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Shade Tree A’s News, Volume 41, No. 4, April 2012 ABOUT THE SHADE TREE A’S http://www.shadetreeas.org The Shade Tree A’s is a non-profit organiza- tion dedicated to the preservation and the restora- tion of the Model A Ford automobile. Shade Tree A’s annual dues ($65) include membership in the Model A Ford Club of America (MAFCA, $40) and a subscription to The Restorer Magazine. Mem- bers are also urged to join the Model “A” Restor- ers Club (MARC, $38) which includes a subscrip- tion to Model “A” News. The club also is a member of MAFFI, the Model “A” Ford Foundation, Inc. Meetings are generally held on the 2nd Monday of each month at Richard Dunevent’s garage, 4338 Owens Road, Evans, GA. Meetings begin at 7p.m. and are followed by refreshments. ABOUT THIS NEWSLETTER © 2012 Shade Tree A’s, except as noted. Please contact Rachel d’Entremont ([email protected]) concerning re- printing of articles, illustrations, or photos. Shade Tree A’s News Sketch 1930 Model A Tudor Sedan Steven Brown WHERE DID YOU GET THAT HAT? Rachel d’Entremont, Editor "Where did you get that hat? Where did you get that tile? Isn't it a nobby one, and just the proper style? I should like to have one Just the same as that!" Where'er I go, they shout "Hello! Where did you get that hat?" Joseph J. Sullivan, 1888 I am not a hat person. They squash my hair, especially my bangs, and make me feel self- conscious. I suppose I should have thought of that before purchasing a Roadster. Half the fun is riding with the top down; even with the top up, there’s a gap between the roof and the windshield that al- lows the wind to whip through the car. I know this could be remedied by installation of the windshield snaps but that’s a ways down on the list of priori- ties. Hatless, I arrive at my destination looking as if I’ve survived a tornado. Even 25-35 mph around town is devastating to unrestrained, chin-length hair. It’s also hard to see the road with hair in my eyes. I was fortunate to find a summer straw cloche at TJ Maxx a couple of years ago and a couple of wool felt cloche hats at Target. If I go over 45 mph, I have to tie the hats on (with the help of elastic pinned to the inside hat band). At stop lights I get comments from folks in other cars such as “Great car ; love the hat” but there are a couple of folks who work in my build- ing who have said “I saw you out driving… lose the hat!” I can only imagine that they’re used to seeing my lovely face and mag- nificent hair and don’t like to see either of them hid- den, or perhaps they just find the hats to be ugly. Who knows? Anyhow, if I want to drive (or ride in) the Roadster, I either need to put up with the hats or get a crew cut. My consolation is that the hats I’ve found (I bought a new summer hat at Target to- day) are not nearly as ugly as some I’ve seen from the late 20’s!
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Shade Tree A’s News, Volume 41, No. 4, April 2012
ABOUT THE SHADE TREE A’S http://www.shadetreeas.org
The Shade Tree A’s is a non-profit organiza-tion dedicated to the preservation and the restora-tion of the Model A Ford automobile. Shade Tree A’s annual dues ($65) include membership in the Model A Ford Club of America (MAFCA, $40) and a subscription to The Restorer Magazine. Mem-bers are also urged to join the Model “A” Restor-ers Club (MARC, $38) which includes a subscrip-tion to Model “A” News. The club also is a member of MAFFI, the Model “A” Ford Foundation, Inc.
Meetings are generally held on the 2nd Monday of each month at Richard Dunevent’s garage, 4338 Owens Road, Evans, GA. Meetings begin at 7p.m. and are followed by refreshments.
ABOUT THIS NEWSLETTER © 2012 Shade Tree A’s, except as noted.
Please contact Rachel d’Entremont ([email protected]) concerning re-printing of articles, illustrations, or photos.
Shade Tree A’s News
Sketch 1930 Model A Tudor Sedan Steven Brown
WHERE DID YOU GET THAT HAT? Rachel d’Entremont, Editor
"Where did you get that hat? Where did you get that tile? Isn't it a nobby one, and just the proper style? I should like to have one Just the same as that!" Where'er I go, they shout "Hello! Where did you get that hat?"
Joseph J. Sullivan, 1888
I am not a hat person. They squash my hair, especially my bangs, and make me feel self-conscious. I suppose I should have thought of that before purchasing a Roadster. Half the fun is riding with the top down; even with the top up, there’s a gap between the roof and the windshield that al-lows the wind to whip through the car. I know this could be remedied by installation of the windshield snaps but that’s a ways down on the list of priori-ties.
