Show UTAH RESERVOIRS MAY NOT BE CLOSED TO FISHING FOR Fon FEAR OF SABOTAGE Unless the picture lre changes changes materially materially materially ma ma- In the next nest few months Utah's Utah's Utah's U- U tah's reservoirs will not be closed to fishing because of the possibilIties possibilities of to Mark Anderson director of the Utah Fish and Game Department Anderson said there has been considerable discussion during the past few weeks about closing the reservoirs to fishing as a defense measure Any of letters and telephone calls have b been en re received received received re- re on the subject commenting one way or the other However the Fish and Game Commission Commission Commission Com Com- mission met March 21 to the fishing situation and the defense defense defense de de- de- de picture as It affects th the setting setting setting set set- ting of ot fishing periods We are for taking every necessary necessary necessary necess necess- ary precaution against possible sabotage sabotage sabotage sa sa- sa- sa but we think the danger to dams and irrigation works is 13 extremely extremely extremely ex ex- remote in most ca cases es particularly particularly particularly par par- If fishermen and boats are kept at a reasonable distance from dams and a guard is maintained he declared Citing ohe oho instance of Army actIon actIon action act- act Ion Anderson reported that the government has never stopped fishing fishing fishing fish fish- ing and boating at Lake Meade despite the fact tact that Boulder Dam Damis is a public utility of first ance once to the nation However a heavy guard is kept around the dam at all times Such procedure he concluded must be adopted in Utah with the more important important im important im- im waterworks |