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23rd Annual

Strowberry FestivofMay 9, 1970Oklahoma

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COUNTY HAS

Colorful! ' .n rsrory

Adair County, home of rthe Cherokees,is one of the state's smallest counties. I tis only 584 square miles in area and con-tains 100 square miles of low mountairnsknown as the Ozark foorthills.

The county was carved from two dis-tricts of the old Cherokee Nation-Flinta'r,d Goingsnake Districts.

Many Ameri,can Indian tribes favored'this area because of i ts superior huntingand f ishing. The western Cherokees, how_ever, had become a predominant tr ibe inthe area by 1808. These were Indians whohad left voluntarily the main tribe arndtheir homes in Georgia, Tennessee, andNortth Carolina to migrate west. More

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Southern Ice Company

Freezing & Storage - Muskogee

Preston Refrigeration Co.

Fort Smith, Arkansas

Heekin Can Company

Springdale, Arkansas

than 7,000 already had sett led ln Arkan-sas betwee,n the Arkansas and WhiteRivers before their title to the land rvasconfirmed by rthe United States by thet rea ty o f 1817.

A new treaty 11 years later gave themin exchange for their homes in Arkansasa grant of seven million acres, part ofwhich extende,d west to the 100ttr merid-ian.

Many of the Western Cherokees thatwere forced to move intro the Indian T'er-r i tory elected rto sett le just across theborder in the rugged, mountainous areain which they had hunted an,C f ished, andwhich became the last Cherokee strons-ho ld .

The Wesrlern Cherokees were joined bythe E,astern Cherokees, who wer,e forcedto leave their homes in Georgia, Tennes-see, and North Carol ina and were drivenover the Trai l of Tears to this area. inab,curt 1838.

In 1839 this area, as part of , the Fl intand Goingsnake Distr icts, belonged to theold Cherokee Nation. In 190? when theIndian Territory was admitted to theUnion as the State of Oklahome, thi;area was in,cluded as a county anC namedAdair in honor of a promir:uent Cherok,eejurist and educator.

A historian notes that only the mostdaring whiite people, mainly those ofIrish descent, settled in the area ruledby the, Cherokees. But after the co,nStruc-t ion of the Kansas City Southern Railroad,many other white families moverd in fromAlkansas, Missouri, Tennessee, and Geor_gia.

ABOUT THE COVER

Official photograph of Miss MargaretCouch, who wi l l be crowned queen ofthe 197O Strawberry Fc,st ival in St i l -wel l on Saturday, May 9.

The cover was made possib le throughthe contr ibut ion of the St i lwel l Can-ning Co.

possib le throughof the follow-inc:

Arst Equipment CompanyClark Fork Lifts - Tulsa

Compliments OfColonial Brea-d Co.

Fa-dler Produce Co.Fresh Fruits & Vegetables

T'O OUR FRIENDS

You're invi ted to St i lwel lIt is a real privilege for me, on behalf of the Stilwell Kiwanis Club, to welcome

you to Green Country - to Stilwell, the Strawberry Capitol of the World, for the 23rdannual Strawberry Festival.

Those of us who have chosen this area as our homes know that no more beautifulcountry, nor friendlier people can ever be found than in this land of strawberries anddogwood blossoms in the Spring and the golden green foliage in the Fall.

We hope that '"ou enjoy every minute of your visit here in the foothills of theOzarks, in the land of lakes and rivers.

Perhaps you will linger a while enjoying the scenic beauty and hospitality of ourpeople.

It may be that you, too, will want to live with us in this historic and enchantingland of Cherokee Country.