Hatless, I arrive at my destination looking as if I’ve survived a tornado. Even 25-35 mph around town is devastating to unrestrained, chin-length hair. It’s also hard to see the road with hair in my eyes.
I was fortunate to find a summer straw cloche at TJ Maxx a couple of years ago and a couple of wool felt cloche hats at Target. If I go over 45 mph, I have to tie the hats on (with the help of elastic pinned to the inside hat band).
At stop lights I get comments from folks in other cars such as “Great car ; love the hat” but there are a couple of folks who work in my build-ing who have said “I saw you out driving… lose the hat!” I can only imagine that they’re used to seeing my lovely face and mag-nificent hair and don’t like to see either of them hid-den, or perhaps they just find the hats to be ugly. Who knows?
Anyhow, if I want to drive (or ride in) the Roadster, I either need to put up with the hats or get a crew cut. My consolation is that the hats I’ve found (I bought a new summer hat at Target to-day) are not nearly as ugly as some I’ve seen from the late 20’s!
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NEWS FROM UNDER THE SHADE TREE Marvin Vanover is recuperating from surgery. Pascal continues to improve and appreciates
your prayers, cards, and visits. The Gordon family is mourning the death of
Christine for whom a funeral was held on March 24. They appreciate your thoughts and prayers during this time. If you have items of interest to the club, such
as illnesses or celebrations, please send them to me at [email protected] for inclu-sion in “News from Under the Shade Tree”.
FROM THE APRIL ASSEMBLY LINE
YOUR CLUB OFFICERS Doug Wilson commented at the last Board
meeting that he had no idea how much time and work the Board put in to make the club function. Let the Board know how much you appreciate them with both a “thank you” and with your par-ticipation in meetings and activities.
Now that spring has arrived, or should I say summer, it is that time of year where working on or driving your model A is near perfect. I hope that you’re able to get out whether participating in a club event or just on a Sunday drive to enjoy your prized possession.
If you missed last month’s meeting, Stewart Smith did an excellent job presenting everything you needed to know (and more) about our hearts, our body’s main arteries, and what can happen when we don’t take care of ourselves. However, as Stewart explained, even if we don’t eat the right things and get some exercise, modern medicine and the experts in the field of cardiology can help save lives in spite of our poor judgment and physi-cal abuse. The graphic pictures and video really brought home Stewart’s message and I hope that those in attendance took that message seriously. Also, thanks to Tom Roberts for scheduling this fascinating talk. Although, not directly related to the Model A Ford, it is most applicable to the owners and operators of these cars. If we don’t have healthy drivers and mechanics, we won’t see these cars at shows or traveling down the road.
At the March meeting, the club approved spending $150.00 to purchase a “brick” towards the construction of the Model A Ford Foundation Museum. The brick will be engraved to state the following, “Shade Tree A’s, Augusta, GA., Found-ed January 1973”.
Hope to see you all at the meeting in April af-ter most of the Masters crowd has left the area and life can return back to normal.
OFF THE RUNNING BOARD Craig McMullin, President
FROM THE APRIL
2 - Carole Gazette 3- Pamela Crosby 10 - Theresa McMullin 11 - Dawn Komp 12- Susan Thielke 14 - Ann Dinkins 17 – Brian d’Entremont 20- Abbie Ethun
APRIL MEETING: A special program will be presented by Don
Turley's guest, Gary Johnson, MARC past presi-dent.
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STA LIBRARY Is there a Model A book that you’d like to see
added to the STA Library? Did you even know we have a library? Alan Stewart has been busy catalog-ing the long-neglected collection of books and magazines. If you have any of the club’s books, please bring them to the next meeting so they will make it into the updated list. If you have sugges-tions for additions to the collection, contact Alan.
MODEL "A" MUSEUM
The Board of Directors voted unanimously to show our support for the proposed MAFFI (Model A Ford Foundation, Inc.) Museum at the Gilmore Car Museum in Hickory Corners, Michi-gan by donating a paving brick. The $150 brick will be engraved with “Shade Tree A’s, Augusta, Geor-gia , Founded 1973”. Because the cost to purchase and engrave the brick is only about $25, there re-mains $125 toward the museum expenses and at the same time leaves our permanent mark on the museum. If you would like your own brick or to purchase an in-honor-of or in-memory-of brick for someone else, visit the website at http://www.maffi.org.
LETTER FROM THE GORDONS March 23, 2012
To: Our Model A Family.
First off we want to thank you all for caring,.
