretary; G.

C. Schrieber. office manager. L. E.

Vaughan. well-known in the canning trade for 25 years, is superintendent of the plant, and Mrs. Mary Sehaffer is supervisor of the canning I Appraisals of homes involved In applications for loans from the new Home Owners Loan Corporation will not be of the technical market value of the property, but will be. frank and fair effort to arrive at Its value as a home for the owner, or as a home for a family to which It would be suitable as a home. This is the advice received yes terday by the Oakland Real Estate Board from Horace Russell, general counsel for the Federal Home Loan Bank Board which controls the pol icies of the new Home Owners' Loan Corporation.

In his statement Russell says: "The appraiser will give equal weight to three fundamental fac tor in making his decision as to ihe value of the property involved He will determine the present market value, the original cost of re- production less depreciation, and he will determine the reasonable rent 1 value of the home as reflected by comparable rentals over a period or the past ten years. LARGE BOND ISSUE It Is estimated that between one and two billions of dollars of Home Owners Loan Corporation bonds Will be exchanged for home mortgages. Estimates by the National Association of Real Estate Boards places the number of urban homes in the United States at approximately 12,000,000, of which one-half now have outstanding mortgages totalling about 21 billion dollars. It is believed that approximately 4,300,000 of these mortgaged homes re of less than $20,000 value and can come under the scope of the new corporation's loan policy. The funds of the Corporation will per- mit refinancing of less than 10 per cent of the mortgaged homes, and it is evident that the loans will be eonfined to those cases most in distress and which reflect sufficient equity to justify assistance.

Although the bonds of the Home Owners Loan Corporation are guar anteed by the Federal Government only is' to Interest, it is believed that they will be regarded by at sound security. In a bulletin to realtors on this subject, James H. L'Hommedieu, president of the Oaklafrd Real Estate Board, ays: AMPLE SECURITY "Some distrust of the efficacy of the new plan has been shown be- cause of the fact that mortgage holders will be asked to accept the Corporation's unguaranteed bonds in lieu of their mortgages and that they will 'fuse because of the lack "of Federal guarantee and a doubt of their marketability. To many students of the subject it seems evident that these bonds will have ample security and will be regarded as sound investment nnd, therefore, readily marketable. "The bonds will be secured by the total of all the mortgages absorbed by the Corporation, whereas, the individual mortgages which the bonds will replace are secured only by the individual properties mortgaged.

Obviously, a $10,000 bond of this type will be far better secured than a $10,000 mortgage on One specific properly. Such bonds 'should certainly be more readily marketed today than the average real estate bond was under normal i business conditions." Announcement is expected at any time during the next few days that an office for the acceptance of applications for loans will be opened in the Eastbay by the Home Own- rs Loan Corporation. A bullet in has been received by 1he Oakland Real Estate Board urping the with- holding of efforts to tontact the Corporation until the local offirc is opened and stating that applications for loans will be received only on official forms issued by the Corpor- ation and after consultation between the applicant and the Cor--, poration's local agent. DISCUSS LOANS The bulletin states: "The home owner in mortgage difficulty may take his problem up with the Corporation manager of the office nearest to his home and discuss the matter very much as he would ne gotiate with any other mortRBRci lender. The manager will assist the home owner in explaining to his creditor the value of the bonds to be exchanged for the home mort-; gage, and in inducing the mortga-; gee to accept the bonds in lieu of the mortgage, "The Corporation is not con-t cerned with the identity of the mortgage holder, and will deal with all home owners dirrclly alike.

i whether they have borrowed their 'money from irdividual lenders. banks, insurance concerns, mort-' gage companies or building loan corporations Every possible effort will be made in each case to assist 1 the home owner in difficulties." Eliminate Office Overhead Move to a SULLIVAN OFFICE. or desk pac with all services supplied by competent attendants. Two Entire Floori. SULLIVAN OFFICE SERVICE 1629 Telegraph Ave.

