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TUESDAY, JANUARY S, 19±s GRESHAM Buick's Direct-Firing Head , W-- SC\ *>* . s' ' • • • • • O n e reason for th e am ple p ow er d ev elo p ed by B u ic k ’s six-cylin d er valve- in-head e n g in e is th e u n iq u e design o f its c y lin d er head, h a lf o f w h ic h is sh o w n h ere. A s in a p iece o f artillery, all th e force o f th e e x p lo sio n is gon - cen trated directly u p o n th e projectile, w h ic h in th is case is th e p iston , for th e com b u stion ch am b er in the head fits exactly o ver its co rresp o n d in g bore in th e b lo ck , lik e th e b reech o f a gu n . O n ly w ith valve-in -h ead design, w h ic h req uires n o irregular-shaped ch a m b er to a ccom m od ate th e valves, c a n th is result he attained. C o n se q u en tly th e valve-in-h ead type o f e n g in e is th e m ost p ow erfu l, per c u b ic in c h o f d isp la cem en t, yet d ev ised . BUIUKS FEATURE , SEWING CLUB HAS MANY IMPROVEMENTS CHRISTMAS TREE Among th e engineering featu res T he L y n h u rst Sew ing club held which share credit for Buick's rec- o rd -b rea k in g sales since in tro d u c- its annual C hristm as p arty on F ri- tion of th e 1928 m odels la st sum - day evening, Decem ber 23 a t th e raer, is th e im proved six-cylinder ’lome Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Lynch valve-in-head engine, featu rin g th e on th e Section Line ro ad - Games vacuum ventilato r and th e co u n ter w ere played in w hich ch ild ren and balanced c ra n k sh aft w ith to rsional grow n-ups joined h eartily . A beau- balancer. E ngine changes in the tiful C hristm as tre e was th e m ain new m odels include a new cylinder fea tu re of the decorations, and dur- head, a new cam shaft, new and in* the evenin« S an ta clau 9 a r ’ lig h te r valve-operating m echanism , rived and P resented gifts to all. A dainty lunch was served, followed and an enlarged exhaust system . Of these changes, one of the m ost m usic and dancln« untU m ld’ in teresting, in Buick en g in eers’ a11 voted th e 1927 p arty a opinion, is the Buick cylinder head, m ost happy affair. w hich m akes use of th e sam e p rin CEDARVILLE c ip le as has long guided the design of firearm s, and w ith the sam e ob Mr. and Mrs. U. G. Sm ith e n te r je ct: to get all possible force di rectly behind th e projectile. In tained at C hristm as d in n er Mr. and th e ease of th e engine, th e projec Mrs. A. H. Morgan and son Dick tile is the piston, and th e power and Mrs. M organ’s m other, Mrs. w hich the pistons collectively de Dick of C hanticleer inn, Mr. and velop depends upon .th e force Mrs. W. J. Roy and Mr. and Mrs. brought to bear upon them by the Sylvan Roy of P o rtlan d , and Mrs. explosion w ithin the com bustion S m ith’s brother, Ed H aw ker, of Alba ny. cham ber. The com bustion cham ber in the Dr. and Mrs. W. H. W arn er and engine of the new Buick is circ u lar, Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Card of W hite with sm oothly rounded w alls, and Salm on, W ashington, w ere T uesday is of the sam e diam eter as the p is guests a t Cedarnook. Mr. and Mrs. ton itself. It fits exactly over the Card left th e sam e evening for bore in the cylinder block, its w alls south ern C alifornia to spend the form ing a continuation of th e la t w inter. te r's, so th a t w'lien the explosion Mr. and Mrs. P ercy Giese w ere occurs, every ounce of pow er is the hosts at a recen t d in n er for Mr co n cen trated directly upon the pis- and ]\jrs g. c . Jones and sons Guy ton. D. and Hal, and Miss Cora Giese. Since th e valve openings a re in | L ater Mr and Mrs o L F ield . the head itself, th e re is no neces- ilouse and dau g h ter Ja n e of St. slty for an irre g u la r design to ac- H elens arriv ed to spend th e eve- com m odate the valves. J