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Oakland Tribune from Oakland, California • Page 26

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OAKLAND TFJEUNE, SUNDAY, AUGUST 1, 1937, READY FOR FALL SEASON ANOTHER OAK KNOLL HOME COMPLETED Gardener Urges Offers Home Buying Is Soon to' Start 1.J I deal Clime C.sica of Home Hinges Vpzn Specific Desire Cf Ownen on Weather Realty Firm Fixes Next Month as Peak Of Oakland Activity The Fall home-buying period will Study of Soils Proper Analysis Gives Best Results When Planting Flowers By GEORGE C. ROEDING JR. President California Nursery Company Whpn utartincr a new earden or re- XXX KN start today, and by the middle -i fL Jiilb JiNiS vis lliskSC -1 August it will be in fuU swing. Thai Kxxx4 kNsSxx-- is the opinion of the Mason -Mc --fV In sections with varying climates mnriplini? an nld one it is wise to Duffie Company, and it is based on the fact that, beginning last Sundaj v. 'X give some study to soil conditions.

and continuing throughout the weei Soils may be rougnijyuviaea mm thru. kIsccm loamv soil, clayey RorlreW Highlands Ter soil and sandy soil. Good loamy soil race, where 21 homes are now built i it or building, exceeded in numDerj and evinced greater interest than in any similar period since early in June. Is the Ideal type, commmng puiu sand and clay with generous quantities of decayed vegetable maer or humus. The presence of hurnus is necessary for plant growth, and humus Is usually present only in top soiL It sometimes happens, in buying soil, that one gets soil of good tnvtnro tnUon frnm excavations that Two new homes were finished tnis hrinffinff the total of com v1 HflpTfrflW rswwKvvy-v- -wwo ich as the Eastbay, It is very important that the home buyer with specific inclinations as to climatic qualifications, should be sure that the immediate area in which his final' selection is made has those attributes that are his particular desire.

This is pointed out by executives of the Oak Knoll tract development, in the country club area of the Oakland foothills. EQUABLE CLIMATE' "In Oak Knoll," states David D. Bnhannon, "one of the most equable climates in the Eastbay is to be found. It Is never uncomfortably warm; it is never excessively cold; and there is a minimum of moisture in the atmosphere due to prevalent I pleted homes up to 10 and leaving 11 homes neanng complexion. Rockwell and Harold Savage are is lacking in fertility until humus Completed this week, this five-room home is one ol a group oi ten new residences which Mason-McDuifie.

Company has ready in Berkeley Highlands Terrace. Twenty-one new homes. In alL will be ready for Fall occupancy. the builders. is added.

"Completion of these new nomes RICH FOOD PIqvov anils are usually rich In gives Berkeley Hignianas lerrace an exceptionally wide variety of arcfiitectural designs, floor plans and prices," states an official of the Cnmoanv. "and the BUILDING PROGRAM CONTINUES plant food that is not readily accessible. It is composed of particles so fine they run, together and pack so tightly that air and moisture are excluded arid the feeder roots of plants fogs. Due to the snciterea location, homes are also protected from wind, fh never dust laden, a There'i alvrayg omethlng new to be seen at Oak Knoll, according to the David D. Bohannoh Organization, builders and developers of the property.

As well as many new residences, Breuner furnished display home Is among the attractions for visitors. can not develop in mem. inese clayey soils can be broken up by the eViarn canH nnrl humus. feature about this particular group of homes that will appeal to buyers is that the homes ar8 now ready for occupancy. "There is every indication that this Tall will see one of the most hnvinff neriods in years.

very important consideration for many people. We feel safe in the BUUillUIl Dilfip Humus is supplied by decayed vege-tohu matter in nrh forms as animal that OaK Knoii cannot db excelled in healthful climate by any ORINDA HOME OF TYPICAL SPANISH DESIGN For that reason builders in Berkeley section of Central caiuomia. UD TO TEOGEAM Highlands Terrace nave Deenwom-(na at tnn tved to eet their homes manures, leaf mold or peat. Manure, compost and leaf mold are rich In plant food, but, as they soon break down and unite with the soil parti-Tirthrvare" fibnio-effective as "It was this fact, coupled with ready during the early part of Au the natural beauty of OaK Knoii ffa nroxlmltv to the main busi gust. It is our experience xnai wnen the home buying period begins evervnn wants a home for immedi ng and namufacturing centers of ate occupancy.

