Show FOREST PIKES FlUES The subject of forest fire prevention prevention tion is one one In which every mm man woman and child in this community is concerned A perpetual supply of timber Umber and protection of our watersheds watersheds watersheds water water- sheds are essential to tu our Industrial and social development The main feature in the solution of the local problem is the elimination elimination elimination elimina elimina- tion of the man made fire Last year frequent summer rains reduced the danger on the Ashley forest and ani only three fires occurred and these were all extinguished before they assumed damaging proportions It is significant however that all were caused by human carelessness and could have ha been avoided This Thia Thiais is m an index of what a potent source of or danger exists in the ordinary season season season sea sea- son by reason of the careless camper or traveller in the forest fores The con conscience of this class must be molded by educational methods or by the sterner method of or enforcement enforcement enforcement enforce enforce- ment of the fire laws It is encouraging to note that an increasing percent of the fires of the thelast thelast i last few years oars are reported or ex extinguished ex- ex I hy y persons outside of the fore forest t service It Is urged that th the readers or this do their part parl lu in f g rarest forest fires during daring t the l season |