u s t as in ning. the m odern gun, th e propelling Mr. and Mrs. A rth u r G ran t's pow er is introduced through w hat guests for C hristm as w ere Mr. and co rresp o n d s to the breech. It is Mrs. Jo e Beil, Mr. and Mrs. T. A. th is fea tu re about th e design of the G rant and G ran t McMillan of P o rt valve-in-head engine which m akes land. it th e m ost pow erful engine, per Mrs. C. DeW itt and fam ily spent cubic inch of piston displacem ent, C hristm as w ith Mr. and Mrs. Theo. yet devised. An incidental effect of th e un- Van Doninck of G resham . u sually com pact head design is re- C hristm as guests a t th e home of duction of u n desirable cooling of " r - and Mrs. A. R. H einey w ere R. Hie explosive m ixture. 11 •"‘ll fam ily of P o rtland. V alve-in-head engines are m ore ■ Mrs. H einey and Mrs. W est a re sis- costly to m a n u factu re than ordi- te rs - n ary engines, but the record of Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Brown w ere sa tisfactio n w hich they have achieved in B uick's 24 y ea rs' ex- I perience has prom pted th e ir adop- ! tion, not only for racing m otor cars Wood, Coal, Briquets but for speedboats, airp lan es, and PROMPT SERVICE o th e r uses w here ability to w ith stan d terrific punishm ent and de- , Phones liver m axim um pow er is p a ra Office 1051 Res. 8 9 x 5 m ount. Gresham Fuel Co. th e gu ests C hristm as day of Mr. and Mrs. H. H ew itt of P o rtlan d . May Rose Bartholom ew of E sta cada spent sev eral days la st week with Ju n e and Benny Forbes. Mr. and Mrs. W alter Forbes en te rtain e d at a fam ily d in n er C h rist m as. Those p rese n t w ere Mr. and Mrs. A ndrew Forbes and fam ily of P o rtlan d .H enry T an ler of E sta c a da. Mr. T an ler left Monday for San F rancisco. Miss C ora Giese en tertain ed for N ew Year dinner Mr. and Mrs. P ercy Giese and A rth u r Giese of P ortland. OUTLOOK, PORTLAND Majestic Heater (iet clean, safe heat without risk or danger. .Majestic heaters are built to give efficient economi cal heat when and where you want it. Special price for January $5.50. $ J . 5 0 DOW N and #1 per month for 4 months PORTLAND ELECTRIC PO W E RtgffljCOMPAN Y - ELECTRIC P h o n e 801 ELECTRIC B U X K Pow ell St. G re sh am If you are looking for real Bargains it will pay you to attend this Sale I am quitting business and leaving town so am going to sacrifice a $15,(1(10 Jewelry Stock, Regardless of (lost, at Must vacate by January 10 AH my stock of High-Grade JEWELRY, DIAMONDS, WATCHES, SILVERWARE PUBLIC AUCTION FREE! DIAMONDS D iam o n d s of th e finest blue- w h ite W esselto n , all sizes, w ill he offered th e public a t a u c tio n to th e h ig h e s t bidder. Now is y o u r c h a n c e to buy a d iam o n d a t y o u r ow n price. Cut Glass, Novelty Goods, Etc., will be slaughtered under the hammer to high est bider, regardless of cost. FREE! The first 10 ladies entering this store THURSDAY, JANUARY 5, at 2 p. m. sharp will receive $3.00 gifts. 3 -Beautiful Gifts-3 Three beautiful gifts will be given away at every sale, 2 and 7:30 daily. $100 Diamond Ring MEN’S WATCHES E lg in , W a lth am , H a m ilto n , Illin o is w a tc h e s in 15 to 21 jew els, g ree n a n d w h ite gold cases. W ill be s la u g h te re d a t au ctio n . ILVER- W are will be given away the last day of the sale, Saturday, Jan. 7 It will pay you to attend this sale and buy high-grade Is in the very heart of the business district. P rin c ip a l ra ilw a y tic k e t offices, a n d in te r- u rb an ra ilw a y s a n d sta g e te rm in a ls easily accessible. 