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Show S. EL Jaycees Sponsor Hi-School Economy Run The run was not a race, Mr. Monson said. Rather it was a test of driving and auto performance. Mileage performance of the driver and car decided the winners. win-ners. Drivers were penalized for infractions of traffic regulations. Every car in the contest had to pass a safety inspection. The run served to teach the students that the combination of regular maintenance work, safety inspections, and good driving habits result in the economical operation of an automobile, Mr. Monson said. The course that was selected was measured, certified, and posted by the AAA, Committee chairman for the event included: Jay Jensen, observer; ob-server; Tim Whittaker, luncheon; and'Cal Ashton, scoring. lr "i t ' 1 s i-. r n I EC0,0HY RU1 : u Li 5?H:D Teen-age drivers at Granite, Olympus, and Highland High were busy last week tuning up their family cars and checking their personal driving habits in preparation pre-paration for the Mobil Gas safety safe-ty economy run for last Saturday, May' 9th. Sugar House Jaycees sponsored I the run which covered a 90-mile I course, according to Robert L. Monson, chairman of the event. The run tested the students safe driving habits and the per-, per-, formance of their cars. Drivers ' started and ended the race at the Mobilgas station at 53rd South and State Street. The first car left 1 the run at 8:30 a.m. Winners were announced and ' trophies awarded at the victory I luncheon after the run, in Murray I Park. Merchants donated the pic-t pic-t nic lunch with Grand Central furnishing furn-ishing the hot dogs. Fisher Bakery Bak-ery the buns and Cloverleaf Dairy the orangeade. See page 4 for winners and pix. Photo above shows Highland High School students inspecting motor preceding Economy Run. L. to r., Janet Billings, Wellington Tobler, and Dennis Gustafson. Photo to right, Janet Billings, Mr. Robert Monson, chairman for the Sugar House Jaycees, Dennis Gustafson, and Wellington Tobler discussing the event. " . -f-H, -',..1, ? u1 V i L". - - ll ' " Photo shows winning smiles after the Economy Run. Left to right-Clayton right-Clayton E. Nelson, L.R. Ivans, Roy Carter, the winner from Olympus, Olym-pus, and J. H. Car ling. 7 Ay 'i, v., , , :; j At Earl's Mobil Station: Robt. L. Monson, Jaycee chairman for -the event; Clayton E. Nelson, General. Petroleum district sales representative; rep-resentative; and Janet Billings, coed from Highland High, participant. |