TUESDAY,
JANUARY
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19±s
GRESHAM
Buick's Direct-Firing Head
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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.
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•"‘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
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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.
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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.
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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.