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About Brookings-Harbor pilot. (Brookings, Curry County, Oregon) 1946-1978 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 17, 1955)
Thursday, November BROOKINGS HARBOR PILOT TROUBLE D R IV IN G 3*ea ¿4 a t ì d 0 i t / M Ì i t ì c n i O N ICE, SN O W BROOKINGS OREGON W hen th e th erm o m eter is at zero stopping d istance on the sam e road at th e sam e speed is only 114 feet. 4. When it’s tim e to stop on D riving on snow and ice, road conditions Oregon m otorists can expect in many p a rts of the sta te for the next few m onths, calls for some special fechniqi vs if the d riv ers w ant to avoid skids F erocious in his paint, feathers, and horns, weird in his ceremonial dance, the medicine man once played on the superstitions and fears ef hie siclims in order to sell his snake oil, resurrection brew, and all-healing ointment. He more often killed than cured. Such pagan quackery has yielded to science. Research has come to the aid of medical practice, and today diagnosis and treatment of disease are on a sound scientific basis. To benefit by the progress which the years have wrought, see your physician when ill. Place yourself in his care. We supplement his service by filling your prescriptions promptly. F R A N K ’S P H A R M A C Y — Open 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. — - New Phone Number 1444 - g lare ice, te sts show th e f t io s t effective way is to pump th? brakes. This m eans to applv the b rakes quickly (lock them l for an in stan t and release as quickly Rejicat th is once or twice a sec T h a t’s the vvc-4 from the c*a*— ond un til a full stop is made. traffic safety division. The safety (W ith pow er brakes, pumping the o u tfit, eager to get the ju m p on brake? is even mono im portant accidents cam -d by drivers who because it is se easy to u n in ten t d o n ’t know how to handle cars on ionally lock th e wheels.» These techniques, coup?. ! with snow or ice. outlined four points the sta n d ard advice to get the to avoid slips and slides. 1. W hen startin g , use second "feel of th e road," follow at safe g ear and don't bear down on the distances and keep windshields gas pedal. (N ational te sts indic and windows clear, could prevent a te th a t cars w ith au to m atic tran - sm issions respond v to ac H erato r action on snow and ice) 2. Once sta rte d , avoid sudden stops or speed-ups. W atch for icy sp o ts in shaded areas If a skid s ta rts , tu rn the steering wheel in th e dinection of the skid until it is overcome. Then, eith er pum p b rak e s to slow down or lightly A check to tallin g $6.10! S i - t r i a c re '1 ra te to keep moving. will soon be sent the sta te of O r 3. R em em ber th a t stopping dis egon by th e U. S. Fi/rest Service, tances increase when the tem p er rep resen tin g 25 percent of the re a tu re is near th e m elting point. tu rn s from lands under their ju r At 30 degrees, it ta k es about 235 isdiction. The sum is derived from feet to stop a ca r on g lare ice tim ber sales, grazing, and othei from a speed of 20 m iles an hour. T W O PLEDGED o rli'-. TO SO RO RITY ;e a n i ,nt; ,h e 132 Lin e i ’ c.c'ege stu d en ts pledged to em hership in one the the ten re. k le tte r social organizations i the Linfield campus. Mi- , Rowley pledged Phi B eta it sorority. Miss D orothy Rowley, d au g h ter of Mr. and Mrs. R. D Rowley. Surfside Road, Brookings, an I F->der,'>' law s gove-mm- N'ation- •’> F orest receipts provides th a t the m om v th u s retu rn ed --hall he dhti-jheted to th e counties In which the n a’’onal fo r- -♦ -wo<t<»*- irn revenue is located end in the am ount proportional to the N e‘- ional F orest acreag e in those counties T he law fu rth e r requires th a t the moneys bet used for public roads and schools long rush period for the freshman and transfer students with rush parties given nightly by the sor orities and fraternal orders. N w pledges will take part in their organizations’ activities for the remainder of the? semester. In February they may be initiated into full membership in their or Pi . ¡. : nee p a rtie s ended a wrick ganization. O ’i-*gon's p e v m rn t is th e •'/v u '’- n to -t nr n porb ,3 coots per acre o ' a ’l th» frc-c-t land, com m ercial or non-com m crc'“’ W erh in eto n ' nav-ment re n -> 33 cents per acre for a total of $3.503.343.78. Regional F o re ste r .1. H erb ert Stone sta te s th at aside from the actu al cash rv tu rn s the N ational F o rests co ntribute to local w el fare through investm ents in perm an en t improvement, o th er expend itures, and payrolls. Such vital re sources as w ater, recreation, and wildlife a re am ong some of the o th e r contributions, Mr. Stone says. Onlv the ‘Jeep’ Station Wagon gives you 4-wheel drive. A- i business vehicle or a family car, it’s the world’s m o« I a ti, al station wagon. It has extra stamina for normal In way travel in 2-wheel drive, and shifts easily into Ci. cl drive to go through sand, mud, snow and soft i 11.1, on or oil the road, in all kinds of weather. It carries M\ people or up to 110 cubic feet of bulky cargo. The mlci ¡or is w ashable-easily cleaned for family use. The J. i>' Station Wagon is now available with power brake«. 4 WHEEL DRIVE ' ’J* * C V P STATION WACOM WILLVS...world s largest makers of 4 wheel drive vetoclM Ask for a demonstration today... E J F F IN G T O N i M OTOR C 0 .‘ . ELLENSBURG AVENUE G O L D BEACH, OREGON G R A M M Y ... I G O T MY W ISH ! THIS PRICE IS COST-PLUS HANDLING CHARGES NO ORDERS AFTFIt W I T «= w 1 1 / PLUS H A N D L IN G CHARGES PURE LEAN Gee, Thanksgiving is -fun! I ate and ate...and ate. ..and then when I got th e wishbone I wished you were here...and you are almost, here's mom my...'bye now." THICK SLICED NEBERGALLS C O U N TR Y FRESH G R O U N D 1 » ib FINE TO BROIL I »stance makes no difference to modern Long Distance service. . . it’s easy as calling next door. W ouldn’t hearing from you m ake it a happier T h an ksgiving for someone — x- z. somewhere? "...«.o' inexpensive , roor Special lo w h o lid a y rate* are in effect a ll day Trim m ed Thanksgiving, C h ritlm a * an d N e w Year'» a * w e ll a t Sunday* and after 6 :0 0 PM a n y d a y . . . you can telephone a n y w h e re in the nation for $2, plu* fox (3 -m in ., »tation-to station). P A R T N E R S IN P R O G R E S S W IT H A G R O W IN G AREA ./fisa -_______ New Lift to Lsvirs; COMING FROM NOV 26
