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Show Dkeu February 22, 1957 THE EUREKA (UTAH) REPORTER Page Six Fish and Game Sta9 News Briefs Mr. and Mrs. Harold Potts and children, Van, Dorothy and Donna, were guests at the home of Mr .and Mrs. John Castleton on Sunday. They are former residents of Silver City and Eureka. Word from Provo states that our old friend and former resident, John Rowe, has been on the sick list once again. All are wishing him a speedy recovery from his latest illness. Mr .and Mra. Vee Adams and small son of Salt Lake spent the weekend here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alonzo Sand-strom. Charles Bechtol returned Sunday after spending a few days in Los Angeles with his son and family, Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Bechtol. Mr And Sira. Dean Manson of Salt Lake were in town on Saturday for a few hours, attending to business matters and visiting with Mrs. Ruby Bigler and other relatives. Kenneth Spurrier of San Bernardino, Calif., was back in town last week for a few days visiting with relatives. He was a guest of aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Brady. He left Saturday for Murray, where he will visit with Mr. and Mrs. V. G. Pett and family before returning to California. Tim Watt, who is attending Wasatch Academy in Mt. Pleasant, was home over the weekend visiting with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Watt. A school mate, Jack Justin Seeley, accompanied him to Eureka and spent the weekend at the Watt home. Weekend guests at the Clarence Rostrom home in Mammoth were Mr. and Mrs. Ray eJnsen and children of Kearns and Mr. and Mrs. David Rostrom of Salt Lake City. Mr. and Mrs. LeMar Lester and children spent the weekend in Mammoth at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dean Rose. sky watchers fill in bUnd spots In the nations radar net and provide sufflclgnt warning to alert military end civil defense forces . and the populace to danger of attacking planes, rcantan. O.. Air Force Filter Center) aircraft from BLIND OBSERVER George H. Burton, 61, super- rlsor of the Ground Observer Corps post at Col- omblana, Ohio, demonstrates how he can detect airplanes by ear 15 to 30 seconds before they can bo seen by a companion. Reports on low-flying ping. license' during seasons and under regulations that will be set up by the fish and game commission. Management and harvest of Game Bills Get Legislative 460,060 OK Two fish and game bills have now passed both houses of the Utah legislature and await only the Governors signature before becoming law. First bill to pass provides that archery hunters will need wear only a red head covering during the special fall archery season. This action, sponsored by the bow and arrow hunters for the purpose of making the hunter less conspicuous while stalking deer, meat with little opposition in either house. Archers and all other hunters will still be required to wear red head covering and red jacket or other torso covering during all other big game seasons. The second bill provides a completely overhauled furbear-e- r section of the fish and game law code. Important changes under this new code covering furbearing animals include the deletion of muskrat, nutria and raccoon from the list of such beaver and other furbearer3 remains with the department and commission and will be implemented by the tagging of all beaver furs taken for market as well as the requirement for permits andor licenses for taking these animals. Final action was taken on one other bill when sponsors -- of the legislation changing the status of the mourning dove to a non-gabird asked that the bill be killed. This was done following a meeting of agricutural leaders with the fish and game commission during which it was agreed there was ample provision under current laws to correct problems arising from this me 'v hunt. Several other bills affecting fish and game management are still before the legislators. The experiment to establish the redleg partridge in Utah is being conducted in an effort to add another upland game bird to the states wildlife resources. land-own- er man-mad- iaight bourbo! WHISKEY a mm kits. animals in the state. The new law also provides for greater control by the of problem beaver on e waprivate lands or terways. Another change relating to beaver will allow trapping by any holder of a regular trap l&elmo naans? A total of 90,040 waterfowl were counted in Utah during the annual winter survey conducted during January, the department of fish and game announced today. Composition of the count were mallards, showed 56.7 16.1 greenwinged teal, 7.3 pintail, 5.7 Canada geese and of other species. 14.2 The annual survey is conducted simultaneously in the other six states of the Pacific Flyway as well as in British Columbia and Old Mexico. Actual total of birds in Utah was somewhat below the count of a year ago but higher than that of two years ago. A consignment of 1,745 Utah beaver furs were sold at auction on the Denver market late last week, the department of fish and game reported. Gross receipts from the sale totaled 19,717.45 and represents a slight increase per pelt sold over the $5 received from furs auctioned last June. Top price received was $20.50 'for some top grade super blankets and varied to a new low of only 10c culls from the small Vim mo . STRAIGHT I'd straight Boin whiskey BOURBON WHISKEY 90.4 PROOF Beltuo straight bourbon whiskey BELMONT DISTILLING elrnojJ Straight bourbo fv whiskey COMPANY. LAWRENCEBURG. INDIANA |