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About Klamath tribune. (Chiloquin, Or.) 1956-1961 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 1, 1958)
For 3S47 RtqtMftatf ftULK RATE U. S. POSTACC PAID Ptmlt No. 2 CHILOQUIN, OREGON VOL. 3 NO. 2 KLAMATH INFORMATION AND EDUCATION PROGRAM FEBRUARY 1958 f fw N 1 m v ... ' ' Eft: i: Helen Nelson Now Studying Medical Technology At O. T. I. Under Klamath Ed. Program " Currently concentrating on be coming a bona fide medical tech nologist is Helen (Crume) Nelson, enrolled at O.T.I, under the Klam ath Education Program. Helen got her high school training at Salem Bible Academy and at Cas cade Union High School in Turner, Oregon. SheJcgan her medical technology studies at O.T.I, in September, 1955, a(ter having received some practical experience at Santiam Hospital, Stayton, Oregon. Helen furnished us with an ex tremely technical description of the course indicative of the weightiness of the subject matter: Among the basic courses are Hematology (involving a study of the blood, red and white blood counts, hemaglobin sedimenta tion), serology (including blood typing, study of KM. factor), and clinical chemistrv (where total proteins of Mood serum, total and free chlosterols, and liver function tests are taken up). In bacteriology the students study the bacteria causing suwh diseases as pneumonia, tuberculosis, diph theria, and rheumatic fever. Other items in the basic curriculum are parasitology, u r i n a 1 ysis. and special tech. Allied courses in clude biology, anatomy and physi ology, and basic chemistry. Helen is now in her fifth term of the furse, which requires a total of three school years for completion. Once done, she will receive an associate degree in Medical Technology and will be registered as an American Medi cal Technologist. She also ex pects to become a member of the American Society of Clinical Pathologists, of which she is al- (Continued Page 2, Col. 3) ELECTION TO REMAIN-WITHDRAW BEGINS MARCH 22; DEADLINE ON RETURNING ELECTION BALLOTS SET AT APRIL 21 Tom Wattcrs, chairman of the Management Specialists, lias announced that the election as provided for in Section 5 of Public Law 587 will take place during March and April. According to this section of the termination Iawy the Manage ment Specialists arc required to conduct the election "immediately after the appraisal of the tribal property and approval of the appraisal by the Secretary." The election will "give to each member whose name appears on the final roll of the tribe an oppor tunity to elect to withdraw from the tribe and have his interest in tribal property converted into money and paid to him, or to re main in the tribe and participate in the tribal management plan . . . ". The Tribune has been informed that the appraisal and the man agement plan "have been accepted by the Secretary for purposes provided for in Public Law 587, as amended." The appraisal figure was officially released on I'ehiu ary 2 by the Department of the Interior. The Management Specialists' (Continued Page 6, Col. 2) Ullman's Bill H.R. 9737 Set Forth In Full As pointed out in the January issue of the Tribune, two bills are now before Congress which would provide for federal pur chase of the Klamath tribal pro perty: Senator Neubcrgcr's bill (5. 2047) and Rep. UllnWs bill (H.R. 9737). Also before Congress is a bill sponsored by the Dept. of Interior (S. 3051) which would provide for federal acquisition of tribal property after such pro perty has first been offered under certain conditions to private pur chasers. Detailed explanations of S. 2047 and S. 3051 were given in the January issue of the Tribune. This month, Rep. Ullman's bill (H.R. 9737) is being given in full below. The Klamath Education program takes no position re garding this bill reproducing it solely for the information of tribal members and other readers of the Tribune. (See Complete Hill on Page 3) Secly. Accepls Properly Appraisal; Valuation Considered Tentative The Secretary of the Interior has "accepted for use in accord ance with Public Law 5S7 as amended", the appraisal of tribal property conducted by Western Timber Services. The Appraisal figure which was officially released n I'ebruary -M, and referred to as the "reali zation value", is $I2I5)(M.10 Secretary of the Interior Sea Ion's letter to Tom Watters, chairman of the Management Specialists, states, however, that "It will, of course be necessary for you to modify the total ap praised value as of the date of election to reflect the tribal obli gations for this fiscal year." The realization value as re leased is based on the assump tion that 70 per cent of the tribe will withdraw. The Secretary states, therefore, that "The as sumption that 70 per cent "of the tribe wish to withdraw may prove to be incorrect when the election returns have been totaled. Ac cordingly, the realization value should be referred to only as a tentative value pending final de termination as to the number of Indians electing to withdraw from the tribal organization." Watters, in commenting on the necessity of modifying the total appraised value referred to in the Secretary's letter, statd that "ad justments will have to be made (Continued Vmg e 4, Col. 4)