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Show f irest Supervisor Calls ;fention To i :ger of Fires On Dixie Blaine Betenson, supervisor of ' ' Dixie National Forest, points t that the danger of fires on ; Forest is critical at this time, 're has been a prolonged dry In many sections there is nk growth of grass and vege-; vege-; 'on now dry following two 1 -ks or more of hot weather. ' :i represents a risk not only ? ; the lower elevations of the :t but to farm improvements, 'M operations and livestock. ,ere be many thousands i People visiting the Forest dur-?: dur-?: July and August, and particu-during particu-during the week-end holiday, ; !' 23 and 24. The holidays are !-wy awaited by vacationists 'Permit trips to remote and '-the-way places in the Na-Jil Na-Jil Forest. Too often in the of the smoker and earless "Per come the spectacular but . bi"ows of smoke on the v: ;."n that more eloquently than K truck siren tell a story rest fires in the mountains, "canonists and forest visitors uPon their trips in terms of j Play, and number of fish in j - creel, but to foresters it is a : ier of fire risk, suppression ''nses, and losses in watersheds 1 . ,lmlr if our forest guests - W careful with fire", Super-- Super-- r Betenson said. , Forest is open and free and , ; welcome is extended to .- , to make use of the Dixie V Ration, fishing or hunting, ..;;t is hoped that in the con- - !r against fire that there increasing public coopera- " Present forest fire season JJwed m page eight) Danger of Fires (Continued from first page) on the Dixie has been very favorable favor-able with few fires being reported on National Forest land. There have been several hazardous fires in the lower grassy regions that have been serious threats if they had not been promptly con I rolled. Chaprone your "smokes" while in the Forest and condemn your camp fires to a watery grave are precautions given by Supervisor ' Hetenson to effect a record for 100 per cent prevention if possible during the coming few months. |