The Wilmington morning star., 1946-01-29
WILDLIFE BRANCH
HEARS REPORT ON
FIRST CONVENTION
Federation Continues To
Push Elimination OF Poll
tics From Game Laws
By JACK COWIE


to hunt, game to shoot and a new
deal for sportsmen if proposed
plans of the North Carolina Wild
life Federation are adopted-such
in substance, was the report OF Of
ficers of the New Hanover county
affiliate, to local members at their
meeting last night in the Superior
courtroom in the courthouse, fol-
lowing their attendance at meet
ing Of the mother organization in
Greensboro last week.
Reporting to a group Of some
rs members Of the local organiza.
ton, E. H. Wendt, a member Of
the board of trustees, pointed out
the fine reception local officers
had been accorded at the Green's
boro meeting and stressed the i'm
portance of the organization re-
naming intact and working
towards the elimination Of the
plans of the state group.
Wendt said the group is point
ing towards legislation which will
take the development of game and
fish, and the conservation de-
partment in general, from the
hands of politicians and place it
into the hands of 81 ortsmen of the
State.
Roger Hewlett, president, re-
ported on the address made by
Seth Gordon, executive director
of the game commission of Penn
sylvania. Gordon, it was report
ed by Hewlett, declared that North
Carolina can and should have am
pie game and birdlife for its
hunters.
Gordon, he said, used the win
ter of 1915 in pennsylvania as an
example during which time 40 per
cent of the quail in the state died
from exposure. This loss was alb
sorbed when the state conservation
department supplemented the re-
manning birds with 10000 i'm
ported quail, Hewlett pointed out.
Further highlights on the Green's
boro meeting were presented by
Louis E. Keith, secretary and
treasurer Of the local group. He
declared he had been impressed
by the calibre of men who were
in attendance at the Greensboro
meeting, stressing that many of
the more influential sportsmen of
the state were represented.
Gordon, Wendt declared, stress
ed that game protectors should
be on a full-time bals and should
be puid enough to live on. They
should be putting on a long
range program, Gordon said, so
that citizens and sportsman Of
the state would understand the
conservation program.
It was voted by the group to
send letters to state senators and
congressman urging them not to
vote in favor of senate bill No.
1878 which calls for registration
of all firearms over 25-calibre. 1t
was brought out that such a bill
could be the fore-runner Of taxa
ton of sporting rifles and shot
guns and the ultimate confisca-
ton of them.
A membership committee was
appointed composed of J. K. Tay-
lor, chairman; William Taylor,
Roy Sandlin, Walter McEachern,
and H. G. Latimer, Jr. A report
OF the secretary revealed SO men,
bers as having signed as members
with an additional Is being signed
following the close of the meeting.
Pictures showing bird dogs
working; fresh water fishing and
fishing thrills were shown to the
group following the business ses-
sion.
1t was decided to hold tee next
meeting late in February at Blue
Top lodge in the form of an oyster
roast with pictures and a possible
speaker from the state fedora
ton.