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About Klamath tribune. (Chiloquin, Or.) 1956-1961 | View Entire Issue (April 1, 1961)
BULK RATE U. S. POSTAGE PAID Ftrmit No. 2 VOL. 6- NO 4 &V Klamath Fhlla, Ore. KLAMATH INFORMATION AND EDUCATION PROGRAM APRIL 1961 ORVILLF W. .9IES BARBARING: HAS BRIGHTittJJiflTlN SHOP OF OWN .i r . A v,: J f: ' 4 ; f m .-r ' , , . , I : i ..--.i-r rf- Proposed $5,625,000 On Boundary Siitf; Settlement Depends On Decision By Tribe Vc are now in a position to both the Klamath Executive Com mittee, and Klamath., General Council on Monday, May 15, 1961, (the General Council' meeting will prohahly he at 'iW; Mosouic Hall in Chiloquin), ;fckjt,he pur pose of -presenting the proposed settlement for their approval?-' A representative of the Portland present a proposed settlement to the Klamath Executive commit tee and Klamath General Coun cil" on the boundary claim, stated Don Gormley, of the Wilkinson law firm in a letter dated April 20, 1961 to .the Klamath Execu tive Committee. ' ' According ,to Gormley, "the Area" Office will probably also proposed settlement is for the attend these meetings, as an ob- amount of .$5,625,000.00, which server." would be the amount of the total 'Subsequent to the meetings, gross judgement, after taking tlur settlement, if approved by the into account any and all offsets tribe, will . be nrcsented tn tin Unrille Wright get in tome practice barberinf cutting Warren Poitras. hair of nephew Showing that college can begin at 40-plus is Orville Wright. The college in this instance is Moler Barber College in Portland where Orville is taking barbering train ing with the objective of event tually running his own shop. Orville is a long-time local resi dent and can recite a good piece of reservation history. He was born at Klamath Agency and at tended the old government board ing school there to the 4th grade. He enrolled at Chemawa in 1924, continuing there through the 7th grade. He left the Indian school in 1930, put in a brief spell at Chiloquin schools, then concluded his educational endeavors for 30 years except for a short time at a Portland body and fender school in 1939-40. Undaunted by the lay off he picked up the schoolbooks again last fall and is making steady progress towards complet ing the 9-month course in June. Between Chemawa and Moler, Orville didn't languish, picking up experience at everything from race horse jockey to sawmill hand. He worked at the family ranch in the Modoc Point .area for a while, got in some btfxing, a many of his contempor aries worked as fire uard for the BIA. "I know this reservation. I worked as fire guard all over the west end of it. Speaking of the horses, Orville relates that he rode for several years, off and on, in relay, pony express, and Indian feather races. Most of his racing was done on a Yi mile track. He recalls that there was a lot of horse racing in the Southern Oregon, Nprfliern California area back in th thirties. He notes the switch tol or counterclaims nL the United States." f Gormley's rcporY goes on to state: "We expect to meet with ' ;ztion;Paymcnts Sp!nd Judgment nowirwy viomDors Bank officers, police officials and merchants expressed surprise and lauded the way in which Klamath Indians generally con ducted thcr&Mv.ves when they re- Secretary ot the Interior for his approval, which is required.' "Following the May 15 meet ing, uK&rjng is "tentatively schedulcd tOT June 1, 1961, before the Indian' Claims Commission in Washington, D. C, at which the Commission will take testimony and other evidence bearing upon the settlement. The Commission's approval is required under Sec tion 15 of the Indian Claims Com mission Act. ccntly received their termination COUNCIL MEET SET money. In a special session of the Some 588 Klamath adults re- Klamath Executive Committee ccived their unrestricted funds atlhe Education Office on April each amount to about 43,000.00. 27, 1961, the proposed settlement Of the total number receiving of the ''boundary suit was dis- their checks, slightly over 300 cussed, ..and ..a ..general ..council adults are residents in the Klam- meeting was formally scheduled ath Reservation area. to be held at the Masonic Hall on "It was fantastic" was the way May 15 in Chiloquin at Ii30 P. M. one banker expressed it, remark- General Council approval or rodeos these days and attributes tngon the fact that there were rejection of the proposed $5,625,- thc disappearance of racing to the only one or two individuals in 000.00 settlement will be decided fact there fos "no money in it. ' the whole area who asked for at that time. Don Gormely and "What ruined things here was cash. Bank representatives stated Glen Wilkinson of the Wilkinson they wouldn't pay the riders off that tribal members took full ad- firm are expected to be on hand needs, good organization to vantage of savings and checking to give the details of the pro handle it. . accounts 'taking a.way very little posed settlement. Orville uotrsn't remember just of their (CJncy in cash. when he got started fighting but Many wild and unfounded talcs " This proposed settlement is the figures it was about 1930. ne spread about the Indians' use of result of months of detailed ncgo- Damon Savage, local pool hajlarr money which, upon a little tiations by us, on behalf of the operator, started him out, figrlT"TiftiSion, were found to be Tribe, and attorneys of the De- mg in tnc ii. ciass. l. -vepapcr accounts lor parimcni oi justice on ocnau oi iougni over on wic coast, semi- ,;z, cv. ui out: uruiiK wuii windups in pro bouts, ami had my Iniwcc who landed in jail with license in California."' JsSS cas'1 "l a I)al)Cr atf Other activities included pull-aknietl by law enforcement (Continued on Page 2 Col. i -'Continued on Page 2 Col 2) the United States. "If concluded by approval of the above-mentioned persons and the Commission, it would finally dis continued on Page 4 Col 1)