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p e rfo rm a n s and long life has been im proved in 1942 despite the re s tric . te td use of c ertain m etals essential to natio n al defense. "T he new models a re u nquestion ably the finest in th e com pany's 28- y e a r history,’’ he declared. “ A long-range, far-sig h ted re search program has enabled the F ord M otor com pany to be p repared for 1942 problem s w ithout e ffe c t on the quality o f th e ir cars. T hey a re co st ing m ore to m a n u fa c tu re b u t .they a re the best F ord has ev er b u ilt.” Bob Cooke Talks on 1942 Ford A m erica’« new est, m ost m odern six-cylinder engine. O r, th e ru g g ed pow erful V .8 o f proved econom y. T\wo op tio n al 90 ho rsep o w er en gines. T h a t’s the headline new s ub- o u t th e 1942 F ord c a rs w hich m ade th e ir public d e b u t th is w eek in the ehow room s o f the Bob Cooke M otor eom puny, local F o rd dealers. F irs t ‘‘six ’’ e v e r in troduced by the F o rd M otor com pany th e new pow er p la n t has been a leading topic of speculation fo r m any m onths. I t can now be rev ealed th a t it is com parable to th e fam o u s V-8 in perform ance, w ith th e add ed a ttra c tio n o f g re a te r econom y. W hile th e V -8’s new ru n n in g m ate w as d ra w in g a large sh are o f a tte n tio n a t the f irs t show ing o f F ords fo r ‘42 local m otorists found th a t the m an w ho ju s t recen tly com pleted the w o rld 's f irs t plactic autom obile body had inco rp o rated m any advanced sty le innovations in his new cars. E x te rio r sty lin g o f th e 1942 Ford is e n tire ly new . A low, wide grill is the d o m in a n t fe a tu re o f the new fro n ta l design .which gives the oar a la rg e r m ore massive appearance. W ider fen d ers, flow ing sm oothly into th e body lines acc en tu a te th e g e n e ral stream lin ed e ffe c t from fro n t to sm a rtly -tap e red re ar. Bodies flare o u t to com peltely conceal ru n n in g bo ard s a n d headlam ps and p ark in g lights recess in to fenders. In te rio r tre a tm e n t finds a now high in lu x u ry o f appo in tm en ts and com fort. U se o f le a th e r a n d cloth u p h o lstery in com bination gives an a p p ea lin g tw o tone e ffe c t. The re . designed in stru m e n t panel is excep tio n a lly a tta rc tic e w ith new uses of plastic achieving strik in g b eau ty p a rtic u la rly in th e com bination of rad io sp eak er panel and larg e circu la r dials c o n ta in in g the speedom eter a n d clock. E n g in e erin g advances have kept pace w ith th e advanced style innova tio n s In th e n ew F o rd the local deal e r pointed out. T h e re ’s a so fte r, m ore sta b le ride. T his, he said is m ade possible by such im provem ents a s w ider c a r tre a d . Ion g e r sp rin g s a n d double-action shock ab so rb ers all around. T h ere ’s g re a te r sa fe ty in the new F o rd s too. T he c ars have a low er c en . t e r o f grav ity , and stabilized easier steerin g , from an im proved torsion bair, .which w hen com bined w ith a tra c k b a r helps to keep ste erin g m e chanism in p e rfe c t a lig n m en t u n d e r a ll conditions. The d a n g e r o f skid d in g has been m inim ized by a 60-10 d istrib u tio n o f b ra k in g p re ssu re be tw een fro n t a n d re a r w heels. T h e re ’s added driv in g com fort, the re su lt of easie r a ctio n in th e fin g e r tip g e a rsh ift, c lu tch pedal and h y . drau lic b ra k e system com bined wit:! c o n tro lled v e n tilatio n th ru o u t and e xceptionally good visibility. T h ere a re e n g in e erin g advances on th e 1942 engines which re su lt in fa s t e r acceleratio n and im proved clim b in g ability. A h ighlight is th e new “ stre am lin e d ’ ’e