H.D. Gound,President,Stilwell Kiwanis Club

H.D. GoundPresident

George CookVice President

.Joe H. CarsonPast Lieutenant-Governor

Other Kiwanis Club members

J.L. HallfordPast President

Berry A. FergusonSecretary-Treasurer

-Tack PowellLarry RobertsL.T. SprayClint ThomasJulius ThomasCLaude E. ToddLincoln YorkWade Zumwalt

Flctchet's HarilwarePh. ??4-7500

Stilwell PbarmacyReasonabtre Prices

Ben FranklinLeRoy and llelen Towry

Morrirs Lockor andProcessing Plant

Bob BakerHomer DunnLou ElliottBurl DoyleSheldon FrankNorvell HenleyBurnell IsaacsPhil KeeterJames Lindsey

Sam O. LoveW. Neil MortonDewey MossGene M,oweryCharles McFarlandTobe O'NealJim PanterW.B. PembertonJack Perry

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the contribution of the following:

Eastsiile Abstract Co.Blackard Real Estate

Lloyd antl Pat ColeHi, You-AIl

The Okl Trailing PostAntiques anil Junque

Stilwell Auto SupPlYCharles Hurlbut, Owner

P R O G R A MMoy 9, 1970

Master of Ceremonies for Festival Program:Lincoln York and Neil Morton

Mac Johnson and His Western Rhythm Band ----- -- 9:00 A.M.

ParadeParade Marshals, Larry Roberts and Phil Keeter

National Anthem 11:00 A.M.Miss Nita Towry

fnvocation 11:03 A.M.Rev.George Cook, Pentecostal Holiness Church

salute to the Flag ---- - E;;;;;s"""tr--

- -- 11:05 A'M'

Crowning of Strawberry Queen for 1970 11:07 A.M-Dr. I:L L. Helton, Tahlequah, Lt. Governor, Division XXI

Texas-Oklahoma District Kiwanis International

Welcoming Address 11:25 A.M.H. D. Gound, President, Stiiwell Kiwanis Club

Leon McAuliffe and His Western Band .----- 11:30 A.M.

Introduction of Former Queens 12:20 P.M'H.D. Gound

Introducdion of Distinguished Guests -- 12:25 P'M-H. D. Gound

Muskogee Manual Training High Sehool Stage Band ---------- 12:35 P'M'Boston Russell, Director

Leon McAuliffe and His Western Band -- 1:00 P'M'

stnwelr High School "i:f":#"## M;;;; Di";"t*---------

1:30 P.M-

Awards to Champion Strawberry Growers 2:00 P'M'

Strawberry Auction 2:15 P'M'

Stage Entertainment --------- 2:50 P'M'

Free servings of stravrhrries and Ice cream 3:00 P.M.

Rod.eo on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, May 7, B and I ------- 8:00 P.M.

Sponsored by Stilwell Roundup Club

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Feryqy Morse Seed Co. Kel-ley- Canning Co.r- Inc.Mountain View, Calif. Prairie Grove, Ark.

The Coca-Cola Bottling Co.of Fort Smith, Arkansas

Queen Margaret Couch, and attendants, Carla Satazar and Charlotte Wisehart'

CORONATION M,\Y 9


the coniribution of the following:

Garrett Chevroletand Olds Co., Inc.

Charnber of CommerceStilwell

Festivol Queen for 197OMiss Margaret Couch, who won the

Strawberry Festival Queen competition

over L2 other Adair County girls here in

February, will begin her reign on May 9

when the crown is placed on her head.

The new queen, 17, daughter of Mr. and

Mrs. Fred J. Couch of Stilwelt' will succeed

Miss Beverly Green, daughtcr of Dr. and

Mrs. Burdge Green, Stih'Ye1l.Miss Couch's attendants are Miss Carla

Salazar, 18, of North',irest Adair County;

Container Corp. of ArnericaCorrugated Containers - S{tlskog:ee

and Miss Charlotte Wisehart, 18, Westville,first and second runnersup respectively.

Miss Salazar's parents are Mr. and Mrs.Arnold Salazar; and Miss Wisehart is thedaughter of Mr. and Mrs. E.P. Wisehart.

Alternates to the attendants are Miss

Renee Morgan, 16, daughter of Mrs BettyeLeatherwood; and Miss Brenda Swepston,16, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R.L. Swep-ston, all of Stilwell.

StilwellHigh School'sMarching Band

GIRLS, BAN DS., FLOATS

Everybodyloves o porode

The second largest-some said THE

largest-strawberry Festival crowd in

history jammed Stilwell for the 1969 pro-

cession that took 52 minutes to pass a

given point

Crowd estimates ranged from 11'000 to

r 5,0,00.The procession included hundreds of

beautiful girls, 20 bands, five riding groups,

a dozen or so colorful floats, a motor

scooter patrol, Tuffy, a Tulsa television

character. and 232 horses and ponies plus

four mules.

