The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-02-25
Would Allow
Farmers To
Shoot Deer
By Harry Carlson


HELENA UP) = Several impor
tant farm measures remained for
final adoption or rejection by the
Montana legislature this week af-
ter a number of others met death IN
the cleanup before transmission
day last Friday.
Most important bill which fell by
the wayside was the one ratifying
the Yellowstone River Compact an
agreement laboriously drawn by
Representatives of Montana, Wyo-
ming and North Dakota for distri-
button of water rights between the
three states.
The senate readily approved
motion by Sen. Wesley A. D'Ewart,
r.. Park, that his bill approving the
Yellowstone compact be indefinite
~ postponed after he had es-
planned that the Wyoming legisla-
ture had deleted provisions relat-
ing to the Tongue and Powder Rlv-
ers from the compact.
D'Ewart expressed regret at hay
ing to kill the bill, but said the COM
pact as revised by the Wyoming
legislature is far from satisfactory
to Montana, and therefore | cannot
recommend that we concur
The agreement provided for dis
tribution of the waters Of the yell
Iowstone and its tributaries for II
rigation purposes between the three
states, To become effective, /
needed the ratification of the three
legislatures and Congress,
A resolution to Congress will be
introduced by Sen D'EWart this
week in the senate asking for an
extension of time for further con-
sideration of the water compact,
A proposed memorial expected to
pass both houses this week would
urge the federal department of ag-
riculture to base its sugar beet
acreage allotments on the alloca-
tons of 1941 and previous years, rez
moving penalties upon farmers for
planting less than 90 per cent of
the war crop.
The senate passed and sent to
the house a bill calling for appoint
ment OF a seven-man interim COM
mittee to outline program for con-
servation of the states land and
forest resources, a measure urged
by Gov. Sam c. Ford in his bi-
ennial message.
Three measures designed to re-
lieve Montana farmers of crop de-
struction by birds and animals have
passed the house and are expected to
be acted upon by the senate this
week. They would permit issuance
of special permits for shooting
deer, elk and black bear in areas
reporting damage to property, per
init additional county control Of
predatory animals destroying sheer
and would set bounty on mag
pies and maybe eggs in areas
where maybe crop destruction ha:
increased.
Another house bill transmitted tC
the senate would place license fec
on commercial livestock feed manu-
facturers and a per tonnage tax or
retail sales. introduced by Rep
H. S. Antrim, d., Ravalli, the bill
is designed to maintain the high
standard of quality in livestock
feeds and assure farmers of Wha
they are buying
The house debated at length ane
then killed bill to liberalize tht
state laws regarding sale of CLEO
margarine as a wartime substitute
for butter Rep. Neil c. Parker, r.
Flathead, in opposing the bill, sait
it was unanimously opposed b,
farm groups and was being pu
forward by the Swift Packing Co
which seeks to open up a market il
Montana for large stocks of oleo
margarine which it has on hand
The Montana Aberdeen-Angu
Association organized at Bozemal
last week and elected WILDER
Acton Of LeWistown president. Til
new organization is state divisio
of the American Aberdeen-Angu
Association.
Others elected were G. r. Mil
burn Grass Range, vice presiden
and Wilbert j. Harrer, Bozema1
secretary treasurer.