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Show JOHN MUIR'S BIRTHDAY The life-consuming and land-wasting flood waters which last week charged over portions of the south, and earlier in the year sent their destructive fury pounding; against southern south-ern California's cities, homes, and mountains, give special point to the observance of John Muir's centennial this week. In all the 142 areas administered by the National Park Service Ser-vice the memory of this great American naturalist will be honored, and with good reason. Muir, who was bom on April 21, 1838, became a tireless writer and fighter for conservation. conserva-tion. Every effort to safeguard our forests and water-sheds, to check the sinister wastes of erosion' the prelude and harbinger har-binger of floods to plant, maintain, and protect cover crops, All these efforts John Muir would applaud were he alive today. to-day. By increasing our endeavors to treasure these vast, but perishable natural resources, we can best honor John Muir on this, the one hundredth anniversary of his birth. |