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