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Show I ROAD TO HAPPINESS J Detroit, Mich., Mar. 28 "The; Road to Happiness." a motion picture pic-ture designed to promote interest in better highways has just beer, completed at the Ford Motion Picture Pic-ture labratory in conjunction with the Bureau of Roads, U. S. Depart-j ment of Agriculture, the Highway j Educational board, and the Nation-j jal Automobile chamber of commero( j and carries their endorsement. j I President Coolidge personally appeared ap-peared in one of the scenes, aud has expressed his approval of the picture. pic-ture. He is shown presenting a scholarship scho-larship certificate to "Bob Preston.'" the farm boy hero of the s'ory, who is winner of a prize essay contest on better roads. The scene was taken on the White House grounds and with the President, others appearing in it include members of 1he Highway Educational board, of which Roy D. Chapin is chairman. Principal settings of the film were taken around Fairfax Va., fifteen miles out of Washington, and the chief characters were portrayed by people residing in that vicinity. Copies of the film are being sent to branches of the Ford Motor company com-pany in the United States and the picture will be shown generally. The Highway commissioners, county engineers, en-gineers, road officials, schools' and all interested in the promotion of improved highways may oblain use of the film free of charge. |