V THE BEND BULLETIN
: and CENTRAL OREGON PRESS
Robert W. Chandler, Editor and Publisher
Phil F. Brogan, Awoclate Editor
Memtfer, Audit Bureau of Circulation
Entered as Second Class Matter, January 6, 1817, at the Post Office
' at Bend, Oregon under Act of March 3, 1879.
An Independent Newspaper
4 The Bend Bulletin, Tuesday, January 15,1957
the Need for Speed
To the End, A Cloucf of Dust
KLAMATH FALLS In the past few days this
column has discussed some of the problems involved in
the carrying out of the Klamath Termination Act, Public
Law 587 of the 83rd Congress.
- As of today, three proposals have been made to de
lay the proceedings as spelled out in the act.
" One is a bill introduced by Congresswoman Edith
Green of Oregon. It provides for a delay of nine months
in partitioning Klamath tribal assets about 95 per cent
of which are in valuable timber after the Secretary of
the Interior submits his required report to Congress.
(There is a feeling on the part of some legal author!
ties dealing in Indian matters that Mrs. Green's bill will
not quite accomplish the purpose intended. This point of
view is worth considering when action is contempjatea.;
A second is a bill introduced jointly by Senators
Wayne Morse and Richard L. Neuberger. This is very
similar to Mrs. Green's bill, excepting that the delay per
iod is two years from the date of submission of the final
. appraisal of tribal property.
A third proposal has been introduced by Senator Ar
thur Watkins of Utah. It was drawn up by the Depart
ment of the Interior Secretary Seaton is worried about
the problem,' too and provides for a three-year delay.
Immediate action on one of these proposals, prefer
ably one of the latter two, is necessary. In about six weeks
the initial appraisal will be filed, and as of that date, law
yers say, any member of the tribe can force distribution
of tribal assets, in cash,
flow much is involved?
There are fewer than 2,200 members on the Klam
ath rolls. It is estimated that the appraised value of tribal
property will be well over $ 100 million. This figures out
to a minimum of $45,000 per member, $270,000 for a man,
wife and four children in one family, for example.
That's a lot of money. What will happen to it?
If past experience is any indication, most of it will
be wasted, and quickly.
This is not what was intended by Congress when the
Klamath Termination Act was passed. Senators and Rep
resentatives had been assured by witnesses, at least some
of- whom had a personal, financial interest in termination,
that the Klamaths were "no blanket Indians."
Congressional committees were told, and believed,
that "these people have been largely integrated into all
phases of the economic and social life of the area."
Is this true? Hardly. .
It would not be true of you, either, if you had been
living off a handout system all your life. Each member
of the tribe receives roughly ?800 per year now, from sale
of timber. That man, wife and four children get ?4,800
ppr year, without any work on their part.
" - The result of the system has not been integration in
the economic and social life of the area. It has been just
the opposite.
. Congress, ho matter how good its intentions, appar
ently acted on misinformation.
, Rather than considering the absence of Indian dress
Jand customs and the amount of standing timber owned
;by the tribe, Congress might have considered '(if the in
formation had been furnished to committees) the follow-ing:
Klamath Indians comprise about three per cent of
tne population of Klamath county. Thev account for near
Hy half of the child dependency cases requiring county
;welfare service.
; Reported desertions, illicit unions, illegitimacies and
; extra-marital relations are far above the average for .the
rest ot the area.
. A majority of udult Klamaths have been nrnstid nnd
! convicted during the past 10 years for offenses more
.serious than traffic violations.
; More than two-thirds of the able-bodied men on, the
; reservation between the ages of 18 and 63 either do not
; work at all or work only sporadically. The majority of the
giuup uves irom one ?8(o payment to the next.
. Because of a lack of responsibility and dependability
.on the part of a great many Klamaths, the state employ
ment service here says that almost without exception no
; employer in the area will hire a member of the tribe.
; The Klamaths do not measure up to their non-Indian
neighbors in terms of education, and thev are not catch-
; ing up. Of 321 Indian children enrolled in schools two
years ago, 99 were unable to pass to the next grade. An
'. other 22 were passed for social reasons, that is they could
. noi uo llie necessary work but were passed because they
. were ox sucii an age or size that the school system was
. lorceu to pass them.
