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Show I Fifty Acres Swept I By East Hills Fire j Setting fires on the public do- main "to scare off coyotes' may j have been quite the thing a good many years ago, but such a prac-j prac-j tise is very much taboo and costly n owadays, as Dewey i Anderson, herder for Guy Whit-j Whit-j taker, has learned. A fire of this kind, started Wed-! nesday evening in the cedars below be-low the mouth of Pole canyon, soon got out of hand, despite the fact that there was hardly a trace of wind, and some 50 acres of foothill foot-hill public domain east of town was devastated before the flames were brought under control. The fire was readily seen from town and at about 9:30 o'clock the local siren was sounded and some 30 members of the Milford Volunteer Volun-teer Fire department and others were rounded up and taken to the scene. There, with the aid of shovels and other equipment, the progress of the fire was halted and the flames eventually extinguished. extin-guished. A large number of local people drove to the scene in their cars, but most of them are reported report-ed to have been of the sight-seeing variety. W. H. Bradford, foreman for the grazing service, wha is stationed sta-tioned at Minersville, reached the scene shortly after midnight, and Harold Hurst, range examiner at Beaver, was on the job a couple of hours later, helping in mopping-up mopping-up activities. Dean Seeley, district; grazier from headquarters in Fill-; more, arrived in Milford Thursday forenoon and was present for the hearing for Anderson, who was hailed before Justice James Glenn. It developed that Anderson had not attempted to deny blame for the fire and had worked heroically to check its spread, and this was taken into consideration by Judge Glenn, when he assessed a fine of $50, suspending half of that amount. The grazing service is deeply appreciative of the work done by the volunteer fire fighters from Milford and, as a token of this appreciation, it is understood thatj their names have been submitted j for per diem pay, though they did their work with no thought of remuneration. In connecton with the campaign to reduce fires on the public domain do-main to the absolute minimum. District Grazier Seeley, has asked The News to publish the following: FIRE WARNING! Fires on the desert range land and foothills near farming lands have occurred freguently the past I week. Fires are very costly in' time and money for suppression,! and destroy valuable feed for live- J stock feed that is now so import- ant in helping to win the war. At; a time when we must conserve all our natural resources, it should be in the mind of every man, woman wo-man and child to protect all these resources in the United States. Fire organizations are now in operation in your community. jThey are sponsored by your county j officials, the grazing service, I forest service, soil conservation service, and others. It is your duty to telephone or contact these agencies when fires are noticed. We, speaking for the grazing service, ser-vice, are requesting that you telephone tele-phone or telegraph us collect when a fire is discovered. When reporting report-ing a fire, please give its location and size. Do not hesitate as it is much easier to extinguish a fire while it is still small. Remember, Remem-ber, every bit of forage saved from burning is a direct contribution contribu-tion to a successful war campaign. Enforcement of the fire law can and will be effected when it becomes necessary, in order to lessen the fires in all areas." It is very unfortunate that it is mandatory manda-tory to use force to effect control of fires that are harmful to the nation. Your county sheriff, forest officials, grazing officers and others are deputy fire wardens and are held responsible for en. forcement. If you desire to burn brush or weeds, even on your own property, it is necessary that you ( obtain a permit from your county sheriff. When you see an ungarded fire, be the first to report it in order to do your part for its suppression. Call or wire (collect) the United States Grazing service at Fillmore, Fill-more, Utah. i DEAN W. SEELY, District Grazier. |