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MARCH 10, 1978 PAGE 3
A Continuing Investigation . . .
"Squealers" Reveal Origin O f Friends Nicknames
It’s time again to further our
investigation of the nicknames
of several local “celebrities.”
We have ru n into a stum bling
block, as c e rta in individuals
have been very re lu c ta n t to
enlighten the rest of us as to the
origin of their nicknames. How­
ever, we shall prevail! One way
or another, we will track down
such names no m atter what the
source.
We left a note for Clark
Livingston, asking him to ex­
plain how he received the name
of Nine-Ball. He in turn left this
note for us. “Could it be because
I didn’t know how to play pool
very weel and “Eight-Ball” ask­
ed m e to play? I put the
nine-ball in and thought I’d won
the game. Or maybe it’s because
I am ball’s friend and that I am
a few ounces bigger than him.”
You tell us, “Nine-Ball.”
We called Frogm an, or
Richard Craig as he is known in
the accounting departm ent.
“Would you tell us how you got
your nickname” , we asked. “No,
but I ’ll tell you Benny H eath’s
n a m e ,” he replied. His grin
almost audible over the phone.
He sounded as though he could
hardly wait to spill the beans.
about “Frogm an” .
While in highschool, Frog­
m an occasionally played hooky.
While he and a few other guys
were doing so, they would duck
into different businesses around
town whenever they saw a police
or truancy c a r. One tim e, it so
happened, th a t the boys w ere
close to a post office when a
“Frogman” said that Benny
police c a r cam e by, so they
got his nam e of “ Sham on” _ ducked in. T here was a stop
because of his speech im p air­ light by the post office and the
ment. “He couldn’t say salmon c a r had to stop. T here w ere
right. It always came out sham­ several m ilitary billboards and
on. So we have alw ays called brochure stan d s in the post
him that.”
office and before “ F ro g m an ”
Well, to double check this went outside, so as to fool the
story, we felt we should call police, he grabbed a handful of
“ sham on” . He said th a t his
“The Navy Wants You To Be A.
m em ory “ could not w ithstand
Frogman” brochures.
passage of time” and that all he
Apparently Richard didn’t
could re m em b er was th a t “ he
play too much hooky, and hope­
got his nickname while in board­ fully he isn ’t continuing the
ing school.” He too, was m ore
practice. We’re sure his family
than willing to tell all he knows
w ouldn’t w ant him to join the
Navy at this late date!
We bumped into Naomi Win-
ishut around town the other day
and we asked her how she
acquired the name of “ Wimpy” .
She wouldn’t say, but we guess­
ed it’s because of the character
in the Popeye cartoon. “ Wim­
py’s” parents owned a restaur­
ant at one time and she used to
eat a lot of hamburgers, just like
the cartoon character.
Our esteem ed le a d e r and
editor, Sid Miller, bestowed up­
on his esteem ed le a d e r, Doug
McClelland, the title of Big Mac.
No reason really, it’s just a lot
easier to say.
Lizzie Rhoan proved to be a
wealth of information regarding
nicknam es. We sa t down one
afternoon for a sh o rt tim e and
she was able to rattle off almost
a dozen names. Here are a few
of those names she gave us:
Q eorge C lem ents, b e s t
known as Squeaky, was so called
because as a baby when he
cried , his c rie s sounded like
squeaks instead of normal baby
cries.
Serena Boyd w as nam ed
Snooky after a Dr. Snook from
M adras. He w as p re se n t when
she was born.
P ru n ie w as so called, a c ­
cording to Lizzie, because at one
time she was skinny and all the
kids thought she looked like a
shriveled up prune.
Lizzie also calls T e r r y
Courtney J r ., F a t. But, ev ery ­
tim e she calls him th a t she is
rem inded, by T e rry , th a t h e ’s
“Not fat any m ore!”
We’d like to thank all the
“ra ts” in Warm Springs for not
keeping silent about the nick­
nam es of th e ir friends. Don’t
forget to le t us know if you
happen to hear any more origins
of our local nicknames.
Three Native Americans To Be Selected
As one of its m any fund
raising atte m p ts to com plete
th eir longhouse, the Celilo
Wyam Board is sponsoring a
raffle which will be held April 9
at 12:00 noon at- the Celilo
longhouse.
Nine girls have chosen to
sell the tickets. The num ber of
raffle tickets each girl sells, will
determine who becomes queen.
The g irls who a re running are
Sandra F ra n k of P ilot Rock;
Laura Stahi of Wapato; Joni Jim
of Goldendale; Marilyn Howard
and Cindy Courtuz of Toppenish;
Elaine Myles of Seattle; Althea
Henry of Tygh Valley; and Car-
roll Johnson and Minnie Yahtin
of W arm Springs. The la tte r
th ree g irls a re W arm Springs
tribal members.
All the. girls must be mem­
bers of the Yakima, Umatilla or
Warm Springs tribes. They must
also be 13 years of age or over,
single, neat in a p p earan ce,
friendly, personable and be able
to a tten d various functions
throughout the year.
Althea Wesley Henry - 13
y ears old, d aughter of Ellen
Henry from Tygh V alley. A
seventh grader at Tygh Valley
School.
A few of her hobbies include
Traditional Dancing, swimming
and basketball.
Experience to run for queen
was the reason Althea decided to
run. Her brother Theron John­
son is on the Celilo sta ff as a
youth counselor.
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ALTHEA WESLEY HENRY
CARROLL JOHNSON
Minnie Yahtin - daughter of
Chesley and Amelia Yahtin, 16
y ears old and a sophom ore at
Madras High School.
Learning about Indian Re­
ligion is am ong a few of her
interests, besides being a mem­
ber of the High School Indian
Club.
W ilford Y allup, M innie’s
g ra n d fa th e r talk ed a lot about
fishing at Celilo. This was one of
the main reasons she wanted to
run for Miss Celilo Wyam.
Meeting people and recog­
nizing relatives who are living at
Celilo are among her other rea­
sons for p a rtic ip a tin g in the
contest.
A fter graduation Minnie
plans to travel.
Carroll Johnson - daughter
of Wilbur and Katie Johnson. 15
years old, a freshman at Madras
Senior High School.
Carroll stated the reason she
w anted to p a rtc ip a te was th at
she w anted to “ help out in the
Longhouse.”
Among her hobbies a re :
beadw ork, horseback riding,
cooking and traveling.
A fter graduation C arroll
wants to get a job, or stay with
her g ra n d p a re n ts in Satus,
Washington.
MINNIE YAHTIN