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Spilyay
Speaks
Price of gas is high but
wartime rationing was worse
By Sid Miller
Just think how the price of gas is going up. $2 plus per
gallon in most places. Pretty soon there will be a lot of
parked cars.
I can remember when I was just a "cute little tyke," my
pa would buy a buck's worth of gas and it
would last a few days. Of course, we never
went very far, maybe to Madras a couple of
times and around home. Can you imagine gas
19 cents per gallon? At one time they offered
green stamps when a person would buy gas. So many
stamps for each buck, and when a book was filled a person
could redeem them for merchandise.
I can remember we were almost into the city of Prineville
and we were on empty. And with a station in sight we were
going to make it when my Ma spoke up and said, "Go where
they give green stamps." My Pa sort of got angry and said,
"We are barely going to make it to that gas station!"
"Gee," my Ma said, "I was just joking."
During the wartime, like the big "WW Two," they had
gas rationing and they were classified as A Stamps for the
general public, B Stamps for businesses, and C Stamps for
farmers who needed to gas to work their fields.
The A Stamps were the least amount of gallons of gas
per week, and when you used that up, you could not use
stamps for the next week. Yep! People couldn't go very
far. Still people managed to find ways to get extra gas. Also,
people really had to watch their cars at night from guys
stealing gas.
Yep! The war years when the fighting was at its worst,
there were only young boys and old men around here. There
was even a song written about that, "They are either too
young or too old." Only time you would see a young man
is when he was home on leave for a couple of weeks.
Also during the war years car tires were hard to come by
because everything was being used by the Armed Forces.
Just about everything went to the Armed Forces: gas,
oil, rubber, sugar and stuff. It wasn't rare to see a car jacked
up and a guy patching the tube, and we used hand pumps
to put air in the tire along the roadway.
During the war, women worked in factories and ship
yards replacing all the men who were in the service. Well,
hope we don't see those kind of days again, it was BAD!
Ahh-nah-chi-toon!
Letters to the Editor
A thank you
A belated thank you card to
all concerned during my hospi
talization and subsequent con
valescence. Hospital policy does
not allow balloons, flowers and
gift blankets in the intensive care
area. Unfortunately, I am unable
to credit all who sent a care
package to me. However, I
would like to recognize the fol
lowing who did respond with
something:
Karnopp Peterson
Noteboom et al.; Tamastlikt
cultural staff; suite and preferred
department, Portland Trailblaz
ers; Wasco Electric Cooperative
board and employees; Oregon
Rural Electric Coop Assn.; per
sonnelcomp and benefits of
fices; finance branch; Lindy
Hodges; Dawn Smith; Jean
Edwards, Pordand State; Margie
Waheneka; Chilkat Enterprise;
Kah-Nee-Ta employees and pro
shop.
I would also thank those in
dividuals that sent cards, or took
time from their busy schedule
to drop in for a visit. If I have
overlooked you, it is not inten
tional, and your forgiveness I
implore. For the uninformed I
sustained a blocked coronary
vessel of my heart on March 1,
2004. 1 was in the intensive care
unit at St. Charles for five days.
Currently doing cardiac rehab
under doctor's care. Hope to
return to the office by May 3.
Again, thanks to all concerned.
Benny Heath
to provide a buckskin shirt, tro
phy, and cash award for the
Herbert Stwyer Sr. Recognition
Award for the 2005 Lincoln's
Birthday Powwow, selected by
the sponsoring family. Your in
put, support and prayers are
welcome. Nai!
Na-k'ishayat (Aurolyn
Stwyer-Watlamet), Jonathan
Watlamet, Ty Eaglespeaker
and son Farley
Eaglespeaker, Roger
Stwyer, William Spino,
Charles Stwyer, Roger
Stwyer Jr., Henry Stwyer,
Davis Stwyer, Lucinda
Stwyer, Martina Stwyer,
Jaime Stwyer-Wesley, Davis
Stwyer Jr., Brandi Stwyer,
Arnold Stwyer, Renee
Stwyer, Eliza Rosa Stwyer,
Wendell Stwyer-Greene,
Erwin Stwyer, Cory Stwyer,
Jane Stwyer, Julia Stwyer,
Nathan Stwyer, Irwina
Mitchell Smith, Ethan Noah
Smith, Alina Iris Pearl
Smith, Herbert Stwyer Jr.,
Jarvis Stwyer, Herbert
Stwyer III, Nicole Stwyer,
Forest Stwyer, respective
grandfathers, grandmoth
ers, mothers, fathers, aunts,
uncles, cousins, friends.
SMART
ToeNess
There was this guy entering the service and he was in
the barber chair, when the barber asked him, "Do you want
to keep your sideburns?"
The recruit said, "Yes!"
The barber, snip, "Here, catch!" Yikes.
