returning automatic variables

[Nesha Nicole Jones]

I wrote the following simple program and when it runs I get the following 
output.  Is it possible to return an automatic string form a function
because I cannot get it to work.

#include <stdio.h>

main()
{
        char machine[100];
        char *word(void);

        sprintf(machine,"%s",word());
        printf(" the value of name after the function call is %s\n",machine);

}

char *word(void)
{
        char name[100];

        printf("enter a value for name : ");
        scanf("%s",name);
        return name;
}
******************* output ***********************************

enter a value for name : nesha
 the value of name after the function all is oo$


** I copied this directly from the screen , you could not see the ^?^?o^?o^?$