GLcaeonrt Appointment of Claire Rotten Rs resident manager of the nin.Min. nicaien hi ri.irrison and Fourteenth Streets, is an- nouneerl by Irving T. i rresi-lrnt of-the William i 1 Lewis pa owners and operators of hotel. Commenting 11 the appointment. Lewis stated: "Not only have we made a change in the management, but the hotel has c.

also been completely re-deco: ated and refurnished. New furnishings the latest design, such as carpets. furniture, as well as the most comfortable type of beds procurable, have been installed. Color cnmbinal ions have ben sc-lecicd with great care, in order to create a harmonious ensemble A special feature is ihe new heating ana noi waier system, comprising copper and bronze equipment, as inrtatied by the l.inford Heating Company of this city. "Permanent, as well as transient guests are agreed that the centrally located Hotel Harrison offers every comfort and convenience." HOTKf, Tlv St.

Marks Hn'rl, in the enter of the downtown distnei. is a' present underg' ing modernizat ion and interior improvements, according to Martin Marks. This improvement includes painting and refurnishing in many of the hotel rooms, the ultimate intention being the complete modernization of- the hotel's interior accommodations. A new recreation center for men has been equipped for billiards and other amusement facilities, providing increased recreation opportunities for both men and women guests the hotel. The interior improvement pro- is in addition to the complete rebuilding on the ground floor of me noiei oi tne quarters occupied by the recently opened Red Lion Tav ern, one of Oakland's newest coffee shops and beer taverns.

i COMFORT Laurel and Cedar Use in Eastbay Gardens Told Realty Board Urges Mortgages To Be Guarded Elimination of real ept-ite mortgages- from the list of investment seeurif'-s coming under the new Federal Securities Act. urged by the Oakland Real Estate Board in a recommendation forwarded yesterday to the National Association of Heal Estate Boards. The local organization's request is in part as follows: "Although realty mortgages ar frequently sold by brokers to investors, they do not, as a classification of investment, logically fall into the same groups of stocks and bonds and. other general investment securities that the new securities act is intended to control. It seems evident that the scope of the act was not expected by its sponsors to include realty mortgages.

As it now stands, the act 'does not ex empt mortgages but the Federal Trade Commission may interpret the act so as to do that. "The purpose of the act is to establish proper safeguards for the person who invests his money in securities of general distribution of the intrinsic value and dependability of which he has no personal knowledge nor means of informing himself. This is not the with' realty mortgages, trust deeds and ynilar evidences of loans on specific properties. "Throughout the United States at this time, the need for mortgage money to facilitate home-buiiding and normal realty transactions is most important and pressing. Imposition of any unnecessary restrictions on the freeing of such funds would have the effect of materially retarding the normal recovery of employment and business which has lately begun and is daily increasing in volume and intensity." NEW WALNUT PLANT The newly formed Sequoia unit of the California Walnut Growers' Association has selected the site for a new $45,000 processing plant at Visalia, Tulare County.

and SERVICE Miller Mortu Winners Given Chicago Trip By Ward Co. In a three months saler, contest, conducted by Montgomery Ward Crmpany in then- mail order departments, eight Cnkls' employees, one from Reno and one from SHcramento will leave the Southern Pacific Oakland Mole ai 6:45 Friday evening, August 4, for the Chicago World's Fair, on a six days visit. The winners of the contest will be given their transportation, accommodations in Chicago at the Median Athletic Club, and a for all Incidental expenses. Each of the winners will be accompanied by a purent, ''whose expenses will also be paid. The winners from Oakland are Verna Cooper, who in addition to the trip won a 77 automobile; Clements, Irene Hunter, Ardith De Forrest, Lorrin C'raiii, Madeline Chapman, Forest Severson, Margaret Spoltswood.

From Sacramento, Victor Abraham-son, from Reno, Eugene Michel. TAX FIGHT TO BE KEPT ALIVE Continuance of the fight made by organized realtors and property owners for equalization of taxes In California and further tax relief for common property is to be urged upon delegates to the forthcoming annual convention of California Heal Estate Association by representatives of the Oakland Real Estate Board, according to an-nouncoCnent of Ralph A. Knapp. chairman of the organization's committee on taxation. "Achievement of the first victory of common property owners and realty dealers in their long tax bat tle was the adoption of the Riley- Stewart Tax Plan at the recent election." said Knapp in a report to the realty board.

