PAGE 2 MAY 5, 1978
Big Rummage Sale Set
When you’ve finished clean
ing out the attic, garage, and all
the closets, sim ply reserv e a
table and bring all your old
treasures and other “junque” to
the GIGANTIC COMMUNITY
RUMMAGE SALE at the Com
m unity C enter S aturday, May
13.
The event will be similar to
the C h ristm as B azaar but will
featu re rum m age sales. E ach
person, group or fam ily will
operate individual tab les and
there will be no admission charge
for either buyers or sellers.
So if you feel you have some
valuable rummage and wish to
turn it into ready cash, call the
Community C enter office and
re se rv e a tab le. Hours for th e
sale will be from 10 a.m . to 4
p.m. on the 13th.
Anyone is welcom e to be a
seller and everyone is urged to
be a buyer, say the organizers.
They advise that you reserve a
“ se lle r’s ta b le ” , now, for this
community affair.
• Recreation on the Metolius -
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brought a flood of boaters to the
h earing and kept fisherm en
home.
Responding to the sugges
tion that the Tribes are merely
looking for m ore incom e from
p erm it sales, T ribal Council
Vice C hairm an D elbert F ran k
said th a t the $8 p er season
permits pay for only half of the
cost of management and patrol
ling provided by the T ribes on
the Metolius Arm.
Frank also stressed safety
on the lake, referring to boating
accidents in past years. Others
at the hearing called Lake Billy
Chinook the sa feest body of
water in Oregon.
As a p ro p erty owner the
Tribes expressed concern over
the damage to the environment.
Erosion is occurring on the
north side of Indian Island,
p rim arily due to sk iers taking
off and landing from the shores,
according to Luther. Opponents
m aintained th a t erosion was
caused by natural elements and
changing re se rv o ir levels and
th at slow er boat speeds would
actually make bigger wakes and
aggravate the problem.
Opposition to the T rib es’
proposal cam e larg ely from
water skiers, property owners
and businessm en. T heir a rg u
ments ranged from the. protec
tion of individual user rights to
the p re se rv a tio n of Jefferson
County’s economy which thrives
on tourism.
Since the Metolius Arm com
prises nearly 50 per cent of the
lake, any restrictions would have
a dram atic impact on the other
two arm s as well as the county’s
financial p ic tu re , said oppon
ents. Hazards would increase if
b o aters w ere com pressed into
the rem ain in g portions of the
lake. New developments on the
M etolius would be threaten ed
and throughout the county pro
perty values and revenue would
go down, they said.
“ Would this group (the
Indians) be willing to subsidize
this county for its financial
loss?” asked a property owner
and boater.
The Tribes’ right to regulate
became a sensitive issue as the
m eeting progressed. Wasco
Chief Nelson W allulatum in
form ed the crowd th a t a Su
preme Court ruling in the 1950’s
(Federal Power Commission v.
Oregon) supported the 1855
tre a ty which re se rv e s half the
M etolius R iver to the T ribes.
Therefore they could close it to
all u sers a t any tim e, said
Wallulatum. “But we’re giving a
chance to you,” he said.
Response ranged from “Are
we going to let a minority do it
to us again? They don’t use the
lake and they don’t care about
it,” to “Treaties can be chang
ed.”
Legal counsel was requested
for the next hearing to settle the
question of jurisdiction. Tribal
attorney Owen Panner said in a
phone conversation this Week
that in his opinion surface acti
vities on half the Metolius arm
could be controlled by the
Tribes. Fishing is now regulated
by the Tribes on the entire arm.
Taking the focus off ju ris
diction, Delbert Frank said after
the hearing, “Polities shouldn’t
dictate management. We need to
plan for all border waters — and
plan together.”
The May 31 - June 1 Marine
Board H earing will be held a t
the Methodist Fellowship Hall in
Madras. Further details will be
provided as they become avail
able.
Branham Found
Notice
Any Indian students plan
ning on looking for assistance
with student travel funds from
the T rib e s’ a re asked to ap
proach the T ribal E ducation
Committee as soon as possible,
the sooner the better.
M erlin Roy B ranham , a 19
Funds a re th ere, but are
year-old trib a l m em ber here, lim ited, so it is advised by the
was found guilty of first degree T ribal E ducation Committee
murder Thursday, April 27, in a
Portland federal court.
After a 26-hour deliberation,
the jury found him guilty of the
It was requested through
D ecem ber 18, 1977 shooting
death of 16 year-old Jareen Tara Spilyay for anyone who has any
suggestions or ideas for this
Colwash at Warm Springs.
