Show I Careless Matches AId the Axis I C arless matches aid th the Axis Axll L Is time tilt slogan of a nation wide for fore forc I I e t tire fire prevention campaign launched d July 24 by Secretary of Claude R I TIlt The campaign camp ln prop proposes ses to reduce tl e t ember of fire fires started In w and forests by human beings being so 10 that less man power will willbe willbe be diverted from the war effort Forest t fires waste time money and material neede 1 i for victory says the forest t Ben Service Ice of the U US US US S Department of Agriculture poin pointing out that carelessness of human beings s Is responsible for forest fires a year and a loss which Is directly borne by war Industries and people dependent dependent dependent dent upon mature timber stands in war ar and peace Destruction Dt of young growth which will be need need- needed needed needed ed during the post war period to restore and maintain the of forest land must be avoided say the foresters Volunteer groups troupe of civilian for forest est eat fire tire fighters are already bt being d In thousands of as a part of the national de defense defence fence plan developed by Federal and state officials These Thele groups ti will supplement the regular for forest est elt lire fire control work which will be hampered this year due to the shortage e of man power resulting from Increased employment of men In hi war Industries in the arm armed armed armed I ed f i es 8 a and In the production of FK F H K j 1 for Freedom l t i n ler the eta cx pro 1 gran grail developed b v b-v the Olf lie Office of I CI Ill Defense and the U S B BI SI SI SIl I I et l r of Ai ire u-e and andI I tx tt t r or members member if f the new ForS For ForI I s t- t f Fighters Service will III be beIr tr I i I 1 j in r reducing f r n st t fire fin finI finI I I 12 I I and in preventing pre enUng woods f re rl well as al In actual fore forest forestt t tI I t i t i 1 f hUng Tile Tl will III e eI ea eM II I e a and will learn Irani how ho- hoI hob I b L c LC e borne homp w ned M am 1 j p bUd w fire fighting f equipment I M hl I t rs ot t ht S forests forests- fore stry tT oil df part partI t I the state extension en service Ice agents ai am d federal f t re-t I aid ni III I 1 direct tl ti lu In i n teer groUps croup through their local and county leaders leaden lead 80 So that careless matches will w not aid the Axis Axle everyone is be be- be being b bIni Ing Ini asked to subscribe to the for for- forest est or-est est fire prevention creed which follows I will smoke In the woods ONLY while halted In a safe st place pi ac completely of off dry or flammable material I I WILL break all burned mat matches matches ches nl ni two before I throw them away and WILL NEVER throw pipe tobacco cigar butts or cigarette cig- cig cit aret arette te stubs Into the brush leaves or pine needles I WILL put out campfires be- be before before be before fore I leave stir leav stir the coals one oneat oneat at a time tune while soaking them with water wet t the ground around the fire make certain the last spark Bpark Is dead I 1 WILL scrape away all in- in inflammable inflammable In Inflammable flammable material before building bunding a k campfire then build IS In a hole dug du In the center of this cleared space I WILL NEVER burn brush bruah in windy weather or without plenty of help I WILL put out any small fires I can find Und or report them |