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SAN CARLOS NEWSLETTER issued by The San Carlos Apache Tribal Council Subscription Rate $1.50 per year. Vol.ii No.11 San Carlos, Arizona November 1953 [[two columns]] NCAI Convention The Tenth Annual Convention of the National Congress of American Indians will convene at Phoenix, Arizona December 7-9, 1953. Convetion Headquarters will be at the Westward Ho Hotel. The president, W. W. Short, a Chickasaw from Davis, Oklahoma, is urging as many tribes as possible to send representatives to this Convention- and that individual Indians be in attendance- to guide the future course of the National Congress of American Indians in its efforts to represent the best interests of all Indians. Governor Pyle of Arizona has been asked to give the welcome address. Among other dignitaries to attend the Convention is Allie Reynolds, the great baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees. Mr. Reynolds is a Creek Indian and has shown great interest in the NCAI. The keynote address will be given by the San Carlos Apache Tribal Chairman, Clarence Wesley, who is also a member of the Executive Council of NCAI. At the Convention representatives will be asked to give their views on tribal management, taxation, transfer of medical services and other important subjects. Oliver Talgo, San Carlos Apache Tribal Secretary, will give a report on the cattle industry as it pertains to the San Carlos Apaches. President Short and Mrs. Helen Peterson, Executive Director, are making an effort to see as many Indians as possible before the Convention. From all appearances, there will be good attendance at the Convention. Cattle Sales The San Carlos Apache Indian Cat- [[/column 1]] [[column 2]] tle sales for 1953 were concluded with the November 16 sale held at San Carlos. Seven sales were held during the year at which 10,340 head of cattle were sold in the amount of $846,877.54. Prices received at the fall sales ranged from $15.50 (at the first sale) to $18.75 per hundred weight for yearling steers. Big steers brought from $14.65 to $16.85 per hundred pounds. Cows were in good demand at $8.50 to $13.10. A few thin cows were sold below 08.50. Cows and calves sold at $87 to $139 a pair depending on the size of the calf and the age of the cow. About half the cattle went to the feed yards around Phoenix, Yuma and the Imperial Valley in California. Several carloads were shipped to norther California, Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico buyers shipped about 50 carloads of cattle ( mostly replacement cows) from the last three cattle sales. Council Met With Commissioner On October 25, 1953, a delegation of members of the San Carlos Apache Tribal Council met Commissioner of Indians Affairs, Glenn Emmons, in Phoenix and discussed with him the public school program, the development of reservation resources and the plan to hire a general business manager for tribal business enterprises. The delegation was highly impressed with his sincerity, sympathetic understanding and friendly attitude. In the course of the conference the Commissioner learned that the public school program included 7th and 8th grade pupils and high school students from the Bylas community going to the Fort Thomas Union High School this year to be operated by the Fort Thomas School District. It also included high school students from [[/column 2]]