The conviction c a rrie s a year’s Fourth of July parade to
manditory life sentence, accord call Satch M iller a t the Coria-
ing to attorneys. However, Judge m unity C enter, or atten d the
Robert Taksugi, a federal judge F ourth of July planning com
from Los Angeles, has ordered a mittee meeting and present your
pre-sentence report. The date of ideas.
The committee is hoping for
sentencing has been set for May
a bigger and better parade and
19.
Since his arrest on January
4, B ranham has been held a t
Rocky Butte Jail in Multnomah
County on the murder charge.
W arm Springs and Spring
River customers will soon notice
a change in th e ir telephone
service, according to Pacific
Northwest Bell Manager Glenn
Kennedy. \
In Warm Springs beginning
May 6 and and Spring River
beginning May 13, custom ers
will be able to dial th eir own
Do you have a lot of junk ooperator-assisted collect, per-
lying around collecting dust and son-to-person, cred it c a rd and
ru st, and w hat about the tree third number billing calls much
branches, tumbleweeds arid the the sam e way th a t d irect d is
neighbor’s g arb ag e collected tance calls are placed today, he
around the house? Well, your said:
chance to be rid of it is coming
In addition, customers will
up shortly. A community clean dial a new number for telephone
up day is planned for May 8.
repair service, 810-1234 in Warm
Anything you want to throw Springs and 470-1234 in Spring
away should
be
m a rk e d River,
‘‘TRASH” or with an ‘‘X ” and
The new procedure called
set by the road or oft the side Traffic Service Position System
walk for trucks and men to (TSPS) will enable customers to
whisk it away. Dale Parker, who place th e ir o perator-assisted
is coordinating the project, says calls m ore quickly, Kennedy
th at volunteers a re needed to said.
With TSPS a customer who
work on the trucks. All trucks
and manpower are being provid wants an operator-assisted call
ed by BIA Roads and P lant dials zero and the desired num
Management departments and ber. An operator based in Port
land com es on the line and re-
Tribal Utilities.
Guilty Of
Murder Charge
that the student come in as soon
as they learn that they may be
going on a trip.
P ersons to contact for a s
sistance would be Mike Cle
ments, Tribal Education Com
mittee chairman (553-1161 ext.
270) or the Committee secretary
(553-1161 ext 258).
Fourth o f July Being Planned
following will be the regular
field day at the recreation area
just behind the Community Cen
ter. Later in the evening will be
fireworks.
The F ourth of July is just
around the corner, so any sug
gestions will gladly be accepted.
The F ourth of July com m ittee
would like to m ake this y e a r’s
celebration a memorable one.
Dial Your Own Calls Now
Collect Your
Junk For
M a y 8 Pick Up
quests the proper billing infor
mation.
Kennedy said, “ There is
p ractically no delay from the
tim e the call is dialed until
ringing begins on the other end
of the line.”
Notice
To anyone seeing the tribal
attorney on wage claims against
Ken Hansen, Portland Contract
or who worked on the HUD
project last summer: Mr, Han
sen is filing for bankruptcy, Jim
Noteboom, Legal Assistance at
torney for the tribes, would like
you to know that wage claimants
have priority in bankruptcy pro
ceedings. If th ere a re other
tribal members who may have
wage claims against Ken Han
sen but have not been in touch
with Noteboom, do so as soon as
possible as there is still a possi
bility of collecting these claims.
Phones Coming To Sidwalter And Seeksequa
It won’t be long before the
peace and ru ra l quiet of Sid
w alter F la t and Seekseequa is
sh a tte re d by the. ringing of
phones and the fru stra tio n s of
the busy signal.
But, on the other hand,
Sidw alter F la t and the Seek-
seequa area will not be without PNB representatives. After the
fa st com m unication for much lines are in, there will be a $30
longer, either. Pacific Northwest dollar in stallation charge for
Beil in Bend is now taking those who have signed up for
orders for telephones for fami phones.
P acific N orthw est Bell is
lies in those a re a s who would
awaiting your order for a tele
like phone service.
The telephone lines should phone. You may call the toll-free
be up by this fall according to • number in Bend, 382-5051.
Maxine Clements and the branch m anagers’ secretaries are working in a jungle of house plants
thanks to their bosses’ thoughtfulness during the National Secretaries Week April 24-28. Throughout the
week secretaries could be seen sporting corsages and being treated to lunch.
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