The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

The soôre building p:cdtured a bove represents a new step in thé activities Of James Crabb, North ShoTe builder. Désigned - by M. H. Becklman, ýarchîtect associated. unth Mr. Crabb-, this one-story building is modern in appearance, nterior arrangement,.*and. construction. While deuigned for the sale and seroicinig.tof.automa.tic heatingý and air co ndiiolting systems and equipment,, the interioàr is, adaptable to a variety ôo uses with onl, minor changes. To make the building fireproof, a new type of waterrof concérete. blocék îs used for the exterior walls. Porceain enamnel on heavy steel in contrasting. colors is used for the fac e of the building which is illumin- ated indirectly by means of the lat-' est type of zeon tubing, silhouettingi. the building at night, The roof is supported by heavy trusses in1 a sin- gle span, making possible the use of the entire floor area unobstructed. by coumns orot ehr supports. The large show room is designed to accommodate a, number of dis- play units in actual operation with speciâl concealed lighting to spot- light- these units. Interior decora- tions will bc modern n design and color. Asphait tule floors in the show roorn and offilces. will be in harmon- izing color and patterns. Schampel Heating company, for- mnerly of Chicago, has had a long experience in the heating and air conditioning fields. They have the exclusive franchise for the distribu- tion- in this area of Timken, Silenit Automatie OU burning and F~air- banks Morse coal burning equip- ment. They also represent other leading manufa cturers of similar and allied equiprnent. When occu- pying their new headquarters (about September 15), they will be able to offer complete facilities for the. sale and servicing of automatic heat- ing and air conditioning equipment. Long established as a residential builder, Mr. Crabb feels that with the rapid development of outlying or shop which. should be as up-to- date asthe community. which it serves. This building, built for today, ýwith an eye for tomorrow, is the first of a series ýwhich Mr. Crabb is plan- ning., Many Visit Homes in Connecticut Village .Xn hnres ,fprsp ective horne buyers are inspecting a group of new and attractive Colonial homes nearing cornpletion in Con- necticut Village, eight-acre tract one block south of the Kenilworth sta- tions o! the North Shore and North Western railways, accordinig to Irvin A. Blietz, designer and builder of the development. Twelve homes ranging in price from $13,750 to $16,200 are on' dis- play. Six are now open for interior inspection, including one completely furnished by John M. Smyth and company.,The others were sold be- fore they were completed.. Plans for two more homes already sold are being completed and con-' struction is scheduled to 1,egin soon. Drafting rooms are buzzing with ac- tion as plans are also b e i n g rush- ed for a group. of larger homes ranging in size up to ten rooms with three and one-half baths, Mr. Bit announced, .,aIl to be built in Con- necticut village on sites wp to 126-. & di or THE D E S 1225 Ce a JomWC 1i939 TRADE MARK 0F QUALITY BUILDING I GNI NG FIN ANCI NGC BUILDING ntral Avenue Wilmette 456 10/4eewoZ, - 1