November 12, 1964
Ford Agency
Poge 15
In Second
Generation
The father and son comprising
McRobert Motor Co. — Chester
A. McRobert Sr. and Chester A.
McRobert Jr. — have this in
common:
They both entered the auto bus
iness at the end of wars.
McRobert Sr. came out ofworld
War I to become a car salesman
in March, 1920.
McRobert Jr., one war and a
police action, came out of army
service in Korean action to join
his father’s firm.
After 10 years of auto selling,
McRobert Sr. was in business for
himself.
The McRoberts have another
thing in common, careers in civic
activities.
McRobert Sr. headed the civic
group that, with city cooperation,
raised funds for construction of
City Hall as a veterans memorial.
He was active in American Legion
and Kiwanis affairs, and for 10
years he was a member of the
Gresham city council.
For two years he was president
of the state auto dealers associa
tion and for six years Oregon di
rector in the National Auto Dealers
Assn.
McRobert Jr. serves on the
Gresham planning commission and
is Northwest regional represen-
tative of the Ford National Dealers
Council.
One of t,le hnest features of the new McRobert Ford agency in Gresh-
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cor Io*. Roy Ballard, used car salesman, is shown
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McRobert specials. There is plenty of room
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These salesmen at McRobert Ford can’t help but
admire their product. Left to right are Tex Clum,
Rov Ballard, Bill Richardson and Roy Chaney. All of
McRobert's salesmen are experienced in their field
and can guarantee every customer competent help.
(Outlook photo)
for customers to drive in off the street, too. The big McRobert sign is
shown in the foreground.
(Outlook photo)
Chester A. McRobert Jr., president and general manager of McRobert
Motor Co., is active in civic and automobile industry affairs. He is a
member of Gresham planning commission and regional representative in
Northwest for Ford National Dealer Council.
(Outlook photo)
Singing Star
To Headline
'65 Auto Show
A hydrofoil boat, larger than
anything yet attempted in that de
sign , is being built for the U.
S. Navy by Puget Sound Bridge
& Dry Dock Co. of Seattle. It
will be over 220 feet long and 40
feet wide. Powered with twin die
sels, it will cruise in excess of
50 knots.
Leslie Uggams, pet of the Mitch
Miller Television show for several
seasons past, will be the head
line performer in the big stage
presentation of the 1965 model
Portland Automobile Show in the
Memorial Coliseum from Tuesday,
Nov. 24, through Sunday, Nov.
29.
Announcement that the 21 year
old singing star will top a five
act bill was made by Fred Bauer,
chairman of the Auto Show Com
mittee of the Automobile Dealers
Association of Portland, sponsors
of the show.
All the glittering new cars in
all the models and styles--for the
majority of show goers the prime
attraction--will be on display In
the Coliseum and Exhibit Hall.
In addlton, the show will offer
dozens of feature displays and
exhibits, free Soap Box derby rides
in real Soap Box derby winners
for the kids and movies of the last
and the first Indianapolis races,
1964 and 1911.
The bumps and scratches that cars take every day
are ironed out smoothly and quickly in the new body
shop at McRobert's. Here, Warren Norquist, a body.
shop expert, opp'ies a moulding to a bashed-in door.
The new quarto s are much larger than the old body
•hop.
(Outlook photo >