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(Here is another baseball story from Fred Russell's swell story book, "Funny Thing About Sports.',)

A young negro baseball player, all decked out in cap, spikes, and loud striped flannels, was on his way to the ball lot one Sunday when he passed his minister on the street.

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RRCC \7arns Chtldren of Fire Danger in Redwood Region

Over 5000 school children in the Redn'ood Regiorr receivecl a pre-vacation rvarning on the dangers of fire by the lledrvood Ilegion Conservation Council, it .n'as announced recently.

Carney J. Campion, RRCC field representative, r.isitecl 20 schools in Hunrboldt and Xler-rdocir-ro counties to leacl discnssions on fi:e preventior.r. distribute materials and to nran?" reprimanded the parson. shou'a speciai motion picture on forest fires.

"But, Reverend, you work Sunday, don't you?"

"Yes," the preacher readily admitted, ',But f am in the RIGHT field."

"Well, I be doggoned, so am I, Reverend," said the boy. "And ain't that sun heck out there ?"

The program was conducted during the last of NIay and the first of June as part of the Council-sponsored Keep the ILedu'ood Region Green prog'ranl, clesigned to carry the fire prevention message to as man\- communities as possible during the fire season.

The Council pointed out that over 60 per cent of the man-caused fires of the Redn'ood Region are caused by local people u'ho live ancl u-ork in the area and have the most to lose.