x h au st system w hich p e rm its fa s te r disposal o f exhaust gasses red u ced back p re ssu re and c o rresp o n d in g ly im proved p e rfo r m ance. T h e re ’s v a rie ty too, in body stylo a s w ell a s colors. T he S u p e r D eluxe aeries fo r 1942 includes six m odels including th e p o p u lar convertible clu b coupe, sedan-coupe and statio n w agon. T he d eluxe line o ffe rs fo u r body ty p es a n d th e special m odels d esigned f o r su p e r econom y a re a v ailab le in th re e body styles. And m ost im p o rta n t o f all a c c o r d in g to th e local d e a le r ,F ord quality URGE PU R C H A SE B E FO R E ADVANCE IN PR IC E “ A w ord to th e wise is su ffic ie n t.” Mr. W. A. Hessel o f the H essel Im plem ent com pany o f G resham said this w eek th a t his firm w e re still selling tra c to rs and fa rm im plem ents at the old prices b u t th a t th ey would have to advance prices in th e very n e a r fu tu re . The purchase o f a tr a c to r a n d any kind o f farm m achinery now will m ean a su b sta n tia l saving according to M r .Hessel w ho u rg es th a t fa rm ers in th is te rrito ry o rd e r now and avail them selves o f th e saving. GARFIELD - •=— Mrs. A nna E g an s o f P o rtlan d is visiting h e r d a u g h te r and fam ily, Mr. and Mrs. E arl G u n te r, th is week. H ector A nders w as transact™ ,* b u siness in P o rtlan d T uesday. Mr. a n d Mrs. W . C. T ay lo r and Mrs. E arl G u n ter w e n t to S andy S ta r w ith a g roup from E stacada T uesday eneving. W. C. T aylor le ft fo r T ongue Point fo r a few days w ork W ednesday. The D unlop place know n a s m outh Knoll was sold re ce n tly to :fo rn ia people. T hey m oved to field last W ednesday. G arfield p e rty seem s to be boom ing. P ly Cal- G a r pro G raveside services w ere held W ed nesday a t Zion c em ete ry fo r O liver Perkins who died M onday a t th e Oregon C ity hospital. T rucks now h a u l ab o u t one-sixth as m uch fre ig n t a s ra ilro a d s a n d f a r . tiers o p e ra te a b o u t o n e -fo u rth of ill tru c k s in th e c o u n try . B ecause the fe d era l go v ern m en t wTa n ts a com plete in ventory o f tra n s p o rta tio n available a detailed re g is tra tio n of all farm er-ow ned tru c k s w ill soon be u n d e rta k en . S ta te m e n t o f ow nership, m anage m ent as re q u ire d by th e A c t of C ongress, A u g u st 24, 1912 and March 3, 1933 o f th e C lackam as C ounty News, published w eekly a t E stacada, O regon, f o r O ct. 1, 1941. S ta te o f O regon, C ounty o f C lacka m as: ss. B efore m e ,a n o ta ry public in and fo r the s ta te and co u n ty a fo resaid , personally a p p e a ’ed 7-, D. M eade, who, h aving been duly sw orn accord ing to law .deposes and says th a t he is th e pu b lish er o f th e C lackam as C ounty News, a n d th a t th e follow ing is, to the b est o f his know ledge and belief, a tru e sta te m e n t o f the ow nership and m an a g em e n t o f th e afo re sa id publication fo r th e d a te show n in th e above caption, req u ire d by the A ct o f A u g u st 24 ,1912, as am en d ed by th e A c t o f M arch 3, 1933, e m . bodied in section 537 postal laws a n d reg u latio n s, to-w it. 1 T h a t th e nam e and a d d ress </ th e pub lish er, ed ito r a n d busin m an ag er is: P ublisher, L.D .M eade, E O regon. E d ito r, L. D. Mea' O regon. B usiness m an ag er, T E stacada, O regon. 2 T h a t th e oiw M eade, E stacad a, C 3 T h a t th e Me ity Holden® a re : Ï L. L>. Mh Subscribed a ..