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Show Associated Civic Clubs Air Road Improvement Needs Utah roads unfit for human travel caught a critical eye from the Associated Cirlc Clubs of Southern and Eastern Utah, as they convened Saturday, April 25 at Kanab. Delegates from 18 counties met . at the Kane County courthouse for executive and general sessions, and the events of the day were climaxed by a banquet at Parry . Lodge. - Several hazardous road conditions condi-tions which constitute a menace to life and property were uncov-everd uncov-everd by reports made by- members mem-bers of the road association's road committee. Highway 54 was spotlighted as being particularly dangerous In the four miles which remain unimproved un-improved -between Bryce . Junction Junc-tion and Escalante. The Associated Associa-ted Civic Clubs recommended that this road be oiled without delay. ; Frank Martinez of Richfield ' brought up the matter of the Tropic Bryce Junction road, known as the "dump" road. He said It Is a death trap and should be in line for much future work. James. N. Stacey, chairman of the assoc'.'iion's road committee, discussed Highway 24 and said that there Is a critical need for der to open an east-west route connecting cities from Green River Riv-er through to Capitol Reef National Na-tional Monument. The May meeting of the Association As-sociation was voted to take place on May 23 In Nephl. |