The support you all have shown is beyond amaz-ing, and the love that makes us feel like part of your families is a wonderful feeling. The day we lost our Oma (Christine Lindner) was a hard day for the Gordon and Lindner families. But to our surprise we were reminded that we have a bigger family (The Model A Club) that cares just as much as we do. The food that was brought over to the house was greatly appreciated and needed. When you lose someone special our minds get into mourning the loss and we forget to keep up with our normal routines. It was great that you guys re-minded us to eat!
We know we are in your prayers and that is more then we can ask from any of you. Just know that it is greatly appreciated. Our Pappy (George Gordon) mentioned that if anyone asks or wanted to make donations in honor of Christine (Our Oma) that they are welcome to, he would love for all donations to go to the St Joseph Church on Lumpkin Rd. He said something about a new building they are working on and he would love to see it shine.
It’s going to be a hard few days for us, but we appreciate everything the Model A family has done for our Pappy and families. You are all a true bless-ing to our family.
God bless and we thank you all again.
With love,
The Gordon Family
Christine & George at the club Christmas par-ty in 2010. Christine B. Lindner, of Augusta, Georgia passed away Monday, March 19, 2012.
Darlington Photos
CHRISTINE LINDNER
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MEMBERSHIP MEETING MINUTES March 12, 2012
President Craig McMullin called the meeting to order at 7:03 PM. No members were fined for lack of name badges, but we now have about $30.00 in the fine cup.
There were 28 members present and no visi-tors.
Dates were given for March birthdays; see the newsletter.
The minutes were approved by Ernie and seconded as written.
Pascal Bryant is doing better and Coach Van-over had surgery, please keep them in your prayers.
Richard Dunevent gave the Treasurer’s Re-port
No news from the national director. Old business and past events can be found in
the newsletter. New business and future events will be in the newsletter, please read and participate.
The renewals for newsletter ads are currently being paid.
“Show and tell” was a spark plug setter and a fender for some kind of car, with no guess.
The technical program by Dr. Stuart Smith was on the heart, stints, and bypasses.
Great refreshments were provided by the Dunevents, Melchiors, and Robbie Jones.
The next meeting will be at Dunevent’s gar-age on April 9th @ 7:00 PM.
The meeting was adjourned with everyone having a good time.
Respectfully submitted Doug Wilson, Secretary
BOARD OF DIRECTOR'S MINUTES March 6th, 20121, 7:30 PM
President Craig McMullin called the meeting to order. It was decided not to purchase a new printer and to get rid of the old ones.
Frankie and Richard purchased refreshment paper & plastic products and new name badges.
Allen Smith was asked to take care of the li-brary and he has started off with a bang.
We are still discussing the purchase of club hats, if you have a suggestion let us know.
The new membership/welcome package is ready to use.
Tom Roberts is taking care of attendance ros-ters and sign-up sheets.
Please check and sign up on the refreshment list in any open month.
Rachel agreed to keep the great newsletter go-ing, thank you.
The activity calendar was discussed and we have changed some events so see the newsletter.
Renewal payments are coming in for the ads in the newsletter.
There was a lot of discussion on attendance at club events and parades. Please increase your partici-pation.
We approved $150.00 for a brick with our club name to be in a walk to the new museum.
The next BOD meeting will be Monday, May 7th, 2012.
Please read the newsletter often to remember the right date.
Respectfully submitted
Doug Wilson, Secretary
NEXT MEETING
Monday, April 9 at 7 pm Refreshment:
Prince Dinkins Wilson
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CONTACT INFO Mailing Address: Shade Tree A’s Model A Club 4424 Reynolds Street Hephzibah GA 30815-7909 Web Page: http://www.ShadeTreeAs.org
Craig McMullin President
803-637-3790 [email protected]
Tom Roberts Vice President
803-649-0054 [email protected]
Doug Wilson Secretary
706-863-8990 [email protected]
Richard Dunevent Treasurer
706-863-6758 [email protected]
Jim McPherson Tour Director
706-592-4835
Eric Shogren National Director
803-215-3276 [email protected]
Tom Roberts Membership Coordinator
803-649-0054 [email protected]
Stuart Smith Board of Directors
706-863-8792 [email protected]
Alan Stewart Board of Directors
912-863-4914 [email protected].
Rachel d’Entremont Newsletter
Shelia McPherson Photographer
706-592-4835 [email protected]
Frankie Dunevent Shady A Ladies
706-863-6758 [email protected]
Anne Neely-Beck Era Fashions
478-945-3736 [email protected]
Dan Perla Webmaster
706-855-5730 [email protected]
HOP ON THE RUNNING BOARD!