Only a few drops of rain fell during the

parade.

The Stilwell Jaycees'red and green float,

which used Green Country as its theme,placed first in the senior division.

Other float winners in the senior division

were the Stilwell Study Club and the Stil-

well Canning Co.

\Minners in the junior division, in order,

Your Business AppreciatedMatney Ford, Inc.



Sinclair Refining Co.

Foremost MitkA Penfectly Balanced Mitk

Selan Hall, Howard Johnson

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Pretty girls galore

were the Stilwell FFA, Adair County 4-H,

and the Stilwell BoY Scouts.Bands in the procession came from Spiro,

Poteau, Sallisaw, Seneca, Mo., Westville,

Vian. Muldrow, Tahlequah, SequoYah,

Quentin, Chouteau, Stigler, Adair, Savanna,

Muskogee Manual and Stilwell High

Schools, plus four junior high and elemen-

tary grade bands from Tahlequah.Many weeks of planning by the Stilwell

In full regalia

Kiwanis Club are required each year to

stage the parade which receives the cooper-

ation of many individuals and organizationsover a wide area.

KEELER IS CHIEF

Principal Chief of the Cherokees is W.W.(Bilt) Keeler, chairman of the board of thePhillips Petroleum Co. of Bartlesville.

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Asgrow seed company_ Jones Truck Lines, Inc.Afland, Ga. - San Antonio, Tex. Springdale, Arkansas

Consolidated Industrial Equip. Co.Fort Smith. Arkansas

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Sherrie Cole, Margaret Couch, '69 Queen Beverly Green, and'68 Queen Carolyn Caraon

MISS BEVERLY GREEN

Arkansas Office EquiPment Co'


Schmieding Bros", Inc.

Springdale, Arkansas

Mead Containers, Div. Mead CorP.


Arkhola Sand & Gravel Co.Grade A Blocks - Fort Gibson

Van Buren Ice & Cold StorageVan Buren, Arkansas

Carrington Oil Co.Phillips 66 Dlstributor

Queen of 1969 FestivolMiss Beverly Green was crowned queen

of the 1969 Strawberry Festival by W.P.

Wood, Okemah, Lt. Governor, Division

XXI. Texas-Oklahoma District Kiwanis In-

ternational, shortly after the long parade.

The cor'onation took place, as it will again

this year, on a specially-built platform on

the Adai; CountY Courthouse lawn.

The queen's attendants were Miss Mar-

garet Couch (this year's queen) and Miss

Sherrie Cole.Also present for the coronation was Miss

Carolyn Carson, queen of the 1968 Straw-



berry Festival.

Miss Green, daughter of Dr and MrsBurdge Green of Stilwell, is a Freshmanat the University of Oklahoma, Norman,this year.

HOME OF COMPOSER

Stilwell is the home of the late Dr. JackKilpatrick, author and composer, whosemusical wofks include the Cherokee, N.C.,pageant, "Unto These Hills."

PRIZE-WINNING strawberries atthe 1969 Festival are disPlaYed bYJack Wright, at left, just before the16-quart crate so d at auction for $350In picture below, DewaYne Brunerwon second prize. His berries sold for

$300.



Felts FamilY Shoe Store

Wear for the FamilY

Cox Circle Inn Motel

714-7022 - Downtown Stilwell

Home SuPPIY

Frigidaire - MaYtag - Zenith

Stilwell Lumber Co.

774-7058 - Building SuPPlies

Okmulgee Packing Co.

Pal's Pride Products

Lloyd Brewer CitY Filling Stat'"38 Years Continuous Service"

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Crowd hears Johnny Lee Wills' Western band

FOR LARGE CROWD

A large, orderly crowd was in Stilwellfor the 1969 Strawberry Festival, one ofEastern Oklahoma's most outstanding an-ual events.