(This is not to indicate that the Klamaths lack men-
tul ability. They have sufficient ability, but have no do-
sire to go to school and their parents do not compel at-
. tendance.)
I One could go on and on. That's not necessary.
meres no uouut that termination of the Klamath
; reservation as outlined in Public Law 587 would work a
; hardship on the Indians. It would also work hardships on
; timber management, watershed management and the gen-
eral economy of the Klamath Basin,
j There's a real need for speed in passing one of the
'. bills mentioned above, before irreparable harm is done.
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SINGAPORE (UP) A newspa
per reviewer saiu loaay he found
that listening to rock'n'roll bands
has its compensation because "you I added.
are never bothered by the crack
ling of candy wrappers in the next
seat. "You could not hear a ma
chine gun over those bands," he
Income Tax TTps
Selection of Proper Forms
Important in Tax Filings
(Editor's Note: Choosing the
proper form for the greatest pos
sible federal Income tax saving
is discussed in this article pre
pared by the tax Information
committee of the Oregon Assoc!-.,
ation of Public Accountants and
presented by The Bend Bulletin
as a reader service.)
Like the golfer who scores low
er when using the best possible
form, you may be able to whittle
your income tax by using the prop
er form.
It all adds up to this advice
which is just common, sense and
good business:
Don t overpay your income tax.
yet every year there are thou
sands of Oregonians who, for one
reason or another, overpay.
The first step in taking advant
age of the savings provided for
you by the internal revenue code
is to determine which form you
should use.
Form 1040A The Punchcard
Form:
The extremely simple form
1040A, designed for easy filing and
speedy processing, is most likely
to fill the bill if ybur gross income
for 1956 consisting only of wages,
interest and dividends was less
than $5000, and if you had less
than $100 of gross income besides
that listed in your W-2 withhold
ing slips.
Possible Savings
However, you may cut yourself
off from possible savings through
use of form 10-10A if:
1. You are "head ol household"
or a "surviving spouse."
2. You are entitled to special
credits for dividends and retire
ment income.
3. Your itemized deductions (for
contributions, taxes, interest, med
ical expenses, and the like) are
above the 10 per cent of your
gross income allowed by form
1040A.
Incidentally, if you use this form,
the government will compute your
tax, specifying the amount due or
sending you a refund; or, for the
first time this year, you may com
pute your own tax and either en
close the balance due with the re
turn or indicate the amount of re
fund due to you.
Form 1040 Utilizing Short
Form Tax Table: This method is
for persons with incomes under
$5000 who do not qualify to use
form 1M0A and who do not list
actual deductions and compute the
tax on page 2 of form 1040. They
may look up the tax on the short
form table provided in the instruc
tions, which automatically allows
for dependency credits and ap
proximately an amount of 10 per
cent of adjusted gross income for
deductions.
Form 1040, Utilizing the Standard
Deduction: If your gross income
for 1956 was not within the limits
for form 1040A or 1040 short form,
vou will want to use regular form
1040. A standard deduction of 10
per cent of your income is avail
able and advisable as a money
saver if your itemized deductions
amount to less than that figure.
May Be Advisable
Even if you are in business for
yourself, you may find it advisable
to use the 10 per cent standard de
duction after arriving at your, ad
justed gross income. You can de
duct your business expenses on
separate Schedule C to help ar
rive at your adjusted gross income
on Page 1 of the form.
If you are an outside salesman
the same applies except that
you should attach a separate list
instead of using Schedule C for
enumerating expenses to deter
mine your adjusted gross income
for 1956.
If you are an employee with
transportation in connection with
your employer s business, and with
meals and lodging while tt-aveling
away from home for your employ
er, you should itemize these un
reimbursed expenses" to deter
mine your adjusted gross income.
Then, you too should use the stand
ard 10 per cent deduction unless
your other deductions exceed the
figure.
Form 1040. Itemizing your De
ductions: It is likely that you will
reduce your federal income tax
bill by using form 1040 and itemiz
ing your deductions u you:
1. Had heavy medical expenses.
2. Had sufficient deductible child-
care expenses.
