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About Klamath tribune. (Chiloquin, Or.) 1956-1961 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 1, 1958)
Page 4 KLAMATH TRIBUNE November 1958 Fringe Unit Sales Held Nov. 24; Tribal Members Indicate Interest J 1" Si 3 :(.! -1 Scaled 1 iN fur the first thirty nine units of t r i 1 :i 1 property were publicly opened at the Laud Sales Office mi November 24 by Farl Wilcox, sales manager. The opening of the hid began promptly at the scheduled time in the presence of a large group of bidders and spectators. ( )f the thirty-nine units which were put up for sale, there were fourteen units for which bids were equal to or more than the appraised value. Rids were below the appraised value on eleven of the units while there were no bids received on fourteen units. The termination law gives tribal members the right to meet the high bidon any unit put up for sale. W ilcox announced that there were a number of tribal members who notified the Sales office of their intent to exercise this right. It was revealed that of the thirty-nine units, tribal members expressed an interest in exercising their right to meet the high bid on thirty-seven of them. Most of these units had more than one and some had as many Relocation Change M. M. Xollar, Acting Superin tendent at Klamath Agency, an nounces that the Agcncx Reloca tion Office will be open on a temporary basis beginning Dec. 1, I5S. Mr. John Pichettc ol Warm Springs Agency will be at the Klamath Relocation ( Wfice one or two days every two weeks, after the first of December, the exact dates to be posted on the Agency and ReattN bulletin boards and in the Klamath Tiibune. Mr. Puhette ha had considerable ex perience in Relocation and Voca tional Training in the San bran-cisco-OaLlaud aiea. before going to Waim Splines. Mrs. Rrrtha Recrs is transfening to the IVrt- r MM 4V land Area Relocation Office last of November. the as six tribal members who de clared an interest in purchasing the units. These tribal members will be given until December 2, a period of five days, within which to ex press their "firm intent" to meet the high bid. They will be re quired to make a ten per cent de posit, the amount required of any purchaser. In the case of tribal members, however, the Secretary can be authorized to deduct ten per cent from the individual's fu ture income from the sale of trib al property. As in the case of non tribal members, failure to follow through will mean forfeiture of the ten per cent deposit. If more than one tribal mem ber exercise their right on a par ticular unit, they must submit sealed bids. The property will go to tfie tribal member with the highest bid. Wilcox made it clear that all bids are subject to the acceptance by the Secretary of the Interior or his designated representative. There is little question that the Secretary will accept bids which are equal to or above the ap praised value. It is uncertain what will happen to the bids which fell below the appraised value. The terininiation law as amend ed directed the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of the Agriculture jointly to designate the Klamath Marsh and the Klamath Indian Forest. The sale on November 24 consisted of smaller units that were not desig nated, and therefore not subject to sustained yield restrictions. It included grazing and fringe tim ber units containing relatively poor timber around the edges of open areas. (Continued sales of these smal ler units are planned for the next several months. The next land sale is scheduled to take place at 2 .00 P. M. on December . which is also the deadline for submitting bids fur the purchase of these smaller units. Matts Cop Honors In GOC-Sponsorcd Talent Show Walking off with the honors in the Junior Ground Observer Corps-sponsored talent show held in Chiloquin Nov. 15 were Fran cis, and Royal Matt. Displaying more than ordinary skill in their singing and guitar-playing duo the Matts took first place and prize money totalling $15.00. Second place and $10.00 prize money went to Fenny Norris and "Punkiu" Rurgdorf, who treated the crowd to an exhibition of comical ballet dancing. Fd Chilo quin and his guitar teamed up to cop third place honors and $5.00. Norma Jean Soucrs took fourth place and $3.00 for her tap danc ing act and 5th place and $2.00 prize money went to Elizabeth Knoke, a 2 year old, for her ac complished hula-hooping. Other acts in the show, finishing out of the money but still highly enter taining, were harmonica playing by Alvin Kellogg, a vocal by Mary Ann Kellogg, and a kang aroo court put on by Alvin and Mary Ann Kellogg, Ruby Rife, and Muriel Lippincott. An appreciative audience of of over a hundred persons en joyed the show, w hick was held in the old Chiloquin Gym. Pro ceeds will be used by the Chilo quin Junior GOC in getting the organization's finances out of the red. Certification Cards Requested By Supt. Of County Schools Carrol R. Howe, Supt. of Klamath County Schools, reports that this year, due to a new fed eral ruling, for those parents liv ing or working on the Klamath Indian Reservation or receiving their support therefrom it is necessary to receive their signa tures verifying this fact. In a letter dated Nov. 20, 1958, to parents Howe explained that the federal gov't has supplied 'the school district in the past with some funds to take the place of taxes on tax-exempt property. In addition to the Klamath Indian Reservation Howe's letter states that such tax-exempt property as the Keno Air Force Station, Tule lake Wildlife Refuge and any na tional forests in Klamath County come under the provisions of this special ruling. His letter explain ed that Vtrust lands on the Klam ath Indian Reservation which be came taxable on Aug. 13, 1958, are still eligible for this purpose during this school year." Knelosed with these letters to the parents were cards called "Certification for Reimburse ment Under Public Laws 815 and 874 as Amended". Parents were urged to sign and return the cards "because it is important to the district that all qualified peo ple be listed". Howe assured the parents that this will not obligate you or your employer". FRINGE UNIT TABULATION PROVIDED Following is a table showing the high bids on the fringe units in the Nov. 24 sale. Also given is the appraisal of the units. High Bidder Ain't Rid Modoc Lumber Co $48,800.00 Alton Munroe 1,205.50 Warner Vallev Stock Co 6.201. (X) Warner Vallev Stock Co 7,001. (X) James C. Miller Jr 3,571.00 Fxplorer's Inc : 385.00 M. L. Darling 700.00 Jlenry C. Wolff 1,470.00 Andrew H. and Ruth Sullivan.. & Lawrence and Myrtle Me vers 4.010.(X) Pinelaud Timber Co 3,500.00 L. (Iienger 16,897.00 Fllingson Timber Co 74,378.50 Virginia and William Zumbrun 9,125.00 Russell P. Smith 7.312.00 L. Cienger 2.357.00 Henry (I. Wolff 2,880.00 Fllingson Timber Co 27.360.00 L. (Iienger 25.897.00 John C. Morton 12,017.00 L. (Iienger 2.(X)7.(0 Ralph DiRattista 504.00 L. (Iienger 6.007.00 Joe S. Cahoon $10.00 Richard L. Went worth 475.U) Pinelaud Timber Co 3.740.00 Unit Xo. Appraisal 69 $41,590 ,70 460 83 6.2(H) 85 0.240 87 8,000 89 350 90 570 91 1.400 92 2.5(H) 9ri 4,420 98 21.080 100 85.400 103 7HH) 105 2.950 107 3.180 108 2.8(X) 110 33,950 113 25.890 117 19,140 118 J.560 123 390 127 S.0M) 131 250 132 750 222 18.350