Show Protecting Our Forests orests California officials have little regard for anyone who endangers tho the forests One Ono camper who was I I I convicted of leaving a camp fire burning In wooded land was sentenced sentenced sentenced sen sen- to stay in jail until it rains So for days he gazed out through the bars of the county jail hopefully watching for clouds to appear I Forests constitute great natural al resources in Utah and every year vast areas are burned over ove destroying thousands of acres of timber Much of this destruction is caused by careless campers and picnic parties and by motorists who discard lighted cigarettes ci cigars cigars ci- ci gars and matches along the road road- side The lack of care evident in forests forests for for- ests is no different from that for I which results in huge property losses from other causes throughout through through- out the nation Year in and year out the destruction continues averaging averaging averaging av av- av- av about a half-billion half dollars dollars dollars dol dol- dol- dol lars In property losses according to the National Board of Fire Underwriters Underwriters Underwriters Un Un- and causing deaths l |