Anne Neely-Beck
The Model A Youth Scholarship Fund is solicit-ing money so we can sponsor more scholarships for your children and grandchildren. We have many clubs and chapters that have signed up to donate monies each year and we also have many clubs and chapters that have fund raisers just for the Model A Youth Scholarship Fund. Some ideas for fund rais-ers could be a yard sale, jumble sale, a chili supper (invite the public), a cooking contest, a raffle on a certain item, an auction; the list goes on and on. Al-so a donation in honor or in memory of a club member is the perfect way to say thank you or your memory lives on.
Model A Youth Scholarship Fund Facts: The Model A Youth Scholarship Fund is non-profit and has a 501(c)(3) status, so your donation is tax de-ductible.
The Fund administrators donate their time and receive no compensation for their time and effort; all monies raised go back into the Fund for the youth.
Eligibility is granted to children and grandchil-dren of any MARC/MAFCA member in pursuing their undergraduate education whether it is at a uni-versity, college or technical school.
The scholarships are awarded for up to four years.
All scholarship winners receive $1000 every year for up to four years upon submission of satisfactory grade requirements.
I challenge your club or chapter to donate some money to the Fund so we can give scholarships to all applicants.
Remember the Model A Youth Scholarship Fund is a way for our children and grandchildren to preserve the Model A heritage for future genera-tions.
Anne Neely-Beck, Vice President Model A Youth Scholarship Fund [email protected]
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“A’S BACK ON THE TRACK” DARLINGTON SPEEDWAY
March 8-10 Several STA’s cars and members traveled to
Darlington, SC for a day at the race track, a visit to a NASCAR Museum and fellowship with members of other clubs, sponsored by the Low Country A’s There are lots more pictures on the STA’s website.
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AMERICA'S CAR MUSEUM TACOMA WASHINGTON
Harold Lemay started collecting cars and just
couldn’t stop. His collection of 3300 cars, the larg-est privately owned collection in the world, will soon be open to the public in Tacoma Washing-ton. America’s Car Museum will officially open on June 2nd. To see a preview of what will be on display, copy and paste the following address to your web address bar.
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/New-museum-celebrates-Americas-love-affair-with-the-car-134569683.html?tab=video
CLUB CARS Steve & Tina Young—1928 Leatherback
PENNY PINSON HOT DOG DAY Jim McPherson
You are invited to join us for the Penny Pinson Hot Dog Day at Emerald Farm in Greenwood, SC, on Saturday May 12th. Our host is the Old 96 Dis-trict Model A Club. Meet the Saanen goats and tour the soap factory, herb gardens, train station, hobby shop and the farm, and most importantly enjoy a day of fellowship with fellow Model A’ers in honor of Penny Pinson.
Jim McPherson will lead a group from the Sun-rise Grill in North Augusta at 8:30. You may also join the group at the closed Hardee’s at I-20 and Hwy 25 at 8:45.
For the Aiken group, Tom Roberts will leave from in front of the Meybohm Reality Office on Laurens Street at 8:30 to meet the Augusta group at the red light in Trenton.
This is a non-Club sponsored activity.
JOHNSTON PEACH BLOSSOM PARADE Jim McPherson
You are invited to join us for the Johnston Peach Blossom Parade in Johnston, SC, on Satur-day May 5th. The parade lineup is at 9:30 with the parade to begin at 10:30. Parade officials suggest we eat breakfast before arriving in Johnston, so plan accordingly.
Jim McPherson will lead a group from the Sun-rise Grill in North Augusta at 8:30. You may also join the group at the closed Hardee’s at I-20 and Hwy 25 at 8:45.
The Aiken group will leave from in front of the Meybohm Reality Office on Laurens Street at 8:30 and go to Johnston.
THE STA WEBSITE Always Something New
Every month the newsletter is available on our website along with photos from events attended by members, both club-sponsored and not. Thank you to Dan Perla for keeping it up to date.
Dan would like to update the photos of club-member-owned cars so get your camera out and send a photo (or more) to Dan.
