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Officers & Info President: TJ Robbins 968-1646 Vice Pres.: Coy Rose Treasurer: Mary Yates 495-9741 Secretary: Laura Lewis 576-4398 Activities: Leona Rose 489-5566 Cindy McCollum 967-2038 Historian:Kay Stafford 501-652-0695

Board MembersChair Larry McCollum 857-2038 Bill Butts 967-1113 Charles McIllwain 967-5839

John Rogerson 967-2122 Tommy Rice 968-4013

Meeting: Second Tuesday Western Sizzlin’Tire Kicking/ Dinner 6:00 P.M. Business Meeting: 7:00 P.M.

Weekly Cruise: Sunday 1:15 p.m.

TRIVIA QUESTION:What is the difference between a “crossover” and an “suv”?

A) Horsepower and torque B) 4WD versus AWD C) Total length and turning radius C) Ladder frame versus unibodies

Prez PonderingsWhile we’ve never experienced anything in our lifetimes like

this Covid-19 mess, similar things have happened numerous timesin the past – and with far greater damage. I know many people aresuffering financially, but the positive side is that the social structureis available for help that was not around in the past. I could go onan on about how terrible this crisis has been. And it has. However.HOWEVER, (no, it isn’t a typo, it’s emphasis) there have beenmany wonderful things to come from this: We have grown closer to our families We have learned to improvise – something which came nat-urally to our parents and grandparents We have found our creative sides We have remembered how to cook Some of us have learned to sew – and some of us who knewhow are using those skills for the benefit of others We have learned to entertain ourselves, hopefully withoutrelying entirely on television and social media. Maybe most importantly, we have fostered a grand sense ofhumor over the situation. Perhaps that sense of humor has saved marriages – or evenlives. It certainly helps to pass the tense time with less stress. I’venever seen such great cartoons, gags, and isolated fun!

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TRIVIA ANSWER: SUVs ride on ladder frames and crossovers have unibodies

Bill and TJ Robbins take minijourneys twice a week, coveringplaces they have not been be-fore. TJ’s SUV has been climbingand swimming and jumping allover the place! Let us know whatYOU are doing to ease the bur-den of social distancing!

Some Astonishing May Misconcetions!

● According to an old Cornish supersti-tion, it was unlucky to buy a newbroom in this month. And so waswashing a blanket!

● Some people believed that if you gotup on May 1st and washed your facein the May dew, it would remove allfreckles and pimples, giving you agreat complexion.

● Another belief was that babies bornin May would be sick all throughtheir childhood, and cats born inMay wouldn't catch rodents but rath-er bring home snakes.

Here’s the Proof!

You Can SurviveWithout Toilet Paper!

There will be a baby boom in nine months...

And in 2033 we’ll witness the rise of thequaranteens!

The spread of COVID-19 is basedon two factors:

1. How dense the population is

2. How dense the population is

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Car Cleaning HacksVinegar is your best friend in many DIY cleaningsolutions. Mix a little with dishwasher detergentand you have the best window washing solutionever. Mix a little into shampoo or laundry deter-gent and get out those unsightly stains on yourupholstery. Just make sure to mix the solutionwell and work it into the fabric you’re cleaning.

Here stop and spend a social hourin harmless mirth and fun.

Let friendship reign.

Be just and kind and evil speak ofno one.

History of the Mustang LogoThe Blue Oval settled on Mustang for a new car Fordwas producing in the 60;s, and like the galloping ponylogo, it was off to the races.Fifty-some years later, we’ve seen a bunch of evolu-tions to this particular equine, which is always gallopingwest (left). According to Lee Iacocca, “The Mustang isa wild horse, not a domesticated racer,” which he saidafter the horse was placed the opposite way, to lookthe way it does on a horse racing track.The Mustang name first appeared on a 1962 conceptcalled Mustang I, and the galloping horse was made upby designer Phil Clark. That summer designers gath-ered to look at the sketches for the badge and choseClark’s version with the galloping horse and the red,white and blue bars behind, signaling the marque’sAmerican heritage.A second concept was made in 1963, helpfully calledMustang II, but the proportions of Clark’s logo were tootall to fit in the grille. Design studio modeler CharlesKeresztes was told to make a new version for the Mus-tang II and the eventual production vehicle. The II wasthe first public appearance of the pony in the “corral” inOctober 1963. The final logo had the horse in a sprint-ing position with its tail out horizontally instead of an-gled upward. (Ford also considered a logo that lookedlike a profile view of a knight from a chess game. TheMustang almost had a horse head logo.)The red, whiteand blue tribar treatment was ditched in favor of a Ro-man numeral 2 for the Mustang II production vehicle.The horse’s head also went more upright. The tribarreturned for the 1994 SN95 Mustang after it was onhiatus during the Fox Body years.Frank Thomas, who worked on the name research, isquoted as saying that Mustang rose to the top “be-cause it had the excitement of the wide-open spacesand was American as all hell.”

Next WeekThe state and federal authorities will

have a more reliable date for continuing activi-ties and businesses. We will reschedule ourannual Fish Fry Monday night cruise after theinformation is made available. There are sever-al groups that are already doing cruises (with-out gathering or eating). We might considerdoing this and each car bring their own snacksor dinner. We can do that now if we don’t leavethe cars and still remain six feet apart. I am suggesting Monday, May 18 for acasual cruise (no restaurant) and the first Mon-day of June 1 for the fish-fry. Please give TJ oryour other officers feed-back on your wishes inthis regard, then the board will make a deci-sion.

We wish to express our heartfelt sympathy to the family ofMarvin Sexton. Marvin passed away April 26 after a longillness. Marvin and Joann were very active members of theclub for years before health issues became a problem. Weoffer prayers of thanks for his friendship and prayers forpeace and comfort for the family.

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Allegro, Avanti, Torino and Cougar. These are the original suggestions for a new car Ford was producing inthe 1960s. Thank goodness Allegro wasn’t chosen: The logo would have been a speedy musical note in-stead of the iconic Mustang! The others were, of course, selected for other models down the road.