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Show Trade Tech Workers Help For Christmas The car isn't new, but it looks like it. The old paint, rust showing through in may places, was stripped to the metal, reprimed, sanded and new coat of metallic gold put on. Body dents were carefully smoothed out. A crumpled bumper , a damaged door and frayed seats were all replaced. The car, several years old but in fair mechanical condition, con-dition, did indeed looklike new when it was presented to grateful Payson widow as a Christmas present from 20 second-year collision repair students of Utah Technical College at Provo. The recipient is Mrs. Jean Taylor of Payson, whose husband died two years ago on Christmas day. She and her several children probably can't put it under their tree, but it will probably be the nicest present they receive. The idea took root in the minds of the 20 students of Don Pendergrass as part of a Christmas project of VICA (Vocational Industrial Clubs of America). They debated food baskets and other gifts and then the idea came - - -why not utilize their special talents for someone who needed it? Mrs. Taylor's car was selected, still running good but looking somwhat battered and badly in need of a paint job. The students took it to their shop at Utah Tech and went to work. Jim Clinger of Provo Motor Mercantile furnished fur-nished the paint. The students studen-ts themselves bought the bumper, door and seats from a salvage yard. Literally like Santa's helpers they went to work. When they finished they had iome valuable experience and Mrs. Taylor had a car that looks like new. Instructor Instruc-tor Pendergrass said the job comercially could have cost as much as $500. The students had more than experience. The have fixed many cars. They will fix many more. But none with-the with-the satisfaction of this one. |