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Ptrmit No. 2
CHILOQUIN, OREGON
VOL. 5 NO. 6
KLAMATH INFORMATION AND EDUCATION PROGRAM
JUNE 1960
vin Jackson Studies Accounting at OTI,
Hopes To Have Trust Terminated
Recently finishing his second
term of accounting at OTI was
Alvin Jackson. Alvin, born at
Klamath Agency, was grade and
high-school educated in Portland,
lie spent two years in the navy
prior to continuing his educa
tional pursuits, serving as every
thing from radioman to paint
chipper.
He first undertook post-service
training at Pacific Business Col
lege, Portland, in 1958, getting
in roughly 6 months of account
ing ami general business subjects
there. He recommenced his ac
counting training last January,
enrolling at OTI. Comparing the
two schools, Alvin avers that OTI
is a "lot better than Pacific."
"Business colleges are all
right," he deems, "but they don't
help you as much. They explain
it further here. I think it's better
if you go to a college."
Alvin is grateful to Pacific,
however, for giving him valuable
preparation to accomplish the
work at OTI: "That's why I was
pulling all A's the first part of
my first term here." He finds
that his accounting instructors at
OTI proceed through the subject
material very fast and is glad to
have his previously - acquired
background on that score.
Of his subjects, Alvin naturally
takes the most interest in ac
counting. Business law, he finds,
"gives a general idea of what you
can and can't do." In typing, he
learns how to type letters, tele
grams, postcards, etc. The Eng
lish instruction, he says, is not
for the grammar but to learn
how to write formally. Algebra
he finds not too relatable to ac
counting. "I like accounting better than
all of them. The rest of them
don't interest mc too much."
(Irrespective of the amount of
interest he has in his different
subjects he has done well enough
in all of them to maintain a grade
point average of approximately
B, or considerably above average.
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His accounting instructor affirms
Alvin's scholastic abilities and
considers him an apt candidate
for enrollment in a university and
study towards a business admin
istration degree.)
As to how he became inter
ested in accounting: "It seemed
like it would be a good
get into. I saw in the
where they were needed
can always get a job."
He also confides that
mersed himself in the accounting
course at O TI in order to demon
strate his capabilities to his trust
officers (more of this later).
Regardless of his motives in en
rolling, he has now formulated
the noteworthy objective of be
coming a CPA (certified public
accountant).
"After I get out of school I'd
like to see if I could get a job
with a CPA and then take the
exam. You have to have two
years of college and two years
in the field, or four years of col
lege, before you can take the
CPA examination."
If these plans materialize and
he passes the CPA exam, he
would then like to go into busi
ness with some other CPA, pre
ferably in the Portland area.
Termination-wise, Alvin is a
withdrawing member. lie ac
knowledges that "termination
doesn't mean too much to. me. I
haven't thought too much about
it. I've just come to expect the
clu cks. Most of my ideas are dif
ferent from those born and raised
here. That's why I was glad to
get out of here when I was
(tmg."
Viewing the withdrawecs' out
look generally: "I figure that's a
lot of money. I think people are
lucky to get that much, when
you consider what we're getting
from our government compared
to what some people in other
places get from governments that
take them over.
"We're just lucky to get it tax
(Continued on page 2, Col. 3)
General Meeting of Remaining Members Held;
Progress of Fire Suit, Agency Farm Management,
Other Major Trust Concerns Reported
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R. H. Lung speaks to attentive audience at Remaining
Members general meeting.
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Over sixty remaining adult
members of the Klamath Tribe
gathered at the Council House on
June 23 to hear a report by repre
sentatives of the United States
National Bank on the progress
of the trusteeship during the first
year of operation.
Ray Lung, the trust officer,
stated that during the past year,
the trust department was able to
pay to each remaining member,
$1800. which was far more than
the $1(XX) or so which was origi
nally anticipated.
It is "within the framework of
the trust agreement." Lung
stated, "that w c an able to oper
ate, and it is recommended that
we follow the management plan
as closely as possible."
Consultation with the remain
ing members has been through
the remaining member-, sub' com
mittee of the Kxecutivc Com
mittee. One of the provisions of
the trust agreement instructs the
trust department to work with
the Kxccutive Committee of the
tribe. Commenting upon the re
lationship between the sub-committee
and the trust department,
Lung said, "It has been a good
group to meet with, and we have
strived to keep them informed."
Briefly reviewing the main con
cerns of the trust operations,
Lung reported that a Portland
law firm has been retained to
bring action against the (I re at
Northern Railroad Company. The
suit, asking two million dollars in
damages for the Cave Mountain
fire, w ill be t r i e d in a federal
court next November, it was an
nounced. As for the agency farm, it was
reported that fine progress is be
ing made under the supervision
of Del Overton. Lung commended
the work being done by Boyd
Jackson, Jr.. the wrangler. The
S-J.OOO gain on the herd during
the past ear is being reinvested
in improvements on the farm. It
is the hope of the trust depart
ment, said Lung, to build up the
size of the herd so that in time
money can be placed in the gen
eral fund for distribution to the
remaining members. "The few
dollars invested now will return
many more dollars later - and
the laud will greatly improve in
value," he said.
The range and marsh manage
ment programs arc being handled
by Bennett Foster, the remaining
members were informed. The
units are under lease for periods
of from three to five years. The
(Continued on Page 3, Col. 1)