Show ti J w STAbLE STAhLE d Rv By LARRY STABLE The man rang the doorbell of a strangers stranger's home and when the lady of the house opened the door he said apologetically apologetically apolo apolo- Im sorry but I just ran over your cat and I Id I'd d like to replace it it she snap snap- Well get busy ped Theres a mouse in the pantry Last Wow what a weekend week we ran a story pushing Sanpete's scenic Skyline Drive and have had a flood of complaints complaints complaints com com- plaints about the lousy tour ever since My wife's folks Martin and Signe Turner and Joyces Joyce's sister sister sister sis sis- Norma law in ter and and LeRoy Sturgeon and family fam- fam ily of Salt Lake abandoned S their plans for a Yellowstone trip last weekend in favor of that beautiful scenic drive described described described de de- scribed in the article The two campers started their trek up Fairview Canyon Canyon Can about 1130 am a.m. Saturday yon heard morning and were not from again until late Saturday Saturday Satur day afternoon when they the Can Canyon Canyon Canyon from Ephraim em emerged their vehicles covered tc yon and their thell with dust the the hilt broken forever to attempt at attempt attempt tempt spirits another trip along thi segment of central Utah Come Sunday when the possibility pos possibility possibility was discussed of goinn the ide Reservoir to Fer Ferron on was almost trampled to death when they learned that they would again have to travel a short distance on the Skyline Drive But we convinced them and in between bumps we had hada a great time But these are not the only complaints registered by our ears about the article appearing appearing appearing appear appear- ing in this sheet last week Our own employees are unhappy unhappy unhappy un un- un- un happy about it Ross and Armada Armada Ar Ar- mada Cox were filled with enthusiasm enthusiasm enthusiasm en en- and climbed in their old flivver and took the same Fairview to Ephraim route They too made their disfavor known about the condition of the towpath Other Manti ManU and Ephraim residents were quick to lash out at the drive A very irate reader came into the office the other day He had just been over Skyline Skyline Skyline Sky Sky- line Drive from Ephraim to Fairview recommend I Why I wouldn't to anyone yes ANYONE r to togo go over that called a drive not even my worst enemy I think it a disgrace disgrace disgrace dis dis- grace that any publicity whatever whatever whatever what what- ever be given the drive in in its present condition Please warn people NOT to venture on the drive He Hc left b but t returned immediately 1 L and said Hey theres there's an exception to what I said about not recommending recommending recommending mending to ANYONE to give over that drive If If- possible it would be fine to get a group of top Forest Service and Department Department De De- of Agriculture officials officials officials especially those who have to do with Forest roads and have them drive over that monstrosity from Mayfield Mayfield Mayfield May- May field to FairvieW EVERY day for a full month May we also add to this that it would be wise for the Utah Tourist and Publicity Council authors of the articles to check the condition of their tour routes before giving out with the pep talks They advised advised advised ad ad- in their article that the road was accessible to touring cars From comments registered registered registered regis regis- we have come to the conclusion that that should be changed to General Sherman tanks only This paper makes its share of mistakes as do all papers But we didn't make this blunder blunder blunder blun blun- der which appeared not long ago in an Eastern paper Ladies of the Plum Street Church have discarded discarded discarded dis dis- dis- dis carded clothes of all kinds They ask that you come and inspect them Line forms forms on the right men |