Letters of apology
I would like to express my wood. My niece was driving me
but I drove home and got caught
driving. I'm sorry tribal people.
apologies to my wife and my
two sons for all the pain, heart
ache and frightening mood that
I bewildered them in, on the
night of Feb. 13, 2004. It was
wrong of me to take the actions
that I did that night. Also I
apologize to my grandpa S.D. for
breaking my word to him. It is
clear that I did just that by do
ing what I did to my family. This
apology letter also is to the pub
lic and the court of Warm
Springs, but most of all to my
wife, who stuck by my side de
spite all the pain and hurt I put
her through. Things will change
in the future, for the better.
Sorry, and I love. Sincerely,
Willie G. Danzuka.
This is William J. Culps
and I was hauling wood and just
got back from Madras selling
I would like to apologize for
endangering anyone, whomever,
but I am sorry about this reck
lessly endangering to the person,
and people, whom I've hurt. I
hope you accept my apology.
I'm sorry for everything. This
will not happen again. I'm get
ting some time to think of what
I've done. Bon H. Charley.
I would like to apologize to
the community for my actions
during the Lincoln's Pow-wow.
That weekend some friends and
I tried to smoke marijuana and
were caught by police. I had no
idea what the Judge was going
to do with me, but now I realize
it wasn't worth it. C.Williams.
More Apologies on page 16
The SMART program
thanks those volunteers who
took time out of their busy rou
tines to read to our youngest
citizens. They will benefit ten
times over from your gift of
reading to them. Thank you.
You are God's gift. A special
thank you to Lois Squiemphen,
Vivian Macy and Aurel Sanson
for being faithful, reliable read
ers every week since school
started. You're one in a million.
I thank you so much and I hope
you will return next fall to read.
Our last week to read will be
May 11, 13. Until next October.
Thank you. Myrna Frank,
SMART coordinator for Warm
Springs Elementary.
Powwow award
Our people are blessed with
the treasured memories of the
Elders of the Simnasho commu
nityLonghouse. The spirit, en
ergy, resources to host the
Lincoln's Birthday Powwow for
25 years has been a valuable les
son. The grandmothers and
grandfathers worked endless
hours to provide a good pow
wow program and hospitality to
one another. The most signifi
cant value of our Elders is their
cultural leadership.
The charter pow-wow com
mittee that 1 am speaking of
used to sponsor the "Herb Peil Oal
Blessed
Just a few words to let the
people know how I was very
blessed while attending a funeral
in Simnasho. The sadness of a
loved one passing on brings a
family together and it also brings
friends to lend a helping hand.
The blessing that stood out the
most was to see the wo young
men leading the beautiful
women as they set the food on
the table for the last meal to
, share before the sister went on
her journey home. The beauty
of how they presented them
selves, no bashfulness, no feel
ings of self-worthlessness, these
two young men and the six (?)
ladies were dressed with humble
ness and grace. I truly respect
them and I praise the parents
for raising fine children into fine
adults, even though we all make
mistakes and cause hurt to oth
ers, God forgives if we ask.
Mrs. Susie ("hardtack sister")
Slockish you're a beautiful lady.
I smile when I see Sam, I first
saw the goodness in him and I
loved him right away at my sis
ter Eva's house. I love the good
ness in people I don't like to
hear bad things, that's between
them and God. I love times such
as seeing these wonderful people
serving others particularly at
feast times, although I don't at
tend many feasts or places these
tasks or done. I admire you all
that do these fine important ser
vices for your people. Thank
you.
Mrs. Blanche Williams,
PO Box 196 White Swan, WA
98952
other, we know we arc not
alone. First of all a big thank
you to the cooks: Nola
Queahpama, Laura Switzler and
daughter, Sallie Ike, Bobbie Jo
Berry and daughters, Jessica and
Bridget Longknife, Lisa
Wallulatum, Violetta Vaeth,
Katie Smith, Valdimer Jefferson
and Blake Weaselhead.
All the drummers and their
beautiful songs; Olivia and Fred
Wallulatum for singing the songs
bringing my mom home into the
Longhouse and Fred
"Bubbubsh" for officiating the
funeral. A huge thank you to
Lori Fuentes at Credit for hav
ing the checks done over the
phone while we were over in
Yakama. Thanks to Debbie
Stacona for your assistance and
for calling to Utilities for the
family. The grave diggers,
Jimmy Wesley, Marvin Meanus
Sr., and Dixon Davis, for mak
ing it work and leveling out the
gravesite as best you can. To my
co-workers for being there for
me emotionally; and to Petals &
Poseys owner, Stacie, for the
beautiful flower work you did
for my mom, and for working
overtime to get this done, thank
you for your time and under
standing, we greatly appreciate
this, especially at a time like this.
And to my other half, Roland
Jr., for always being there, dur
ing the stay in the hospital and
throughout the whole funeral,
you always were there for mom
and she's still smiling down on
ya, you were so special to her,
you were her pride and joy and
she always did brag about you.
I am so glad you'll always be
here for me, like I'll always be
here for you. There just aren't
enough words to tell you how
much I care and love you as
mom did too. To all the danc
ers, to her friends who were
there throughout the whole
thing, and to everyone who
pitched in to help, my two spe
cial aunties, Sybil Smartlowit, I
couldn't have done it without
you, and Ante Pamperien's sup
port and assistance through ev
erything, love you both from the
bottom of our hearts and to the
rest of my family, thank you
very much.