The spectators, mostly from this four-state area, Iined the streets for the parade,then gathered around the platform for thecoronation of the gueen, the musical pro-gram and the strawberry auction.

After the auction, they had only a fewsteps to take to get in line for the s:rvingof free strawberries and ice cream.

SECOND SATURDAY OF MAYThe Strawberry Festival, which had its

beginning in 1948, is held the second Sat-urday of May each year.

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Events f i l l doy

McDowell BrothersOklahoma City

Bert's 66 Service StationStilwell, Oklahoma

Pis:gly Wissly& Jaek Perry's Car Wash

THOUS^A,NDS etand in

line for free strawberries

and ice cream.



Kuykendall's DrY GoodsWelcome to the Festival

H.L. ArnoldWe,lcome Visitors

Glen RobbinsElectrical Wiring & Supplies

Daylight Do,nut ShoPMeals - BakerY Gootls

Stilwell Orchard & NurserY

Joe and Bernice WorleY

City Cab Co.

P}'. 774-73OO OCC No. 27O37

George's Propaneand Fruit Market

Caviness Service Station"Your Business Appreciated"

T.V. Collins GroceryGroceries - Meats - Dairy Products

S.L. Isaacs GroceryWelcome Visitors

Barbara's Beauty ShopBarbara T[ininger - Ph. 774-2249

L.C. El l io t t'Welcome

to the Festival

tltili',0

COUNTY IS NO. I PRODUCER

0sborn's LaunrlryWelsome to Our Festival

Farmers Supply Co.Ilome of the Farmers'Needs

Stilwell FFA ChapterWelcomes You to the Festival

Welcome to the FestivalE.G. anil Ella Mae Carroll

Eunter's 5 and 10Clifton & Christine HunterWaldroop's Store at Watts

"If You Neeil It We Have Iti'

Students, adults picking bcrries in patch near Stilwell

Strowberry is glomon croPThe luscious strawberry is not Adair

County's biggest crop-but it is by far the

most glamorous.Hundreds of people, including migrant

workers, students and housewives, jump in

each year to help harvest the strawberry

crop that in 1969 set a record yield per

acre.Only about 750 acres are in strawberries

in Adair County, but this county is still

Oklahoma's biggest Producer.Strawberries mean about $500'000 an-

nually in the countY's economy'

Strawberry Capitol Motelanal Restaurant

Maytag Autormatic LaunilrYGenre and Eula Cranfortl

V.E. Yantte,rheiilen Automotive319 S. Znil - \Mholesale & R'etail

\Mingfielil'sVariety Store

ScruggsRadio and Television

Stilwell GrocerY & Marhet

Free DeliverY-77 4'7 la6



There were only 180 acres of strawber-ries in this county in 1939. This increasedt o 6 1 7 i n 1 9 4 9 , a n d 7 1 9 i n 1 9 5 9 .

The yield per acre in Adair County in1969 was 4,800 pounds-4 1sss1d for thestate

Besides setting a yield record, the 1969crop was regarded by many local observ-ers as the very best in quality.

A good picker can pick about 100 quart

boxes in a six-hour day. He receives an av-erage of from 8 to 10 cents a box. In goodyears, the grower can clear as much as l2Yz

Young picker collects

cents per box.Seventy-three pickers working in a patch

last year picked 250 crates from 2y2 actes

for one of the best days on record anywhere

in the county.The experienced pickers use a variety of

positions. Some stoop, o'thers squat, kneel

or sit. Those who sit say they remain seated

and scoot from one plant to the next. Scoot-

ing on rocky soil, however, is hard on pants'

Local strawberry growers like the Blake-

more variety best. Tennessee Beauty runs

a poor second. Growers agree that Blake-

rnore berries hold up better on the plant

in hot weather and that they have a better

taste. Besides, Blakemore plants are good

for at least three years as compared with

Tennessee BeautY's two.

The strawberry season is short, starting

early in May and ending about June 1.Thousands of pounds of berries are sold

to the Stilwell Canning Co. to be frozenand packed. The remainder is sold at Stil-well area markets, and to retail outlets(mostly chain stores) in Tulsa, Muskogee,Fort Smith. Ark., and other cities.

