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8 Brookings-Harbor Pilot TH U R SD A Y , JANU ARY 14, 1951 TEEN-AGE NEWS /"’ltil-x Will Buick O ffers C om plete N e w Line fo r ’5 4 . __ ~ M A A T een-A ge C lub dance will be held a t th e V F W hall F rid ay , Ja n . 15, s ta rtin g at 8 o’clock in th e evening. W e w ould re ally like to see a huge tu rn -o u t. so com e on, kids, b ru sh up on y o u r dance step s and be th ere. R em em ber, T his F rid ay ! 1953 RAINFALL OVER 100 INCHES By M IN N A A K ER S J a n u a ry w as by fa r th e w tt<*s‘ m o n th of th e y e a r 1953 for this lo cality w ith 24.62 inches of rain re p o rte d by th e W e a th e r B u ren ” S tation for th a t m onth. Novem h er w as seven d rie r and F e b ru 'tr, w as not h a lf as wet as Ja n u m y T o ta l p re c ip ita tio n for the y ea r w as 105.41 inches. For y o u r com parisons, the ra in fa ll in inches for each m opth is Weil-Baby Clinic January 22 T he W ell-B aby Clinic will be held J a n u a ry 22. T he clinic is ; conducted by th e co u n ty for the ex am in atio n of children of p re school age, and is held the fo u rth F rid ay of each m onth at th e B rookings G rade School. g iv e n : Jan. Eel». Mar. 24.62 10.76 9.21 Apr. 7.65 9.64 May J u n e — 3.75 ’ Tace 3.85 2.03 6.20 1761 10.09 Ju ly _ Aug. Sept. Oct Nov. Dec People have nof forgot t en 1 he d am ag e done to roads, highw ays, • b r id g e s and a few hom es of a y a r ago w hen th e m ost severe storm of th e y e a r prevailed. At th s w ritin g it is difficult to im agine J a n u a ry as a wet m onth w ith th * sun sh ining and the te m p e ra tu re at 56 degrees. T he w eather so fa r this m onth Jan. Max. Rain Min. 1 54 12 41 .49 2 50 37 3 49 40 .28 4 47 .19 54 57 55 49 51 55 52 5 € 7 8 9 10 46 44 44 43 45 1.02 2.09 .12 .12 .16 45 T o tal 4.89 T O V IS IT FAM ILY Mrs. II. A. W ilbanks left T h u rs day m orning for S eattle where she plans to spend three weeks w ith her family. She drove w ith her sister, Mrs. Arnie Camm, who was returning to S eattle following a short visit in Brookings and Eureka. Buy U. S. Savings Bonds! B. B. Crabb Co. B ookkeeping Pay Roll T axet Insurance Kerr Building Brookings, Oregon An outstanding beauty among the com- letely new line of ears which Buick offers for 1954 u the two-door Super Riviera pictured above. With • rakish sports car styling modelled after Buick’s famed Skylark, the Riviera features a ne< panor amic windshield, a cut-down door belt line, full rear-wheel cut-out and a refined sweepspear mold- FLINT. MICH. — Buick today announced a completely new line of automobiles for 1954, studded with the most revolutionary styl ing changes since the introduction of streamlining. The new Buicks come in four s e r ie s w ith a ll new , room ier bodies, beautiful new exterior and interior styling, longer wheel bases, panoramic windshields, and more powerful and efficient V-8 engines. The Special Series makes its debut in the V-8 class in 1964 with a brand new 160 horsepower engine modelled after the valve in-nead V-8 introduced in the Roadmaster and Super Series last year. Horsepower in the Road- master has been boosted from 188 to 200, and in the Super from 170 to 182. New also to the Buick line for 1954 is the Century Series, de signed to sell in the price range between the Special and Super. The Century, which features a 200 horsepower Roadmaster en- ine mounted on a 122-inch wheel- ase, has a very high power-to- weight ratio and is the outstand ing performer in the Buick line. All-steel estate wagons are available for the first time this year in the Century and Special series. Among outstanding styling fea tures in addition to the new oan- E CHAMBER LISTS MODEST DUES D ire cto rs of the B rookings- H arb o r C h am b er ot C om m erce tu rn e d down a plan to place* C h am b er dues on an increased slitling scale, last week, replacing AMERICAN FOOD SPECIAL El N( II -sc Soup E n tre e F rench F ried o r M ashed P o ta to es Coffee o r Pea Ice C ream o r S herlx't IKK C hinese S pecials Any S ty le w ith slightly in cre ased 7 days a wvek models with six horsepower rat ings and two wheelbases. All Roadmaster and Super models are mounted on a 127-inch wheelbase. Special and Century models are mounted on a 122-inch wheelbase, an increase of one-half an inch. The Skylark, which has been com pletely restyled for 1954. is R IC H F IE L D RICH-HEAT powered by the 2”4> horsepower Roadmaster engine. BU RN ER O IL flat rates. ♦ Hello World C O N T A fN /N G SO IAÄ/TE ♦ At th e sam e tim e, they adopted a plan by w hich th e O regon S ta te B ank can deduct dues from A little girl. C arol Lynn, was m em bers c h e e k i n g accounts born to Mr. and M rs. M arion