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Show Man Still Is Rated As "Forest Enemy No. One" Man still ranks as "Forest Enemy T'o. 1." More than half the fires In national forests this year, reports the Forest Sen-Ice, were caused by man. The number of these fires was 5,777, as compared to 5,2S'J last year, and to en annual average of 4,C'Jl over the Vj.'A-'.'A period. These fires were started by brush burners, by residents on land newly acquired by the forest service many of whom still believe that an annual "burnln-over" Is good for the woods and by campers, hunters, rec-reatlonists, rec-reatlonists, and tourists who have made greater use of national forest facilities this year than ever before. |