Stilwell, Oklahoma

Carolyn Ca

May l l , 1968

FESTIVAL HISTORY

BiS eventcomes of age

The Strawberry Festival dates back to1948 when the Stilwell Kiwanis Club de-cided to do something about stimulatinginterest in one of Adair County's rnajoreconomic resources.

The strawberry crop that year wasvalued at about $750.000 a,nd was describ-erd as "the biggest berry h,arvest the areahad ever experienced."

With the assis[ance of the entire com-rnunity, the first annual Festival was heldMay 22, 1948.

The prqgram irncluded games and con-tests, several numbers by the StilwellHigh School Band , selection of the Straw-berry Festival Queen, music by a highschool hill-billy orchestra, llalks by Lt.Gov. James E. Berry and others, and adance that night at the Americar LeglonHa'il. Th,ere was ,no parade.

Hunrd,reds of free portio,ns of straw-berr;es and ice cream were served.

The first queen, Pat Reed (now Mrs.Bob Leatherwood ofSti lwel l) was nineyears old. Besides be-ing cute and attrac-tive. contestants in ,thefirst years of the Fes-tival were required tobe actual strawb,erryp i c k e r s a n d w e r es p o n s o r e d b y t h e i remployers.

"The contest, on thesame day as the Fes-tival. was h.eld on t,he

First Queen

steps of the cor.rrthouse," Pat recalled."There were about 10 co,ntestants. We did-n't have to perform-we just sat there:nA- were j ,rdgeC on the basis of applause

from tlr,e crowd.""I received a $50 U.S. Savings Bond and

a wrisrtwa[c,h-plus sorne new clothes giv-en to me by my sponsor, Bethel Eubanks."

"I still have my crown, which was madeof candboard."

The late Jack Chaffi'n was presid,ent ofthe ,Stilwell Kiwanis Club that year.Arnong Stilwell men taking arn, activep.rrt in the celebration were Norvell Hen-Iey, Geo. Watens, J,oe H. Carson, Ted Se-bastian, Doc Beene, and the late PaulChambers, Stilwell mayor at that time.

After the Festival, the Stilwell Demo-crat-Journal cornmented :

"From conservative businessmen andcitizens, we hear that the largest crowdever to ass'emble in Stilwell (except cir-cus day) registered for the Firsl! AnnualSfrawbery Festival."

The second Festival was more ambitious.Th,at was the year that the OklahomaHouse of Representatives designated Stil-rvell as the Strawberry Capital of theWorl,d following introduetiorn, of a resolu-'''cn bv W.H. (BiIl) Langley, a member ofthe House then.

Each vear, the Festival has grown andhas become m,ore successful.

The biggest Festival yet was held in1967 urhen the parade feattrred 21 bands,mairy beautiful girls and dozens of floats.Thousands of persons from :this four-statearea attend'ed the parade arnrd program,and stayed to eat strawberries and icecream. Ten of the former Festival Queensearne back to receive special honors. Thethrree-night rodeo held in connection withthe Festival drew record crowds.

ABOUT TIIE COVER

The eover o'f the Strawb"rry Festi-val booklet, featuring tJre photographof th,e 1968 Queen, Miss CarolynCarson, was made nossible throughthe cor:tribution of the StilwellCanning Co.

Matney Ford, Ine.Your Business App,reciated

This page mado possiblo throughthe contributions of the fo,llowing:

Vanderheiden Oil Co.35 Years in Stilwell

Foremost MilkA Perfectly Balanced Nlilk

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YOU'RE INVITED

Welcome to the FestivalThe Strawberry Festival comes o,f age today.

This is the 2,1st a'nnual Festival arnd, as priesident of th,er Stilwell Kiwanis Club,r join the entire membership in extending a welcome to each of you.

fhe St,ilwell Kiwanis Club feels that it is a privilege,to spoflrrsor an er&nt thatmeans so much to our entire comrnunrif,y. Our membership is snaall and, tihereforgeactr memb,er must serye onl more than one committee. However, with double e.fforton our part, this Festival could rnever be a success without the co,operattion and good-will of the businessmen, farmers anrd other citizens of t'her enfiirre coudty. We appreci-ate them and their work.

'we,hope our efforts have produced fo-r you a,Festival you will enjoy, rlemern-

ber and wish to visitt again.