Many people from miles around drive to

Stilwell each May to buy berries to takehome for themselves, neighbors and rela-

tives.Besides the commercial growers, many

others have small patches in their owngardens. Commercial patches range in sizefrom less than an acre to about 15 acres.

A new patch, after being cleared of tim-

ber and brush, is good for about three years

before weeds take over' After that, it'smore economical to move on to a new lo-

cation rather than clear the old patch of

weeds and grow new plants.The pick-your-own plan, already being

practiced at some patches, is expected togrow in popularity because of the problem

of getting good pickers willing to work forl0 cents a box. People who pick their own,of course, are expected to pick all sizes ofberries from each plant. They save between8 and 10 cents a box by picking their own.

Most of the county's patches are locatedin the central area where so much of thebodine s6il-65psgi3lly adaptable to straut-6.r11s5-is located. The soil is extremelyrocky which the plants easily penetrate.

Bodine soils are well-drained and offset thelarge amount of rainfall each Spring.



Bruce-Rog:ers ComPanYFt. Srnith - Rogers, Ark.

Keystone Seed CompanySt. Louis, Missouri

A check-out stand

Kansas City Southern Lines

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STRAWBERRY RECIPES

Strawberries, with nothing else added,are delicious

But there are plenty of other ways tomake them even more delectable.

Such as with shortcake. ice cream orwhipped cream.

Just about any housewife in Stilwell cangive you one or more recipes involvingstrawberries.

Here are four of them:

Uncooked Strawberry Preserves

(Mrs. George Diclrson)

I quart fresh strawberries, stemmed andcrushed thoroughly

4 cups sugarI box Sure-Jell

3/4 cup water

_ Add the sugar to the crushed berries andlet set. Heat water and add to it the Sure-

Jell and boil for I minute; then add thesweetened berries and stir constantly forabout three minutes over Iow heat, (This isto make sure the sugar dissolves complete-ly.) Ladle into jars and let set for about 12hours. Then store in freezer. ff the pre-serves are to be used soon, they will keep4 to 5 weeks in the refrigerator withoutbeing frozen.

Texas Strawberry Pie

(Mrs William Z. Cook) '

2 cups strawberry juice (some freeze itand keep it from season to season)

2 tablespoons tapioca flour (if tapiocaflour is not available. substitute 1 ta-blespoon flour and /2 tablespoon oftapioca.)

t heaping cup sugarMix together and bring to a rolling boil.

Fill a baked pie shell with whole strawber-ries. Pour the cooled thickened mixture overthe berries and top with whipped cream,

Prepare shortly before serving to preventthe crust from becoming soggy.

Strawberry Pie

(Mrs. Wade Zumwalt)

I quart strawberries1 cup sugar2 tablespoons cornstarchI pinch saltI lump butterHeat until thickened and pour into a

baked pie shell. Top with whipped creamwhen serving.

Strawberry Chiffon Pie

I envelope unflavored gelatin/2 cup sugarY2 cup waterI cup crushed strawberriesI tablespoon lemon iuiceI cup cream for whippingCombine gelatin and sugar in small sauce

pan; stir in water; heat slowly, stirring con-stantly for five minutes or until gelatin dis-solves. Pour over crushed berries and lemonjuice and chill until mixture is as thick asunbeaten egg whites. While gelatin mixturechills, beat cream until stiff. When gelatinmixture is cool and partially thickened,whip it until it is fluffy, then fold in thewhipped cream. Spoon into a baked pie shelland chill about 30 minutes before serving.Garnish top of each serving with a wholeberry.

NOVELIST LIVES IN COUNTY

The novelist, William R. Scott, who writesunder the name of Weldon HiIl, lives nearWatts in Adair County. His novels include"Onion Head,'" later made into a movie,"Rafe" and "A Man Could Get Killed thatwayt."

How do you l ike 'em?


Tom J. CarsonInsuranoe Agensy

Panrott's Jewelry ShopGifts - Watch R€pair

Save-Way Cr,roceryBudily antl Juanita

Roberts Fmneral HomeServing Adair Co. Since 1913

Catron's Discount StoreWelcome to the Festival

Day Dfuount Co.Best Place to Trade

Vera and Max BakerWelcome to the Festival

Complimmts ofShiptey Bakturg Co.

