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Show ILawmg b Calendar Comics Braille takes to Need cash? the open road Tell Granny! By Abigail Van Buren Deseret News Staff Writer J. R. Westmoreland, who has an Army general's name and a Marine sergeant's enthusiasm, moved his fingers swiftly across the page, then gave his command: "Left turn at The car moved into another gear, around a meadow of yellow daisies, up into the foothills behind Ogden. It headed up North Ogden Canyon and down into the Ogden Valley past lush more daisies, new colts and a field of mea-sow- ! Although J. R. was seeing none of this, he was feeling the exhilaration of being on the open road and of being in command. J. R., 16 and blind, was navigating a $6,000 car in the third annual Braille Rally, spun- sored by the Utah Division of the Porsche Clubs of America. & , , I Eleven other students from the Utah State for the Blind in Ogden also competed rally, held Sunday. The rally, also held in other parts of the country, was started up locally three years ago by Porsche Club member Gerry Weyer. ,v V vr. J rj Rhonda Dunham, student at School for the Blind, examines trophy awarded in third annual Braille Rally. Drivers depended entirely on route directions given by blind students. Each blind student participating in the "Braille Rally" navigated by reading signals in braille. I can't go on wearing this bandage forever. Please tell DEAR ABBY NEEDS: Try ed to win a trophy. I d like to have a speed He also confided: race. I'm one of these hot rod fans. is son. Erik, marrying Heather, who is 21 Erik asked his father to be his best man, and naturally his father was flattered and delighted. When Heather heard about it she said she had asked her girl friend to be her maid of honor. She thinks it will look ridiculous for a man to stand up for the when a groom gill is standing up for the bride. Do you think it will look ridiculous? And how should this stickv problem be handled? ERIKS MOTHER this: of living If she asks how much you had in mind, tell her. DEAR ABBY: The other morning while doing the dishes. my wedding ring came off. The water was running, and I didn't realize the ring was gone until it had already gone dow n the drain. The Braille Rally, however, is not based on how fast a car can go, but how close it can come to arriving at the finish line within a after traveling to specified prescribed time points at specified speeds (usually 30 to 45 mph): Like every' other car in the rally. J. R.'s did not make it to the finish line without getting lost several times, particularly in search of the Abbey of the Holy Trinity in Huntsville. DEAR MOTHER: 1 see nothing ridiculous about it. Heather should be told that the best man and maid of honor do not necessarily have to be the same age. I called a plumber right away. He said the ring was Canvas Oxfords As the car finally found its way to the Abbey, then up to Pine View Reservoir and down Ogden Canyon, Jack teased J. R.: "Well, were not going to win, but I'm kind of satisfied we've made it back to Ogden. - Arch - Deseret News Photos bv Don M. Grovston, chief ohotogrooher . is set to go. A plain rectangular watch its walking out of stores ev designed over 50 years ago for erywhere. men has caught on with celebrities as a new status sym- bol. Judged Winner mafoen In SALT LAKE CITY AND IN OGDE BEST INTERIOR DECORATING 1972 PARADE 278-440- OF HOMES SHOW if E flK sAer 4 free design service (,$ And in a 2nd So. 0 2235 Washington, Ogden LETS YOU BE 364-418- copy, it is selling all across the country. During World War I, when the wrist watch first appeared for male use, Paris jeweler Louis Cartier designed the watch for tank officers who had helped keep the Germans from Paris. 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R. won that trophy after all. HIGHLAND cushion and cushioned insole white, navy. But. when the 4650 N KEDS" "They say theyre going to come look for were not back by 6:30,. J. R. reassured us if Jack. 1 ABBY: Our DEAR has gone up skyhigh these last 10 years, and its still climbing. We could use a little money every month to help cut the mustard. Do you think you could spare it? cars lined up in the school parking at the start of the race, J. R. confided to driver. Jack Horwitz. that he really want- 1 UTTERFINGERS DEAR BUTTERFINGERS: Remove the bandage and tell your husband the truth. it's an unfortunate loss, but if thats the worst thing that ever happens to either one of you, youll be lucky. She draws around $200 a month, which she puts in the bank. The only checks she ever writes are for Christmas and birthday presents, and those are very modest, considering what Grandma is worth. She keeps telling us she's leaving everything to us but we need some help now. Is there a way to ask Grandma to kick in with some loot without sounding grabby? NEEDS HELP "Grandma, the cost As the 0 hat to do. w m e -B- - For blind students who are often dependent on others, it is a chance to have someone else totally dependent on them they alone know the routes to be taken, and the directions are in braille. lot his 1 In fact, she hasn't spent any of her own money in years, which is what l m getting at. School in the "It's a great opportunity for our kids to use some of their Braille ability in a practical way, says School for the Blind principal Dr. Robert Bischoff. 1 1 seagulls. it Abby, that was my husband's grandmother's wedding was ring, and if he knew doing tile dishes in it he would kill me bandaged up my hand and told lam I had burned it She has her own room, and we built a private bathroom just for her Grandma enjoys "helping around the house. She can't hear very well so she gets the phone messages all wrong. 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