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Show Highway Signs Being Shot by 'Childish' Hunters Utah State Road Commission Chairman, D. H. Whittenburg, said today that last year the citizens of the state destroyed over $45,000 worth of their own state highway signs by using them for target practice. Not only was the practice costly, but it endangered the lives of motorists and adjacent property owners as well. The malicious and dangerous pastime, especially noticeable no-ticeable during hunting season, has started again in many areas of the state. But this year some of the offenders offen-ders will end up on the wrong end of their own game; for the state itself is going "hunting." All law enforcement agencies have been called upon to be on the lookout for any persons taking "pot-shots" at state property; and radar and short-wave radio will be called into in-to use if necessary to close the net in on these "overgrown children in men's clothing." Chairman ' Whittenburg pointed out that the Commission also has a standing reward offer of $100 to be paid for information leading to the arrest and conviction of any person wilfully destroying or damaging dam-aging state signs or property in any manner. "It seems a shame to me that the taxpayer has to foot the bill for target practice of these people who aren't good enough shots to hit live game," Mr. Whittenburg Whit-tenburg said. He urged all citizens to report any information which would help the law in dealing with this problem. |
