The Republican., 1939-02-23
COUNTY WIDE SPORTSMEN
COMPLETE ORGANIZATION
Form A Garrett County Sports
mems Association To Promote
Conservation With High Ideals
OPEN MEETING is CALLED

WIN Gne ODJecC III view Oh prOmOC-
ing conservation in this county by
having a strong organization with
high ideals, about twenty-five sports
men from all sections of the county
representing approximately 500 in
terested individuals, met Monday ev-
ening in the City Hall, Oakland, and
completed the formation of the Gar
rett County Sportsmen's Association.
Objects Outlined
AS outlined in the constitution, tie
objects of the Association are: to help
create more sportsmanlike attitude
toward our wildlife; to promote a
more friendly relationship between
land owners and sportsmen; to pro-
cure the enactment of suitable laws
for protection of game and fish and
the preservation of natural resources;
to promote the vigorous enforcement
of fish and game laws; and to encour-
age and assist in the restocking pro-
gram of the Commission.
Membership
Membership in the organization is
to be limited to true sportsmen, either
residents of the county or those eligi-
BILE to procure nonresident land own
ers' hunting licenes in this county,
and to the youth of the various clubs
through their regularly elected repre-
sentatives.
All who desire to become members
will be required to sign an application
in which they agree to abide by all
laws and regulations of the State and
Commission and to see that every
other person does the same; they also
agree to consider themselves as honor
ary game wardens to the extent that
they will assist in making arrests and
in prosecution of offenders of the
game and fish laws; they agree to re-
spect the rights of land owners and
farmers and to procure permission be-
fore hunting or fishing on posted
lands; and finally to cooperate with
the officers and executive committee
of the organization in carrying out the
program of the association.
Officers Elected
Officers chosen included H. c.
Riggs, Oakland, president; Ear
Guard, Friendsville, vice-president; l.
W. Cook, Loeb Lynn Heights, record
ing sec'y; w f. Tarbell, Grantsville.
financial secretary; Logan Weber, CT
Oakland, treasurer.
The governing body is to be an eX-
ecutive committee of ten members
composed of the following in addition
to the president and vice-president:
Edgar Smith, Loeb Lynn; Josiah G.
Friend, Swanton; William R. Brown
ing, Oakland; w. w. yelling, Noun
tain Lake Park; William Winterberg
Grantsville; Lester Yutzy, Crellin; R
D. Houck, Oakland; Richard Ryan
Kempton; Jesse Walker, Kitzmiller
and Earl Harvey, of Green Glade.
The executive committee will meet
as often as deemed desirable or upon
petition of fifteen members. The as
sociation will meet annually the last
Monday in August, at which time Off
GERS and the committee will be elected
The present officers will serve until
August %, 1889.
Provides For Branches
The constitution of the association
provides that whenever twenty-five o,
more members, residing in commun-
ity decide to form a more compact
group they may petition the executive
committee to be constituted a branch
of the parent organization.
Mr.. Riggs said it was not the
thought of the organizers to supplant
any existing clubs or organizations
and that it was believed there Woulc
be the fullest cooperation and friend
ship with such other groups. ut i
hoped. however" he said, that sucf
clubs or groups which have similar
obiectives and ideals may eventually
be merged into the one association
1t is felt that this organization will I'll
a long-felt want in the county anc
may be instrumental in making Gar
rett county a future sportsmen's par
adise."
Dues Outlined
Annual dues are to be one dollar
except for representatives of the
youth organizations, who are not(re
quired to pay dues. They will, how
ever, enjoy the full privilege of mem
bership.
Dues up to August % are to be 81
cents, amount to accompany applica
tion. The sponsors pointed out that /
was not a money-making scheme, bu1