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H IL- jX TT ffil Form 3547 Riquesttd BULK RATE U. S. POSTAGE PAID Pirmlt No. 2 KlNTnth County L1m' r 1: 3r; 'Oil CHILOQUIN, OREGON VOL. 5 NO. 3 KLAMATH INFORMATION AND EDUCATION PROGRAM MARCH 1960 BEATTY CITIZENS, SCOUT EXECUTIVES DISCUSS FORMATION OF SCOUTING GROUP ! " . VA - . 1 I ! S , v r . .a Taking an active part in the formation of scout units in the Beatty area are, left to right, Vernon McNair, Steven Kirk and Jesse Kirk pictured above confering with Mert Matthewson, Scout Executive for the Modoc Area Council. Not pictured above but also attending the organizational meeting in Beatty on March 28 was Gale Stalcy, the district executive for the Beatty-Bly areas. Vernon McNair and Steven Kirk, who have acquired leadership experience as active members of the Klamath Reservation Jaycces will assume leader ship responsibilities in the Beatty Scouting movement. About twenty five persons gathered at the Assembly of Cod church in Beatty on March 2S to discuss the formation of scout organizations in the Beatty area. The meeting was called by Jesse Kirk, who has been taking an active interest in recreational and youth activities on the reser vation. At his request, Mert Mat thewson scout executive for the Modoc Area Council and Gale Staley, District Scout Fxecutive eavc talks and presented film strips showing the aims, organ izational structure and activities of the scout organization. About fifteen boys of scouting and cub scouting ae were pres ent, and indicated an interest in becoming members, and six adults who were anxious to see the scouting program ret under way in the Beatty area, also at tended. In an earlier meeting, residents of Beattv were advised that the community could either organize a separate troop or form a patrol and become part of the troop piescntly bein' organ ized in Bly. Matthewson suested that the Beatty citizens gul together and decide whether to form an inde pendent troop or become affili ated with Bly. He also sucstcd that committees be formed, one each for the scout troop and for the culi pack. He informed the krroup that between six to ciht adults would be necessary to serve as leaders. Stephen Kirk and Vernon McN'air indicated willingness to take leadership re sponsibilities in the scout troop. On March M. Jesse Kirk and Stephen Kirk attended a leader ship training session in Klamath Falls in preparation for their leadership roles in the Beatty area. Second Sustained Yield Units Sale Attracts No Bidders; Federal Acquisition Seen "Xo bids have been received" was the announcement made by Conrad She Hand, Officer in Charge at the scheduled opening of bids held at the Land Sales Of fice in Klamath Falls on April I, 1(U). The sale was the second in the original series of three groups of sustained yield units to be sold and involved 158,20 acres of tribal property with a total real ization value of $I ULU15. In contrast to the departmental decision to readvertize the units which were not successfully sold at the first sale 2l2 months aj;o, Shetland, referring to the three units not successfully sold on Apnt, 1,, reported that "The Sec retary of the Interior has an nounced that these three units will not be readvert i.ed." This means that according to Public Law 5K7 as amended, the units will become part of tin Na tional Forest system. The three units which were put tip for sale on April 1 were the following : All-Indian Show Held For Hospital Fund Indian Days to Modem Ways, the all Indian show presented by Klamath Reservation Discussion Croup at Fremont School in Klamath Falls mi March 11 netted a total of $250 for the community Hospital fund. Staged at the Fremont audi torium before a capacity audi ence, the show with a cast of thirty - one tribal members brought to life, dances and sons of aboriginal times. The show de picted the changes that have taken place over the ears, and revealed that things have not basically changed. Officers of the Discussion Croup took an active part in the show, not only in de veloping the ideas for the Oh.u ami linking the acts together un der the central theme, but also performing as Indian maidens. Active assistance was ;;iven to the Discussion Croup by many Klamath Falls citizens who rc- (Continucd on Page 4, Col. 4) The Chilouin Unit consisting of 55. .Jlo acres and containing 2.U.72 M Jtd. Ft. of sawtimber And 1 l(U17 cords of lodepole pine pulp, and having a realization value of $ l,n70,2.K).(X); The Black Hills Unit consisting of 52..VJ acres containing M)7, 015 M. Bd. Ft. of Sawtimber and .$7,5. cords of lodepole pine pulp, with a realization value of $5,57o,.V5.(X), ami; The Yaiuax Unit consisting of 50,522 acres and containing 2 M, 7M M. Bd. IT. of sawtimber with no commercial areas classified as pulpwood. The realization value of the Vainax Unit is $.J,nfV. nM.(X). " 'the April salc'at the Land Of fice was attended by about thirty interested individuals. Shetland railed the meeting promptly at 2 l M. On hand were several of ficials from tlie Area office of the Bureau of Indian Affairs as well as Karle Wilcox, formerly man ager of the Land Sales Office who arrived from Washington, D. C, especially to attend the meeting. For the benefit of the many tribal members who have raised tiestions relating to the disposi tion of the sustained yield units that are not successfully sold to private operators, the Klamath Tribune is presenting below, Sec tion 2S (djof the termination law in full. "(d) If all of the forest units offered for sale in accordance with subsection (I)) of this sec tion are not sold before? April 1, Vd, the secretary of Agriculture shall publish in the Federal Reg ister a proclamation taking title in the name of the United States to as many of the unsold units or parts thereof as have, toctlicr with the Klamath Marsh lauds acquired pursuant to subsection (f) of the section ,an areeute realization value of not to exceed .S'TMOMXI), which shall be the maximum amount payable lor lauds acquired by the United States puruant to this Act. Com pensation for the forest lands so taken shall be the realization (Continued on Page 3 Col. 4)