Car Trips Take
Careful Thought,
Motor Club Says
Chicago (U.R) If you're plan- j
(Ring a trip by car, either this j
(Vacation season or the next, it's
test to figure out the number of j
(Stays and dollars you can afford, j
the Chicago Motor Club advises, i
For two passengers, says the j
(club, $30 a day should be al
' lowed, provided that you're not j
'traveling more than 300 miles a ;
(day. Here's the breakdown on a j
(daily basis for two: j
Car operating costs S9. This j
(mount is computed at 2Vz cents j
jper mile for gas and oil. The ex
(ta S1.50 goes for maintenance j
(fjcptnsea. j
Meals $8. The cost is figured ;
(H 75 cents for breakfast, S1.25 j
(for lunch, and at least $2 for ;
(dinner. - !
vLodging S3. Rates at hotels j
ilnd motor courts appear to be j
.'bo'ut the same though a travel-1
ilng family will save an garage
(Charges and tips at a motel.
Overnight accommodations for
two range range from S4 to $10,
(depending on the type and lo
feality. C
Stretch the Dollar
Admissions, amusements, and
(4ftlls $2. This covers admission
(for such places as shrines and
(ther attractions.
Incidentals, souvenirs and
(emergencies $3. This includes
(tWpiiside refreshments, post
cards, films, toothpaste, etc.
If you take along two children,
say teen-agers, the food bill will
(ng cost will jump about oen
half and other charges will be
increased. The total bill will be
about $46 daily for a family of
four.
To stretch your travel dollar,
the motor club suggests:
, 1. Drive during the early part
Of the day so you can spend
plenty of time to find the type
of accommodation you want at
ft price you can afford.
2. Avoid "tourist traps." Visit
travel attractions that are worth
while. 3. Plan your vacation, if pos
sible, for the spring and autumn,
thereby avoiding peak travel
seasons.
Tuesday, August 2, 1955
MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE THIRTEEN
Credit Card Use
Rising Rapidly
Tulsa, Okla. (U.R) Some 18,
000,000 American drivers do not
pay cash when they stop at serv
ice stations across the nation,
i Instead, they use credit cards
which provide convenient serv
ice for the buyer and more than
billion dollars worth of business
annually for station owners.
The credit card idea, which
began in the 1920's when lead
ing oil companies started to
;harge purchasers, has advanced
fapidly in the past five years,
growing into an expensive, but
yet productive, part of the oil
and auto products industry.
Exchange Agreements
Under the system, issuing com
panies guarantee payment to les
sees of filling stations handling
the firm's products. To use the
cards, operators must require
that purchases not be taken
away without being put into or
attached to the car, and the card
not have expired. Lessees must
gubmit invoices signed by pur
chasers. The cost of processing applica
tions for credit cards, which in
volves establishing credit rat
ings, runs into a large expendi
ture, oil companies say, but, as
one marketer put it, "If we gave
up issuing credit cards, our re
tail business would drop to al
most nothing."
Cards may be used not only
for buying gasoline and oil, but
for many other products on sale
at stations. One firm allows
credit on up to 200 pounds of
fertilizer to motorists with yards
to -keep up.
The cards are good at all sta
tions leased from large oil com
panies by means of exchange
agreements.
Chicago Museum Has
Antique Cars Room
Chicago (U.R) A new room
for old cars was opened recently
at Chicago's Museum of Science
and Industry.
Entitled "Cars of Yesteryear,"
the exhibit presents a selection
of antique cars chosen for their
representation of the : technical
development of the automobile.
Each of the 14 cars in the col
lection is typical of its particular
period and represents the me
chanicalgenius of its day. All
have been renovated and could
be driven under their own pow
er. Familiar appliances and ob
jects contemporary with the aut
omobile of each period also are
displayed to give visitors a bet
ter "time sense." These include
a Regina music box, an Edison
phonograph and a late 19th cent
ury wall telephone.
The oldest car in the collection
is ' a' three-wheeled Bernardi
(1893-94) donated by the Italian
government. It has a one-cylinder
motor, platinum hot plate igni
tion and water cooling. Its top
speed was 22 miles per hour.
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