PAGE 4 MAY 5, 1978
To The Editor
THANK YOU
As the grandchildren of
Flora Thompson, we would like
to thank all of the people who
attended her funeral, provided
food and sang and danced. This
was great support for the family
that remained behind.
Your respect for our grand
From C ongressm an .
All Ullman
WASHINGTON — The House
Interior Committee has approv
ed legislation that would over-,
haul the grazing fee formula and
update range management pro
grams on public lands, Oregon
Congressman A1 Ullman an
nounced.
“This important legislation
would result in substantial in
creases in productivity of East
ern Oregon grazing lands and
provide long-range benefits to
all users of the land,” said
Ullman, who is a co-sponsor of
the bill.
The m easure now goes to
the full House of R epresenta
tives for consideration.
The bill establishes a graz
ing fee formula that, for the first
lime, reflects livestock produc
tion costs, beef prices, and
ran ch ers’ ability to pay. The
new formula is initially limited
to a seven-year trial period.
The grazing proposal also
authorizes an experimental pro
gram under which lower fees
would be charged ranchers
whose grazing and range man
agement practices improve con
ditions on the public lands they
lease.
In addition, the bill provides
a $350 million increase in range
improvement projects over the
next 20 years; clarifies what
range projects may proceed
under existing court orders, and
expands a Bureau of Land
Management program to control
the number of wild horses and
burros on the range.
The grazing fee proposal
strongly supported by livestock
groups, would allow the fee-
charged for grazing cattle, sheep
and horses on public lands tc
rise and fall depending on eco
nomic conditions in the livestock
industry.
The new formula would re
place the existing formula under
which the Interior and Agri
culture departments have pro
posed a 25 percent fee increase
this year, and additional 25 per
cent hikes in 1979 and 1980.
Ullman Protests
Air Field Closure
“I am extremely disappoint
ed that the Defense Department
has chosen to consider closing
the only m ilitary base in Ore
gon.
I have strongly protested the
proposed closure, pending a full
investigation and explanation.
My staff and I will be gathering
materials in the coming weeks
to document the substantial eco
nomic impact this will have on
the community of Klamath
Falls. While the environmental
assessment is being carried out
in the next 90 days, I will be
working closely with all con
cerned to see that the impli
cations of this proposed action
are fully explored.”
Nineteen-Seventy-Seven was
described as “ a very exciting
year” for Warm Springs Forest
products Industries at the an
nual stockholders meeting Mon
day, April 24,_ but very few
people were on hand to hear
about it.
As one Council member put
it, perhaps the small turnout
' might indicate that the people
are satisfied with the mill opera
tion and don’t have any great
complaints. Only eleven of the 43
present were not staff or board
members.
According to the report
given at the annual meeting,
tribal members have good rea
son to be satisfied with their
forest products enferprise.
The enterprise performed
well, reaching an all-time high
in earnings and profit. The net
profit for 1977 was $1,865,639, an
increase of $47,831 over 1976.
And 1976 had been the previous
record year. The total cash flow
was up 18.9 percent over 1976.
The Board of Directors also
reaffirmed its dividend payment
policy adopted in 1976 and ap
proved payment of approxi
mately $466,000 from 1977 net
income to the Confederated
Tribes in April of this year. Last
year was the first year the
Tribes shared in a percentage of
the mill profit in the form of a
bonus dividend.
Ralph G. DeMoisy, the
newly hired WSFPI General
Manager, was introduced to the
group. Pershing Andrews, who
retired from that position April
30, noted that the transition of
authority had been congenial
and gratifying —• that Demoisy
is a knowledgeable person who
helped make the transition
smooth.
DeMoisy, in turn, comment
ed that Persh would be a “tough
act to follow.” He said that he is
making some organizational
changes, a major one being that
Bob Macy becomes Operations
Manager effective May 1.
Other significant and far-
reaching developments in 1977
reviewed at the meeting includ
ed:
— Completion of the power
plant. For the past five months,
WSFPI has been generating its
own electricity, and sold a sur
plus, from fuel produced from
“waste” from the Warm Springs
forest.
It was reported that current
and potential effects have not
yet been assessed in detail, but
should prove highly significant
and will have an important
influence on the Complete utili
zation of the Warm Springs
forest.
— E arly in 1977, Warm
Springs Forest Products Indus
tries initiated a Master Devel
opment Study to be recorded in
a form that will serve as the
foundation of current and future
plans for continued development
toward the most eficient use of
the reservation forests.
Up to this point, changes
and additions to the facility
since 1967 have largely been to
modify the 1967 plant. According
to the Board of Directors, there
has been full realization that the
forest which supplies the manu
facturing facility is changing
every year and will continue to
do so at an increasing rate.
