Evening star., 1942-07-03
Curbs on Fireworks
And Gasoline 10 Help
Safe and Sane Fourth
Most War Factories Will
Hum On as Nation Marks
independence Doy
p1 tn. Associated Press

Bs the Associated Press.
A Nation fighting to protect the
freedom it won in other wars cele-
brates tomorrow its frst wartime
Fourth of July in quarter-century
under conditions that may make 1t
really safe and sane"
Most war factories will hum on,
many fireworks have been aban-
doned and, on the populous Eastern
seaboard, gasoline rationing will
keep the greater part of the areas
10000 900 motorists of the highways.
ways.
True. many of the 54,000,000 resi-
dents of the II gas-starved Atlantic
Coast States plan to make their
usual holiday trips by train or bus
and some municipalities-mostly in
the Midwest-are to stage huge fire.
works displays, but travel generally
will be in the form of parades and
fireworks in the form of speeches.
Army warnings that fireworks
displays and large gatherings might
present opportunities for token air
raids and for saboteurs and actual
bans on such celebrations on the
East and West Coasts as we'll as the
Gulf States indicated those areas
would observe the holiday quietly.
Legion Plans Big Show.
| WaShlngtOn's annual mrnicinal
fireworks display was Cancelled and
1t was announced that work would
go on In all Government offices con-
nected with the war effort.
inland. however, in some Central
and Southwestern States. where the
danger OF possible air raids Is less
than that on the coasts, many big
events were planned to attract
throngs of celebrators, unhampered
by gas rationing.
Typical of these will be Min
neapolis' annual American Legion
show at Powderhorn Park, where
2Oo ,OO0-largest crowd In the events
l3-year h1story-aTe expected to at
tend an all-day program featuring
the mass induction of l,500 Navy
recruits.
A civilian defense program. in
cluding demonstrations on how to
extmguish incendiary bombs and a
Dig fireworks display at night, also
Will be presented in the park.
All war plants in the beehive De-
trolt area will operate as usual. as
Will the North American bomber
plant at Kansas City. where Nat
Mllgram, president of the American
war Dads, has issued an appeal to
celeorants to buy War stamps and
bonds instead of firecrackers.
Army Relief to Benefit.
In Indianapolis, the Shriner,
abandoned their annual fireworks
snow in favor of similar one to be
staged by the Army Relief Fund
while In Omaha the American Le-
glon planned fireworks exhibit Al
Creighton University Stadium. in.
Guiding on the program a mas,
swearing-in of Navy recruits.
Parts OF the Southwest also will
go al-out for a regular old-fash-
loned Fourth complete with Roman
candles and fireworks of all descrip.
ton. Phoeniz, Ariz., is to present a
re-enactment of the Bombing OF
Toxic" to the tune of exploding fire.
crackers and in the presence OF
: Technical Sergt. Eldred v. Scott
hometown soldier who participated
in the actual raid on the japanese
City. Las Cruces, N. Mex, will hole
a large acknowledgements fire.
works show
New Workers, prohibited from US
ing fireworks and many unable tc
get fuel for cars, are expected either
to stay home or do their whoopinp
up by train and bus travel-and in
dications are that there1l be plenty
of the latter.
The New York Central and Penn
sylvania Railroads reported that
they were prepared to use every
piece OF available equipment fol
the annual rush by millions both
into and 0IIf of tho city