Show Thoughtless s Target Shooters of completion after A year or so ago an endless number of access roads crisscrossing crisscrossing crisscrossing criss criss- crossing the scenic lands making up southeastern south south- eastern Utah a number of signs were erected pointing out Indian writings to passersby and mentioning penalties for destroying these historical writings and carvings Labor in constructor constructing the ho he signs and assistance in erecting them in most strategic locations was all donated by minded civic-minded people who were interested In seeing them preserved as a part of tho the history of the great groat southwest that Now comes the tho alarming news in so short a time nearly all the signs have been destroyed or at least been made eye dead-eye sharpshooters who illegible by apparently have no regard for the fruits of others labor With an abundance of bottles and cans littering our roadways it is hard to imagine why anyone would find any reason for using signs and markers for targets But nevertheless hardly a road sign anywhere anywhere any any- where ein in this area has escaped the the glee gleeful gl gleany- gleany c. c ful wrath of these thoughtless marksmen Signs along our highways placed their as safety factors and information pieces are aro instruments in this day and necessary J when powerful and speedy speeds automobiles automobiles automo automo- age biles so far outclass our 19 10 highways It is ia criminal that they should be destroyed destroy destroy- ed without hesitation by vandals als this Of cou course there are laws against fort jort ort of thing Not only is it against the hoot at ai Signs and markers wh when h- h hr r private p or public but It fa Is also against tH law l v to fire a gun from a road or high- high wa w way 1 It is unfortunate that the great num num- W lter of miles of these roads in the tho West cannot be patrolled with the present number num num- number ber of law of officers Not until people learn to respect the work and property of others will others we wo be befree befree befree free of this sort of thing |