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DLTCfll OF INDIANAPOLIS RACE DRIVER DEMONSTRATES SAFETY DEVICE Properly Stowed Bags Add to Comfort F TRUCKS 10 SERVE AT HIGH SPEEDS WASHINGTON, D. C, Aug. 3. Driving an automobile at excessive speed consumes twice as much gaso line and seven times more oil than does traveling at a moderate rate over the same distance, the Ameri can Automobile association announc ed today in presenting figures sup porting its campaign against last driving on the nation's hlRhways. The latest drive of the national motoring body against speeding is designed to demonstrate to motor ists that, even aside from the ques tion of safety, driving at moderate speed will effect great economies In the cost of operating the motor vehicle. v "Numerous tests have been con ducted as to rate of fuel consump tion at various speeds," a statement issued by the A. A. A. declared, "and without exception these Wsts have demonstrated that consumption of gasoline mounts rapidly as speed Increases. "These studies, as averaged by tne U. S. bureau of standards to give typical performance, show that a car which gets 18 miles to the gal-; Ion at 30 miles an hour will get j 12.6 miles to the gallon at 60 miles an hour and only 8.6 miles to the ; gallon at 80 miles an hour, or less than half of the mileage obtained at the slower rate." Following Is the tabulation of the ' rates of cnsollne consumption at varying speeds: 10 mi. per hour 18.7 ml. per gal 20 ml. per hour 18.9 ml. per gal. 30 'ml. per hour 18.0 ml. per gal. 40 mi. per hour 16.4 ml. per gal. 50 ml. per hour 14.6 ml. per gal, 60 ml. per hour 12.6 ml. per gal. 70 ml. per hour 10.6 ml. per gal 80 ml. per hour 8.6 ml. per gal "Since gasoline Is the largest single factor In the cost of car operation." the A .A. A. statement continued, "the motorist can readily see the benefit of moderate speed, for It means saving both of dollars and of human lives. "Study of oil consumption at var ious speeds was made In a test con ducted by the contest board of the American Automobile association at the Indianapolis speedway. This sur vey Involved thirteen makes of aut omobiles, each of which ran 9.000 miles, lasted 34 days and more than 800,000 calculations and observations were made. Averaging the perform ance of all cars. It was found that 6.9 times as much oil was consumed at 55 miles an hour than was used at 30 miles an hour. "The great strain placed on a vehicle by excessive speed results In greatly shortening Its life. En gines, tires and steering mechanism all are subject to unusual wear and tear when the driver Is suffering from a speed complex." New Spring Green Dodge on Display A sensational new automobile color, "Spring Green," recently Intro duced by Dodge, Is now on display for the first time In Medford at the' Pierce Allen Motor Co. They also have a carload of new Plymouths. which have many new refinements, on display, according to L. C. Taylor, sales manager. Mr. Taylor says: "Our greatest trouble Is getting enough automo biles to supply the steadily Increasing demand for Dodges and Plymouths. The carload of trucks we received last week arc all sold and another carload Is on the way." Mr. Taylor reports the sales of Dodge commercial cars to Leonard Freeman of Central Point and Henry Peck of Lake Creek. School District No. 35 at Rogue River has Just pur chased the latest type Dodge school bus. : j x JpT- te&&r4i i K . J fv i CAMDEN. C. C. Aug. 3. (AP) Six persons were killed and three Injured today when .- farmer's truck careened Into a seaboard air line train at a crossing ..ear here and spilled some of Its occupants beneath the train wheels. Comfort, pleasure, and safety on a tour depend largely on efficient loading of the luggage, and modern body designs have done much to ease the problem, as these views of Chevrolet models reveal. In the upper left view, the suitcases have been fitted in snugly, the adjustable front sat having been moved forward to allow extra leeway, and the driver is now pushing back the seat to clamp the bags in place for the day. Upper right, the tourist is utilizing the baggage space back of the rear seat. The two lower pictures show the loading of a coupe compartment and a sedan trunk. ROAD ALONG UPPER ELK REEK OFFERS FINE