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PAGE 4 AUGUST 11, 1978 Paper Strike Makes Small Waves In Warm Springs by Cynthia Stowell the Greek would rather set on News of the striking paper who the next Pope will be. mill workers has been splashing But in the meantime, Warm across newspapers and T.V. Springs is faring well, optimisti screens lately but in Warm cally assuming that the strike is Springs only small waves are a very temporary phenomenon. being made. The Warm Springs mill is Wood chips that Warm Sp being affected most noticeably. rings Forest Products Industries Douglas fir chips, which com sells to paper companies for prise about 40 per cent of the pulp will not be stockpiled unless chip production, still have a the strike goes on for another market because they are export month, said mill manager Ralph ed rather than sold for domestic DeMoisy. The Tribes’ purchas processing. ing department has a warehouse Pine and white fir chips full of paper that will last us have no market, however, and through the year. And the Spil- the pine is going to the mill’s yay Tymoo will keep appearing fuel pile to be burned for enervv every two weeks despite the Pine chips can’t be stored be strike. cause blue stain .fungus sets in More than 15,000 workers and reduces their value, so the are currently striking twenty mill is better off feeding its seven paper mills in Washing power plant with the unsold ton, Oregon and California. Pre chips. dicting when agreements will be Since white fire chips have a reached is a guessing game that high market value, white fir logs few are playing. Even Jimmy are being stored until the strike ends and other species are being Pope and Talbot of Portland buy impossible to stay more than a substituted in the green veneer all its chips, a change that is month or two ahead on supplies. plant. Loggers are not affected paying off now. If striking workers get their by these changes, said DeMoisy. Spilyay Tymoo is in no ap raises, Smith noted, newsprint The mill could lose as much parent danger of disappearing will be more costly, but at least as $10,000 a month if the strike because newsprint in central there will be no shortage re continues, the manager estimat Oregon is plentiful. Jim Smith, sulting from the shut downs. ed. Chips are worth more than publisher of Prineville’s Central Paper pushing in the Tribal the electricity they are being Oregonian where Spilyay is offices will not suffer because of converted to, especially in this printed, informed us that he has the strike. Purchasing agent Les non-drought year. a five months supply of news Yaw said that suppliers had If the strike goes on much print in stock. “While the strike warned of the strike a couple of longer — “more than another is on, we have newsprint to months ago and his department month” — the mill would be burn,” said Smith. laid in an inventory of paper better off stockpiling its pine The people who will be hurt products to last until the end of chips and saving them for the ing, he predicted, are the large the year. pulp market, said DeMoisy. newspapers where newsprint is “We have lots of paper,” The last time chips were used in such volume that it is said Yaw. without a market was in May 1976 when Crown-Zellerbach workers walked out for about twelve weeks, closing down W.S.F.PJ.’s stud mill'and caus; ing mountain of chips to grow. When the Crown-Zellerbach con tract ended In 1977, the Warm August 1978 Springs mill arranged to have Aug. 1 - Tribal Council Meeting, 9:00 a.m. 1. 10:00 a.m. Present BIA ’80 Budget - Ken Smith 2. 2:00 p.m. Simnasho Community Plan - Planning Dept. 3. 3:00 p.m. Ordinance No. 26 - Education Committee Aug. 2 - Tribal Council Meeting, 9:00 a.m. 1. 10:00 a.m. Minors’ Trust - Jim Hillenkamp 2. 1:30 p.m. Committee Reports: Range-Sidwalter proposed resolution - the Senate Governmental Affairs Clint Jacks Committee voted unanimously Health & Welfare - Woodcutting proposal to report the bill to the full Water Board -'Watermaster Senate. Land Use Planning - In the meantime, hearings . Membership appointments were held July 17 on a similar bill in the House of Represent Aug. 8 - Tribal Council Meeting, 9:00 a.m. 1. 10:00 a.m. Review of “Brief Look at W’arm Springs” atives, H.R. 13343, introduced by and “Short History of the C-T of W.S. Rep. Jack Brooks (D-Tex.), Reservation” Chairman of the Committee on 2. 2:00 p.m. Tribal Court Government Operations. The 3. 3:30 p.m. Admin Fees Budget - BIA Forestry Indian education, provisions were discussed July 20 by Mr. Aug. 9 - Tribal Council Meeting, 9:00 a.m. 1. 1978 Budgets: Tribal Council Brooks’ subcommittee on Legis Fish & Wildlife Committee lation and National Security. Mid-Oregon Indian Historial Society Five Indian organizations 2. Deschutes River Legislation - Dennis Karnopp were invited to testify, including the National Advisory Commit Aug. 14 - Tribal Council Meeting, 9:00 a.m. 1. 9:00 a.m. Proposed resolution re funeral grants - tee on Indian Education, the All Vital Stat Indian Pueblo Council, the Na 2. 