Show nationwide nation wide V contest tot be held valuable prizes offered by air mail week campaign committee wings across america is the subject of a nationwide nation wide school essay contest contest announced by I 1 A smoot state chairman for national air mail week may 1521 who received the rules and regulations ions governing this contest from paul R executive chairman charlotte Cher lotte north carolina the essays are to be based on the progress dependability and future possibilities of this method of modern modem communication state chairman I 1 A smoot has sent every post office in utah a supply of the rules and regulations governing this contest which will without doubt create more interest in aviation than has ever been known in the nation as every high school pupil in america has a chance to win one of more than a hundred valuable prizes including some fifty airplane trips to washington hollywood or miami wallace chairman for the national air mail week observance in sevier county states that every high school pupil or those having high school curricula in utah are not only eligible to enter this contest but urged to do so there will be two prizes awarded in every state in the union the first state prize will be an airplane trip from the winners nearest airport to washington and return the second utah state prize will be a trophy to be presented by the utah air mail week campaign committee the rhe essays of pupils winning a trip to washington and return will be entered in a national contest in which the winner will be given an airplane trip with expenses paid fo days from washington to hollywood for those living east cast of the mississippi river or to miami if the winner lives west of the mississippi river the second national prize will be a trophy while the third national prize will be a plaque to be presented by the national air mail week committee the basis for judging essays will be on originality of ideas 50 per cent continuity and construction 25 per cent spelling and punctuation and neatness 25 per cent all essays are arc to be certified by the school principal as to the eligibility of the contestant essays must be postmarked not later than midnight may 1 1938 and addressed state chairman national air mail contest in care of your local postmaster all essays winning either in the states or national contests will become the property of the committee committe for use in promoting the growth of aviation for further particulars or a copy of the air mail week essay contest rules and regulations students should see gee either cither a school principal or postmaster |