TRIP A rather long drive, but an Inter esting one. Js that up Elk Creek, pctst the CCC camp and the Buzzard mine, into Woodruff Meadows, looping back Into the Crater Lake highway be tween Union Creek and Prospect. Although there ore no exceptional swimming spots, there are places along the upper Rogue river where the fishing Is excellent, and logging operations, while not active on Sun day, are clearly seen along the far ther points of the drive. The kids will have a swell time plaving in the lush grass of the Meadows, still green and fresh even though the vlly Is perched by the .summer sun. . To make the drive, follow the Cra ter Lake highway to the Rogue Elk bridge, a short distance beyond the Rogue Elk hotel. It is at this bridge that the fish hatchery no, now in use. is situated. Turn left up the creek road, now In fine repair thanks to the CCC men who have been work ing on It constantly. Losing trucks now employ that rout to bring their timber in from their workings near the Meadows, hut do not operate on Sunday. There are many fine picnic spots along the route, and water is plcntl- Most of the Journey is made ful. through virgin timber, and for thos? who have never made such a drive, end even those who have, but have never made this particular one, the scene is an Interesting one. At the point where the road rejoins the Crater Lake highway, if a further short trip Is desired, the tourists can turn to the left, and follow up the "Natural Bridge" road. This road, about a mile and a half lon, leads one to the phenomena. Not to be compared to the natural bridge In Colorado far beauty, the bridge la nevertheless Interesting from a geo logical point of view. Apparently at one time, lava rock flowed into the canyon there, filling everything. "Pet-holes" through the rock provided an escape for the wat er, however, and It now seeps through, bubbling In places, but "11 of it going under the surface and emerging again into a stream below For a space of several hundred yards it Is possible to walk across the river on this bridge. In making the trip. It Is advised to got gasoline before turning onto the Elk Creek road, as there are no serv ice stations along the way. A small axe and shovel may be handy, and It should be remembered not to throw cigarette stubs out of the car. New Motor Freight To Operate Here The Farnum Motor Freight has re ceived permit to operate as a fixed termini common carrier between Port land, Grants Pass. Medford and Ash land, according to L. F. Farnum of Medford, owner and operator. Mr. Farnum has operated truck service between Portland and Ashland for the past one and one-half years. The Farnum Motor Freight also has a for-hlre permit to operate within a 25-mlle radius of Grants Pass and Medford in con Junction with line- haul operations. Mr. Farnum sa ys : "The public utilities commissioner overruled certain objections on the grounds that we had recommenda tions from shippers in Portland and Southern Oregon. The commissioner felt there was sufficient business to warrant operation of this line In this territory." Use Mall Trlbuue want ads. The PARI OTOR FR is now offering to Southern Oregon ship pers its services as a Fixed Terminal Common Carrier Between PORTLAND-GRANTS PASS MEDFORD - ASHLAND We also serve Roseburg, Eugene. Albany, Salem and way points, North bound Const Boy In Finals. COFFIN LINKS. Indianapolis, A113. 3. (AP) Frank Strafcl. 18-ycar-olt Brooklyn high school boy, entered the finals of the national public Units golf championship today bv crushing Bob Tomes. Long Beach. Cal , U and 9. Dowding To Head Truck Insurance Portland Office D. M. Dowding. of Los Angeles. Cali fornia, has been transferred by the Farmers Automobile Inter-insurance Exchange to the northwest as man ager for the truck Insurance depart ment of that organization. News of this appointment was received here today by H. B. Duncan, who Is the representative in this territory for the Farmers Automobile Inter-Insurance Exchange. Mr. Dowding 's headquarters will be in Portland and he will conduct the activities of the truck Insurance de partment In Oregon. Washington and Idaho from these headquarters. A feature of his work In this territory will be establishment of a complete service for the regxilar Inspection