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pec tally In southern states, and mile after mile of roadway Is lined with signs reading ‘Last Chance to Buy Fireworks!"
Virginia, among other states^ leaves herself wide open for bootlegging of dangerous, explosive f ire work s by subscribing to the "Safe and Sane* law, which permits sale of non-explosive fireworks, (Some manufacturers have deceptively labeled their packages in an effort to sway public opinion and weaken laws.) Also, Virginia does not consider it unlawful for certain fireworks to be "ignited or exploded on private property with the consent of the owner of the property." Miss Bowers urges parents to keep in mind that fireworksof any kind can kill and maim. Even the so-called "harmless" sparklers cause many serious accidents and deaths, because they burn at sixteen hundred and fifty degrees fahrenheit, leaving a steel core hot enough to sear flesh or set clothing afire. She further urges that if you know of any "bootlegging" activities, notify the police and at the first opportunity support stronger anti-fireworks laws and enforcements. During the first thirty years of this century more people were killed and injured celebrating the nation's independence than in the war of independence itself. Your child may not become an independent, happy adult if his sight is damaged by a homemade rocket, a cherry bomb or even a sparkler. Nobody wants to completely abolish the beauty and thrill xt a, pyrotechnic display,^but plefiSe take your family Id a public one which may be enjoyed in safety.
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