This year we believe r.eda County, that Induced the nntinn nrenn izatlnn to under- people will begin Buying earner than ticual rln tn the widesnread t. the large residential building peat in improving soil texture. Although peat is vegetable matter, It decays very slowly and remains in the soil as a loose, spongy mass that is easily penetrated by fibrous roots and which absorbs and retains many times its own weight of water. Peat in itself has practically no fertilizing value, but by mellowing heavy soils nrl maHnff thpm retentive to mois rt am that is now well under v. ia the tract There are already recognition of the serious housing shortage (particularly in the lower- fiv and x-room nomes led and practically ready for JW" 'V r.It- ney.

These nomes are wen priced brackets) in tne we are fortunate in having a wide selection of homes in this classification located in this restricted. Berkeley arpa. Thi in not altogether' a mat vanguard as to architectural i. floor elan, and anooint- ture it renders available more of the plant food naturally in the soil. Its use should be supplemented by fer is.

and due to the large scale ter of chance; it is due partly to our i i in tf our onerations ana a carerui tilizers. NEED FERTILIZER belie! tnat tne neaviest aemana wm be for moderate-priced homes, and also to the fact that low site prices study of the co-ordinating of labor, they have been kept within the Sandy soils are usually deficient in nlant food and need decaying ana adequate low-cost iinancuig itted builder to keer total moans of families 01 only average income. Of course, restrictions are fullv nhsfrved." home costs remarkably low." humus both for, its fertilizing value and to improve its texture. It is oftpn advisable to mix eood loam Cak Knoll, where the Breuner This new residence in Oakmore has three commodious bedrooms, a bath and a social hall with a floor plan arranged, for comfort and liveableness. It is situated at 1890 Leimert Boulevard in Oakmore.

Mitchell Austin are the realtors. with very sandy soils, as well as to furnished home is an attraction, is by way of 82nd Avenue om Foothill Boulevard. add fertilizer and peat. Feat is valuable in coarse, sandy soil to retain the moisture which otherwise ii II i II Firm Offers Photo Display sea TW homm under construction for Mr. and Mrs.

M. Ollvera. contains Six rooms, garage and would drain rapidly away. NEW EASTBAY INDUSTRY OPENS Heal soil Improvement should go in 24 inches deeo. In wet heavy Mill ill lafi ifttrili niiliinii iiiliiiiUMiiWir' patio and follows the low lines of old Spain.

The architect Is Frederick L. Confer; the builder is Earl M. Malott. Mitchell Austin are the tract representatives lor Orinda. Thirri.rlimpnslon BhotograohJ Of soils it may be necessary to make to Make Home Sites the Piedmont and Oakland hill sec-tlnnsnaka im an Interesting exhibit some provision lor drainage as weu.

In old gardens where the soil is poor a soil improvement program might be spread over a number of now on display at the Montclair Company's new office at Mora era Avpmia and Mountain Boule Half Year Shows Big Building years, renovating a section eacn vard. Paul Pause, head of the firm, year. Improvement of the top six explains tnat tnese pictures are nnrt nf an aerial survey of the East- inches of soil each year ior several years also will bring permanent results eventually, though this method Hope nnt nrovidfi the deer. loose TOOt bay just completed by Harrison Gain in Metropolitan Oakland run demanded by many plantv Ryker. Viewea witn tne aia stereoscope, an effect of depthw given as If actually looking, down from an airplane.

tvi. annrnaehec to the new Broad Although home building in the MetroDolitan Oakland urban area I -www V. 1 pi I liiiilf 111,1 isiBfi' way tunnel are clearlyshown, with was reduced in volume during May and June under that of the preced FAMILY DROP REPORT DENIED By MORTON J. McDONALD The classification of "Homes for Sale" In last Sunday's Tribune cer-tainly refutes the eharge that the American family has dwindled to two and a fraction persons, as statisticians ask us to believe, We invest our money In those enterprises which give assurance of a return, we pay for the advertising of property that we hope to sell. It follows that the classified pages of a metropolitan paper are at once a thermometer and a ba tne portal Duuaings ai com cuu v-parently rising toward the stereo.

ing two months, the total of such con- Dutch Cookies Now on Sale imna A trllP rnhcention OI tne 011- a ference in abVitude between the old and new tuhnel levels is presented, th tsoaiitv nf the new Grizzly the total investment in all new building as compared with 40.7 per cent for the first half of 1938. Last year the average construction cost per dwelling was $4669 while this year the average Is $5805, the realty board's analysis shows. Illustrative of the home building activity as compared with total new construction in each of the Metropolitan Oakland muncipialities is the following table which reports the official records for the first half of this vear and the comparable figures for 1938: strucilon during the first nan oi this year is nearly 50 per cent greater than that of the comparable period of 1938, the Oakland Real Estate-Board finds from analysis of official data released by the building department executives of the nine municipalities involved. Peik Boulevard skirting the peaks SInele-famlly home construction of 1937 represents 53.7 per cent of Total IYrmits or tne niiis is grapnicauy uisjjiajcu. Aurvey.of new homes by means of this instrument reveals the activity in Upper Piedmont and in, other properties immediately adjacent.

