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Show YOUR POST OFFICE (By Postmaster O. L. Janson) As their contribution to the Centennial Cen-tennial Commission's beautlfica-tion beautlfica-tion program, the employees at the Cedar City post office would like very much to improve the appearance appear-ance of the post office lawns. However, How-ever, under present conditions any effort in that direction would be futile, since the Cedar City public apparently prefers to have thesf luwns converted to public walks. For about twelve years now there has been a consistent attempt on the part of the public to keep "beaten "beat-en paths" across the lawns in front of the building and, as evidenced by the appearance of these lawns t present, these efforts have bee eminently successful. On a strip of luwn from the main entrance to tiie south sidewalk the grass has now been completely killed so that receding is the only means of restoring re-storing it. However, if the lawn is to be wed as a public walk, rescedlng would be ironical mockery 1 A few years ago in an attempt to call the attention of the public to the fact that walking across the lawns was trespassing, neat wire obstructions were stretchod from the corners of the building to the sidewalk. Instead of accomplishing their purpose, however, these fences became objects for hoodlums to test their strength upon so that after only a few days of resistance the fences found themselves on the street opposite the building. Following Fol-lowing this experience artistic "keep off the grass" signs were set strategic stra-tegic at points on the lawns. These signs were Immediately accepted by the same hoodlums as a challenge. Night after night they would tramp the signs flat to the ground until finally the pipes upon which they were mounted were broken off and the signs had to be removed. It has now been suggested that high fences be placed across the lawn - Daths at each end. but ex perience has proved that any fence that would effectively accomplish its purpose would be more unsightly than are the bare spaces on the lawns It appears, however, that of the two evils, the greater must be chosen. Now, therefore, fellow-citizens, it is up to you: Will you choose to use the sidewalks west and south of the post office building build-ing or to have three or four unattractive un-attractive feuces to obstruct your "comings and goings" across the lawn, such fences being an Index to the degree to which you respect law and order in this community? The choice is yours which will It be? |