"Further equalization is necessary, however, before common property will be on a par with other forms of taxable wealth and it is evident that the forces which brought about Ihe adoption of the new lax system now being put into effort, muM continue their ram-painn 'We strongly urge that the Octnh-r convention of our stale association make this subject a chief item of consideration and that steps be then taken to continue the campaign for the 'quare deal for real estalf' in California's methods of taxation." HeaW PoDulation e' Gain for California California showed the most rapid gain in population of any state in the union, Increasing by 2R4.74!) since 11)30. with New York, Texas, Illinois and Pennsylvania following in the order named, according to figures announced by the Oakland Chamber of Commerce office of the Department of Commerce based on estimates of the Bureau of Census. The officially announced population of the United States on July 1933, is 125.693,000, which shows a net increase from July 1, 1932 of 871,000. at 2850 Telegraph office, chapels 2372 East CODE FJXES Of PAT RATE Members of the linoleum and felt base floor covering association, comprising all the manufacturers of such goods in the United States, on July 20, 1933, unanimously approved a brief code of fair competition which has been filed with the Recovery Administration. The code fixes maximum hours of labor, non-employment of minors, and minimum rates of pay.

The Oakland Plant of the Paraf-fine Companies, is the only linoleum and felt base factory located west of Cincinnati. This company Reports it is already Operating upon a scale of rates in excess of that required under the new code, and is furthermore operating on a thirty-six hour week basis. Furniture Factory Established Here Expressing confidence in business and industrial recovery, the Fox Manufacturing Company Is opening a new furniture factory at 4056 Hub bard Street, Emeryville. The sole owner and manager of the new plant is Charles Futterer, well known Pacific Coast furniture manufacturer, and for the past two years mannqer of the John Furniture Company of Oakland. The plant will specialize in the manufacture of living room upholstered furniture.

The value of the annual production is estimated at $200,000, with a yearly payroll of $00,000. Increased Service To West Waterfront The West Oakland Transportation Company has instituted new and increased service to the West Oakland waterfront fir the convenience of large numbers of persons employed on Bay Bridge work in that locality. Hereafter, the routing will he from 21 si and San Pablo, over San Pablo and Clay to Seventh. west on Seventh to A Street, north 1 mi i. fourteenth, and ic turning over the amc route.

Novel Heating System Feature Of Hotel Here The -steam healing system and domestic hot water equipment, re- centlv installed by the I. id! Heating Company at the Hotel Harrison, is completely automatic in operation, ,1. ,13.., T.inford points out. He states: "A unique feature i ef this installation is the use of a 1 new principle in wnlrr hra! I large buildings, namefv 'tank-less 1 tvne whlrh n.i.iui.. Slant sunply of hot water, riav or night.

This water heating unit em bodies a feature of great value in that it is made of Conner and bronze and, therefore, does n'ot per mit 01 me waver becoming foul This installation at the Hotel Har- rison is ine ursi 01 its -kind in the nrn Tk. toBi naj oi. iue complete SVS-tem Is fired by gas, using natural gas burners designed by the I.in-ford Heating Company especially for this particular installation. The quiet operation and cleanliness of this system contributes greatly to tbe comfort of guests." DAYTON, Ohio, Aug. S.

Frirsi- daire Corporation, refrigeration nnd 1 air conditioning subsidiary of Gen- i eral Motors Corporation, have pot into effect a 10 per cent incre-i'c in pay for all hourly workers in its two Dayton plants and twenty rum-uany ownd bra he throuelviut the riiintrv, ncrnrdinr to announcement by R. G. Bichler. p'-e and general miiager. Salaried workers in Dayton ffnd in 'lie twenty rihes.

