MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUXE. BEDFORD, OREGON SUNDAY. JULY 21, 1933.
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TRAVEL BY AUTO
WASHINGTON, D. C, July 20.
Motor vacationing by Americans
abroad shattered all records during
the first six months of 1935, accord
ing to the foreign travel division of
the American Automobile association.
"There Is every Indication," said
Thos. P. Henry of Detroit, Mich
president of the A.A.A., "that the
tide of travel which Is taking hun
dreds of thousands of Americans,
thousands of automobiles and hun
dreds of millions of touring dollars
to Europe and other parts of the
world will continue during the rest
of the summer and autumn and
that the total volume of travel will
exceed the banner year of 1929."
The foreign travel division of the
A.A.A. which handles the major por
tion of all the automobiles used by
Americans for motoring In foreign
countries had up to June 30 clear
ed 55 per cent more cars than for
the corresponding period In 1934 and
five per cent more than for the en
tire year of 1930.
Warning that the steamship com
panles are hard pressed to provide
reservations for passengers and cars
alike and urging advanced booking,
Mr. Henry had this to say as to the
underlying causes of the current exo
dus:
"There are two basic factors. First
the urge for travel has assumed un
precedented and world-wide propor
tions. Second, people have apparently
gotten used to economic conditions
at home or have got tired or re
strictions Imposed upon them by the
depression hence the appeal of dis
tant horizons.
"Several other factors are playing
a prominent part In the situation.
Foreign governments, steamships,
railroads and travel agencies of all
kinds have done an Intensive Job of
selling Americans on travel abroad.
New mammoth ships and do luxe
tours by rail and steamship are the
order of the day. Motor travel, par
ticularly in Europe, has been sim
plified so that It Is as easy to travel
from Paris to Constantinople as It
Is to travel from Boston to Chi
cago. Red tape is practically elimin
ated since agreements worked out by
our organizations with foreign gov
ernments and affiliated foreign mot
or clubs make It possible for the
motorist to obtain all necessary doc
uments for International travel be
fore he steps on the gangway out
ward bound.
"Ocean rates are moderate com
pared to what they were In 1B"9,
while the rates for the transportation
of cars have been stabilized at a
reasonable figure, and the handling
arrangements have become simplicity
Itself.
"Sensing the mass Trans -Atlantic
travel underway. European railroad
systems are offering special rates
while the hotels under the moral
suasion of governmental agencies are
entering into agreements to keep tar
iffs down.
"The average American family has
come to depend on the family auto-
Tires Withstand Accidents That Demolish Cars
What happens when racing motor cars
traveling 100 miles an hour get out of
control is shown by the accompanying
pictures taken at the Indianapolis Speed
way. They also demonstrate how helpless
even the most expert drivers are under
such conditions, particularly the illustration
at the right, which shows Al Gordon, one
of the world's best racing pilots, climbing
over a concrete retaining wall.
These racing cars weigh approximately f
3,000 pounds. When they hit a solid wali,
two and one half feet high, at a speed of
almost two miles a minute the impact is
terrific.
Inspection of these accidents brought
out one fact of particular interest to
the average motorist that was the
At Gordon smashes
keadon into concrete
wall at 100 miles an
hour. The tfres
showed no evidence
of damage.
This ear hit tie
speedway retaining
wall at terrific speed,
and bounced many
yards off the track.
The chassis was
completely wrecked,
yet the tires suffered
no injury.
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perfor
f the chi
formance of the tires. Though
hassis were wrecked, the tires
were found fully inflated and
undamaged.
Racing officials and drivers at Indian
apolis cited this particular tire performance
as a "concrete" demonstration of the value
of speed contests in developing better auto
motive equipment for general use. For
many years, Firestone engineers have been
designing and building tires that would
withstand ever increasing speeds and
punishment. That race drivers, who choose
their tires with unusual care and buy them
outright, appreciate these efforts is shown
by the fact that practically all entrants
in the Indianapolis and other important
speed events for more than a decade have
used Firestoncs exclusively.
APPLEGATE LOOP DRIVE
LIES ALONG STREAMS
Today's motor journey for the jaded-with-clty-life family is the
loop between Medford. Applegate, Murphy and Grants pass, with an
added cut-off from Gold Hill to Jacksonville. The route was chosen be
cause It Is indicated by the weatherman that the heat will not be so
high today as during the week, and the line of march lies along water
nearly all the way, rather than skirting Into the higher mountains.
Drive to Ruch, and swing right,
down the river to the town of Apple-
gate, about five miles below Ruch.
Here a bridge crosses the river, and
only a few hundred feet upstream
Is a fine swimming spot for the older
kids, although It is not recommended
for the tots, in that the water is
deep, and the banks are steep and
rocky.
For those who like to dive, how
ever, there Is not a better spot in
mobile for transportation at home
and there Is a natural and strong
desire to use the tame means of
transportation when vacntlonlng 1 village, and continue on downstream
all of southern Oregon. Rock walls
rise ail the way from five to fifteen
feet straight away' from the river,
and flat tops provide a perfect foot
ing for the Jack-knife and swan
dive experts. On the far side of the
river la a gradually shelving beach,
but this Is too smalt for picnlclng
purposes. A grove nearby affords an
ideal spot for this highly popular
pastime, however. The bridge Is 17
miles from Medford, and 17 miles
from Grants Pass.
