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Old Timers7 Club Is New Valley Organization
If you are on of those per
sons who can become as ex
cited over a 1915 Ford or a
Stanley Steamer as the latest
news about the 1958 automo
bile models, perhaps you can
qualify for the Rogue valley's
newest organization, The Old
Timers' club. These few men$
who have been (greeting to
gether for the past three
months, may own modern
cars, but their first loves are
the "Tin Lizzies" they have
restored or the "classics" they
have been fortunate enough
to find. O
Efcrl Kurz, Talent, is presi
dent of the new group. So far
the men and their families
have confined their activitifl
to picnics and outings, but a
"rally" and other events are
in the offing. . Anyone inter
ested mayQpntact Mr. Kurz,
or the club secretary, Jack
Milhoan.
Most of the mcnn early
day cars which they have re
stored themselves although
some have been lucsy enough
to be able to buy old timers
which were in fair or good
condition. A car must not be
newer than 1931 to be classed
as an "ok timer." "Classics"
include D. J. Clifford's 1930
Packard and' the 1S23 Dort
owned by Lowell Reavis.
Some of the men are mem
bers of the Horseless Carriage
Club of America, arg this or
ganization rules that to be a
"classic" a car must be con
sidered one of the finest ex
amples of an automobile pro
duced during a given era. The
Mercede? Benz, Hispana Sutq
za, JStutz, Lincoln ana uusen
berg. Not All Classics
Not all old timer cars are
classics, but the men who own
the Fords and Chevrolets and
Nashes are consoled by one
thought these cars are mrgje
readily available and so are
the parts and pieces needed
for restoring them.
Many of the old timer en
thusiasts start with the re
mains of a car which is little
. better than "junk." Restorers
follow a thorough and pains
taking course that has become
standard procedure in bring
; ing "old hulks" back to "mint
condition." The old car is dis
assembled, down to the last
nut and bolt, and every pt
is cleaned. Rusted parts are
cut out and replaced, and
this replacement sometimes
involves a long search. The
owner may be lucky enough
to find a usable part in a junk
; yard or old barn, he may al
so be able to buy or more
likely swap with another col
lector, or he may be forced
to have a machinist make the
part, or make it himself if he
has the rftht material and
equipment. , O
"Mint" Is Best
Alwjys he strives to put
the car in "mint" or the very
best condition.
The Model T isow in its
fiftieth year since its intro
duction, and it is the car most
often restored because it is
the most plentiful and avail
Able. It is estimated that well
over 50,000 Model T Fords
are now in the hands of col
lectors of old cars or in mu
seurgs. The constant search for
parts and pieces takes the col-
lector to auanauuea luwiio, IV.
isolated farms, to junk yards
and heaps and unlikely spots.
Members of the Rogue valley
Old jrners' club made a trip
to Shale City, abandoned set
tlement in Jackson county,
and found considerable mate-
rial. The road, no longer
maintained, was so rough that
the men took a tractor in.
Body parts, horns, hoods,
lights, fenders, set springs,
wheels any of these may
turn up in an unexpected
spot, or may have to be or
dered, as a last resort, from
a parts house. These are do
ing a booming business, it is
said, since more and more
persons are becoming inter
ested in the hobby of restor
ing "the horseless carriage."
Sometimes a friend tells a
friend who tells Another
friend who tells a collector
that man in Dorris, Calif., oc
Hillsboro, Ore., or some other
towns, has a klaxon, or a fen
der or some other sought after
piece and the collector then
writes, tr goes calling. Corre
spondence sometimes leads to
lasting firendships.
Such articles as tires and
tubes aje usually ordered..
Upholstery presents one of
the most difficult restoration
problems, and usually must
be custom-jnade by an expert.
The old wooden parts usually
must be replaced; fir usually
is substituted for the original
oak.
Assemble Wardrobe
Wives and families of the
collectors soon become inter
ested. One of the projects un
dertaken by the wives and
daughters is the assembling
of a wardrobe which matches,
more or less, the period of
the car. Few of these articles
can be purchased, to the
women do research on the
period and make the needed
garments. Mrs. Lowell Reavis
has assembled a wardrobe lor
the four members of their
family which is of the 1923
period, and the Jack Milhoans
also are ready with clothing
of the 1915 time.
Sometimes the wives be
come interested in other
Americana, and end up by
acquiring various antiques.
One of the problems which
arise is the matte of title. If
a man owns an . automobile
made up of pieces acquired in
six or eight different places
and from several persons,
what can he do for a bill of
sale? Sometimes he uses one
from the person supplying
the largest portion of the car.
Some of the cars have "old
timer" licenses issued by Ore
gon, and other states, for the
old cars which are not in gen
eral usage but taken out on
the road only for display or
special purposes.
Members of the new group
are hopeful that other per
sons in the valley interested
in preserving early-day cars,
not only for the pleasure of
the owners, but as a contribu-
Mushroom Meat Loaf
Good Hot or Cold .
New York (UPI) Mush
room meat loaf is a real treat,
served hot or cold.
For a 6-serving loaf, com
bine 23 cup (1 small can) un
diluted evaporated milk, and
1 egg with lVfc pounds ground
beef, Vi cup cracker crumbs,
crumbs, 1V teaspoon rivesdd
lVt teaspoons salt, IVi tea
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V4 cup chopped onion, V4 cup
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pan 10 minutes, turn out on
platter and slice.
tion to automotive history
and American, will join with
them in their work and fun.
Mrs. Renj3rosch
To Be Hostess '
For Club Session
pythian club will meet
Tuesday at 8 p.m. in the home
of.Mrs. Rene Grosch, 1089 Sis
kiyou boulevard, Ashland.
Mrs. George Thomas will be
co-hostess.
Past Chiefs' , club of the
Pythian Sisters met last
Wednesday afternoon in the
home of Mrs. Emilie Conrad
for a covered dish luncheon.
Mrs. Conrad donated a gift
which will be sold at a later
meeting.
The next meeting will be
in the home of Mrs. Max
Hawks for a 1 o'clock cov
ered dish luncheon.
Officers of Pythian Sisters
will hold a meeting Friday,
July 11, at's p.m. in the home
of Mrs. Harry .Bryant, 1312
Reddy avenue.
Bndget-censcions brides
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Books at the Jackson
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tips on where to go on your
vacation, what to see, and
how to get there.
Small woolen items such as
gloves, socks and scarves can.
be kept free from moths in
summer if stored in glass jars
with tight lids.
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