In summary, the board re
ported that the year 1978 will be
one of significant change and
development which will, in part,
result from a combination of a
new general m anager and the
findings of the Master Develop
ment Study.
To The Editor
To The People,
we would like to express our
appreciation for the people who
have donated their money into
helping our family. Theseacts of
generosity have helped bring
comfort to our lives during our
struggle through this difficult
and rough time.
For their donations, we
woud especially like to thank
The Confederated Tribes, the
Health & Welfare Committee,
Sanders Heath, Catherine Heath,
the Warm Springs Lions Club
and all the people who donated
to the Lions Club, and a Tribal
Council member who wished to
be unnamed.
Special thanks, also, to all
the people who came to the hos
pital to pray for the family, and
to all those who prayed.
Hoping our Creator will keep
us in good spirits.
From the Simtustus Family
that jade could cure snake
bite.
Tribes Announce Education Study Here
The Tribal Government has
announced it is undertaking a
comprehensive study this spring
and sum m er to determ ine the
educational needs and prefer
ences of tribal members. The
main part of this research will
involve survey interviews with
100 tribal adults and 100 Indian
students between 10 and 17 years
old. Those to bei interviewed
have been selected by a random
sample technique.
The interview questions seek
and prosecution of major crimes to find out how tribal members
feel about various educational
in Indian country.
services,
including those provid
An evaluation of strengths
and weaknesses in the present ed by School D istrict 509J and
court system s is included, to the Tribal Education D epart
gether with model standards ment.
The research, which is just
and a five year plan for support
getting under way, is expected
of Indian courts.
The BIA plans to distribute to be concluded by the latter half
copies of the book to appropriate of June this year. A report of
tribal and Federal officials. A research findings and recom
limited number of copies will be mendations will be submitted to
available for attorneys and General M anager Ken Smith
others who may have special and the Tribal Council sometime
in August. The report’s findings
interest in the tribal courts.
Requests should be addres and recommendations are ex
sed to Bureau of Indian Affairs,' pected to be considered in future
Attn: Judicial Services Officer, program planning by both the
1951 Constitution Avenue, N.W., school district and the Tribal
Education Departm ent. The
Washington, D.C. 20245.
study will cover such topics as
Study Of Tribal
Courts Published
The Bureau of Indian Af
fairs has published a study of
Indian tribal courts done by the
National American Indian Court
Judges Association.
The 200-page book Indian
Courts and the Future, provides
basic information about reserva
tion judicial systems, considers
the role of the courts under the
current policy of Indian self-
determ ination and discusses
future needs.
As cu rrent issues the book
deals with state jurisdiction, the
Indian Civil Rights Act, comity-
full faith and credit, jurisdiction
over non-Indians (prior to the
recent Supreme Court decision),
Few Hear WSFPI Annual Report
mother is greatly appreciated
and we hope that some of the
activities in which Flora was
involved will be carried on.
We lost our grandmother but
her teachings live on.
The Grandchildren of
Flora Thompson
public school education, adult
education, post - secondary
schooling, and early childhood
programs.
The project is being carried
out under the direction of a
special Educational Needs As
sessment Committee appointed
by the General Manager. The
Committee has contracted TWC
Program Services, a Portland
firm, to carry out the research.
John Svicarovich and Steve Rob
bins of TWC will serve as staff to
the Committee and direct a
team of nine survey interview
ers, m ostof them tribal mem
bers.
Most tribal adults will be
interviewed at home. The stu-
dents will be interviewed at
school. Both adult and student
interviews take about 40 minutes
each.
Educational Needs Assess
ment Committee members in
clude Rudy Clements, municipal
manager, chairman; Jody Ca-
lica, Education Department di
rector; Darrell Wright, super
intendent, School District 509J;
Mike Clements, chairman of the
Tribal Education Committee;
Marlin Reimer, BIA education
officer; Coty Soules, director of
tribal early childhood program;
Lyle Rhoan, Community Center
activity coordinator; and Fabian
Sutterlee, adult probation of
ficer.
Invitation from YCC
Feel like building trails and
fences in the great outdoors this
summer? How about developing
springs? Well, your chance is
coming up as Marlin Reimer of
the Education office is inviting
all local youths, ages 15 through
18, to apply for Youth Conser
vation Corp positions, before
May 12.
The jobs will begin June 12
and end August 4. Working
hours will be 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
daily with some training and
development of environmental
awareness. The minimum wage
will be $2.65 per hour.
So don’t hesitate to pick up
an application today from the
Tribal Education office. They
must be turned in by May 12.