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Show HILL TOP TIMES Page 24 CHIEF, SECRETARY Hospital Technician Retires, Commended Brother and Sister Leaders In Shoshone Indian Affairs TSgt. James E. Creech, base hospital, has retired from the Air Force after more than 20 years of military service. Presenting the retirement papers was Maj. Gen. Robert H. McCutcheon, Ogden AMA commander. The general also presented the first Oak Leaf Cluster to the Air Force Commendation Medal to the sergeant at the ceremony. Sergeant Creech was a medand surgical technician at the base hospital. He received his medal for his job performance while stationed at Hill ical AFB. AFGE Meeting Tonight meet- A special membership ing of the American FederaEmof Government tion be will ployees, Lodge 1592, held tonight at the Seagull Room, Clearfield State Savings and Loan Association, 7 p.m. Charles Carter, AFGE Local 1592, president, urged all members to be in attendance. IF YOU EAT slowly, you will eat less. This is particul- arly true if you have a large family. The two worlds of the white and the red man have merged in a spectacular manner for two Shoshones who are long-tim- e employees of Hill AFB. Mae Parry, a Base Procure- were born in the Indian settlement of Washakie, Utah, in Box Elder County. Now almost a ghost town, the settlement came to be a home about 1885 of the wandering Shoshones who moved with the seasons, summering in Idaho and preferring the warmer climate around Promontory, Utah, in winter. Hardships and wars with whites had decimated the tribe, but when the peaceful Mormon settlers poured into Utah and were willing to be friends with the Indians, there developed a lasting tie with these white families. Some Indian orphans were adopted into Mormon families and hundreds of Shoshones are affiliated with that church today. The settlement of Washakie grew and prospered. The parents of Mae and Frank, deeply aware of their tribe's tradition ment clerk, and her brother, Frank Timbimboo, a quality control specialist in Maintenance, have dedicated themselves in their off --base time to the welfare of Shoshone families and the cause of all American Indians. They are two of the 30 Indians employed on the base at present. Frank Timbimboo, whose name means "writing on rocks" (believed done by medicine men of a past era), was chosen to be the Chief of the Northwestern Band of Shoshone Indians. Approximately 175 families comprise this tribe, one of three Shoshone groups in the West. Mae has been General Secretary of the tribe for 28 years. Lived at Washakie This brother and-- sister, whose family name came from the great Shoshone leader, Chief Sagwitch Timbimboo, , DISCONTINUED SAQJ tires Passenger and truck tires Wide ovals All passenger tires are whitewall We even have some highway HAVE 6-pl- y, 8-p- y, patrol tires ME ly on these top quality tires! 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As a result of her studies she qualified for a position in Maintenance in 1945 and kept it until she married and acquired a family. Mae then took a leave of absence to be a wife and mother, but returned to the base to work in them. She has written countless papers and articles for organizations and newspapers. Work As Team Most of all, Mae and Frank, working together a team, endeavor to persuade their Shoshone tribesmen to organize, with committees and spokesmen, so that they can obtain the privileges of education, health and welfare that the government has made available to them. They have written up bylaws and rules to govern their group, and they have general council meetings in which Indian needs and opinions are discussed. They want each of the 175 families in their tribe "to fulfill their talents and ambitions so they can be Also they hope for friendand ship understanding from their white neighbors. self-supporti- ng. Three Years In Air Force Frank attended the same Sherman Institute in California, and when World War II came he trained as an aircraft mechanic. He spent three years in the Air Force, and later Mid ha"d- - ..n.e . hJ Ibeen t transactions. But all her life Mae Parry has delved into the history and folklore of Indians, and particularly the Shoshones. She has listened to their tales of the past, heard their legends, and talked to both Indians and whites endlessly in an effort to bring understanding between Like you've never saved before 6.00 or 6.50x13 7.75x14 7.75x15 8.25x14 8.15x15 8.55x14 8.45x15 8.85x14 nnorai came to Hill AFB to Maintenance. work in He holds a responsible job keeping data and record flight discrepancies and "debriefs" pilots. He studied at night at Weber State in Diesel and related subjects to in crease his skills. Both brother and sister were invited to Washington at the invitation of Secretary of In- terior, Stewart L. Udall, to see their government They are constantly young leaders shones. in action. looking for for the Mae Parry lives in Sho Clearfield with her husband, is an industrial Grant, who engineering in Maintenance. specialist Frank and his wife, reside in Brigham two families each children. chases made by Base Procurement, and regularly handles 400 folders on incompleted (6-pl- y) Sizes craft of their tribe, thje Northwestern dians. Mr. Timbimboo is chief of their irrnnn members from Idaho, Utah and Nevada. Mrs. Parrv oo tho.;- - Procurement. 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