Show GUN CLUB OPPOSES PUBLIC LAND SALE NAMES COMMITTEE lITrEE Vernal Gun and Rifle Club members went on record Mon day as unalterably opposed to the removal of oi western public land Jand holdings to private privat owner owner- OW ownership fOr fOr- ship of livestock men at the regular meeting of the board of directors The directors adopted the fol fol- following fol- fol following lowing resolution Whereas Certain legislation recently In in- in introduced traduced in Congress and State Legislatures and Livestock as as- as association proposals which are currently considered have the I obvious purpose of emasculating public land holdings in the West and returning them to the private private vate ownership of a relatively few and powerful stockmen This movement constitutes a I vicious threat to our natural re re- resources re- re resources sources and especially to the public watersheds and all wild lands which form the habitat for our fish and game and the re re- re recreation recreation creation areas for all our people I Isnow snow SHOW GOES ON a background of the bomb bomb- bomb aha h t bred Frankfurt Frankfort Lydia i holdar of des 8 German Gen I skating k championship practices practice piro- piro for r her pert part haUae Ice lot revue moe which was waa held bell la In zero sub weather i Now therefore be It h 11 resolved ed that the Venial V qua Gun and Rifle Club emphatically record our unalterable opposition to any and all present and future ef ef- ef efforts ef- ef efforts forts to remove from Federal Ownership and management any I part of the Taylor Grazing Lands National Forests or Na Na- National Parks Park We further oppose pose Of the transfer of any forest fores ser ser ser- service service vice land from the department of Agriculture to the department of the Interior Copies of this resolution shall be sent to our representatives in Inthe inthe the State Sta and Con CO gress to the press to the Utah I Wild Life Federation and to our neighboring Wild Life Federa Federa- Art Wilson gun captain re re- re reported reported ported to the group that t t the In- In indoor indoor door small bore rUle rifle t ne was nearing and that rounds of calibre am am- was the Benicia Arsenal forthe the use of Gun Club members to target I shooting Alvin Gardiner Gas advisor to the Upland Birds Committee and Karl Swain advisor of the Migra Migratory tory Birds Committee both re s-c- s ported that a feeding program program was INa planned for the ilie year Sun Sun- Sunflower flower seed Is Is to be purchased for planting throughout hout the county for the benefit of pf phea phea- phean phea- phea seats n and wild rice will be plant plant- planted riL ed in aS Stewart Lake and other t swamps for tor or the purpose of pro pro- Pro Pro-I j viding suitable feed for ducks and aDd geese The Fish Committee with Eu gene Weist as advisor reported that a fish tank is i nearing com corn for lor the purpose of trans tran porting fish fron the hatchery to lo the streams and lakes where they are to be planted Mr Weist W was advised by the Hatchery that fish for planting would not not be available until April or May I The Trap and Skeet Commit Commit- Committee tee headed by Coke Jeffries Jeffrie re re- re reported s-c-j s ported that traps would be set setup setup up and In operation in the near future It was decided to post post- postpone pone pane Skeet until next next ear year and 1 all effort eUort toward towar makIng The trap activities aw a success I Continued on page Pile 8 it II w yg f ih I z Continued from frog pegs page 1 during 1947 1847 Russ Montgomery of in the re re creation committee outlined a w a program for raising r fund funds which includes a Barn Bun Dance hat bt the Imperial hall on April 8 5 A Jam fJ boree t at McKee McKee- Draw t I la ia also planned along with the showing bowing of films to educate ducate sportsmen of fo the area Committee members and chair chac- men of the various committees committee were ere named as follows Trap and skeet committee co committee C R R Jeffries Jeffries advisor Ed Ed Calder chairman John Jorgensen W A Banks Bus Banks and MOrriS horns Caldwell Big BI Bigy game game management ni J h O com cam mitte B P Fisher advisOr a C R t Ernest Caldwell Bus Hatch hank Frank Henderson Marvin Broome Broome Donald Tackett r- r L Jus Banks Hanks TB Beaver Beaver ave e Don Jensen ten en advisor Russell chair mar man Clark Cl rk Feltch Slyvan Ar- Ar kr Dick Unette DeJo Migratory birds bird v committee Karl Swain advisor Stan King chairman J arl Goodrich Cuo Curd Dudley Dudley Jess Lombard Publicity committee Erland 1 advisor Neff NeU Smart Smart Bob Livsey Glen Rollins LeGrande Young Recreation n committee tee Russ RU Cuss Montgomery advisor Claude Claude Banks B ks Russell Squire John gensen Ray Hatch Harold Rulon Hacking Bus Hatch Hatch Gun committee I IA L A Wilson run gun captain Hugh J ugh Richens Grant Merrell Harold Twit Twit- Twitchell chell cheU E V Y DeHay DeHays I Lee Sued Sued- don Upland t ana j game game am birds committee committee Alvih Gardiner advisor Sterl Sterle Sterling tn ing Cook Mar Mar- vin vinn Watkins Asa Aaa Asa Johnston |