Show Poisonous Weed Is Chief Topic At Meet An explanation of the dangers prevalence and control of was a chief topic of discussion atthe atthe at atthe the annual meeting of the Manti ManU National Forest Association Association Association Asso Asso- meeting held in the Ephraim Eph- Eph Ephraim Ephraim raim West ward chapel Saturday a afternoon The meeting was held in the chapel because of the Snow College Art Festival being held in inthe inthe inthe the Ephraim City Hall at the present present present pre pre- sent time tJ Ci The talk on the poisonous weed was given by Bryant Anderson state weed and seed supervisor of the State Slate Department of ture The weed is making dangerous danger danger- II ous inroads into the winter ranges of sheep and cattle and losses in I some areas have been heavy Its control will be difficult but this must be accomplished if the sheep and nd cattle industries are to prosper Mr Anderson pointed out The meeting was presided over overby overby overby by Lionel L. L Peterson of Fail Fairview view president of the association He also discussed artificial rain making and said not too loo much is known of I this interference with nature at 1 present and thought results of the I experiments of cloud milking in inthe inthe inthe the San Juan area should be awaited await await- ed before the plan is tried in this locality Forest Supervisor Speaks Robert H. H Park of Price supervisor supervisor supervisor super super- visor of the Manti-LaSal Manti National Forest said the Forest Foiest Service is cooperating with the predatory an animal animal animal an- an imal program and will continue to Continued on last page POISONOUS WEED VEED IS CHIEF TOPIC AT MEET I Continued from rom page 1 give assistance at all t times mes He referred to regulations which had taken away 20 per cent of th the grazing funds from rom the Forest Service Service Service Ser Ser- vice but said this has now been returned for use of the Service He also spoke of a new regulation D 7 r reg regarding e g a r d din i n g the establishment of boards in which both she and cattlemen will be represented in handling of grazing matters on the National Forests Commissioner of Agriculture Alden Alden Alden Al- Al den K K Barton reporting on funds for predatory animal bounties said the funds are in good condition and that work performed under the program had been effective both for livestock and game and must be continued He also took issue with charges that there had bC been n improper and ineffective u use s e o 0 f I poison 1080 Hooper Hits Controls James A. A Hooper of Salt Lake City secretary of the Utah Wool Wool- growers Association said he hoped the time would soon come when the Forest Service will have amore a amore amore more friendly attitude toward the livestock h industry He told of at attending attending attending at- at tending a meeting in Washington where the precarious wool situation in the United States was pointed out and where were advised ad advised advised ad- ad to go home and get greater production of lambs and wool un un- un derway He said America now has the lowest num number r of sheep in history since the in industry industry in- in became of size in the He said the nations nation's wool shortage will last probably ten years Mr Hooper felt sure that agriCulture agriculture agriculture agri agri- culture will not be rationed and predicted that such rationing will not work Agriculture people will not produce abundantly under a dictatorship and the government should be told so he said He also said it is the cost of living high and not the high cost of living that thatis is doing damage to the American economy and threatening disastrous inflation Says Sas Bear Bearon on Increase O. O 1 W W. 1 Morris state director of the federal fish and wildlife service was vas another speaker at the meet meet- ing He was asked-a asked question about bear by Reuel E. E Christensen of Ephraim who said reports indicate bear are increasing and had done more damage last summer than ever before It was stated that while bear are being protected in some ways any has a aright aright aright right to destroy bear which threaten threat threat- en his flocks Officers Re-elected Re All officers of the association were re-elected re Mr Peterson for his term as president He is cashier of the Sanpete Valley Bank at Mt Pleasant Other officers are Alden K EL Barton Manti and Salt Lake City vice president P. P C. C Peterson Jr Ephraim secretary and treasurer treasurer treasurer treas treas- R. R H. H Christensen Fairview Justus Seely Mt Pleasant Orrin Jensen Spring City Matthias Allred Allred Allred All- All red Fountain Green F F. F R. R Christensen Christensen Christensen Chris Chris- Ephraim and Calvin Keller Keller Keller Kel Kel- ler Manti ManU Advisory board mem mem- bers |