FACTS TO REMEMBER

ABOUT STILWELLPopulation (estimated) - City, 2,320;

Adair County, t5,200.

Labor force-Male, 2,185; female, 792.

Transportation-Federal Highways 59and. 62; and State Highways 51 and 100.Interstate 4'0 is 30 miles south. The Kan-sas City Southern Railroad, six truck linesanC a bus line serve the area. Stilwell alsohas a city airport with runways of 1,600and 2,000 feet.

$e1'saalngnf-Mayor-City Council. Act-ive volunteer fire department. Five citypolice officers and three county officers.Two Oklahoma Highway Patrolmen arestationed here.

Banking-g3nk of Commerce has totalcapitarization of $659,003.41, with $6,210.-292.07 in deposits and total assets of

$6 .872.295.48 .

Organizations-Chamber of Commerce,Kiwanis, Garden Club, RounduP Club,

.runior Chamber of Commerce, StilwellStudy C!ub, Strawberry Capital Square

Dance Club, American Legion, Veteransof Foreign Wars, Masonic Lodge, Orderof Eastern Star, Oddfellows Lodge, Re-

bekah Lodge, Adair County Quarter Horse

Association.

Recreation-Water sports, fishing andpicnicking at nearby Lake Tenkiller, smallgame and deer hunting, city park, city

swimming pool scheduled for construction

soon, two gymnasiums, movie theatre, andfour golf courses in 3O-mile radius.

Televigion reception-Three stations in

Tulsa, Okla., and one in Fort Smith, Ark.

Special eventr - Strawberry Festival,Dogwood and fall foliage tours, rodeos andAdair County Fair.

Health - Fifty-bed Stilwell MunicipalHospital, and Adair County Health Build-ing. The city has two dentists, three M.D.'s,



an osteopath, one optometrist and a chiro-practor.

Climate - [v6s3gs winter temperatureis 37.4 degrees. Average summer tempera-ture is 82.1. Rainfall averages 42.46 inchesper year, Stilwell's elevation above sealeve l i s 1 ,112 fee t .

Education-One elementary school, onejunior high and one high school. EasternOklahoma Experiment Station is locatednorth of Stilwell. Three institutions ofhigher learning are within S0-mile radiusof Stilwell-John Brown University, Si-loam Springs, Ark., 35 miles; Universityof Arkansas, Fayettevi l le,50 miles; and

LIGHTED CROSS, on DavisMountain in Stilwell, can be seenfor miles. The Cross is sponsoredby the Stilwell Kiwanis Club.

Farmers ProtlucoFeeil - Seed - Fertilizer

Stilwell ApplianceRCA, Kelvinator Dealer

Stilwell Teilephone Corp.Touch Tone, Mobile DiaI, DDI)

Kim's Janitor Supply& Barker's Groc. & Station

The Jack RidersWelcome, Visitors

Smay Auto SupBlyWelcome, Visitors

Jinr's Service StationCoin-Op Car Itrash

Ideal Fruit FamStrawberry Pla,nts, P eaches, Apples

t

Northeastern State College, Tahlequah, 25miles.

Industrial buildings available - Jq76metal building:s, one 340 by 100 feet, andone 240 by 100 feet.

lndustrial sites available-Thirty acres,located rA, mlle north of city limits, can beeasily secured. Land is also available onKansas City Southern Railroad right-of-way.

Prevailing wage scal+IJ.S. minimum

Stilwell, a growing community


wage and hour law prevails.

Major induslr;""-$lilyyell Canning Co.,Alabama Charcoal Co.. Cherokee Nationfndustries, Inc., Reese Tie Co., AdairCounty Orchard Co., Stilwell Frozen Foods,and Ideal Fruit Farm.

Motels and Restauranls-Jhsss motelswith 56 units. Numerous good eating places.

