FRIDAY. OCTOBER 29. 1954
THE PILOT, Southern Pines, North Carolina
PAGE SEVEN
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1955 CHEVROLET—A styling advance from
any point of view is claimed by the company
for the 1955 Chevrolets. The latest lineup of 14
models has been completely restyled and in ad
dition features a wide array of chassis improve
ments. A new V8 and two six-cylinder engines
are available. Pictured here is the Belair 4-door
sedan.
Chevrolet Features Riding Comfort
Plus Many New Mechanieal Advances
Pronounced mechanical ad
vances plus new riding comfort
and a complete re-styling of
bodies are noted in the Chevrolet
for 1955.
The 1955 models are on dis
play at the show rooms of Aubrey
Johnson Chevrolet at Aberdeen.
From a long list of new fea
tures, these are particularly out-
All roOfs have been visibly low
ered with a corresponding reduc
tion in hood and belt lines to ac-
centrate a longer, fleeter appear
ance.
First V8 engine offered on a
Chevrolet in 35 years.
Higher horsepower ratings and
new quietness and smoothness in
two “Blue Flame” sixes.
Integrated body and frame de
sign.
Front and rear suspensions re
vamped. Added riding comfort
and roadability, Chevrolet states,
are assured by improved suspen
sions.
Increased safety through great
er visibility. Every car window of
safety plate glass—front, rear and
side—is larger in 1955 Chevrolet
bodies.
Optional overdrive. An over
drive installation will be offered
for the first time.
More electrical power. A 12-
volt electrical system will furn
ish ample reserve power for the
ever-growing demands of acces
series.
“Dry-Air” ventiliation. This
feature involves an archshaped
plenum chamber that channels
fresh air from a slotted cowl vent.
Tubeless tires for increased
safety.
Smoother power application. The
torque tube drive is replaced by
a hotchkiss drive to deliver power
more smoothly to the rear wheels
and to provide a “flatter” ride in
combination with the longer
springs. -
Easier steering. From power
steering, an improved version of
which is available on 1955 cars.
Most distinguishing mark of the
new Chevrolet bodies is their
low-slung silhouette and vertical
windshield pillars.
An intriguing “first” for driv
ers seeking high performance is a
“power package” which can be
purchased on V8 models. This in
cludes a four-barrel carburetor
and dual exhaust system for a
consequential horsepower rating
of 180.
Home Industries
Getting Attention
From G. & D. Dept.
Bread plans designed to help
home industries get started and
to assist existing firms in expan
sion of their activities are being
put into effect by the Department
of Conservation and Develop
ment, Director Ben E. Douglas
announces.
Douglas said the Home Indus
try Section of the Department’s
Commerce and Industry Division
has been reorganized imder the
direction of Gerald F. Albright
who is trained in industrial de
velopment. Albright may be con
tacted at The Department of Con
servation and Development, Edu
cation Building, Raleigh, N. C.
The home i ndustry program,
Director Douglas says, is designed
to help instigate, encourage and
assist in the development of home
industries throughout North Car
olina.
Chambers of Commerce, other
local development groups and in
dividuals throughout the State
are being requested to help de
velopment of home industries.
One of the first steps being
taken by Albright is the search
ing out of markets or potential
markets for agricultural and in
dustrial products now existing in
and around North Carolina.
The more than 10 million bush
els of corn held in storage both
on and Off farms in North Caro
lina are lower than for several
previous years but slightly more
than last year.
Scholarship To
Be Given Winner
Of Essay Contest
A ^600 educational scholarship
to be awarded the winner of an
essay contest open to all high
school students in North Carolina
sponsored by th^Medical Society
of North Carolina is announced
by Dr. Donald B. Koonce of Wil
mington, Chairman of the Socie
ty’s Committee On Public Rela
tions.
Essays may be submitted any
time during the period January 1
to February 26, 1955 through local
High School principals, on the
subject “The Adgantages of Pri
vate Medical Care.”
he first prize of a $600 scholar
ship will be made payable to any
college or universityr selected by
the winning essayist, which meets
the standards of the Southern As
sociation of Colleges and Second
ary Schools. Prizes will also be
awarded to winners of second and
third place essays.
The three top papers in North
Carolina will be forwarded to the
Association of American Physi
cians and Surgeons for competi
tion in the National contest. Na
tional prizes are $1,000 for first
prize; $500 for second place; $100
for third place; and $25 each for
the fourth, fifth, and sixth place
winners.
Essay contest packets with in
formation on rules and contest
dates have been submitted to
each High School principal and
library as reference for students
interested in entering the essay
contest. Additional copies of the
packets are available from the
Medical Society of North Caro
lina, P. O. Box 790, in Raleigh.
Extension engineers at Ohio
State Universitv point out that a
recent corn crop in Iowa cost 326
fingers, 63 hands, 14 arms, five
legs, three lives, 3362 lost work
ing days and $'71,243 in medical
expenses. '
Auction prices 'for flue-cured
tobacco through September 17
averaged lower in all belts racept
the Middle and Old belts of North
Carolina and Virginia, where
drought was a serious factor leist
year.
the full rich flavor
of Karo Syrup makes
everything taste better
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pancakes
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Low... and behold!
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le motoramic
Chevrolet
Chevrolet and General Motors took a whole new look at the
low-cost car—and jnst look what happened!
NOW BEING SHOWN!
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The Bel Air Sport Coupe—one of 14 new Fisher Body beauties in three new series.
The valve-in-head V-8
as only the valve-in-head
leader can build it!
Now Chevrolet, the leading huilder
of valve-in-head engines, introduces
the "Turho-Fire V8.” It carries the
V8 design to a new high in efficiency
with its high horsepower (162), high-
compression (8 to 1), high perform
ance and surprisingly high gas mile
age. Availahle with standard trans
mission, or with the extra-cost options
of Overdrive or Powergfide.
You can choose from
two new sixes, too!
Chevrolet also offers the last word
in six-cylinder performance and econ-
onw! 'There’s a new ”Blue-Flame
136” teamed with Powergfide and a
new "Blue-Flame 123” with eithw
standard transmission or Overdrive.
Can’t you tell just by looking that Chevrolet and General Motors
have come up with a completely new idea about the loV-priced car?
The idea is this: to build a car that offers the very newest thing in
styling, the most modem features, the finest kind of performance
and the highest quality of manufacture—all at a modest price. It’s
something that took a lot of doing and that only the world’s leading
car builders could do. Everything's new in this Motoramic Chevrolet
from its lower top right down to its tubeless tires. Come in for the
mqst fascinating visit you ever made to an automobile showroom!
^The motormic
Chevrolet
More than a new car—a new concept of low-cost motoring I
AUBREY JOHNSON CHEVROLET, Inc.
Poplar Street
ABERDEEN, N. C.