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771 BULK RATE U. S. POSTAGE PAID Chiloquin, Oregon Ptrmit No. 2 VOL. 2 NO. 3 KLAMATH INFORMATION AND EDUCATION PROGRAM . MARCH, 1957 CONGRESS CONSIDERS AMENDMENTS TO P. L. 587; TRIBAL MEMBERS TESTIFY AT RECENT HEARINGS The Interior and Insular Af fairs Committee of the House of Representatives is considering proposed amendments to Public Law 587. Three different "stop gap" hills were before the Sub committee on Indian Affairs at public hearings held in Washing ton. I). C, February 11, 12, and 13. All bills would delay sale of Klamath tribal timber for vary ing lengths of time. A bill spon sored by Fdith Green of Oregon would provide a delay of nine months. Representative Ullman of Oregon introduced a com panion to the Neubergcr bill which delays timber sales 18 months, and a third bill written by the Department of the In terior would allow no timber sales until the end of the first session of the 85th Congress which would be sometime in late summer of 1957. The purpose of all three bills is to give Congress time to con sider further changes in the Klamath Termination Act, such as federal purchase of the tribal a&scts under the plan proposed by the Management Specialists. Tribal Kxecutivc Committee representatives Dibbon Cook, Jessie Kirk, and Hoyd Jackson spoke in favor of delaying legis lation, as did the Management Specialists T. H. Watters and Hugene Fa veil. Mrs. Wade Craw ford, member of the Executive Committee, testified against any amendment to Public Law 587. (Continued Page 3, Col. 3) L.. , V i ..... t v- " '. .... 1 4 '" w ; 1 f- it'-" if- if .- . BOB DOAK RECEIVES JAYCEES AWARD AS OUTSTANDING YOUNG FARMER Hob Doak, 29 year old Modoc Point rancher,- was recently pre sented an award by the Reserva tion Jaycees as the Outstanding Young Farmer on the Klamath Reservation during 1956. Hob started his tanning career at an early age, working in the Mimmer-time for his uncle, Ilarrv Pearson. In 1939, Pob and his father Ivan bought their first forty acres, and from that have built up their operations to the present 520 acres. The Doaks are fanning some comparatively poor soil, some of it reclaimed alkali land, but (Continued Pge 4, Col. 2) i ') V . Ura ,i .in.!., ,i I Willi i i I llMlHf ill Recently sworn in as executive committee members were: left to right, Delford Lang, F.lnathan Davis, Jessie Kirk, Hoyd Jackson, Dibbon Cook, Ted Crutnc, Seldon Kirk, Ida Crawford, and Wade Crawford. NEW EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IS ACTIVE; INTERIM COMMITTEE CREATED Recently elected' tribal leaders took their oath of office at a special meeting held at Klamath Agency on January 12. The new officers of the Klam ath tribe are as follows: Tribal Council : Seldon Kirk, Chairman High School Seniors Invited To Contact Klamath Ed. Program All enrolled members of the Klamath Tribe who are now in their senior year of high school ami who are interested in con tinuing their education after graduation are invited to contact the Klamath Information and ICducation Program. This program has been set up under terms of Public Law 5S7 to provide training opportunities to tribal members and this year's high school graduates, among others, are eligible to participate in it. Training under the program can be taken in any accredited vocational school, University, or college in the State of Oregon. High school seniors who are interested in the program should contact either the Klamath In formation and ICducation Pro gram, Phone 661 Chiloquin, Ore gon or Mr. A. II. Wright, Di rector of Indian Kducation, 107 State Library Pldg., Salem Ore gon, Plume ICmpire -1-2171, In tension 22.3. Jessie Kirk, Vice Chairman Hoyd Jackson, Treasurer Diljbou Cook, Secretary Isom Mitchell, Sergeant at arms Kxecutivc Committee : Delford Lang, Chairman Jessie Kirk, Vice Chairman Klnathan Davis, Secretary Dibbon Cook Dice Grain Ida Crawford Wade Crawford Ted Grume Seldon Kirk The officers of the Kxecutivc Committee were elected during the regular meeting of the com mittee on January 17. Interim Committee Set Up On January 11, the Kxecutivc Committee created an Interim Committee composed of Delford Lang, J. L. Kirk, Dibbon Cook, Klnathan Davis, Theodore Crutnc and Hoyd J. Jackson. According to the resolution adopted by the Kxecutivc Com mittee, there was felt to be "a need for an active Interim Com mittee to carry on the work of the Kxecutivc Committee." This sub-committee has been es tablished to keep in close contact with state, federal and other agencies which in any way are in volved in Klamath Termination matters. Although this newly formed (Continued Page 3, Col. 3)