1 I Quitting Business At Broadway and Alder Streets S tre e t c a rs rig h t to th e d o o r from every p a rt of th e city, fo r s in g le fa re a n d tr a n s fer. ' I SALE BEGINS THURSDAY, JANUARY 5, AT 2 P. M„ FOR THREE DAYS ONLY Electric Building W ith in o n e to th re e blocks of n e a rly all th e p rin c ip a l sto re s, shops, h o tels, banks, r e s ta u r a n ts a n d th e a te rs . POWELL VALLEY T he S aron L u th e ra n Ladles Aid Mrs. W alter Edelm an, Mrs. Ben H alstead and Mrs. W alter C. H all j will m eet on T h u rsd ay afternoon, atten d ed th e m eeting of th e home Ja n u a ry 12, at th e home of Mrs. econom ics club on W ednesday at A lbert P alm blad. As th is will be the home of Mrs. Mullenhoff. The the first m eeting of th e New Year. next m eeting of th e club w ill be 1 it is hoped th e re w ill be a good at- held on J a n u a ry 11 a t th e home of I tendance. No services w ill be held at th e Mrs. J. H ansen at G ilbert. Powell V alley Mission ch u rch dur- T he acreag e belonging to L. G. i ing th is week. T he next service S eifer has been ren ted to G lenn will be S unday school at 9:45 Sun- H arm an. ' ilay m orning. Next Sunday evening. T he L adies Aid, w hich w as to if th e w eath er p erm its, a service have met on T h u rsd ay afternoon will be held w hich will com bine of th is week at th e home of Mrs. some of th e fea tu re s of th e New W agner, has been postponed un til ! Yea rs eve program T he m essage Pleasant View Avenue Ja n u a ry 19, w hen it will be held at on th e su b ject of ‘"O ptim ism ," will th e sam e place. be given a t th a t tim e. Th * dies Aid will m eet next T hur aftern o o n a t th e hom e of Stop Suffering A S T A T E D Com m unication Mrs. L. W agner of P le a sa n t View F airview Lodge No. 92, from rh eu m atism , n eu ritis, lum avenue. F. & A. M., S atu rd ay eve bago. C asey's R heum atic Remedy Mr. and Mrs. Ben H alstead had ning, Ju A. n u a ry 7. 1928, at 8 o'clock. I drives th e u ric acid poison, reduces as th e ir holiday g u ests Mr. and pain and sw elling. Sold on money- I^abor in M. M. Degree. V isiting i back g u ara n tee by th e T ab er P h ar- Mrs. G eorge S chnader and son b re th re n welcome. macy.—Adv, Jim m ie of S eattle. Mr. and Mrs. WM. H. STANLEY, Sec y. H arpole w ere th e ir g u ests a t d in RUSSELL C. WILSON, W. M. Outlook W ant Ads. get resu lts. ner on C hristm as. Mrs. L. G. Seifer has been sp en d ing th e holidays w ith friends and relativ es at Mt. Angel. Winter term in music will begin January 2 Mr. and Mrs. W. C. H all spent C hristm as w ith Mr. H all's b ro th er- in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. G. W arw ick a t W oodburn. On Mon F L O R E N C E M. H O N E Y day Mr. and Mrs. H all and c h il d ren had C hristm as d ipner with Mr. and Mrs. K. B jorndal, th e la tte r a sister of Mrs. H all. Mr. and Mrs. Studio First State Rank Building J. C. Dahm w ere also p rese n t at th is dinner. Mr. and Mrs. W alter E delm ar en I he Portland Electric Power Company’s Home T h e E le c tric S to re on th e F irs t F lo o r is P o rtla n d 's E le c tric a l S h o p p in g C enter. OREGON te rta in e d at a C hristm as dinner 18 frien d s and relatives. Portland’s Electrical Shopping Center 77ie GRESHAM, LADIES’ WRIST WATCHES V ery la te s t p a tte rn s of r e c ta n g u la r a n d cu shion sh ap ed w a tc h es, w h ite a n d g ree n gold c ases a t y o u r own price. Jewelry, Watches, Diamonds, Silverware, Cut Glass, C lo c k s, Waldmer Chains, Cuff Links, Fountain Pen sets. Pearls valued at $10 to $75, amber and crystal beads and other merchandise too numerous to mention will be sacrificed at PU B LIC AUCTION. 26-piece c h e sts of s ilv e r in C o m m u n ity ,’ H o lm es & E d w ards, W allace a n d R o g ers w ill be offered th e public a t a u c tio n to th e h ig h e s t bidder. SA hR BEGINS THURSDAY, JANUARY 5, AT 2 P. M., FOR T11 REE DAYS ONLY Jones, Jeweler .MAIN STR EET, GRESHAM , OREGON POW E ELECTRIC STORE COMPANY ELECTRIC BLDG This store will be closed until THURSDAY, January 5, in preparation for our AUCTION SALE.
