Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-10-07
Is
Expected In
Diversion Row

RALEIGH. Oct. Injecting in the
peace and quiet of the Mount MIL
chell game refuge, the North al
olina Board Of Conservation and De
velopment is generally expected 10
ratify a recently framed "comproh-
ise'' on the question Of dlVertlhg
funds from the Game and lnland
Fish division to the Forestry division.
Consideration of the matter IS llst-
cd on the formal agenda Of the board
for it's sessions Monday and Tuesday,
though quite obviously it cannot be
officially announced iii advance that
thc board will approve the plan
worked out at conference here be-
tween p subcommittee Of the boards
came committee and representative
cnortsmen from several sections OF
the state
ORIGINALLY the board adopted re-
solution empowering transfer from
game to forestry funds OF not TO eX-
coed ten per cent Of the sums re-
ceived from payment OF game and
fishing licenses in the State. This
would make possible diversion to the
forestry funds Of somewhere between
$4,000 and 10000 annually. lmmc-
diately after adoption of the DIVER
sion resolution there arose the loud-
est sort of howl from hunters ana
fishermen who protested that this a.
mounted to "stealing'' from the game
fish funds.
The recent conference here result
cd in announcement that the SUD
committee of five would recOmmend
unanimously to the full board that
diversion for this fiscal year be SET
at something less than $4,000 and
at $4,000 less than that next year
in other words make it certain that
no more will be taken in the ben
Mum than would have been possible
in one year under the resolution as
originally adopted.
It seems a safe prediction that the
board will follow the unanimous re-
commentator; though it is probla-
NAUTICAL whether its action in SO Go
ING will silence all the clamor being
raised by the gun and rod men. There
have been dire threats of reprisal,
and there will undoubtedly develop
in the l941 General Assembly a
strong movement to take the Game
and Fish division out from the De
partment of Conservation and De-
velOpment's jurisdiction and set 1t up
as a separate and autonomous unit.
But that has been an under-cOV
fight for 10 these many years and
it is hardly likely that there will be
any actual separation Of the division
from the department unless there
are unexpected developments be-
tween then and now
Also on the official agenda Of the
boards meeting next week is the
matter Of reviewing the quail Situa-
ton, particularly with reference to
clay days., established in some halt
dozen counties this year for the first
time There is reported to be de-
sire in some other counties for lay
days on which quail may not be shot
and if this should develop at the
meeting there is no doubt that such
days will be granted.
Not on the official list of things to
be done, but almost certain to come
up is the aggravating and almost
perennial question Of a tOll-free road
to the summit of Mount Mitchell
This problem would be likely at any
meeting Of the board, but in view OF
the fact that this session is to be
held in the v>ry shadow Of the high
est peak in Eastern America, it's a
thousand to one shot that there will
be discussion Of the toll road mat
ter. OF course, there seems nothing
the board can do about it but again
demand that the State Highway and
Public Works Commission do some
| thing about it. and it's done that be-
fore without noticeable results.