Show utah road corn COM draws bead on sign shooters tired of who level rifles at highway signs and markings the utah road commission has set its sights on the offending marksmen henceforth a reward will be paid by the commission for information leading to arrest and conviction of persons seen bagging road signs in 1958 the highway sign eign kill cost utah taxpayers some in replacement costs estimates on sign destruction st costs have ranged as high as in other years road commission officials said only a small percentage of the hunting public is responsible for the road sign damage however because of the remoteness of the signs and the fact that most hunters utilize trucks or automobiles the culprits culp rite have been hard to apprehend to back up its reward promise the commission has distributed tri trl buted leaflets to highway maintenance crews in all six utah road districts the leaflets telling of the reward will be distributed to hunters picnickers and other motorists on tile the states highways in part the leaflets read you tile the taxpayer must foot the bill for these perennial state subsidized shooting galleries just because some people arent good enough shots to use live game for targets roads to hunting spots could be improved with these wasted funds target shooting from or near ear public highways also endangers lives |