| Show Vernal Vfrnal Rod Gun Club Hears State fate Directors at Meet Officers and directors for the coming year were chosen to head the Vernal Rod and Gun Club at its annual banquet held at the Hotel Vernal Vernal Vernal-Satur- Saturday Satur day evening Gordon Harmston executive director of Utah State Department of Natural Resources es and John E E. E Bud Phelps Director of Utah State Department Department Depart Depart- ment of Fish and Game were guest speakers Mr Mr Harmston told the group that Vernal leaders have wielded more political power in inthe inthe inthe the state during the past ten years than any other community community community ity twice its size He told the importance of a balance in all things in life in resources resources and andin andin andin in spending the the states state's monies He stated that the parks and recreation people haven't ayent cried like the the educators that the Utah parks were not as good as neighboring neighboring neigh neigh- boring states because more money was not being given to them IT IS WRONG to tie up land like President Johnson did inthe in inthe inthe the Arches and Capitol Reef National Monuments in southern southern south south- ern Utah Mr Harmston stated He stated that a 34 million mining deal was already to go goin goin goin in this area but that the government government gov gov- gov would let mineral operators operators operators op- op op op- go ahead with plans that had already been made In commenting g on water resources resources re reo sources sources Mr Harmston stated that the Utah Board is under financed and that the delay in I projects always costs money Diverting water from one pol pol- area to o another is almost insurmountable because of the people problem he stated DIRECTOR PHELPS complimented complimented the Vernal club as being being be be- ing the oldest in the state He told of the need for the cattlemen mining interests sportsmen and all others to unite with a solid front to defeat defeat de de- feat the eastern groups who have the votes and are trying to lock up the natural resources of the west Bills now before the Utah Legislature affecting the sportsmen were called to the attention of the group by Mr Phelps AL HIGGINS Vernal club president conducted the meeting meeting meet meet- ing and John E E. E Jones acted as master of ceremonies Jack Allred gave the financial report showing over being spent last year in projects with a balance of 46 The clubs dubs assets assets as as- sets were listed as worth 96 IIi Iri In President Higgins Higgins' report he stated I there were members last year Some of the improvements during the year were were road improvements and a new new trap Plans for for foran an automatic trap and trap house have been approved and will be installed soon stated Mr Higgins Hig Hig- gins gins ginsA A city water line hook hookup hook up is planned by spring for the lodge THE 1968 officers and directors direct direct- ors of the Vernal club were recognized recognized re re- cognized for their work as follows fol fol- lows Al Higgins president I Garth Horrocks vice president ent ent- and and- Louella Nielson secretary secretary sec sec- Harold Pope Bob Guy Clyde Wilkins Karl Duff Swain Dale Jensen and Archie and Archie Featherston Featherston Feath Feath- erston directors The new 1969 officers were chosen as follows Garth Horrocks Hor rocks president Bob Guy vice president Bonnie Turner secretary and Merlin Walker Jackie Turner Mel Burke Archie Featherston and Karl Kari Duff Swain as directors |