who now receive" lSs than Sbino a yer. also receive a 10 per cent increase, the announcement slated. Great Activity In Packing Plant Employing a force of between 500 and 000 workers, and supplying a good marke' for fruit grown in this territory, the United Packing Com pany foot of Ninth Avenue, is very busy theM days. At the peak of the packing more than fiOO persons wi be employed, according to Fred IV Nouhol'f, president of the United Packing Co. Site Bought For Location Of New Plant Expansion on th- part of a pioneer 1 s.to Vninn.

ill nia. i mr i Refining Corpora' ion. The Cereal Products Refining Coi w. the inanur.ic'ur Peerless Yea si and Mai! Extract, The beverage subsidiary is thr California Brewing Association which brews Acme Beer nnd other Acme beverages. Jluilding plans are being rushed to completion and ground will be broken for the new plant during August.

The plant will be of modern construction, and will be eouipped with improved machinery, according to Samuel A. Clarke, president. "Initial expenditure for the plant l.will be about three-quarters of a million dcilars." Clarke raid, "we expect to employ more than two hundred California people in the first unit of the brewery." The establishment will be constructed in units, making suitable allowance for expansions in the future as the business requires. It is planned to equip the plant for a ca- nacitv or anout juu.uiiu Darrcis ci ,0 1 of of I 8 By GEORGE V. ROKDING Laurel and Cdar are two com- mon plant names that are very much overworked, with tbe result that there seems to be some confusion among Easlhay garden makers as to the scope of varieties covered by these terms.

In response to inquiries, I have listed in the succeeding paragraphs some of the better known Laurels which do well in local gardens. Grecian Laurel (Laurus nobilis) is just now being used a great deal to replace Eugenias that were killed by the severe freeze here last It is the true classic Laurel with which the ancient Greeks and Romans crowned their victors. Today it is widely used in a more homely way the leaves, known as "Bay Leaves" arc excellent for flavoring meat dishes. In your garden it grows as a small compact tree of pyramidal form, and in an unlrim-med state is very good for semi-formal plantings. It can be trimmed into standards very much as Eugenias are trimmed.

The most commonly planted "Laurel" is "English Laurel," not really a true Laurel, but a member of the very large family of "Primus" which includes cherries. 1 "lines, peaches, and other stone fruits. Its branch of the Cherry Laurel family is known as Lauroc-erasus, a quirk-growing shrub that will stand severe pruning, and is well adapted as a foundation plant for buildings. Portugal Laurel is similar in habit, and is one of the best plants in this area for planting in shades. It can be trimmed into a fairly low hedge, or allowed to develop into a pyramidal tree 20 feel or more in height.

The Carolina Cherry Laurel and our native California and Catalina Cherry Laurels belong to this same group. All have clean attractive foliage, and are valued as tall hedge plants for informal boundary plantings. Our native 'California Bay" is quite similar in leaf and form to the Grecian Laurel. It is sometimes called "Pepperwood" because of its aromatic leaves. Among the handsomest of our native broadleaf evergreen trees, it is suitablt lor planting in large grounds, at the KU1LL tlAKKlbUN "The sole idea of the management of ige wupse me successiui enoris ot lasi beer per year, year, officers and directors of the.

The products of this company are Pacific Coast Gift and Housewares well know throughout the Western Show Association are arranging to Stales. The new plant will serve Soul hern California. Arizona. New- hold another show in Oak and this i Mexico and south-westci Neada. year that will attract hundreds of A corporation known as tbe Cali-buyers from the Pacific Coast, The i fornia Brewing Association of dates are August 20-27, F.

Po- Southern California will operate the fa hi of Los Angeles, president of the I new plant. The northern nlant lo-association, will be managing direc- icatedt San Francisco is known as tor of the Oakland show. I the California Brewing Association. Motel Harrison is to keep our guests comfortable and happy." CLAIRE BOTTENFIELD. Manager.

Our Location "Close to Everything" Rates are Low Our Employees Courteous HOTEL HARRISON Harrison at 14th LAkeside 1900 The Birchfield Steel Tubular Steam Boiler, fired by Linford Automatic Gas Burner, and the Parkinson Tanldess Water Heater installed in HOTEL HARRISON LINFORD HEATING CO. 1244 E. 14th Street. AN dover 3721 1.