Show Regional Forester Closes Dixie To o Fireworks Firearms Under and by virtue of the authority conferred on the Regional Regional Regional Re Re- gional forester by the tho act of or June Juno 1 1 1897 30 Stat 35 and the tho regulations particularly particularly particularly regulation T 1 1 M the following acts aro are prohibited on n the tho Dixie National forest beginning beginning beginning begin begin- ning the 1st day dar of July 1946 until further notice Tho The throwing or placing of or ofa ora a burning cigarette c cigar i 1 g gar a r match pipe heel firecracker or any Ignited substance in any anyplace anyplace anyplace place whore it may start a fire and the discharging of any kind of fireworks on any finy portion of or a national forest closed by order of the Regional Forester to tho the discharging of or fireworks Due Duo to the tho prolonged drouth routh In southern Utah the tho forest cover cover cover cov cov- er within the Dixie National forest forest forest for for- est as become extremely dry making malting a correspondingly high fire firo hazard On account of this condition It has become necessary necos- necos sary In order to properly protect protect protect pro pro- and safeguard valuable wat at timberland and grazing areas from fire firo that the regional forester has issued the order closing the entire forest to fireworks fireworks fireworks fire fire- works until such time timo as a change in weather conditions relieves tHis tense and dangerous situation situa situa- tion lion By Dy fireworks is meant firecrackers firecrackers firecrackers fire fire- crackers skyrockets sparklers cap pistols and an any other material mater mater- ial 1301 of or this nature which might ignite dry fuel The cooperation of the public is earnestly solicited In helping I Ito to carry carry cairy I out the or order er and seeing seeing see see- see see-I ing to It that it is enforced In doing this persons will be helpIng helping helping help help- ing to protect natural resources which are producing valuable food and timber Umber badly needed at this time They rhey will also bo be helping helping help help- ing to s save se e valuable time and money used in putting out fires that could be bo prevented |