Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-01-26
MEETING HELD IN SON.
ERSET co. TO COOPERATE
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anyone who is interested in hunting
and wild life this part of the meeting
was the most interesting and colorful.
Mr.. Charles Fontaine told of the ex-
treme cold during the winter of 1917
10 in which most of the game was
frozen to death. On several occasions
he related having found complete COW
eys Of quail frozen. For period of
two years after this subnormal win
ter quail was practically extinct in
this county. Judge Robert F. Duer
discussed sportsmen's organization of
which there are forty throughout the
state. He dwelt at some length on q
Baltimore club consisting of twelve
hundred members including some Of
the most representative citizens of
the city and state, and relating how
such clubs easily obtain concessions
from the State Game Department.
Mr.. B. H. Dougherty, local sports
man, talked at length on the advisi-
bility of putting out spring birds YER
sus fall birds. It was readily agreed
by the majority of the people pres
ent that the planting of fall birds
was wasteful and very little good
was accomplished by such action.
Best results are obtained by birds
released in the spring.
The old argument of moving back
the hunting season from November to
December 18th as an opening date,
and to have the same number of hunt
ing days was discussed. Although a
vote was not taken the majority of
sportsmen felt that if such action
were taken more sport would be had.
The nominating committee returned
with the following elections: Judge
Robert F. Duer, Chairman, Mr.. Shan
ley Ford, Secretary, Mr.. Brice Whit
tington, Mr.. E. Mace Smith, Mr..
Charles Fontaine, Mr.. James Cott-
man, Mr.. Jesse Evans, Mr.. Benjamin
Harrington, Mr.. Paul Ward, Mr.. Dave
Wilmington, Mr.. Robert II. Jones,
Mr.. Frank D. Layfield.
All twelve members were unani-
mous;y elected to serve on the COM
mittee for the preservation of wild
life and inland fisheries in Somerset
County.
Mr.. Joshua Carey after having led
considerable discussion relatives to a
sportsmen's club for Somerset county
made a motion that such an associa-
ton be organized. This motion was
seconded by Mr.. Edward McMaster
Duer and received an unanimous vote.
Mr.. C. z. Keller suggested that a
temporary committee Of five members
be appointed to draw up bylaws, to
advertise meeting date, and to So
licit support from sportsmen not pres
ent. Members appointed to the COM
mittee were as follows: Judge Robert
F. Duer, chairman; Judge Charles
Goldsborough, vice-chairman; Sidney
M. Hayman, Secretary; DR.. T. B.
Whaley, Nelson Polyette and James
Cottman.
The question of dues was raised for
such a club and it was decided that
S1.OO membership fee would be
charged.
The purpose of the club would be
to create and promote good will be-
tween the farmers and sportsmen Of
this county; to protect and preserve
the wild life now existing; to cooper
ate with our local game warden and
our State Conservation Department;
and to sponsor more healthful outdoor
activities. These aims can be accom-
plished by sponsoring banquets, trap
shooting meets, turkey shoots, field
trials, and various other ways.
Those present at the meeting were:
Howard w. Jones, E. c. Waters, Ell
wood Smith E. G. Curtis, James Cott-
man, Howard H. Anderson, Paul I.
Ward, J. N. Polyette, E. w. Atkin-
son, L. Stanley Ford, w. 7. Long,
Charles M. Fontaine, Frank d. Lay
field, B. H. Dougherty, Robert F..
Duer, Chas. w. Goldsborough, L. K.
Hancock, E. J Carey, David Whiting
ton, E McMaster Duer, Clarence Dry
den, Frank S. Matthews, r. M. Carey,
Thomas Nichols, T. B. Whaley, Sidney
M. Hayman.