10:00 a.m. Enrollments tional Congress of American 3. . Martinez Case - Owen Panner Indians, the National Tribal 3. 2:00 p.m. General Manager Report: Chairmen’s Association, and the Approval of BIA ’80 Budget National Indian Education As Salary graph sociation. 4. 3:30p.m. Comprehensive Learning Center - Mike The House version of the bill Clements, Planning provides for the Director of the BOR-Community Park Amendment Office for Indian Education to be one of 14 principal officers Aug. 15 - Tribal Council Meeting, 9:00 a.m. 1. 10:00 a.m. Sanders-Rickard Report established by the Act, and to (Tentative; to be confirmed) report directly to the Secretary 2. 1:00 p.m. Bear Springs Ranger Station - of Education. H.R. 13343 further Dennis Karnopp provides for the Secretary to 2:00 p.m. Present 1979 Proposed Tribal Budgets - delegate to the director “all Ken Smith functions, other than admini 4. 3:00 p.m. Realty strative and support functions, vested in the Secretary” (em Aug. 16 - Tribal Council Meeting, 9:00 a.m. 1. 9:30 a.m. Internal Audit Team - Ken Smith phasis added) by another section 2. 10:00 a.m. Kah-Nee-Ta Manager of the bill. Progress Report on Training Program Apparently the administra Bd of Directors, Kah-Nee-Ta - Deadline for tive and support functions and Submitting names staff are to be centralized. No Aug. 21st-25th AFFILIATED TRIBES XNNUAL CONVENTION provision is made for the con Spokane tinuation of Indian preference Aug. 25 COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN FISHERIES ALLIANCE authorities outside of the BIA Quarterly Meeting - Kah-Nee-Ta Lodge functions transferred to the Of HATCHERY DEDICATION - Warm Springs Hatchery fice of Indian Education and no Aug. 26 9:30 a.m. Posting of the colors specific provision is made for a Indian Religious Ceremony position entitled “Assistant Sec Introduction of Guests retary for Indian Education”. Congress Ullman, Guest Speaker The Indian Self-Determination Aug. 28 - Tribal 11:00 Council Meeting, 9:00 a.m. Act would be specifically made 1. 1979 Tribal Budgets applicable to the former BIA Aug. 29 - Tribal Council Meeting, 9:00 a.m. functions. 1. 1979 Tribal Budgets The Administration testified Aug. 30 - Tribal Council Meeting, 9:00 a.m. on the House bill August 1. 1. 1979 Tribal Budgets Testimony Heard on Education Bills While Indian spokesmen from across the Nation are pro testing the so-called Indian “backlash” bills, hearings and markup sessions continue on S. 991 and H.R. 13343, bills to create a Department of Educa tion, with a major provision to remove the Indian education function from Interior and place, it in the new department. An amendment to the Senate version of the bill to exclude the transfer of Indian education failed July 11 bya 7 to 4 margin in the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee. The amend ment was offered by Senator Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) who had chaired that Senate Committee when Indian testimony on S.991 was heard last May. On July 18, Letters to the Editor In behalf of the family of our dearly beloved deceased father and brother, grandfather and uncle, Francis James “Foy” Wilson, we want to express our appreciation and gratitude to all of those who stood by us in our time of sorrow and grief. There are so many kind and wonderful people in this world who show they really care for their fellow men in both times of life and in times of death. The beautiful services given in honor of our loved one was indeed a true testimony of our deep love and respect for our deceased. The names are too numerous to mention individual ly, but we want each and every one of you who assisted us with fiancial and moral support, food, cleaning, cooking, flowers, sing ing and drumming, Requiem Mass and music, Military Ser vices, and your presence at his service will never be forgotten and will remain as beautiful memories that people can be so dear in times of need. Our elders were so kind and understanding and so much help to us. We thank the Great Spirit for the multitude of friends and relatives who shared with us our grief and showed us love and unity for one another. Our heartfelt thanks to all of you who made our loved one’s departing from this world re spectable and honorable. He truly deserved the best for his service to his fellow man and his country. It truly helped to ease our burden of sorrow to know so many cared and shared in our loss. Thank you all from the bottom of our hearts. Please do not hesitate to call on us if we can ever help you in any way. Sincerely yours, “Foy’s Family” To The Editor Leola Zamora would like to thank all those who participated and paid their last respects at the Agency Longhouse at the time of our great loss. We would especially like to thank Delia LeClaire, Tony Suppah and all Leola’s relatives who took over when we were at loss. Johnny Zamora’s family will never for get for the reât of their lives the Seven Drum ceremony and the hospitality that was shown them by Leola’s family. They said to say they could never thank everyone enough. Thank you. Leola Zamora and Family Tribal Council Agenda