In continuing the Journey from
Applegate. recross the- bridge to the
abroad. Besides, the experience of
thousands of A A A. motorists has
demonstrated that from the stand
point of cost, a party of three peo
ple can actually effect economies by
traveling in their own car. This Is
aside from the freedom of movement
and the flexibility of schedules that
this method of transportation af
fords. That It Is possible for the av
erage family fortunate enouch to
have a foreign travel budget Is in
dicated by the fact that 80 per cent
of the cars shipped abroad are In the
small low priced class."
into Murphy, or cross the bridge
and do the same thing from that
side, both roads being of about equal
distance. So many delightful pastors
scenes are encompassed In the drive
that it would be futile to try to de
scribe them.
At Murphy a well-marked highway
leads onto the Redwood highway,
and then back Into Grants Pass. In
returning from Grants Pass it Is a
bit tiresome for most families to
pursue the same old Pacific high
way route home, so swing to the
right onto the Old Stage road, im
mediately south of the Gold Hill
bridge. This route is actually shorter
than the paved highway, but not
so fast.
Since speed Is not a primary fac
tor in such a Jaunt, It makes a
lovely drive, and can end up at Jack
sonville, the Bnker service station
on the Jacksonville highway, or at
the end of North Central street.
The whole trip is not over 70 miles
and all the roads traversed are good,
although not paved or oiled most 01
the distance.
Auto Fatalities
In State Showing
Quarter Decrease
Dropping sharply to a record low
for any similar period in the past
five years, traffic fatalities In the
state of Oregon showed a decrease
of 26 per cent during the first five
months of 1935, accordng to Dr. E.
B. McDanlel, president of the Oregon
State Motor nssoclatlon.
April and May. he pointed out,
were banner months, having shown
a reduction of 50 per cent against
the same two months last year, in
dicating that the "cumulative ef
fect of snfety education started last
September by the motor association
is being felt."
A fatality record for the first five
months of each year since 1931, as
obtained by Dr. McDanlel from the
secretary of state's office, Is as follows:
1931
1932 ..Z.
1933 ;
1934
130
86
87
113
1935 84
Comparative figures for the first
five months of 134 and 1935 are:
1934 1935
January ;.. 21 17
February 16 12
March 18 25
April 33 17
May 28 13
"Results at the start of the cam
paign last fall were discouraging, as
far as Immediately reducing- last
year's hfgh rate of automobile acci
dent deaths," McDanlel said. "The
encouraging thing, however, was
that the state as a whole took hold
of the drive Immediately and started
working to end highway accidents.
"At the 'start of this year the
cumulative effort of law enforce
ment officers, the Judiciary and
newspaper and organization pub
licity took effect. The last two
months have shown a 60 per cent
decrease In deaths as compared wit ft
1934."
Dr. McDanlel expressed apprecia
tion to city, county and state offi
cers who have campaigned for safer
driving since the safety campaign
started, as well as to Judges who
have imposed stiff punishments on
reckless drivers. He said that clubs
and associations throughout the
state have staged safe driving edu
cation campaigns In almost every
district.
Tne state motor association head
said that the "Let's Quit Killing"
campaign would continue.
Last year's automobile fatality
record for the state was 310. If the
present rate per month continues
202 Oregon residents will lose their
lives In traffic accidents this year.
New Vhone Tariff
SALEM. July 20. (API The West
Coast Telephone company today filed
with the public utilities commission
a new tariff reducing Its toll rate
between Stafford and Oregon City
and Stafford and Oswego from 10 to
five cents. The new rate will become
effective September 1.
Urge Precautions
Through Check Of
Tires Before Trip
reduced by a wide margin with th
All-Wcathertrcncl.
"Our place of business and most
other tire dealers are glad to inspect
tires of any manufacture, In order
to determine If they are still safe.
There Is no charge for this service
and a few minutes dpvntpd to this
of ; precaution may be the means of pre-
of , ventiiii; an accident that would re-
Increased driving on highways In '
this vicinity, especially over week- i
ends, emphasises the necessity
added precautions on the prrt
motorists to avoid accidents, ac.'ord- j sult 1,1 serious property damage or
ing to c. u. Furnas, local Good year 1 t--sl""i injury.
tire dealer.
"Carelessness Is the cause of moft
accidents," snys Mr. Furnas, "and
"Good tires are priced so reason
ably that there Is little excuse for
taking unnecessary risks for the
many of the mishnps attributed to want of their protection," Mr. Furnas
this cause could be avoided by tak-1 snltl-
ing advantage of the protection af
forded by good tires.
"Blowouts, punctures, and skidding
contribute to the alarming toll of
deaths and Injuries on the highways.
But good .sound tires, such as the
Goodyear G-3 All-Weather reduce
these hazards to the minimum.
"Any tire of course can be punc
tured, but tires with a good tread
pattern still Intact are much less
likely to be punctured than smooth,
worn tires. Blowouts with good tires
are extremely rare and skidding is
Infant It're Victim
THE DALLES. Ore.. July 20. (AP)
Greta Wilklns, 14-months old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harold
Wilklns of Condon, died In a hos
pital hero last night as a result of
injuries suffered In a fire which dc
Htroycrt her parents' home yesterday
afternoon.
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