J. L. Hallford,Pnesident,Stilwell Kiwanis CIub

Kiwanis Club officersJ.L. Hallford

President

Burnell IsaacsVice President

Marvin AppleFrank GarrettH.D. GounrdNorvell H,enleyPhil KeeterJarnes LindseySem O. LnveW. Neil Morton

L.T. SprayPast Presid,ent

Berry A. FerggsonSecretary-Treasurer

Joe H. CarsonPast Lieutenant-Governor

Other Kiwanis Club members

Felts Family Shoe StoreWear for the Family

Cox Circle Inn Mote,l774-7022 - Downtown Stilwell

Home SupplyFrigidaire - Maytag - Zenith

This pago made possible throughthe contributions of the following:

Tobe O'NealW.B. PembertqtJaek PerryJ.H. ThomasClint ThomasClaude E. ToddJimmy VarnellWade Zumwalt

Stilwell Lumber Co.774-7058 - Building Supplies

Okmulgee Packing Co.Pal's Pride Products

Lichty Freezer Storagc fnc.Fort Smith, Arkaasas

P R O G R A M IMay 11, 1968

Breakfast for Queen, Atterndants and Former QueensStilwe]I Cafe, 7:00 A. M.

Master of Ceremonies for Festivtl Program: NeiI Morton

ParadeParade Marshal, H.D. Gound

National AnthemMiss Barbara Green

10:00 A. M.

11:00 A. M.

11:03 A. M.Invocation

Jim Woolsey, Minister First Christian Church

Crowning of the Strawberr-y-Queo1 for 1968 11:05 A' M'- "giil Cunningha-, iv.i.t-ka, Lt' Governor, Divis:an XXITexas-dklahoma District Kiwanis Internetio'nal

Welcome Addre,ss 11:20 A' M'

J.L. Hailford, President, Stilweli Krwanis Club

Johnnie Lee Wills and His West'ern Band --- 11:25 A. M.

Intrc,d,ucti'on of Former Queens -- ,-------�-- 12:05 P' M'J.L. Hallford

Folk Singers -------- 12:10 P' M'

John Hilligoss, Mo'nna McNabb and Brenda Gwartney

Johnnie Lee Wills and His Western Band -- 12:45 P'M'

Masters Quartet 1:30 P' M'

Awards ChamPion Growers 2:00 P' M'

Strawberry Auction 2:25 P' M'

Free Servings of S'trawberries and Ice Cream 3:00 P' M'

Rodeo, Thunsday, Friday and Saturday -------- - B:00 P' M''sponsbred by Stilwell Round-Up Club

This page matle Possible through

the. comtributiorns of the following:

Asgrow Seed ComPanYAtlanta, Georgia

Jones Truck Lines, Inc.Springdale, Arkansas

Consolidated Industrial Equip. Co.Fort Srnith, Arkansas

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Queen Carolyn carsron and Miss Eeverly Green, left, and Miss sherrie cole.

TO REIGN OVER FESTIVAL

This prge rnade possitrle threnghthe eontr ibutions of the fol!^ 'w':ra:

Garrett Chevroletand Olds Co., Inc.

Waters Furniture Co.New & Used Furniture

Her Royal Highness' 1968Miss Carolyn Carson, 17, queen of the

1968 Strawberry Festival, was chosen from

a field of 19 lovely young ladies on the

basis of b,eauty, poise and pers'ona-lity.

She will reign t'hroughout the year as

Stilwell's Gcod-Will Ambassador.

The new queen, daughter of Dr and

Mrs John H. Carson, will graduai'te t,hissprlnrg fr'om Stilwell High School whereshe is drum major of the school band,president of the stud:nt counci l , humor

Container Corn. of America

editor of the sohool new'spap.er, and amember of the Future Homemakers ofy' merica and Future Tea'chers of AmericaChaprters. She is a former Stilwell HiglrSchool Basketball Queen and Carnival

Queen.Her attendants ar.e Miss Beverly Green,

16, a Junior at Stilwell High School,daughter of Dr and Mrs Burdge Green;and Miss Sherrie CoIe. 16. also a Ju:riorat Stilwell High School, daughter of 1\llrand Lllrs Lloyd Cole, Jr.

