Show Leave Monument Alone Is Appeal to Pranksters U UAn An appeal to persons who have hav been tipping over the tho Memorial l monument on the court ho house e lawn asking that these pranks I be stowed storied was made by the American Ami Am Am- i Legion Grand County Post 51 following their meeting meeting meet meet- ling ing Monday evening It was reported at the meetIng meetIng meet meet- Ing that on at least two occasions occasions occasions oc oc- oc- oc someone had tipped the monument over and that It had been Ilten turned on Its base several times In making the appeal Norman post commander point ed out that the monument had been set up by y the Vets Am asa as asa asa a memorial to those soldiers who had lost their lives while Inthe In Inthe Inthe the the- service of their country Moving or tipping the monument monument ment actually constitutes acta acts of vandalism an and if U caught the the- persons s can be prosecuted However How now ever Mr stated It was WilS felt that whoever was bothering bo be the monument would woul not do so 50 if they understood tho the monuments monument's purpose Common decency will wilt surely keep anyone from desecrating de the memo memory of our Moab men who I died to preserve our country's counts freedom Commander Hettman I said |