—- m e this 7 th d a y F ra n k Shi My Com. expira M r. a n d son M arvin v pa, Ida., witl m ily .fo rm e r borhood. Mr. and M land sp e n t Various kinds o f com bination foods d a u g h te r M ri are now bein g pre-cooked and th en Mr. and Mi frozen fo r sale to those who can thu3 the past weel tak e a frozen package, h e a t it, and son W illard serve it d irectly. O ne o f th e cross sta y e d on the contin en tal airlines has a lre ad y o r chores. dered a varied a sso rtm en t o f these precooked frozen foods Jo be served Mr. a n d Mif on p a sse n g er planes. Mrs. W .W. b e rg w ere din Look o v e r our nice line o f good Mrs. B e rt Mil wood h e a te rs and re aso n a b ly priced F ra n k F o r old fashioned wood ranges. You g et th e m ost fo r y o u r m oney in stoves a load o f whq and ranges here. W e also have a and th en ca fine a sso rtm en t o f good used sew ing his brother.* m achines. T obaison Second H and Mrs. H/ Store, Pow ell Blvd, G resham , O re latives in / gon.— Adv. m m ~ N o visit to th e Y ellow stone e ith e r Sandy Scouts Win First Award The S andy Boy Scouts w on firs t aw ard in the a n n u al s tu n t show spon sored by th e Sandy W om en's club on F riday o f la st week. Seven e n trie s w ere m ade in th e show w ith th e follow ing w in n e rs: Deep C reek B usy Bee c lu b second w ith a “ P o c a h o n ta s” scene, a n d the W elches P a re n t-T e a c h h e r association CHEM AW A TRIM S GRESHAM th ird w ith a c o u rt scene. BY 6 TO 0 SCORE Ju d g e s fo r th e e n trie s w e re P r in . cipal S averude and M isses M echen The Chem aw a B raves scalped the and S ta b e r all of th e G resham high G resham high football eleven in a school. fa st gam e last F rid a y a fte rn o o n on The la st bond o f the W om ens club th e In d ia n ’s grid. T his is th e first building will be paid o u t o f th e pro gam e G resham has lost th is season. ceeds o f th is show. The victory o f th e C hem aw a team The S andy W om en's club building over G resham places them in a tie cost n early $4000 and w as e rec te d for firs t place in th e B ig N ine league. five y e ars ago. - -• ■' In person or in p ic tu re would be com- NEW S - ., * •• », ; . ' . . --V • 'v ~ ’ ft P*e te w ith o u t a view o f th a t W yo m ing p ark s fam ous bears. H ere you I see grizzftea e atin g a t th e conyon FR ID A Y , O CTO RER 17 ,1041 Roy Still has gone to sou th ern O re gon fo r a w eeks vacation. Max M illsap a n d w ife o f N orth Bend a re visiting this w eek w ith his p a re n ts Mr. a n d Mrs. B e rt Millsap. Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Still a tte n d e d a p a rty in P o rtlan d S a tu rd ay evening a t th e hom e o f Mr. and Mrs. G lenn M unger, the honor g u e st being Cap ta in L aw rence Hood and on Sunday th e y w ere d in n e r g u ests o f Mr. and M rs. H ugh W ilson, Mrs. S till’s p a r . e n ts and enjoyed m eeting re la tiv e s fro m S an F rancisco a n d E ugene. Mrs. Geo. F o rm a n a tte n d ed the K appa Sigm a M others club luncheon la s t w eek in G resham a t the hom e of Mrs. V ern P a rk e r .T h ere w ere eleven ladies p re se n t and M rs .F o im a n e n jo y ed it especially as it was held on h e r b irthday. T he Good W ill clu b m et a t th e hom e of L .A. W allace w ith Hildr, ■ W allace a ctin g a s hostess. Some q u :; ing w as done and an in te re stin g b1.' inesa m eeting w as held. L unch; 'was served to G race Still, Eva sap, M a rg are t G ilchrist, A W hitehead, M audie O'Dell^ F o rm an , R uth W hitehead, A* ers, M abel S la u g h te r a n d tl^ f Mrs. C. W hitehead s» t e r from h e r son Mil^ th e navy. He has be<> H onolulu f o r a n indefi Mrs. Ray F o rm an ill a t h e r hom e b u t J w ritin g . ■ H al Gibson w as th e hospital Mond » g e ttin g alo n g a v pected. Mrs. S, ing and Mrs.^i* ing w ith ty son is f y m anage! Mi R e/ Satisfaction of those we serve is the thing that matters most with us CARROf FUNERAL HOME ' ijo h j SERVICE .P " ’ wmm CLACKAMAS COUNTS