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Show TEEN DRIVERS PREPARE FOR JAYCEE ROAD-E-0 By Duke Ashburn There's no trick to driving an automobile, but how many drivers driv-ers know the correct rules of the road? Local teen-agers will put their knowledge to the test here April 8, the day of the Jaycee-sponsored Driving Road-e-o. This will be the fifth year of the national Teen Age Road-e-o, and the second to be held in Mil-ford. Mil-ford. A great many Jaycee chapters have participated in this program and have built it into the largest and best-known traffic safety program that teaches the importance of safe driving. This year the Teen Age Road-e-o will be sponsored by the Exhausted Roosters of the local chapter of the Jaycees. The persons who are responsible respon-sible are: Wally Fotheringham, chairman; Ray Kizer and Jesse Long, judging; Steve. Williams and Leo Mayer, publicity; Babe Ruth, awards; Harold Cline and Walter Brown, course and eauiDment. I The contest is open to all persons who will not have reached their 20th birthday by Aug. 1, and girls are especially invited to enter the local contest. con-test. All contestants r.:ust have a Utah driver's license. Selection of the national Teen Age Driver Champion will be based on a written quiz, road test, and driving skill tests, the content of which will represent the authoritative materials and procedures available in the driver education field. There are two major goals of the Teen-Age Roed-e-o: (1) It is created to give young motorists an opportunity to prove their driving ability an improve driving driv-ing habits, knowledge, and attitudes; at-titudes; and (2) It is designed to stimu'ate the interest of the community in the value o'f high school driving driv-ing education courses. Permission has been obtained from city authorities to use the parking apron at the airport as a practice strip, and a course will be set up two weeks before the Road-e-o date, for use of those who have passed the written writ-ten examination. First, second and 'third place winners will be selected, based upon their ability. First place1 winner will receive a handsome plaque (on display at The News office) and a certificate, with second and third place winners receiving certificates and all will share in prizes to be given by local merchants. Local winners win-ners will compete in the state finals, and state winner in the national finals, for scholarships and prizes amounting to $3,000. The actual test course will be set up on Main street, .under police po-lice supervision. Date for the Milford Road-e-o is Sunday, April 8, at 1 p. m. |