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Show kind of these deadly explosives will bo followed by vigorous prosecution. pros-ecution. The ordinnncc provides punishment of n fine of $293 or six months in the county jail. Safe And Sane 4th Of July Celebration Advocated The city fathers of Bountiful City at tb"ir meeting Wednesday evening had the subject of explosives explos-ives on Independence Day and expressed ex-pressed the wish that few, if any, firecrackers be discharged within the limits of Bountiful City. The following is an editorial on the subject from the Dcscret News: Next week the nation celebrates the birthday anniversary of its independence. in-dependence. Every community will mark the day with a demonstration demonstra-tion of one sort or another. There will be parades, community pageants, pag-eants, fireworks .home-comings and other events. Since the original Independence Day, probably because independence independ-ence was won with powder and ball the eevent has been marked by the smell of burning powder and the percussions of explosives. Gradually of recent years, the idea nf a Fhfifc and sane celebration of the Fourth of July has been spreading. Nevertheless, in most American communities dangerous firecrackers and other noise mak. ers are still widely used, although outlawed. Firecrackers and fireworks are a traditional part of the celebration of the Fourth of July and youth, at least, is loath to part with them although the reason is not wholly patriotic. But everything argues for the prohibition of the handling of explosives by young boys and girls. The nation spends about $8,000,-000 $8,000,-000 a year for fireworks and receives re-ceives in return for that vast sum a dazzling pyrotechnical display, much noise, about 200 deaths and 5,000 other casualties, and fire damage running into hundreds of thousands of dollars. What a safe and sane Fourth would lack in excitement it would gain in real patriotism and peace of mind. Parents, protect your children against injury or death through the handling of these deadly explosives. Just recently a boy in Liberty Park suffered a badly lacerated thumb and second finger from an exploding firecracker. The sale of firecrackers in Salt Lake City is forbidden by ordinance and Chief of Police Harry L. Finch renews his warning that selling of any |