The Montclair Realty Company demonstrates the device daily, and the public is invited to enjoy the novel pictorial display in conjunction with the open house being held at the "pent house" model home at the realty company's building. Single-Family Homes rometer by which to measure the All Construction "The tunnel is almost ready, and at Orinda expect an unprece-r i demand for real estate," says -eth Allen, sales manager for Austin, realtors. -t think what a home in Orinda means," declared Allen. there is a low tax rate and is important to a home owner. there'! the best water in the Mokelumne water, Just like and Oakland enjoy, and rati's are low.

lit that is Just the beginning in rating the facilities at Orinda. re is no excess telephone bill, for j're on the Berkeley exchange, iricity and fine roads, gas mains i to provide natural gas for the district, fire protection, an eight-grade school, a riding where you can secure ior delightful excursions over hills, and a community center shopping are among the other i nntages, "we expect the tunnel will be 4y in Srptember, bringing Orinda a fifteen-minute spin from nter of Eerkeley and Oak-' i. And then, too, the bus line will in operation with the opening of tunnel, which will provide rapid it from fascinating country life "inda.to the city centers. are about 300 splendid rg sites still available, and homes are starting daily. There ii new homes under construe-i in Orinda now, and many more 'its begun before the Summer ore who enjoys home life in with the I of the city at hand, but ti unexcelled climate, fogs and wind, should i lor 'c over, the remarkable i r.ow being offered in Orinda." First half 1937: Number market in that city.

Thp first classified real estate Better Cookies, located at 4242 Hubbard Street In Emeryville, is an addition to this community's rollf industries. The firm specializies In Holland type cookies. Glen J. Perry is the general manager of the new company. pnfie on July 25, contained offers of nrnnetties.

of which 34, or more Oakland .3211 Berkeley B92 Alameda 355 Piedmont HI Hayward f2 San Leandro 134 Richmond 277 Albany 153 Emeryville 38 How an Improved machine is making it possible for everyone to have what only a limited number could eWoy before is illustrated in the new plant of Better Cookies, at 4312 Hubbard Street, Emeryville, a ijew industry manufacturing Dutch-cookies in quantity. Glenn J. Perry is general manager of the company. "This is the type of cookie which the Holland people, both at home in the Netherlands and in this country, make up in quantities at Christmas time to last all the year," states Perry. "The distinguishing characteristic of these cookies, aside from the special dough of which they are made, is that the Hollanders mold them on wooden boards in which have been carved shapes of animals, windmills and other figures.

The dough is pressed info these molds and the surplus is sliced away with a knife, after which the molded figures are placed on pans to bake. "Some years ago a molder named Werner in Grand Rapids, became interested in making a machine to mold these cookies. Re- Cost Cost $4,856,990 507 $1,353,294 1,304,730 145 745,889 383,058 48 205,800 600,712 47 543,801 24 91,301 429,143 82 387,908 420,866 78 255,450 260.865 69 233,675 648,139 1 1,500 $9,050,186 999 $4,818,796 $4,543,249 326 $1,601,203 1,220,190 127 876,130 551,559 53 200,150 455,827 35 350,567 66,959 15 46,650 406,935 52 250,106 190,529 35 100,320 .142,298 40 115,260 203,356 2 4,300 $7,780,912 695 $3,244,766 cently, F. C. Werner, son of the Grand Rapids molder, improved the machine rand this so speeded up manufacture that a single unit is now able, to produce 3000 pounds cookies in an hour, loweringosts so they can be sold in neighborhood stores.

"The plant employs from 15 to 25 persons, according tOtne season and conditions, and has a capacity of 15,000 pounds Of Cookies a day-seven and atalf tons, or almost enough tOatisfy any small boy's dream of a lifetime stock of cookies." Totals T.5358 First half 1936: Oakland 2993 Berkeley 703 Alameda 389 123 Hayward 31 San Leandro 138 Richmond 187 Albany 124 Emeryville 31 Totals 4717 than 38 per cent, possessed three or more bedrooms. In fact, a true pcr-centafie would be higher because unquestionably some of the more expensive homes contained four or mode bedrooms, but the descriptions, while full in many respects, failed to specify the number and kind of rooms. There may be cycles In the popularity of various sizes of homes. For some reason the four-room bungalow was particularly the vogue in 1935 and 1936. The conviction of this popularity Is founded upon the noticeable preponderance of such offers in the want-ads, of the time.