of trucks operating in the northwest. Insurance carriers recognize the value of truck engineering and Inspection service In the reduction of accidents on the highways and a complete sys tem is being Installed by Mr. Dowding. Eastern Oregon Dust Impedes Auto Travel THE DALLES. Ore., Aug. 3. (AP) Motorists arriving from the east today reported a dust storm so severe as to hnlt traffic near the Junction of the Umatilla cut-off and the old Oregon Trail. The dust storm was confined to an area about one mile wide. Several ears slipped from the high, way ajid Into the ditch when vis ibility was reduced to a few feet. There was no report of Injury to motorists. Phone S42 we'll naul away refuse City Sanitary Service youi Out to win A AMERICA ON VALUE ALONE v ,JL I Fully Covered by Cargo Insurance and C. O. D. bond NASHnithout regard to pres ent profits has made the 1936 lAFA YE TTE the bigges f , safest car ever offered at its price! TO GET a big share of the lowest-price field, Nash has made ihe 1936 LaFayette a prcat bip 6 passenger car with ALL of the titnl engineering features of high priced cars, yet as easy on gas and jil as smaller can! This may sound too good to be true. But it IS true ... so true that vou can see it with your own ny Nah-IFayette dealer will show you through the amazing, new X-Ray System. The X-Ray reveals the surpris ing, hidden differences in cars ol the same price. You see the vital engineering features that high priced cars include ... the things that low-priced cars leave out. And you see that LaFayette alone in the lowest-price field has 6 or 8 vital features that txpenstvt cars never omtt! See the X-Ray System and the 1936 LaFayette before you buy any car! The Nash Motors Company. Kenosha, Wisconsin. its here lose Lafayette A PRODUCT OF THE NASH MOTORS COMPANY WALTER W. ABBEY, Inc. 123 So. Riverside. Tel. 303 Fifty-two years ro the first oil tank wagon made Its appearance on the Pacific coast. Judged by the standards of today It was a crude contrivance but Its appearance in those dayst was revolu tionary and passers-by stopped to look, gesticulate and comment as this horse-drawn vehicle slowly and proudly made Its way up Market street In aan Francisco through the morning traffic of drays and carri ages. It was a proud day for Mike O'Con nor, the Standard Oil company driver, who caused all this commo tion with his team of horses and his tank wagon, and It was a history making event for the oil Industry. One year before. In 1886. the Stan dard Oil Company of California had put Its first railroad tank cars Into service but bulk delivery of petro leum products to Individual consum ers waa unknown. The company had. since opening Its firs tofflce In San Francisco In 1878. delivered Its pro ducts In open wagons, coal oil In flve-gollon tins, lubricants In cans or barrels, candles In boxes. At that time, kerosene waa the main product of petroleum and was In great de mand. Gasoline .is an undealred by-product from the manufacture of kerosene. However, during the next quarter of a century, many changea were to tak place In the oil business and the tank wagons of which Mike O'Con nor's waa the first, Increased rapidly In numbers and In size. The demand for Standard products was heavy and Imperative, linn. required kerosene or homes were dark: industrial and farm equipment re quired lubricants. Delivery of these product, regardless of road or weath er conditions, therefore, became of the utmost Importance and It waa In the 'SOs and '90s that standard men and Standard teams earned that reputation tor reliable service that the company has continued to hold through the years. It became an axiom among-patrons that Standard men would ge through under condi tions that crippled ordinary traffic. jiowever, it waa 38 years after that first horse-drawn tank wagon created such a furore In San Francisco that the first motor-driven truck was put Id service by the company. And In the 36 years alnce that time, many further Improvements In tank truck delivery have been made, until today, with the addition of th e newest streamlined trucks. Standard operates a most efficient ft ( w - - W' t: hold, tr L j , ,U '"'I 0'"' 'i' M"c"'vrf' Hydraulic Seer.ne S,Ml oI lht SM miu tU ' T, ' ','V'r ."' P'"" ,h" Wilb" Sh-- 2nd