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Show WEIGHT ELECTED ' PRESIDENT OF WILD LIFE Henry Weight To Direct Activities, Comprising Members of 11 Western States Henry Weight, city marshall and outstanding Wildlife leader, was elected president of the Western West-ern Federated Sportsmen, which held its annual meeting at Twin Falls. Idaho, during the forepart of this week. The annual meet was held in conjunction with the convention con-vention of the Western Association of Fish and Game Commissioners. Mr. Weight was a vice-presiJent in the organization. Mr. Weight is well qualified for the position, having worked in the Wildlife organization bo'h locally loc-ally and in the state for the past several years. He is at present the vice-president of the Utah Wild Life federation and vice-president of the local group. He is a past president of the local organization and past superintendent of the fish natchery. He is also a game warden. war-den. Mr. Weight succeeds Mayor Edwin L. Carty of Oxnard, Calif, as president of the western group. The federation, comprised of members from the eleven western states, is one of the most important import-ant sportsmen's conservation groups in the entire nation. It serves as a coordinating agency to assist all member states in matters mat-ters of conservation legislation and also works in conjunction with the various state game departments. depart-ments. Mr. Weight revealed that he intends in-tends to seek federation support for the proposed Dewyville dam on Bear river, which would regulate regu-late water levels in the Bear River Riv-er migratory bird refuge. A new secretary will be chosen by the president to succeed Virg Nover of Hollywood, Calif. |