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006171 OREGON H IS T O R IC A L SOCIETY 1 2 3 0 SU PARK AVE PORTLAND-» OR 9 7 2 0 5 Warm Springs News ^"«Weg^HtSTOmcA, £n?VFTY WARM SPRINGS, OREGON 98861 VOL 8 NO 5 u .s. p ortJW R J ! fg g * Bulk Rate Permit No. i MARCH 7,1983 Fifteen nominated in Agency District by Donna Behrend Spity ay Tymoo photo by B ekrtnd Ascending Messages Students in Harry Phillips’ sixth grade class wrote notes and sent them a-f lying aboard helium filled balloons last week. The students are hoping the balloons are found and that the finders will respond to the notes. A s the balloons arose and hit upper airstream currents, they took a southeasterly direction. Joint Agency/ Seekseequa District Meeting Concerning: Draft Comp. Plan Dinner: 6 p.m. Meeting to follow Date: March 17,1983 Under some criticism, the Agency District held their nominations for Tribal Council members the evening of March 4. The criticism stems from som e w ho th o u g h t th e nominations were too soon after the deaths of two tribal m em bers. A lto g e th er, 17 people were nominated, two of those declined. % The Simnasho and Seeksee qua districts postponed their nominations until Wednesday, March 9. Those meetings will be held, beginning at 7p.m., at the Simnasho and Agency Longhouses. Chief Nelson Wallulatum explained the nominations, v o tin g p r o c e d u r e s a n d requirements. One member asked to postpone the meeting until this week some time and Wallulatum stated that they were “trying to keep within constitutional limits so well have 30 days before elections and 30 days before the swearing-in.” A new regulation introduced this year was that a person had to be p r e s e n t a t th e nominations to accept or d eclin e th e n o m in a tio n . Otherwise, the nomination would not be recognized. Some question was raised a b o u t th e n o m i n a t i o n procedures, the Agency being unique in that it is split with Sidwalter. The group voted that the Agency District should vote for three people at-large— not split the vote between two Agency positions and one Sidwalter position. After the election, the three Agency councilmen will designate who will represent the Sidwalter area. T h o s e n o m in a te d , in alphabetical order, were Levi Bobb, Mike Clements, Warren “Rudy” Clements, Daisv Ike, Zane Jackson, Buford “Biff" Jo h n so n , U ren L eo n a rd , Delano “Satch” Miller, Bernice Mitchell, Louie Pitt, Jr., Hazel Seyler, Alvin Smith, Claude Smith, Sr., Rita Squiemphen and Linton Winishut. Alvis Smith, Sr., declined due to family responsibilities Marie Calica also declined due to family and work responsi bilities. No date has been set for the elections. However, it is expected they will be held in early April. Watch the next issue of Spilyay Tymoo for interviews with each of the candidates from all three districts. WSFPI in 1982.. Faced with a bad year The Warm Springs Forest Products Industries (WSFPI) 1982 a n n u a l re p o rt was discussed recently at a general council meeting attended by few. 1982 was the “worst year we've had when you look at the to ta l loss,” said G eneral Manager Bob Macy. “We’ve never had a loss that high."The poor year was attributed to a depressed m arket and a slipping economy that’s been slow to recover. WSFPI operated in and out of the profit zone throughout the year. Also, chip prices d ro p p ed co n sid erab ly in October, cutting profits in that area some what. However, chip sales showed a 2.7 percent increase over 1981. Year-end, over all net loss was $482,298, up 11.4 percent from 1981. Sales of approximtely $26.2 million were up 5.6 percent over 1981. Stumpage, profits and mill wages to tribal m e m b ers a n d a f f ilia te s combined to provide benefits of nearly $6.4 million or 93.8 percent of 1981. Employment of tribal members and affiliates was up 13.1 percent in the labor force and remained at a c o n s ta n t 50 p erc en t fo r supervision. A record $2.4 million in wages were paid to these two classifications in 1982. Continued on page 2 Community mourns loss of elder by Donna Behrend The Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs mourned the death of its oldest member, Annie Jackson Smith this week. Friends land family members from far and near traveled to Warm Springs to Honor Annie, who had celebrated her 100th birthday last June. A n n ie p a s s e d a w a y February 24 at Mt. View Hospital in Madras. Annie’s life was a full, busy life. She raised eight children, six of whom are still living. She helped her husband of 70 years with ranching chores. As a young woman, Annie served as Continued on page 3 Annie Jackson Smith 1882-1983