Verleen Kalama
ber voting on any rights for out
side businesses or lawmen to
come on to our reservation.
When did we vote on any out
side jurisdiction to come on to
our land to take our people away.
Isn't this why we have our own
tribal courts and federal correc
tional facility to deal with our
problems here on our land if
they are a problem? I thought
sovereign nation means we were
separate from every other state
in this country of America. It
seems to me that we would learn
from our mistakes and start
fighting for what is ours. Either
we start standing up for our
rights now, or we will lose them.
We need to stop giving our
rights away and start standing up
for what is ours. Either we start
standing up for our sovereignty
and use it or we for sure are
going to lose it. Thank you.
Wesley Smith
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Stwyer Sr. Recognition Award."
The Elders chose to honor a
man every year during the pow
wow for outstanding cultural
leadership such as powwow
drum leadership, traditional spiri
tuality, andor tribal leadership.
We like to remember Grandpa's
advice, "One can accomplish
anything if one is willing not to
take credit for it." The family
of La-limaash, Herbert Stwyer
Sr. has maintained the traditional
respect for one another and
made the decision to bring this
prestigious award back to the
Lincoln's Birthday Powwow.
We wish to reawaken the
spirit of honor and recognition
for the traditional values and
leadership for our people that
the Elders had in mind when
they created this award. The
family made a public obligation
Hello, my name is Scott Th
ompson I am currently incarcer
ated in federal prison. I am half
Blackfoot and I was born and
raised in Montana. My cellmate
is Paiute from Warm Springs.
My plans are to hit the powwow
trail when I am released. If this
sounds interesting to you and
you would like to correspond
please write to Scott Thomp
son 07150-046 Federal Cor
rectional Institution Gilmer PO
Box 6000 Glenville, WV 26351.
Thank you
I'd like to thank all the people
who contributed to our family
during our loss of my mother,
Katherine "Kat" Queahpama.
This is a real struggle for our
family and everyone goes
through this one time or an-
Anniversary
Warm Springs family and
friends,
You wonderful people really
punked us good. We looked up
and seen each one of you com
ing into the casino to celebrate
our 50,h wedding anniversary.
Wilson you really pulled it off.
We will never recover from the
love and happiness you all ex
tended to us. "Warm Springs,
you're number one."
As we told all of you so
many times before, We feel like
guests on the Rez. We always feel
welcome. We always feel appre
ciated. We always feel loved.
You advertise your fame for
hospitality. We are the recipient.
We look forward each day to
share time with all you Warm
Springs tribes. We hope to hold
the same event on the big 60.
Please, join us. James Coburn,
Warm Springs movie star,
and Thelma Coburn, Warm
Springs-Walks Far Woman.
Sovereignty
Hello, my name is Wesley
Smith. I'm a tribal enrolled
member of the Warm Springs
tribes. I'm writing this letter in
regard to our treaty given rights
as a sovereign nation. Where is
it going or more or less where
has it gone. I was brought up to
know that when we have prob
lems on the reservation or
within our tribes we deal with it
as a people issue. I don't remem-
Candidate
There is a long history of
government officials making
agreements and then not living
up to or enforcing those very
agreements. Recently, I have
watched the local governments
surrounding the Warm Springs
Indian Reservation try to undo
similar agreements, such as the
river permit agreement relating
to the Deschutes River. It is my
belief and conviction that once
we make agreements, we should
uphold them unless all parties
to the agreement find common
ground to alter them.
I am running for County
Commissioner in Jefferson
County, on the Republican
ticket, this year for several rea
sons. The first and foremost is
because all of us in Jefferson
County need better representa
tion than we have received in
the past. We need leaders who
will work with all our residents,
including Warm Springs, for
good things in the future.
We need leaders who will
honor the agreements we have
made in the past. We need lead
ers who will negotiate in good
faith, from a position of mutual
respect. Currently, this does not
exist.
It has become quite clear that
some current County Commis
sioners do not show any respect
towards many of the people
who reside in Jefferson County,
particularly not the Native
American and Hispanic resi
dents. This has been evidenced
by their blaming minorities for
everything that is supposedly
wrong with Jefferson County as
well as an attitude that "People
from Warm Springs don't vote,
so who cares about them." To
me this type of attitude and
behavior are a significant part
of what is wrong with the cur
rent leadership in Jefferson
County.
Government officials on the
federal, state and county levels
have broken their promises to
the tribes too many times in the
past, as well as recently. This has
to stop and it will with me. I will
work with citizens, including
tribal leaders, in good faith and
from a position of mutual re
spect which is certainly more
than what has been done before.
I look forward to working
closely together, government to
government, as we move into
the future to develop better pay
ing jobs and a strong local
economy. If you have any ques
tions, comments, or would like
to discuss any issue, please call
me at (541) 504-9054. Or e
mail at vern4jeffcoaol.com.
Respectfully,
Vern Bowers, Republican
candidate for Jefferson County
Commissioner.