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Show THURSDAY, UPPER CACHE BAD We DEC. 27, 1973 . THE CITIZEN spots Have Our Own Driving Hazards them, too. But what about newcomers to the Valley? ill Can you imagine the thrill, for - A example, that the novice Cache resident might have by taking the turn, northbound, around the crumbling Riverside School on the county road south of Amalga? Whats the trouble here? Easy the, curve sign is right on the urve. If the sign were posted some fifty feet farther south, perhaps this bad spot would be eliminated. As local citizens know, this curve around the defunct Riverside School is hazardous enough as, seemingly, a product of cow-tra- il road engineering. w 5 Other curves on this road are not indicated by signs at all. North of the church in Amalga one comes to another elbow having no warning sign at all. The cattails in the ditch are charming at this point, and the Holsteins on the west side of the road are pretty, but at night this could be. a death-tra- r 90-degr- YOU DONT SEE THIS CURVE sign until you're virtually curving. The uninitiated driver could bomb right through and help finish the crumbling of the old Riverside School. We wonder why the curve sign couldnt be a few feet farther south. This view is looking north, a mile or two north of the terminus of the airport road. p. THIS INFAMOUS CURVE south of Trenton is the 90-degr- ee curve here is from both directions, but the motorist must be As you head .east on this road, A recent national, traffic A' list like this might give' wary of a terrible washboard; from find this that you Trenton, . smack in the middle of the turn. dozen the resinorthern Cache County survey pinpointed .curve gbes .This 'is 'likely the worst wash- worst drivinjg. spots iii America, dents a false sense of security.: ... in such places as Highway 31 No matter where you live, united. One might end up . jH upper Cache in western New Jersey, Luzerne between Petersboro andMoun-tai- n .. sailing through a livingroom . .wiridoVat this point, unless he r. County in eastern PennsylvanHome, or between Hyde; knows the terrain' as well as his ia,' and such disparate locations Park and Cornish if yoq;do The speed limit on the road as a Milwaukee suburb, the. much driving, you probably' mjddle name. between Amalga and Trenton is Mississippi .Gulf coast, and a have your own pet baid spots; 50, but watch it around those On. this same countyjroad, a curves. They call for veritably a spot east of Oakland, namely And you probably know how to Concord. maneuver yourself around couple miles south bf Trenton. fun stop. weil-mark- ed -- -- . . . Smithfield First Ward by Sybil Packer SMITHFIELD Mr. and Mrs. Denton Balls had a double occasion to celebrate this his birthday and their , month wedding anniversary, both on December 2. Present for the occasion were Marcella and Laurin Thompson and their family of Ogden, Jennette and Jack Reese and their family of Pleasant View, Zona and Craig Balls and their son of Benson, and Marily and Dan Perkes and their family. Another son, A son Denton and daughter-in-laof and Olean Balls Kuna, telephoned during the evenings well-poste- d with curve signs, but watch that washboard! This is a good spot to go about 10 mph. Recent speakers in LDS n Another serious e one-lanis the spot bridge, then the railroad underpass, between- - Newton, and ..Cache Junction. It seems, though, that this spot is ' so conspicuously dreadful, few accidents occur here. Most drivers seem to take ; this bend very slowly and they ., are very courteous in regard to the .onerlaiie bridge. .. The one-lan- e bridge near the well-know- 30-m- ph huge, picturesque barn just south of Highway 218 -- in southern Amalga is also a frightful spot. Youll want. to take the bridge at a slower clip than you may at first assume is safe. As further danger, spots for worship services were Bishop drivers come to the attention of William Scholes, who spoke The Cache Citizen, we shall about church-founde- r Joseph report them. And if any reader Smith, and Kenneth Hansen, wishes to suggest his own who reminded the congregation traps or a cure for them of the Messianic mission of the we shall be glad to publish his Lord Jesus Christ. letter. Fortunately, we have had a Hazel Nielsen, who is hosp- balmy December, but we now italized at Logan, is wished well come into the quarter of the year when these county and by all residents of the Smith-fiel- d state roads, especially by night, First Ward area. must be driven with renewed respect for their booby traps. w, e festivities. THE CATTAILS ARE PRETTY, but this north-tb-weright LDS Ward of the so or a north mile Amalga angle (left turn) has no posted curve sign. st SMITHFIELD CITY Tracy Phillips, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Phillips, is recovering from recent surgery at the Logan LDS Hospital. Tracy was injured during a football scrimmage at Sky View High School. WANTED: PART-TIM- E EMPLOYMENT SMITHFIELD RESIDENT Members of the cast and crew First Ward roadshow met of the at the Scout House for an evening of fun and games. Refreshments were served to more than twenty young people, who enjoyed a delightful evening. JUSTICE OF THE PEACE The Relief Society Chorus will present the religious services at sacrament meeting at the First Ward on December 30. The agenda calls for a variety musical program interspersed with short speeches. HERES THE SAME CURVE, as you drive east from to warn you of this sharp right Trenton. There is no curve-sig- n turn, eastbound-to-southboun- d. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Greene enjoyed a visit from his sister Mr. and and brother-in-laMrs. Aldon Putnam of Star Valley. HOURS AND SALARY NEGOTIABLE APPLY SMITHFIELD CITY OFFICE w, BY MONDAY, JANUARY 7, 1974. . |