Show Essay Wins Contest I 1 Employers are generally willing willing willing will will- ing to hire the handicapped worker But the public in general general general gen gen- eral is reluctant to finance facilities where the handicapped handicap handicap- ped can be trained for work THIS WAS the essence of oC Jeanenne Becks Beck's first place winning essay in the Ability Counts Report Contest sponsored sponsor sponsor- ed annually by the Utah Governors Governor's Governors Governor's Governors Governor's Gover Gover- nors nor's Committee on Employment Employment Employ Employ- ment of the Handicapped I v Jeanenne a senior at Bountiful Bountiful Bountiful Boun Boun- High School wrote of her experiences while working with handicapped persons for the past two and one-half one years and her research community attitudes towards the hiring of handicapped people AS FIRST place winner from Utah she and her mother received an expense paid trip to Washington DC D.C. to compete compete compete com com- pete in the national Ability Counts Report Contest The trip was sponsored by the Utah State Other winners ers in ai the Utah competition were were- 2 Alan Rawley Rowley Bountiful High School Bountiful 3 Dawna Jean Petterson Granite High School Salt Lake City 4 Jerry Davis High School Kaysville 5 LeAnn Allred Skyline High School Salt Lake City SAVINGS BONDS in the amounts of for first place 50 for second and third places and 25 for forth and fifth will be presented at the annual annual an ao nual meeting of the Governor Committee on Employment o othe rl the Handicapped the May blay 5 1971 at the Hold El Utah in Salt Lake City I IThe IThe The bond awards are bei be berj t sponsored by the James Jame I It A Thomas Jr Chapter No o f J of the Disabled American V Y erans' erans in Salt Lake City |