'llfater and aewer system-Stilwell hasan abundance of clean, pure water-4,,000,000 gal lons per day-from 146-acre

Stilwell CafeWelcone, Visitors

Freemants Foorl Centerr'Do{l't Shop-Just Stop"

Peggy's Flowers"Flower for AII OccasionJ'

C.H. Dunn Fami lyOk. Farm Bureau Mutual Ins. Co.

Gray's llairy CupGene and Bonnie

United Dollar StoreFirst Quality Merchandise

Rock's fron & Metal Co"Scrap, New and Used lron

lllorsham's CarilinalFood Store

Stilwell Junior High and Fieltlhouse

city lake. The lake is large enough to serve

Stilwell for three years without a drop of

rain falling. Present sewer system is large

enough to accommodate a city of 10'000.

A $500,000 industrial sewer system, which

will handle 2,000,000 gallons of industrialwastes daily, was completed recently.

Electrical power-The City owns its own

electrical distribution system, and gets its

own power from the Grand River Dam

Authority. Special industrial rates are of-

fered. Present capacity of 5,000 KW could

easily be enlarged. Ozarks Electric Coope-ative serves the rural areas.

Cornmunication3 - Independently-ownedtelcphone company, serving 2,0,00 dial tele-phone stations in S0O-square mile area, of-fers direct distance dialing, touch tone andmobile dial telephones. Stilwell will beamong the first in Oklahoma with one-partyservice in initial rate area.

lnductrial foundation-Stilwell Industrial

Foundation is a non-profit organization.Indian Inductrial Development Acai;tance

-The Bureau of Indian Affairs, in cooper-ation with Oklahoma employee serviceagencies, will assist intiustry in recruitmentof qualified applicants to meet personnel

staffing requirements.With the Arkansas River only about 30

miles away, Adair County is looking hopc-fully for an industrial boom whp#,,r,.the Ar-kansas and Verdigris Rivers are opened tonavigation in the not-too-distant future.

fndustries interested in this area are in-vited to write R.L. (Bob) Baker, presidentof the Stilwell Chamber of Commerce.

GOLDA'S OLD MILLGolda's Old Stone Mill, located off SH

5l West of Stilwell, is over 100 years old.The water wheel still provides power forgrinding. Hundreds of tourists visit themill each year.

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Chaffin PharmacyMake This Your Hdq.

Stilwell MercantileDrop By and See Us

Associated Producers Coal Co.Oklahoma City

I

Thir page made possible through

the contribution of thr, following:

Briggs IGA Foodliner

Everyday Low Prices

Oklahoma Tire & SuPPIY

Kenneth & Johnnie Rains

Waters Furniture Co.

New & Used Furniture

Waters Real Estate

Complete Appraisal Service

Thomas Clean Cleaners

You-All Come to See Us

DeJarnatt Brothers

Dirt ContractorE

Stitwell MuniciPal llosPital

Ailair County llealth Building

BEAUTIFUL SCENERY is just

one of Adait County's attractions'

Clockwise, beginning at uPPer left:

Evansville Creek at Chalk Bluff.

Dogwood in bloom. Stilwell's new

State Park with modern camPing

and picnicking facilities. SH 51 just

West of Stilwell.

Ozarks Electric CooPerative"Consumer-Owned UtilitY"

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"The Friendly"Bank of Commerce

C.J. CarsonInsurance Ageney

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Sti lwel lMost religious faiths are rePresented in

the immediate Stilwell area.

Other denominations have churches

communities surrounding Stilwell

The local churches are:

Assembly of God Church

Central Baptist Church

Church of Christ

First Baptist Church

First Christian Ctrurch

First United Methodist Church

Free Holiness Churcb

United Methodist Indian Ghurch

Fentecoertal Holiness

churches



Worsham Tractor Co.

For Farm & flomePowen Needs

Ancorp National Services, Inc.

South-West Div., Kansas CitY, Mo"

Thompson Book & SuPPIY Co.

Edmond, Oklahoma

Capitol Typewriter Co.108 S. 4th, Muskogee, Okla.

Teel Laundry & Dry CleaningMuskogee, Okla.

Ballentine Produce, Inc.Alma, Arkansas

Apples are big business

AGRICU LTU RE

Apples and peaches-along with straw-

berries and other agricultural products-

are big business in Adair CountY.

