The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1946-03-21
Meeting OF The Tobacco Valley
Rod and Gun Club


Rod and Gun Club
One of the most alive, enterpris-
ing organizations of this area is the
Tobacco Valley Rod and Gun Club.
Although meetings are held in Eur
eka, men from ranches. lumber
camps. and towns for miles around
find it very worthwhile TO attend
the meetings regularly The Club,
which was started only a little over
a year ago, already has a member
ship of one hundred SIX: and more
than a hundred were ~roeant for
the meeting which was held March
6. Many service men, even a few
fellows from high school attended
the meeting.
Norman KOrn, principal of Eur
eka's high school, serves very ably
as president of the club and is quick
to see that all sides of question
are fairly presented to the group
before any action is taken on that
question one way or another. The
men appreciate this and are very
democratic in their discussions and
are ready to cooperate in what
ever decision the majority want and
whatever project is undertaken. For
instance, in the discussion of Wheth-
er the Graves Greek Game Pre-
serve ought to be kept as it is or
thrown open for hunting, which was
the main problem presented at the
last meeting, the discussion was
not dominated by the officers of
the club, nor by the eighteen or
more old timers who have lived
in this area since the game pre-
serve under discussion was first
formed. About thirty men presen- !
ted their views on the situation with !
many Widely-Varied suggestions as
to the solution of game preservation |
and regulation in Lincoln county |
Each of the suggestions was made
intelligently by men who knew |
something of what they were
talking, and each suggestion was
given close attention and was men
tally weighed by the members of
the club. The men voted to request
a survey of the deer population of
this area by the State Fish and
Game Commission and to ask the
advice of that group concerning the
problem before any definite action
is taken by the club to settle it.
Meanwhile Mr.. Klinke, Mr. Fox, =
Mr.. Thomas, Mr., johnson, Mr.. Scott,
Mr.. Morrison and Mr.. Erickson vol
to work with Mr.. Nollar of
the State Fish & Game Commission, :
who was present for the meeting, (
in making definite markers for the ,
preserve; and the club members ;
voted unanimously their approval !
Of maintaining the preserve as it {
S now. {
Earlier in the meeting informa-
i've reports were given by the chair
men of the clubs committees Those
were: o. A. Knapp for T
he entertainment committee; Mr. (
:. L. Benson for the Big Game COM
nittee, Mr.. J. w. Fox for the Re-
earch committee, W. E. Beckstrom I
a Junior Rible club Ga 6
Junior Rifle club will soon be star
ed by the Tobacco Valley Gun and
Rod club, Mr. p V. Klinke for the
'ish committee, Mr. Oscar Knight h
or the Bird committee, Mr.. Allen S
erickson for the Program COM h
1ittee W. R. Hodges sent in his a.
6SlBudllOl lIOlll TIE L uDllClJy COIu- al
littee since he will soon be leaving
'ureka. IL
If you are looking for an enjoy Sc
BILE evening men, if you are look Sc
lg for an opportunity to show
ourself a good Montana citizen in
lie preservation and regulation of
lie wild life of the state, if you en- hC
~ your own hunting and fishing hi
nd want to see that same good l6
uniting and fishing maintained for 10
ears to come, if you are good ell
drop around at the next
Getting of the Tobacco Valley Rod ev
I'd Gun Club Watch for the an
ouncement of the meeting in the
lpers, look for it in your mail