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Show i Cedar City Wildlife Federation Starts Canvass for Members The Cedar City Wildlife Fed-era Fed-era t ion will conduct a membership member-ship drive Saturday, May 26 with a canvass of the community, it was announced by Dan Lindsay, federation president The drive is being made prior to the opening of the 1956 fish-ing fish-ing season to give sportsment an opportunity to sign up prior to the Initiation of the annual Big Fish contest, sponsored by the organization. To participate In the big fish contest sportsmen must be members' of the federation. federa-tion. Lindsay said. Membership fee for an adult is set at $1.00 and Junior wildlife federation members can Join for 50 cents. Money derived from the membership mem-bership drive will be used to develop de-velop and improve conditions In our own area, Lindsay said. At the present time, for Instance, a predator animaj control program Is being conducted In Cedar Val-ley. Val-ley. A project Is also under way I to make the Wood's Ranch pond a special fishing area for Junior fishermen. 12 years of age and ! under. Also the federation this year Is extected to take action to relieve the winter kUl of fish in Navajo Lake (see story this page), and many other worthwhile worth-while projects. I The big fish contest will again be conducted by the federation, beginning with a special prize for the biggest fish caught on opening day and followed with a weekly prize. This contest is carried out through the coopera-tlon coopera-tlon of the businesses of Cedar Citv. the president Indicated. |