Possible reasons for the demand for the small home a couple of years ago 'lay in the sudden increase in the" number of weddings after the passing of the depression, and the equally rapid breakup of family groups in which married children had, from necessity, continued to dwell under the parental roof during the period of stress. Whatever theoretical reasons may be advanced for the growth of the American the fact remains that today, at least In Oakland, some two-fifths of the real estate offerings are houses of the larger type, and in price ranges from $7000 WflfftVY ifc 1 flft. Today Visit the Pent House MODEL HOME Dramatically Different-Furnished by Devonshire I.ocnted In the. Ken 1 I i 1 1 v-Ki Realfv BuildinQ. I1W.M.

6MU Moraga at Mr. Biva. Aim jenie.m nw homes nperx Jodiiy 1731 Mountain Boulevard Voin These Hills Fremont first saw and named Artistic Monterey Colonial S-room. Larue level lot! oak trees; near OAK KNOLL HAS A NATURAL AIR CONDITIONED CLIMATE Free from fogs and raw winds, with comfortable humidity at all times. That's the story of Oak Knoll's climate.

It's an environment that's pleasant in every respect; fully restricted, completely improved, of established character and surrounded by three of California's finest golf courses. You'll enjoy living in Oak Knoll. And the homes, and six rooms style'd as tastes will dic- tate, thoughtfully planned and thoroughly constructed. A dozen ready for your inspection, including a Breu-ner furnished display home. F.H.A.

purchase terms apply to all of Ihem. rr.lrt)ak' Knoll, with its air conditioned climate, homes are easy to acquire and just as easy to maintain. i Drive out Foothill Blvdi' to 82nd Avenue. Turn left and follow the Bohannon signs. 7 A residential development of the David D.

Bohannon Organisation OAKLAND OFFICE: 331 17th STREET HI gate 1613 chonl, bua and train. Bargain. 67S0. Golden Gate up. Bearing in mind that anticipa-j tion of results determines the type of proKty offered, the investor must conclude that the expectancy of larger families, or the rjesire to maintain the old California tradi-I tion of the open house sets the fash-! ion for the homes of today and the immediate future.

5924 La Salle Avenue Brand new English. 8 apadom rooma, i4 acre with pines. Modern Colonial 1 1 1 1 Fremont House Created hv Architect Harvey Slo- combe. t'nunially well planned and hunt. Soc in I room! air conni- Monod furnace.

Exceptional value Modern Bathtubs at $9M. 6150 Moraqa Avenue lExcep 1 1 on 1 1 larite rooms, conveniently for comfortable 1 1 1 Ont of three home, completed in Mon Prk, Other re Nfovy' Mnntcrrv culnnialt air eon- riitioninB; ncitr trains and school. Special at J730O. Adjacent to $10,000 homes. 6016 Johnston Drive Have Shower Seats Modern bathtubs are' featuring seat's for showers.

These seats are also a convenience for bathing chil-j dren. They are "being shown -also in shower cabinets, with the con-j trol valves within arm's length, i Modern tubs are much lower than I older models, sortie of them being only 18 inches from the floor. from these, very hills you can see you that very Golden Gate, the ocean, and twenty cities at your of which General Fremont never, nf j. So close you seem almost to So near you can reach the cf Oakland in a few minutes. And a enjoy the quiet of Nature's peace, i piration of Nature! beauty, in 'Ion Park.

Drive up Monica 1o turn rinht to Johnston, 5 rooms, with fruit trees. Owner levin Immediately, must sell at once. Coronation i and Villador $4000 A Country Estate in the Piedmont Hills, 5529 Snake Road Better Living 1 those In financial position to do so nat urally choose one of these two exclusive residential parks in that exclusive residential suburb Piedmonts Man-made restric- tions and man-made improvements will protect arid develop for all time the natural beauties of Upper Piedmont Estates and St-. James Wood c.w ii Main Office: GLencourt 4S74 Half blork north nf Mountain the former beautifully furnished. Fout other fin homei ire under construction.

From the Junction of Park Boulevard and Mountain. Boulevard follow the arrows. Boulevard. Sf ramblm California Mission typo home. Fine Lit St room- H'Mtl hall, furnace; four-car mrHKfs; siahle.

etc. ni Ow ner cT ng Otfrts poerty at hp'mi' art MS! 1 nr.cf nn (hit $S9 INCOME INVESTIGATE How you can build a beautiful arartmcnt building on hberal financing. i analysis on ound income investments. PAGE COMPANY INVESTMENT Broadway Eidg. 1419 Broadway HI nt TIIL'S tonav, rhouis and Information on request.

now in our nrtc vl fires riomttMRREAnrj J'uHf't fssociatyx .:74 Tracf Office: ANdover 3S44.

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