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LOOKING AHEAD
CLUB EVENTS April: 9 STA’s meeting May: 7 Board of Directors 14 STA’s meeting 26 Aiken Parade (1pm) June: 11 STA’s meeting TBA- Morningside of Evans Retirement Home July: 9 STA’s meeting 14 Jim Fuller, Aiken August: 13 STA’s meeting TBA- Poker Run September: 10 STA’s meeting 22 International Model A Day in Aiken October: 8 STA’s meeting TBA- Steak Cookout November: 12 STA’s meeting 9 & 10 BMW Factory Tour December: TBA- Christmas Parades
NON-CLUB EVENTS April: 6-7 Swap Meet, GA National Fairground, Perry , GA 19-22 Charlotte Autofair 27-28 Swap Meet – Old 96 District A’s May: 5 Johnston Peach Blossom Festival Parade 5 CSRA Spring Mustang & Ford Power Show 12 Penny Pinson Hot Dog Day 17-20 Social Security Run – LaGrange, GA June: 2 Grandfather’s Day at Mike’s 16 Trenton Peach Festival Parade 29- 7/1 Fletcher Swap Meet July: 4 Gilbert, SC Parade August: 11 GA Chapter Model A Swap Meet, Tucker September: 7-9 Hickory Knob State Park: Western Carolina’s 50th Anniversary Tour 16-20 Chattanooga – MARC on Tour 20-23 Charlotte Autofair 22 International Model A Day 28-29 Swap Meet – Palmetto A’s October: 19-21 Sweet Home Alabama Tour November: 3-4 All Model A Swap Meet, Lebanon TN 16-18 Moultrie Swap Meet
ARTICLES WANTED If you have articles to include in future news-
letters, please send them along. Auto repair, period architecture, fashions, toys, tips for Model A maintenance, whatever. The more the better.
REFRESHMENTS: April: Prince Dinkins Wilson May : Morse Neitzke McMullin
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VINTAGE VISIONS Anne Neely-Beck
Needlecraft, April 1928 showed some morning and playtime pat-terns for children 2 to 18 and an apron and two morning dresses for an adult. If you enter MARC or MAFCA judging you must be age appropriate, and these are great examples for morning and play-wear.
One Piece Apron, 3241, worn
in the morning around the house. Playtime rompers, 3265, are
designed for 2, 4, and 6 years. Smart Junior Model dress 3252,
is designed for 6, 8, 10, 12 and 14 years.
The So Attractive dress, 3264,
is designed for 4, 6, 8, 10, and 12 years.
Smartly Simple dress, 3023, is
designed for 18 years and for bust 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, and 46 inches bust measure.
Morning Dress, 2953, is de-
signed for 18 years, and for bust 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48, and 50 inches bust measure.
An all cotton material would
work well for all these patterns.
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FLORIDA TRIP Abbie Prince
Brenda and I just returned after a little more than a week of touring with a group of 87 model T's in Florida. Two came from England and sever-al from Canada. We operated out of Crystal River, Fla. We visited Crystal River Archeological sites, Paquette's Tractor Collection, Bushnell, Dade County Battlefield, Florida National Cemetery, Rainbow Springs State Park, Weeki Wachee Springs State Park, Homosassa Springs Park, sever-al boat rides were available. And a little road-side seminar that involved me; we had a great time and great weather.
SOCIAL SECURITY RUN LAGRANGE GEORGIA
Jim McPherson
You are invited to join us for the Social Securi-ty Run in LaGrange, GA May 17-20th, hosted by the Atlanta Region of the Horseless Carriage Club of America. Thursday evening, there will be a BBQ dinner at West Point Lake. The Medicare Tour is Friday to Pine Mountain and the Wild Animal Sa-fari. The Social Security Run is Saturday to Butts Mill for lunch. Activities conclude Saturday night with a Mexican Fiesta themed banquet at the Calla-way Center featuring among others the Shade Tree A’s performers.
Jim McPherson will leave from the Cracker Barrel Restaurant at I-20 at 8:00 and stop at Miss Jane’s in Warrenton for breakfast.
This is a non-Club sponsored activity.
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MODEL A MUSEUM
UPDATE At some point in April the construction of the
new Model A Museum will begin. Depending on final contract negotiations and the weather in cen-tral Michigan, the bulldozers will begin preparing for the foundation of the new 11,000-square-foot building. A formal Ground Breaking ceremony is planned for April 17 with members of MAFFI, MARC and MAFCA participating in the joint ef-fort to build a home for “Henry’s Lady”.
Predictions are that the building will be com-
pleted by Labor Day of this year. That is when the next phase begins: Turning an empty building into a museum. What can you do to help in that effort? Donations of funds, collections, displays, accesso-ries, original parts, tools, and anything else that tells the story of the Model A will be needed. Ad-vance notification of your intent to donate your item or collection would help in the planning. Please inform MAFFI Trustee, Phil Ierardi by email at [email protected], or by phone at (314) 692-2123, of your intentions.
MAFFI Trustees
NUTS & BOLTS Keep a tablet of scratch paper in the shop: not
only is it handy for note taking, it’s a perfect place to mix together small amounts of epoxy or JB Weld.
Popsicle sticks can be purchased in craft stores and are great for mixing epoxy or JB Weld.
If you have tips to share, send them to your STA Newsletter editor.
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