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Show Permit Necessary To Enter forests Effective Monday, July 16, a strict order was issued through the Regional Forest office at Og-den, Og-den, setting out certain rules that would govern regulations on the Manti and Wasatch forest ranges rang-es as a fire preventative. The rules provided are that no campers, camp-ers, hikers or sightseers will be allowed on either of these forests without first securing a permit, properly signed by forest officers. offi-cers. Due to the raging fires on the Manti forest, as well as the Wasatch Wa-satch forest, this strict action has been decreed. As a result of the extreme long dry spell, which has parched the grasses, a tiny spark from a pipe, cigaret, cigar, or leaving a campfire only partially par-tially put out, enhances the dangers dan-gers of the forests, and officials are not only asking for cooperation coopera-tion but will insist that the rules be complied with. The penalty is heavy for even carelessness, and when permits are issued they will be with the understanding that the utmost care be used in preventing fires, which devastate our forests and mountain playgrounds. play-grounds. Remember, entering either of the forests mentioned above without first securing a permit means a violation of the law, and that prosecutions will follow. |