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Show Bliss Maragaret Simpson Wins First Place In Utah j Miss Margaret Simpson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Simpson has received re-ceived notification from the National I Highway Education Board that her essay, "Why we have and practice traffic rules", has won first place in the Junior high school contest in Utah iThe prize is a gold medal and $15.00 1 The National automobile chamber of 'Commerce is the donor, j Miss Simspon's essay has been entered en-tered in the National Contest, the win-;ner win-;ner of which will receive a gold watcn and a trip to Washington D. C. ! Margaret has been a student of North Sanpete Junior high the past two years and is a freshman of North years and is a freshman of North San-! San-! pete this year. Following is the letter received by, -Miss Simpson from the Highway Education Ed-ucation Board: My dear Miss Simpson: Yom- escav entitled "Whv We Have and Practice Traffic Rules," entered in th-; 1927-23 national contest on street a-cl highway safety, has been chosen as the best from Utah, according to a rep?rt from the committee appointed to graie the essays for your State. You are to be sincerely congradulat-ed congradulat-ed upon this achievement, involving as it does a triupph over so many other contestants. t As winner of first state honors, you are entitled to a gold medal and a chock for $15. Your name has been certified to the denor of the prizes, the Naf;onaI Automobile Chamber of Com-mc-co, and your check and medal ought to be received in this office within the n.pxt two or three weeks. They will be f orw arded to you immediately thereafter. there-after. ; In addition, your essay will be entered enter-ed in competition for one of three national prizes, the first national award consisting of a gold watch and a trip to Washington with all expenses paid. The second national award is a gold watch. while the tnird is also a gold watch, though of slightly less value thr.n the second.. 1 Ye will advise you as soon as the p-rsonrtel of the national committee has been chosen, and as soon as possible there after of the result. Not all the states have reported as yet and it possibly may be some several weeks before be-fore a final decision can be reached. The next contest, the eigth, will be . announced during the early fall. Sincerely yours. STEPHEN JAMES Highway Education Board. |