3. Are an owner of real property.
4. Suffered weather, fire, theft or
accident loss.
5. Made sizable contributions
recognized as deductible.
6. Had certain unreimbursed ex
penses in connection with employ
ment, other than transportation ex
penses and meals and lodging.
If you are not sure whether to
use the standard deduction or to
itemize, work out your tax both
ways. Then use the method pro
viding the greater saving.
Further information concerning
the various forms is given in the
instructions that come with them,
as well as in special bulletins
available from the internal rev
enue service. The IRS also pro
vides some help and this year has
established a telephone informa-
tion service in some areas.
Internal revenue officials .have
repeatedly urged taxpayers to con
sult properly qualified . advisers
when in need of outside assistance.
Willow Run Airport near Detroit
is owned by the University of
Michigan which acquired it from
the government as a war surplus
installation in 1947.
: : by tic S. Grant
: .
Adults find it difficult, some
times, to justify their actions in
the eyes of their children. And the
wee small voice keeps asking.
"How can I be an individual?"
The ban on sideburns, ducktails
and Elvis mannerisms, in the
Portland schools, is an example.
It will take more than a smooth
face and a clean neck to change a
hoodlum into a gentleman.
Children have to be different, so
they're all diiferent the same way.
They, answer the herd instinct.
Parents and school ollicials are
overwhelmed. So they make a rule.
Children read in their history
books about the basic freedoms
and the bill ot rights. But .they.
must omdt sideburns, flatten then-
hair, and turn down their collars.
They conform, ljerause In this
great free country, they nave iree.
dom to be different all the -came
way.
Adults are different, of course.
They are individuals in an Intel
ligent and distinctive way.
Five million business men dross
every morning in charcoal gray
suits and white shirts with ciwt
links, drive to work in 5,000,000
automobiles that mifiht have come
off the same assembly line, and
sit down at noon to 5,000,000 blue
pi a t e luncheons. On Saturday
morning, they wear faded ' - blue
denims and old sweaters, and get
busy with the snow shovel or the
power mower, according to the
season.
It takes a brave soul to dress up
on Saturday, walk downtown to
pick up a new magazine, go back
home and loaf all day under the
gaze of his neighbors.
At all costs, we must have life,
liberty and clean sidewalks.
The televised Eddie Cantor
birthday parly, on the Jackie Glea
son sliow Saturday night, went on
and on and on. The Chief got bored
and went out to the garage, to work
on a welding project.
Sunday afternoon, I tuned in
channel 13, to catch the Ray Bol
ger show. The Chief had been busy
outdoors most of the day. Hr
wandered In just as Ray was be
ing given a birthday cake.
".My gosn! cried the C. "That
thing still on?"
Inside the city limits, "barter"
is a word almost without a mean
ing. But not out in (lie country
The cistern ran di-y this past
weekend, and a neighbor was out
of wood. So the neighbor, who has
a tank tnirk, twilled us a load of
water. The Chief, who has a powe
iiw, look the neighbor a load of
wood.
I like living in the country.
Tim ran out nn the Ed Sullivn
liow Sunday niuht, and the Ballo
Ifctwiucs lie I'larritz. waiting in the
ninR.i, gut crowded off the show
1' Hn't the first time this sort ol
thing has happened. Sullivan get:
sf carried nway talking to some
of his guests, und Introducing pe
Pi in the audience nobody know-
he oltcn ends up with too muc
material. But not once has he cut
;i commercial
Quotable Quotes
M , Our education system is a shambles. It's in the hands
I of professors of a pseudo-science of education (who be-
I licve that) it's not important that the student understand
I mathematics, just so long as he's working hard at it.
'.Sen. Ralph E. Flanders (K-Vt).
KKKP IT ti.OSKI)
AMAUII.U1. Tox. (UP Air
man Paul G. Dcering of Niagara,
N. i ., has leiiincd not to open hi
ninuin ouring a wnut storm.
DeerinR. ail instructor at Amur-
illo Air Base, did so Wednrsd;
to answer a student's question and
a strong gust blew a partial dc
tuie out ol hu mouth.
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