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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
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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.
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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.