The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-01-15

On March l6, 1907. there went IN
to effect the statute creating the
Audubon society Of South Carolina,
with powers Of g State game and hsh
comrnissio:s. On April 9, the incor-
porators hs!G 3 meeting II Columbia
and the following officers were e'o :,
ed:
President. B. F. Taylor.
Vice president, Dr.. Il. n. Snyder.
Temporary secretary, George S.
Heyward.
Treasurer. A. R. Hayward, Jr.
The following were elected to con-
stitute the board Of directors:
Neils Christensen, Beaufort; 0. B.
Martin, Columbia; Dr.. P. N. Nell,
Clemson College; G. P. Wray. Ridge
way. D. H. Coker, Hartsviile; Mrs.
Augustine Smythe, Charleston: A.
F. Lever, lexington, and R. /. Man
oing, Sumter.
Immediately after the meeting the
president began gathering all infor-
nation available regarding the exact
condition Of game and fish protection
in the State. He soon ascertalneo
that in many sections but slight at
tention was paid to any Of the game
and fish protective laws. Game birds
and deer weresconstantly killed out
Of season, and in some quarters q
large traffic Of their dead bodies was
carried on for market purposes. Fish
were being slaughtered in immense
numbers by means Of traps and dy-
Mantle. Song birds were shot indis-
criminately and many were trapped
to be shipped North. The beautiful
sea-bir0s, which nest in colonies
along the coast, were constantly rob-
bed of their eggs each summer. The
license law, which formerly required
every nonresident hunter to pay S25
for shooting license, had been sys-
tenatically avoided. Under the old
law Il county game wardens had
been appointed. Letters to all these
wardens brought out the fact that,
owing to inadequate pay, lack OF
State supervision, and for other
causes, they had been practically in
active, one Of them only reporting
two convictions for violation Of the
game laws for the year previous. On
the other hand from all over The
State letters began to pour IN asking
for him from the Audubon society,
showing that large numbers Of peo-
ole were interested in bird and fish
protection, and hailed with much JOY
the fact that the State had at length
taken an interest in preserving these
valuable assets to the commonwealth.
One of the first things to claim the
attention Of the Audubon society was
the publication in pamphlet form Of
the State game law known as the
'sAud,lboa law" Fifteen hundred
copies were printed and distributed
throughout South Carolina and the
more important features have been
printed frequently in the public
press of the State. The Importance
Of this work can hardly be underes-
timated, as there is no doubt that
many people violate the game laws
through ignorance Of the statutes.
More than 5000 pamphlets. with
plates showing the wild birds j. their
natural colcrs, have been distributed
in the schools, among farmers and
elsewhere. These were furnished by
Mr.. William butcher, president Of
the National Association Of Audubon
Societies.
The work of revising and enlarg-
ing the warden force at once began.
Some Of the officers who displayed
most interr:sz we're zecoaamlssloned
by the government as State wardens.
and g n::m3ec u additions nave been
made. The following is q list of the
names Of war6ens appointed and
serving up to December Is, 1907.
J. E. Rutledge, Lancaster; George
A. Malloy, Cheraw; ". L. Samson,
Cross Keys; George W. Hazard, Cat
Island; William Elliott, Yemasee; D.
J. Salley. Orangeburg:: William Ly-
kes, Lykesland; S. NJ. Rice, r.. e.
u Union; John N. Bates, Spartan
Qurg; John D. W. Watts, Laurens;
J, H. Robinson, Greenvilie; John
Weiking, Charleston; Kajitan E.
Kremser, South Island; Victor E.
Thelming, McClellanvilie; Theo. S.
Johansen, Frogmore; Charles Ander-
son, Port Royal, Richard Stone
bridge, Savannah, Ca; E. 7. Fergu-
son, Enoree; E. A. Sessions, Ridge
way; J. w. Wilson, Conway; Frank
E. Johnstone, South Island; ". S.
McKaskill, Conway; W. Fletcher,
Smith, Gafney; C. W. Boykin, St,
Stephens; S. P. Holiday, Pineville;
W. S. McClelland, Pineville, N. c.;
II. Warren Richardson, Gefnett;
Thomas B. Earle, Anderson; Halvor
S Svendsen, Charleston; Charles
j .anson, South Island; James E.
Sv,,:,. Mt. Pleasant; Frederick H.
Brugs man, Hilton Head; Robert
Sisson, savannah, Ca; K S. Villepi-
que, Car. en-; w. H. Wylie. Rock
Hill: J. Il. Hook, Clemson College;
DR.. L. H Russell, Greenwood.
The warden force is being enlarg-
ed as rapidly as funds will permit,
and it is expected that before long
there will be two or more active Of
fcers N every county. It has been
found hard to get wardens in a num-
Der Of the counties, because they
are required to work, and because,
in some instances, they do not wish
to make cases against their friends.
It is the duty of a game warden to
acquaint the people of his territory
with the character of the laws for
the preservation Of the wild game
and fish, to see that the $40 non-res-
ident hunters license, now required
by law, is paid and to arrest and
prosecute all persons found guilty Of
infractions Of the game laws. War