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Show Careless Matches Aid The Axis "Careless matches aid the Axis'' la the slogan of a nation-wide foi-cst foi-cst fire prevention campaign laun-'chod laun-'chod July 24 by Secretary of Ag-' Ag-' riculture Claude R. Wickard. Tlr? ' campaign proposes to reduce the 'numkr of fires started in woodlands wood-lands and forests by human beinps ' so that less man-power will be diverted di-verted from the war effort. I Forest fires waste time, money j and material needed for victory, says the Forest Service of the U. S Department of Agriculture, point-! point-! ing out that carelessness of humar . beings is responsible for 170.010 ' forest flies a year and a loss which is borne directly by war industries ' and people dependent upon mature ' timber stands in war and ponce. Destruction of young growth wlvch will be needul during the post-war period to restore and maintain the yield of forest land must be avoided, avoid-ed, say the foresters. Volunteer groups of civilian forest for-est fire Hirers are aVeady being oran'zed in thousands of communities com-munities as part of the national plan divcloped by Feder:.l and ' State agencies. Thcss groups will I supplement the regular fore ,t fire ! I control work which will be hamp- j ered this year due to the shortage of man-power resulting from In- i creased employment of men in war industries, in the armed fores, and in the production of food for freedom. free-dom. Under the coopcra'lve program developed by the Office of ClvTan j Defense and the U. S. Depirtments ; nf Agriculture and Interior, mem- I bers of the new Forest Fim FiTiif- ers Service wil be trailed in re-ducing re-ducing forest fire hazard:! an 1 in j l preventing woods fires as well a ; J ji In actual forest fire fight ir.3. TlieyS will receive special Insignia and will j learn how to best use home-owned ! and publicly-owned fire fighting equipment. Members of Sir.te Forestry For-estry rtrpar ments, the Stile extension ex-tension service, county agents, an:l Federal foresters will aid an j d reel the volunteer groups through their local and coun'y leaders. So that careless matches will not aid the Axis, everyone Is he,:ng as't-rd as't-rd to subscribe to the forest fire prevention creed, which Is as follows: fol-lows: I WILL smoke in the w jds ONLY while halted in a safe plact. completely cleared of dry or in flammable material. I WILL break all burned matches ! In two before I throw them away, j and WILL NEVER throw pip.? ash- i es, cigar butts, or cigarette strbbs ! Into brush, leaves, or pine needles. I WILL scrape away all inflammable inflam-mable material before build'nj a campfire, then build it in a hole dug in the center of this cleared space. I WILL put out campflres before be-fore I leave stir the coals while soaking them with water; w"t the ground ' around the fire; nuke certain the last spark Is dead. I WILL NEVER burn brush In windy weather or without plentv of help. I WILL put out any small fire-; I find, or report them At ONCE by telephoning the ranger or fire warden. I WILL remember that a burning burn-ing match, a glowing cigarette, or a smouldering campfire can be Just as dangerous as an Incendiary bomb that careless matches aid Uie Axis. |