| Show W Choose Chooses s Officers Hear Of Industry's Problems L L. L. L Peterson of Fairview was reelected reelected reelected re- re elected president of the tile Manti National Nation Nation- al Forest Association at athe atthe atthe the he annual meeting held at Ephraim Jan 10 Alden K Barton of Manti Monti was vas chosen vice president to succeed Archie M M. Mellor also of Manti Monti and P P. P 5 C. C Peterson Jr of Ephraim was named secretary and treasurer in the place lace of the late James Frost who had held that position for many years I All directors were re-elected re by unanimous unanimous unanimous un un- vote as follow Matthias Ailed AllI Allred All All- I red ed Green R. R H H. Christensen I Fairview Justus Seeley Mt Pleasant Orrin Jensen Spring City F F. R. R Chrisensen Christensen Christensen Chris- Chris ensen Ephraim and Calvin Keller Manti Visitors present who were called on ono onto onto to o speak were Robert H. H Park supervisor supervisor supervisor super super- visor of the Manti National Forest Dr W W. T T. Huffman of the Bureau of Animal Industry in charge of the Gooseberry Experiment station O. O W W. Morris of the U. U S. S Fish and WildLife Wild WildLife WildLife Life service V. V A. A Bergeson state commissioner of livestock Ozzie Nelson Nelson Nelson Nel Nel- son district supervisor of predatory animal control and James A A. Hooper secretary of the Utah Association Sounds Warning Yarning Mr Hooper gave a grim warning of difficulties ahead when he said there never was a time when the had lad fewer friends in the nation and that hat we lwe have the arguments but not the he sentiment behind us He gave an account of his recent trip to Washington Washington Wash- Wash ington and discussed problems confronting confronting con- con fronting the H He also expressed ex expressed expressed ex- ex pressed his appreciation for the splendid splendid splendid did work of the time long and much beloved secretary of the Manti ManU National Nation Nation- al Forest association the late ate James Frost Supervisor Park spoke of the co cooperation cooperation cooperation co- co operation of the association officers and the sheep growers and told of improvements noted in range condi- condi ions He said there would be permitted sheep on the forest in 1943 and stated that the number of deer hanot has ha not been i reduced educed with the present number estimated at or about one deer to every seven permitted heep sheep Dr Huffman told of a new poison weed veed that hat is scattering all over Neva- Neva I da la and the western winter whiter range and said aid losses from the weed in some sonic sections are reaching serious Hons lons He said he has been feeding this his weed at his experiment station for or three years and gave some good instructions on how to prevent losses when shipping hipping home desert herds inthe in inthe inthe the spring Mr Bergeson discussed the predatory animal situation and said much of the success in this program has been due to o the energy and cooperation of Mr Morris and his aids In 1946 there were vere coyotes cats and lions as against only in 1947 indicating a sharp decrease inthe in inthe the he numbers of the predators Mr Nelson gave a summary of the baiting work on both the summer and winter vinter ranges and the discussion bythe by bythe the he growers indicated they were highly highly high- high ly y satisfied with the work of that de depal de- de pal Mr Morris expressed his appreciation tion ion for the help given by sheep growers growers grow grow- ers and LInd said his department is ready at any time time timeto to respond to a call for help He said part of the summer range ange will soon be baited by airplane A motion was passed to levy a 2 cent assessment on all permitted sheep to o assist in the predatory animal campaign campaign campaign cam cam- and for support of the state and national associations Would Have Elk Hunt Earlier State Representative Reuel E E. Christensen Chrisensen Christensen Chris- Chris ensen made a motion which carried unanimously that the association go goon goon goon on record as favoring an earlier date for or the elk hunt Mayor S. S M M. Nielson of Mt Pleasant was elected as a director of the Utah State Association to re represent represent represent re- re present this section |