This county produced 175,'000 bushels of

apples last year, which was 10 per cent

above average; and 55,000 bushels of

peaches, also 10 per cent above average.

Adair County products-including straw-

berries, green beans, apples and peaches-

are sold all over the Nation. Some are pro-

cessed locally, while others are shipped

fresh.Stilweli is the homc of the Stilwell Can-

ning Co., which has nationwide distribu'tion; the Adair County Orchard Co. whichis the largest in this four-state region; andthe Ideal Fruit Farm,

Corn, small grain, grain sorghums andimproved grasses and legumes for hay aregrown mostly as feed for livestock. Timberis regarded as an important cash income.

Several poultry processing plants alsoflourish in this area.

Diveil'si f ied, mechon ized



I)oc Beene's Restaurant"strawberry Shortcake AlwaYs"

Jli,rn anit Leta IlawsottWelcome Visitors

Dairy BerrYMr. and Mrs. RoY Roberts

StilwellNursing Eome

Eagle TheatreBargain Entertainment

Stilwell Butane Co.Welcome to the Festival

Stilwell Flower ShopFlowers for all Occasions

Cliff's Drive InMr. and Mrs. Roy Roberts

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SPRTNGS

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GORE

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COOIG9ON HILLSSTATE GAI4E

REFUGE

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HOI4E OFSEQUOYAH

E. Cherokee Center an:drecreated village

F. Cherokee CaPitaIG. Golda's Mill

AAA Abstract Co" Inc'

Frank Garrett, Mgr' Stilwell

KelIeY's DePartment Store

Welcome to Adair CountY

Reed's Hardware & Furniture

Sarah-Quin ton-Geue

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Al I rooCs leod to Sti lwellA. Old BaPtist MissionB. Oldest home in Oklahoma

C. Indian MuseumD. Natural Dam



McSpadden Home Service

S&H Green StamPs on Cash Sales

Morton's DrY Goods

Jess and Nina Morton

John's GrocerY & Station

John and Butch

Lake Tenkiller offers recreation

LOTS TO SEE AND DO

Stilwell Reese Tie Co.Treated Posts and PolesDemocrat-Journal

Come to the 'Green CountrY'Come to the "Green Country" and ern-

joy spectacular vistas at every turn'

Valleys, tree-covered mountains, un-

limited water fun.Come, enjoY it all-the best of Okla-

homa, crowded' with color, a wide var-

iety of things to see and 'do' Visit colorful

and. historic nearby commtlnities, enjoy

the mountains, sun' swim, fish, play golf'

enjoy water sports. All this and more in

highly agreeable climate'beautiful Lake Tenkiller, located just

a few minutes' 'drive west of Stilwell' is

among the major attractions in this area'

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The deep blue water of Lake Tenkiller

lures fis'hermen, skin divers and water

skiers from a wide area'

Tenkiller Ferry Dam, which impounds

water forming Lake Tenkiller, is located

on the Illi:nois River near Gore. It was

built by the Corps of Engineers in 1953

at a cost of $23,822,000, principally for

flood contro'I, navigation and production

of hydro-electric Power'

But the publie is mainly interested in

the extra dividend,s*recreati,orn, and fa-

vorabl,e fish and wildlife habitats.

Stilwell Municipal Hospital & StaffWelcome You to the Festival

Carnation fce Cream

is being furnished for theTwenty-Third Annual Strawberry Festival

through courtesy of

Stilwell CafeWorsham Grocery

-Freeman's Food CenterBriggs'IGA

Green's GrocerySaveway Grocery

fsaacs' GroceryMidway GroceryStilwell Grocery

Ed Willis GroceryLuther Worley

Daylight Donut ShopBill's Grocery

Howard's GroceryPearl's Grocery

Lee Grocery & StationMain CaIe

Stilwell Nursing HomeStilwell Municipal Hospital

Doc Beene's RestaurantPeavine Grocery

Swede's Food MarketPiggly Wiggty

Claude King GroceryCollins' Grocery

George's Fruit Market

"For Contented Familiesrt

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