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CHILOQUIN, OREGON
VOL. 3 NO. 2
KLAMATH INFORMATION AND EDUCATION PROGRAM
FEBRUARY 1958
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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)