Pl'ct IVinL ol the 300 m.lt Indwapol,, ,p,cd cla,c. Decoration Day, demonstrating the leatres ol th, der.ee h.le trarel.ng at a Aici rate ol speed in his racing 'car. Demonstrating the ninny fea tures of the Mac-Wuydo Hydraulic Steering Stabilizer, Wllbe'r Shaw, well known race driver, shot holes In Ills front tire at a high rate of speed to show Unit the new atoor ing stabilizer would hold his car truo to Its course despite a sudden shock to the front wheels. This now invention recently placed on the market is designed to lit nil sizes of pnsaengcr enrs. trucks and busses. This device is one of Ihe greatest aids to snfe driving, according to Manager of Rrostono Auto Supply & Service Storos here. Wheels nro hold to their course regardless of the speed at which an emergency may occur. In addition to the safety fontures of the stabilizer, this new dovice reduces rond shock and shimmy or wobble of the front wheels, making driving much more plensnnt. Simple In design and construc tion, the Mac-Wayde Hydraulic Steering Stnbllizer operntes undor the principle of a door check. Un dor ordinary operating conditions Ihe wheels may be turned easily In tho regular wny without tho slight est Interference. Howevor, tho sud den shoe of striking a slone Ir. the rond, soft shoulders or any emer gency which mny occur on tho road, cnuso the stabilizer to oper ate In such a wny that all strain Is taken from tho steering gear, and the wheols are held firmly to their course, by hydraulic pressure, B cause of its simplicity the device is foolproof, requires no special at tontlon and has nothing to wear out quickly or got out of order, (Mnnager of Store) continued. Although comparatively recently offered for sale, the Mac-Wayde Hydraulic Stabilizer is nine yeari old in development work and has proven Its offoctivenoss In the severest tests that could be de vised. It Is not a gadget, and ac cording to the stnbillzer Is destined to become ono of the most Important factors In driving safety ever to be Introduced. fleet ' which distributes its gasoline and oil products to Its far-flung Pa cific coast service stations and dealer organization. Latest addition to the Standard tank car fleet are the proud stream lined tank bodies on the Dodgo chas sis. Tho body of the truck having been specially designed for beauty ab well as for utility. Attention Is cnlled to the fact that the streamlined tank mounting Is a single steel shell, being a tank in Itself, not a Jacket over a tank as has commonly been the case In trucks of this type. Inside, It Is divided by suitable bulkheads into four com parlmenta and has a capacity of 1600 gallons of gasoline. PORTLAND, Ore.. Aug. 3. (AP) The federal government will provide tank car delivery financial aid for approximately 13fi,- 000 college and university students during the next school year, Paul J. Jackson, state director of the Nation al Youth administration, said today Eicliardson Springs A You Will Enjoy a Mineral Waters i Wonderful i nd Bathi AIR-COOLED HOTEL HOUSEKEEPING COTTAGES 1mm. Mf. Tennlti, Oolf, Riding, Free MotIm, Shufflf hoard. Dancing He Lee O. Rlchardfton. Richardson Spring. Butte Co., Calif. New Invention Gives Automatic Safety! FOR YOUR CAR! ilizer J "i The Amazing New McWayde Hydraulic Stabilizer Just Introduced Will l Automatically Steer in Emergencies! Here's What this Stabilizer Does.. Quickly Attached To YOUR Car We'll gladly demonstrate this remarkable safety det Ice to yoiil . . . Punctures, hitting obstructions or holes in the road, rough pavements, blowouts any sudden shock to the front wheels that ordinarily would make the car swerve dan gerously is absorbed and is controlled in stantly by the MacWayde Hydraulic Steer ing Stabilizer. Absorbs shocks of hitting ob structions, blowouts, etc., and holds car true to its course regardless of speed. Does not interfere with nor mal steering in any way. Relieves strain of driving by absorbing and controlling road shocks. Counteracts sh i m m y and wobble of front wheels. Fits any passenger car, truck or bus. Nothing to wear out quickly or get out of order. 100 foolproof. Requires no special care or attention: Low cost. Installed in twenty minutes. AUTO SUPPLY & SERVICE STORE Ninth and Riverside. Phone 520 Call Us At 716-W, MedSoiul 1
