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Show Thursday, Sept. 23, Hunters warned against shooting near phone lines and cables As the annual Utah hunting seasons get into full swing, Mountain Bell asks hunters to avoid shooting at birds or animals near aerial telephone lines. While the damage is an added expense to the telephone company, errant shots can knock out phone service to entire rural communities. This is not only an inconvenience, but While some damage also a hazard to local occurs during most of the citizens because there hunts each fall, dove and would be no way to quickly pheasant seasons are the summon emergency sermost vices should the need arise. destrucitve, Mountain Bell Exchange Manager R.G. Griffith said. Many hunters do not realize that shotgun pellets We have noticed a and .22 shells as well as definite reduction in the powered rifles can high easily number of maintenance penetrate the protective calls we have received sheathing and damage the because of careless hun- small transmission wires ters, he commented, but inside, Griffith explained. there always seems to be a few who disregard the The trouble often does not warnings. show up until winter when water seeps into the broken cable, shorting telephone service is cut out off, Griffith said. telephone service. Because many of these incidents occur in remote areas, the problem of repair is com- The telephone company asks that all hunters be aware of the serious pounded. problems that could occur as a result of carelessness. Another problem has Enjoy the hunt, they say, been thoughtless hunters but dont interrupt the who use glass insulators for service of others. target practice. A shattered insulator allows the wire to The willful damage of touch the cross arms on the transmission lines is a poles causing poor voice violation of Utah law and is transmission or complete punishable by a fine of up to service outages during $299 and-o- r six months in stormy weather. jail. Those who shoot at telephone lines or insulators should realize the hazard and inconvenience they create for families whose 1976 Sun Advocate, Price, Utah 3 Siiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimmiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiitiniiiiiimn! 00QQQC)O iQSfe I J 33 North Carbon Ave.' Phone 637-317- 6 Mmij? feci? vjggPz'g AM fl(?eyo I(gP0ug OMiGGG C Jqiv 0 100 SAVE Ifaiia UMW supports immunization In cooperation with the federal swine flu mass immunization program, the United Mine workers of America (UMWA) is urging beneficiaries to receive innoculations from designated state and local health facilities. We fully federal support the SAVE immunization program, and will do everything possible to 20 Sierra assure that beneficiaries are protected against the possible outbreak of swine flu this season, said Chairman Harry Huge. 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