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About Klamath tribune. (Chiloquin, Or.) 1956-1961 | View Entire Issue (April 1, 1958)
Ttm 3547 ULK IUTC U. S. F05TACK PAID Ptmit Na. 2 CHILOQUIN, OREGON VOL. 3 NO. 4 KLAMATH INFORMATION AND EDUCATION PROGRAM April 1958 Bob Doak Makes Use Of Training On Ranch letting an education during the winter months which he applies on his ranch during the rest of the year is Roher-t "Hob" Doak. well-known local resident. Hob attended Chiloqnin grade and high schools and started training at OTI under the Klamath Edu cation Program in January, 1956, jetting in a term and one-half of farm technology at that time be fore resuming his ranching opera tion, lie took another term of the farm course during the winter 4 . 1 of 1957 and this past whiter com (Metcd a term of combination weming. Hob is convinced that his train ing at OTI has given him a con siderable boost in the operation of his ranch, situated in the Modoc Point area and where he resides with his wife, Virginia, and their four children. He points out that the training has helped him particularly from a scientific standpoint and that while some of his old ideas on farming may have conflicted with new ones received at school, generally he has been able to work out a compromise representing a considerable im provement in farming practices. In farm tech., Hob took such (Continued Pafc 2, Col. 3) O'NEILL VOTED OUT; NOMINATIONS FOR TRIBAL POSTS MADE Hy a vote of 85 to Jl, the (leueral Council on April 19, 1958, adopted a resolution to terminate the services of J. C. O'Xeill as legal counsel for the Klamath Tribe. The resolution pointed out that "the private practice of O'Xeill and his role as attorney for the Klamath Tribe represent a con flict of interests in which his re sponsibility to the Klamath Tribe has' been neglected or given secondary consideration to his private interests". The resolution noted that J. C. O'Xeill is the attorney for over half of the 77 state probate cases involving Klamath Tribal members. Jt criti cized O'Xeill for not vigorously representing the tribe against the exorbitant guardianship fees es tablished by the Klamath County Har Association. The passage of this resolution reversed the action of the Execu tive Committee of March 26, 1958. Nominations for the various of fices of the tribal government were also made during this meet ing. The list of nominees is as follows : Nomination of General Council Officials President: Seldon li. Kirk, J. L. Kirk, and Mrs. I. Jimenez. Vice President: Delford Lang, KInathan Davis, Hoyd J. Jackson, Jr. Anderson. Wernic Foster (de clined). Secretary: Dibbon Cook, Mrs. McAnulty' (declined), Mrs. I. Crawford. Treasurer: Hoyd J. Jackson, Sandy Miller (declined), and Hob Doak (declined). Sergeant-A t-A r m s : be R o y Harkley, Sandy Miller, (icorge Anderson. Nominations for Executive Committee Members: 1. Mrs. Dorothy McAnulty J. Mrs. Marie Xorris $. Mrs. Clarice Lotches 4. Mr. Hoyd J. Jackson (Continued Pf 4, Col. 2) PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF ELECTION REVEALED; 77.3 PER CENT OF MEMBERS WITHDRAW According to the Department of Interior, preliminary checks on the results of the tribal elec tion held from March Jl April Jl, show that 77. per cent of the tribal members elected to with draw from the tribe and take their interest in tribal assets in cash. 1 PUMICE TALK HELD; MINERALS DISCUSSED That no bid has been submitted by the Cascade Pumice Corpora tion for the purchase of the pumice on the Klamath Reserva tion was made clear in a meeting at the Management Specialists' office on April 29. Lloyd Williamson, general manager of the Cascade Pumice Corporation, met with the tribal Kxecutivc Committee and the staff of the management special ists to clarify the recent publicity given the value of reservation pumice. He expressed regret that liis letter to Don Campagna had been distorted. He emphasized that he spoke only as an individual ami was not representing his corporation in this matter. There have been objections to the appraisal completed by Western Timber Services for the Management Specialists since it does not include the reservation mineral resources. The Special ists, however, have maintained that there is no present value assignable to minerals and it is therefore impossible ?o include them in the appraisal. It was Williamson's opinion that as a solution to this problem, the present termination law should be amended to reserve the mineral right for the benefit of the tribe. Tom Watters, speaking for the Specialists, called attention to the fact that about 2 years ago, the Specialists had recommended to the Secretary of the Interior and to .Congress that mineral rights be reseryed to the tribe for a (Continued PCe 4, Col. 2) I'tidei-secretary Hatfield Chil son states that of the J.LU mem bers receiving ballots, 1.(T' re turned their ballots showing a de sire to withdraw, 74 returned ballots showing an intent to re main and 405 members had not, at the time of the undersecre tary's announcement, turned in their ballots. In addition, 5 ballots remained to be validated. The undersecretary explained that failure to return' a ballot by the deadline date of midnight, April Jl, constituted a decision to remain in the tribe. I low ever, tinder the election regulations, a M-day validating period follow ing the deadline date is provided 'luring which it is possible late ballots can be validated if there were legitimate reasons for de lay. Following the validation period the Management Specialists, in accordance with the termination law, will proceed with a plan for dividing the tribal pronertv, allowing for sale of a sufficient portion to pay off withdrawing members. Under the present law, however, jio sales can begin until the end of the present session of Congress. It is expected that Con gress will adjourn sometime late this summer. Proposed amendments are now in the Congressional hopper which, if passed, would alter the picture considerably. The Depart ment of Interior bill, also known as the Seaton bill, would amend the law to provide a for sale, to private purchasers only on condi tion that they practice sustained ield management. In the event no buyers are found under this arrangement, the bill would pro vide for federal purchase of the property for use as a national forest. This bill, amended to pro vide that the government would payjip to 90 million dolkirs for the lands, was approved by the Senate Interior Committee on April 29 and was expected to be put before the full Senate early in Mav.