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About Klamath tribune. (Chiloquin, Or.) 1956-1961 | View Entire Issue (June 1, 1958)
E EL JZl Ffl 1 TT MI Fern 3347 INqutstri BULK RATE U. 5. POSTAGE PAID Ptrmlt No. 2 CHILOQUIN, OREGON VOL. 3 NO. 6 KLAMATH INFORMATION AND EDUCATION PROGRAM JUNE 1958 ELNATHAN DAVIS. AMONG GROUP NAMED TO COMMUNITY COUNCIL DIRECTORSHIP Klnatlian Davis, a Klamath tribal member, was recently elected to serve for three years on the hoard of directors of the Klamath County Community Council. (For complete story and picture of Klnatlian see Sept., 1957. issue of the Tribune. Six other prominent figures in the Klamath county community were also elected as directors to serve for three year terms in cluding County Judge Charlie Mack and Mayor William Slater of Klamath Falls. Fourteen others w ere elected to one and two year terms. Davis was also elected the Hoard's first treasurer during the June 16 meeting of the board of directors. The Community Council is a re cently incorporated county-wide organization representing all major community groups inter ested in meeting the health, re creation, and welfare needs of the community. In addition to his active par ticipation in the formation of the Community Council, Davis has been active in other community development programs as well. On the reservation. Davis has been active in the tribal govern ment. He is the voungest member of the present tribal Kxecutive Committee and has been serving as its secretary. He was recently reelected to serve another term on the committee. Davis states 'that as a member of the council and as one of its directors, he will do his utmost to be of service to the community as a whole. As an official of the Klamath Tribe, he also feels a special responsibility to do what he can to serve his people who constitute such an important segment of the Klamath com munity. The council is considering the possibility of undertaking seven projects: (1) establishment of an information service concerning health, education, and welfare; (2) A study of the services avail able for the care o"f transients and migrant labor; (3) A study of the availability of youth services; (4) Development of a long range plan relative to the region's Indian population: (5) A study of the need for consultation service, in cluding marriage counseling; (6) Determination of whether a new hospital is needed here; and (' ) A study of the recreation services within the citv and countv. CERTIFIED ELECTION REPORT RELEASED A certified report of the Tribal Flection was officially released bv the .Management Specialists o'n May 2$: 195H. This report revealed that of the 2,13.3 enrolled members of the Klamath Tribe, votes to with draw were made by or for 1,659 enrolled members. Kighty mem bers' returned their completed ballots t remain while 378 mem bers did not cast any ballots. The report further indicated that "the ballots of sixteen enrolled mem bers which were filed after the close of the prescribed election period were rejected because there was no justifiable reason for the late filing." The Specialists have prepared two list consisting of a list of the withdrawing members and another of the remaining mem bers. The remaining list includes the names of those who, accord ing to the report, "are remaining by reason of not having cast a valid ballot or by reason of not having voted at all." An analysis of the restdts of the election shows that of the tribal members residing in Klam ath and Lake counties, )U2 are withdrawing and 377 remaining members. KNe where in the 'State of Ore gon. 314 are withdrawing, and 35 remaining. Outside the State of Oregon. 3X3 are withdrawing members while 65 have been determined to be remaining members. HOUSE CONTINUES AMENDMENT CONSIDERATION; WILKINSON GIVES REPORTS ON SUR-COM. PROGRESS The House Indian Subcom mittee is still considering pos sible amendments to the present termination law. Glen Wilkinson, the Klamath tribal attorney in Washington has been providing a day by day account of the de velopments in Washington. His letters to Delford Lang, chairman of the tribal executive committee, dated June 17, and June 18, 1958 are presented below. Mr. Delford Lang, Chairman Klamath Kxecutive Committee Chiloquin. Oregon Ke: Klamath C.eneral 10.2 Dear Delford: This is to report on the addi tional hearing of the House In dian Subcommittee on S. 3051 and H. K. 10375, the House companion bill to S. 3051, on yesterday. The meeting was called shortly after 10:00 a. in. Present were Chairman Ijaley, Congressmen Merry, Aspinall, Sisk, Anderson Tribal Leaders Give Siaiemenl Al Hearings The following statement was presented by Boyd Jackson and Jesse L. Kirk before the Indian Subcommittee on June 16, 1958. It was forwarded to Delford Lang by tribal attorney Glen Wilkinson on June 18, 1958. No statements presented dur ing the hearings by other tribal officials were available for publi cation in this issue of the Tri bune. Statement of Boyd J. Jackson and Jesse L. Kirk, Sr., before Indian Subcommittee of House Interior Committee, June 16, 1958. This statement is submitted to the Subcommittee for inclusion in the record. This method is fol lowed because we have been in formed that the Committee has inadmiatc time to hear our oral presentation. This effort i also (Continued Page 4. Col. 3) and I'lhnan. Later. Congressmen Miller, t'dall and Thomson ap peared. Chairman Haley opened the meeting and offered Congress man I'llmau an opportunity to make a statement. In brief, Con gressman Clhnau reminded the Subcommittee that the legisla tion is terrifically important for Oregon and the northwest, that something must be done during the present session of Congress, and he agreed to support S. 3051 as a compromise proposal, al though he had originally proposed a federal purchase bill, lie pointed out that S. 3051 allows private operators to bid on property to be put up for sale, and provides hat if all or part is not bought, the federal government will pur chase at the appraised value. He went on to indicate that such legislation is necessary if sustain ed yield operation is to be re tained, that the Klamath Korest is one of the largest remaining poiiderosa pine stands, it requires special tceatmeiit, and has a long growth period, and is therefor difficult for private operators to handle under sustained yield. I lr said that he felt S. 3051 pro vided cmiitable compensation to withdrawing members, that it provided for sale of large blocks and would attire sustained yield operation. He said that he was in f.or of this bill because there w as vers little time w ithiti w hich to get ac tion b the current con gress, ;ind lie thercfoiu h.kd no alternative except to go along w 1 1 1 1 S. 3051. At that point, liainnan I laley introduced a telegram from Sup erintendeut Miller giving a list of the oting restdts pursuant to Section 5 of I'. I.. 5S7. Iv'ecent resolutions of the Kxecutive Com .niittee and remaining member were aKo introduced in the record at that point. (Continued Page 3, Col. 1) IS KUMATH COUNTY LI3MP