m onthly, doing aw ay w ith the Phone 26S5 N issen ot B rookings ea rly M on need of paying dues in y early day m orning at th e Gold Beach lum p sum s. After I lours 2395 T he new dues will be one dollai H ospital. O R EG O N B RO O K IN G S p e r m onth for individuals, and tw o d o llars for businesses, as com pared w ith flat fees of ten and tw en ty d o llars p e r y ea r p re viously. Dues can lx* paid in \ early lum p sum s, o r d educted by the hank as n o ted above. P reviously, plans had called for a scab* of ra te s for the m em b er ship w hich would have run from ON fifteen to one hundr< d dollars. YOUR NEW HOME T he sliding scale w as dropped, according to P resid en t K a il O s OR COMMERCIAL BUILDING ten b erg , because th e d irecto rs hope th at increased m em bership at th e low er dues will ta k e care Special conditions in this area require proper design of the C h am b er’s financial needs. ing. Don't throw your money down the drain The group plans a m em bership d riv e ><xvn to bring m ore local through jaulty construction. people into th e organization. CONSULT N ext event scheduled for the C ham ber is th e an n u al banquet 1 and in sta lla tio n ot officers. to be held Jan u arv 28th at the H arb o r G range Hall. T ick ets will lx* i available from any ch am b er di- rector, o r phone 2661. FOSTER & BOLVI GENERAL CONTRACTOR Phone 3161 Offi TOMMY MOE Release it at once from rust, sludge and corrosion that steal valuable heat and cause costly breakdowns. The key is years-ahead Rich-Heat Burner Oil containing Richfield’s rust proof ingredient, S olante. Rich-Heat gives abundant health ful heat because it's made from top- selected crudes that are specially refined then double treated to burn clean as a whistle. For years-ahead protection, let us fill your order note for R ich-H ear, yours at no ex tra cost. MACK G. MALCOLM N ew H ours O pen 11 a.m, to 1 a m We Cater to Parties C why handcuff your ail burner? Speed is indicated by a red line that moves horizontally across a scale graduated from 0 to 120 miles per hour. New styling also is featured throughout the interior with many new combinations of colors in ny lon, broadcloth, cordaveen and leather. The new V-8 engine In the Special has the same overall di mensions as the V-8 in the Road master and Super. The Special V-8 has a 264 cubic inch displace ment and an 8.1-to-l compression ratio in Dynaflow-equipped cars. In cars equipped with standard tr a n s m is ió n , th e compression ratio is 7.5-to-l. Both D y n a flo w and safety power steering continue as stand ard equipment on the Roadmaster Series and optional on all others. Swing-out door hinges provide up to one and one-half inches more entrance room to the front com partment of all 1964 Buicks. The new line comes in 15 SA V E M O N EY SH AN GH AI CAFE Chinese Combination Lunches Soc and ing. It has a completely new front er.d, all new styl ing, new instrument panel, new rear fender and deck lid treatment, and new interiors. It is mounted on a 127-inch wheelbase and is powered by a 182- horsepower V-8 engine when equipped with Twin- Turbine Dynaflow. Wire wheels are offered as optional equipment. oramic windshield are full rear wheel fender openings and slop ing door line on all two-door Rivieras and convertibles, built-in sun visor and rain cove on four- door sedans in the Roadmaster and S u p er S e r ie s , new h igh crown front fenders which permit the driver to see the right fender at all times, and new instrunjent panel. . , The new V-8 engine in the Special Series, new combustion chamber design which increases ower and economy, new power rakes, new front end suspension which improves steering and pro vides better cornering ability, and cowl ventilation are among the top e n g i n e e r i n g advance ments. The sweepspear molding, so closely identified with Buick, has been restyled along the lines of last year’s Skylark sports con vertible. The grille styling also has been refined, with 49 thin bars of chrome enclosed in a chrome frame. The traditional Buick emblem on the front of the hood has been replaced with the word B U I-C -K in narrow, deli cate letters. Interior styling has been en hanced bj^ a new, double roll in strument panel, similar to the one on Buick’s experimental Wildcat. A new speedometer, unique in the entire industry, is featured on the Roadmaster and Sutler Series. it Mr. and Mrs. Lee S to n er, K la m ath F alls, brought Mrs. S to n e r’s m other, M rs. Rose Poole, hom e a f te r she had spent the holidays w ith them at h er old hom e. T he S to n e rs re tu rn e d to K la m a th F a lls M onday. Advert sing in th e Brookirgs- I Îa rb o r PUA brings results. L esm eister Agency Ph 2271