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Show Page Nine FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1970 THE SALT LAKE TIMES Skids No Excuse I a For Accidents vft Official Says I skidded or I just couldnt stop and poor excuses for traffic accidents, according to one nationally recognized traffic Five Major Events Charted On Famous Temple Square Five major Christmas musical wards of 15 years musical experievents will highlight Christmas ence. The groups were organized on Temple Square this 1970 season. All events are free to the public and everyone is cordially invited to attend. Visitors also will enjoy the 1970 edition of Temple Squares famed Christmas lights, which transform the center block of Salt Lake City into a Yule centerpiece of Christmas sound and light, in commemoration of the birth of the Savior. The Christmas season attractions are bringing numbers of visitors to the Crossroads of the West. Last year, December for the first time was second only to August in total number of visitors to Temple Square. August 1969 counted a total of 409,684 visitors, while December logged 374,442 visitors. And this year of 1970 is running well ahead of 1969. August, 1970, for example, recorded 463,-09- 6 visitors on Temple Square. Lead off event this year will be the annual Christmas concert of the Mormon Youth Symphony and Chorus. Their Glad Tidings from Temple Square program will be heard in the Tabernacle in 1969 to record appropriate music for Church programs going out weekly to more than 500 radio and television stations in the United States and Canada. Consequently they are rapidly gaining an international reputation. Critics and composers alike have lauded their professional polish, which will be evident in Friday nights concert. Second of the five events occurs Saturday night when more than 5,000 high school youth of all creeds and races jam the Tabernacle for the Annual Youth Songfest Time is 8 p.m. Musical director this year is Armont veteran Salt Lake City vocal teacher. Acschool high the singers from 49 companying schools, ranging from Payson on the South to Weber on the North, will be the BYU Symphonic Orchestra under the direction of Dr. Ralph Laycock. The program will be telecast live by KBYU, Channel 11, Provo, and at a later hour by KALL radio and KQMU-FM- . Sunday afternoon, Dec. 13, KSL-TChannel 5, will present hour-lon- g an 7 program including 11 at p.m. Friday evening, Dec. segments of each of Musical director and conductor Saturday night Dr. Jay Welch has prepared a the Friday and from 4:30 p.m. events, fearunning sparkling holiday offering Mes- to 5:30 p.m. The turing excerpts from Childhood The third musical attraction The siah, Berlioz of Christ, Benjamin Brittens combines music with drama and Ceremony of Carols and other another rich helping of the Spirit favorites, including traditional of Christmas in an offering and contemporary Christmas which is becoming a Christmas favorite of many Mountain West Carols. Featured will be the Youth Symphony Orches- families. Amahl and the Night Mormon Visitors will be presented in the tra and the Youth Chorus. The organizations, Tabernacle Monday, Tuesday and composed of Mormon youth ages Wednesday evenings, Dec. 14, 15 to 28 from as far away as 15, and 16, at 8 p.m. As in preProvo, Logan, Heber and Tooele, vious years, this light opera by Menotti will be proare by no means untrained. Some Gian-Carl- o of the talented youth have up duced by the University of Utah ever-increasi- ng Wil-lardse- ast V, 30-min- 100-pie- 320-voi- ce ce ute n, Opera Company, under the musical direction of Ardean Watts. The light opera tells the touching story of a crippled shepherd boy who wants to send a gift to the Christ child in Bethlehem. Scheduled for Thursday, Dec. 17, at 8:15 p.m. in the Tabernacle is the fourth major musical event the annual Christmas Concert of the Tabernacle Choir. Richard P. Condie, Choir musical director, has prepared a special program featuring many Christmas favorites. The world renowned Choir will be accompanied by Dr. Alexander Schreiner at the console of the great Tabernacle Organ. Choir 375-voi- ce President Isaac M. Stewart reports the Tabernacle door will open at 7:45 for the concert. Final Chirstmas on Temple Square event is scheduled for Sunday, Dec. 20, at 2 p.m. when the Salt Lake Oratorio Society presents its 55th annual rendition of Handels beloved The Messiah. As in all other events, admission is free to this inspiring program presented by the volit Oratorio Sounteer, are tickets necessary ciety but and can be obtained at Skaggs Drug Centers and at the Visitors Center on Temple Square. Guest director this year is the celebrated nationally known conductor Walter Susskind. The Temple Chirstmas lights will be Square on turned officially by President Joseph Fielding Smith of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-da- y Saints, at the beginning of the Youth Songfest in the Tabernacle, Saturday evening, Dec. 12. Emphasis has been given this year to the Nativity Scene which has been a perennial favorite of the Christmas visitors to Temple Square. The special Christmas lights will remain on every evening from Dec. 12 through Sunday, Jan. 3, 1971. Parents arc encouraged to bring all members of the family to the Temple Square events and features to witness again the Christmas story of the birth of Jesus the Christ. ac- cident investigator. Prof. Archie H. Easton, director of the University of Wisconsins Motor Vehicle Research Laboratory and a specialist in the field of accident investigation, says that with few exceptions, this type of accident is the direct result of driver error generally speed too fast for the conditions. There are exceptions such as mechanical failure, of course but in the overwhelming majority of cases that I have investigated, a skid is brought on by the driver through over braking, over steering and overpowering, said Prof. Easton. And failure to stop in time to avoid an accident is almost always the result of driivng too fast for the available friction between tires and the road surface. As the former long time chairman of National Safety Coun cils Committee on Winter Driving Hazards, Prof. Easton is particularly concerned about sharp upsurge in skidding accidents that take place on ice and snow covered pavements during this time of year. "It is obvious from the types of accidents I see that very few drivers recognize the extreme hazards involved in driving on these surfaces. For example the tests have shown that the braking distance on glare ice may be as much as nine or ten times the normal distance on the dry pavement. When asked what the average driver can do about driving on slippery pavements, Prof. Easton said that the first and most important technique is to develop a sense of feel for the road surface so that you constantly know just how much or how little traction is available. He explained that this can best be done by gently trying the brakes or accelerating in spurts to find out whether the wheels slip or spin. If they do, slow down and do all maneuvering with gentle, delicate touch. But dont slow down to the point where you do not have enough momentum to make it up the next hill without spinning your wheels, he said. For severe snow and ice conditions reinforced tire chains provide the ultimate in both stopping and pulling ability. The tests have shown that reinforced Lire chains develop about seven times the puling ability of regular tires on ice and reduce the braking distances by 50 percent. Utah Power & Light Donates Yule Color Now that the colorful downtown Christmas lights have been turned on, its official. The holiday season is here. According to a long standing custom, Utah Power & Light Co. again will furnish free electricity to light holiday decorations installed on city streets and in the communities where UP&Ls distribution lines run. The Christmas gift is available between dusk and midnight from Nov. 28 to Jan. 1, according to William R. Cunningham, Salt Lake Division manager. He said that the company will run necessary service wires to connected installed lights to the utility lines. Free Christmas lighting to the communities served directly by the company is a tradition with UP&L. Last year, the utility provided 374,000 kilowatt hours of free electricity to illuminate 181,000 holiday bulbs in 148 cities and towns. 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