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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.
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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
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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
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