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Show 1 ! ! I ' ', Hunters Warned Wait Ihojsamlt. of hunteM nterliiK tlnder-ilry Dixie Na i.onal forests, hunlers are urRed ,(i he eareful' The "HurnliiK Index'" has hem III the "lied" for ten days. This Index is a compilation or Hi-alher conditions which tell 111 the likelihood of camp lire and cleai-ettes from cureless J smokers gturtltiK forest flrea. The hazard U hlRh. H Forest officers solicit the lull lerest of the hunters to he care-J ful. We ure In the "lied:' with the weather, so let's he careful and not ro In the "Ited'' fipht- InR u lot of forest fires caused J hy carelessness on the part of hunters. . , L State laws make It a mlsde meanor to leave n fire unatten'-J ed. or to throw a cigarette away without putting It out and hury Iiir It In mineral soil. J Carelessness Is no excuse and ar a result of carelessness this past summer a sheepherder threw n cigarette away, when X ivo were in the "Ited" with the weather, which resulted In a fire that cost $137.52 to sup press. This carelessness with one clRnrette cost this man the txpindltures or suppresinR the tire -,$127.52. Local Tnrest orficers appeal X to all who use the forests to h rAUKFH.! lA't'n keep the hunters, tax payers, and resources out of the "Ited" - hut to protect your-Mlf wear "IinD'1. Also, hunters are urged to thoot all porcupines they see. hecause they are dotnR terrific damace to our timber resource?. Cood Luck, Oood HuntlnR, In jour National Forests. |