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Show F1SHLAKE FOREST CLOSED TO FIRE WORKS, SMOKES Because of the unusual fire hazard that is likely to develop by reason of the unusual growth of early maturing annual plants such as cheat grass, the Regional Forester has issued an order re striding the use of fireworks in the Fishlake National Forest, beginning be-ginning June 25, until further notice, it was announced today by Blaine Betenson, Ferest Su pervisor. The order prohibits the throwing throw-ing or placing of burning cigar-ets, cigar-ets, cigars, matches, pipe heel firecrackers, or any ignited substance sub-stance in any place where it may start a sire, and the discharging of any kind of fireworks on any portion of the forest. Every year an average of 220,-000 220,-000 forest wood and range fires lay waste nearly 31 million acres of land in the .United tates. They destroy 3 billion feet oi timber, enough to make 5,700,-000 5,700,-000 tons of news print; burn millions mil-lions of acres of forage, pasture and open range needed for cattle, sheep and game animals. They damage watersheds on which industries in-dustries and cities and utilities depend for power and light, and from which farmers get water for irrigation, the supervisor said. All persons are urged to be especially es-pecially careful with fire again this year. When a fire is discovered, dis-covered, it should be immediately immedi-ately reported to the nearest Forest Ranger, the Forest Supervisor's Super-visor's office or to the County Sheriff. FRUIT'S ON Early apples, peaches, apricots apri-cots and figs are now being harvested har-vested in Utah's Dixie. |