Corrugated Containers - Muskog:ee

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Pretty girLs enhance beauty of oolorful floats

PRETTY GIRLS, PRETTY FLOATS

Ozarks Electric Cooperative"Consumer-Owned Utility"C.J. Carson

Everybody loves a paradeThousands lined the streets of Stilwell

i,n 1967 to enjoy what is d'escribed as thebest Strawberry Festival parade in history.

The line of march included 21 bands,many beautiful girls, dozens of colorfulfloats, miscellaneous entries, and 180 cow_boys and Indians on horseback.

Cash prizes were awarded to the bestfloats in two categories.

The Stilwell Study Club's float, decor-ated with huge paper strawberries andbl,ossoms, placed first in the Senior Divi-sion. Other winners were sponisored bythe Stilwell Canning Co., Stilwell Mer-cantile Co., Stilwell Future Farm,ers of

This page made possible throughthe contributions of the fol,lowing:

America Chapter, Stilwell Cub Scouris,and Adair County 4-H Clubs.

The bands, which came from as faraway as Oklahoma City anrd Shidler. re_ceived trophies.

Many weeks of plannin,g by the Stil_well l(iwanis Club are required each yearto stage the parade which receives the co_operation of man-'r individuals ai:d orsan_izations over a wide area.

IDEAL BASEWhether business or pleasur.e brings

you to Eastern Oklahoma, Stilwell is anideal base for one-day tours.

fnsurance Agency

"The Friendly"Bank of Commerce

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This page made possible throughthe co,ntributioms of the following:

Dairy BerryMr. and Mrs. Jack Perry

Cliff's Drive InWelcome to the Festival

Pigsly WisslyThe Original Self-Service

Prize-winning float

Queen gets kiss on cheek

IT'S OFFICIAL

This page mradft possibtre throughthe contributi,ons of the followinrg:

B.G. Ste;ryart, VfholesaleCandy, Drugs & Noti,orrs

BilI GoodaltWelcome, Visitors

Compliments ofShiptey Baking Co.

Worsham Tractor Co.For Farm & Home power Needs

Fadler produce Co.Frosh Fruits & Vegetables

Co,mpliments OfColonial Breaat Co.

,Brewer Ctty FilIing Startion"36 Years Conrtinuous Servicett"Butch" Ogden's

Phillips 66 Serviee, Stilwell

Queen of '67 is crownedMiss Karen Nichols, queen of the 1g6?

Strawberry Festival, was erowned bvDwight L. Morelock, Ada, Lieuternani_Governor, Division XXI, Texas_OklahomaDistrict, Kiwanis International. After_wards, Morelock gave the queen a kiss onthe cheek.

The ceremony took place on a platformon the courthouse lawn as thousanrds ofvisitors watohed.

The queen, now Mrs Ken Maples, a

student at the University of Arkansas i,nFayetteville, is the daughter of Mr andMrs Fred Nichol,s of the Zion Communitvnerr Stihvel l . She is a 196? graduate ofSt:hvel l High School.

Her attendants were Miss Reta Robbins,daughter of Mr arnrd Mns Geonge Robbins,Stilwell; and Miss Joyce Eversoll (nowMrs Ed,die Walden of Srtilwell), daughterof Mrs Opal Ever:soll of near Dutc,h Mills.Ark.

Bob Cain, left, Claucle Totkl antl Queem

THE WINNING BERRIES

Blackarcl Real EstatePh. 774-7644 - ??4-2990

Ed Bruton AsphaltPaving Co.

The Olil Trailing PostAr,tiques and Junque

Stilwell Auto SupplyCharles Ilurlbut, Owner

Fletcher's IfarilwarePh. ??4-7500

Stilwell PharmacyReasonable Prices

Ben FranklinLeBoy antl Helen Towry

Morris Locker andProcessing Plant

Bought for 50 cents per berryA new record for the Stilwell Straw-

berry Festival Auction was establishedat the 1967 Festival when, Claude Todd,president of the Stilwell Canning Co., bid$350 for Bob Cain's first place crate ofBlakemores.

That figures out to about 50 oents perberry.

Cain, who has a 55'acre patch of berries,received $25 in prize money, bringiing his

lbis page made possible throughthe contributions of the following:

total to $375 for the 16-quart crate.

The second place winner was JackWright who received $225 for his cratefrorn a Prairie Grove, Ark., canning com-pany.

The previous high price parid at the Stil-well Strawberry Festival was in 1966whenr Willie Means received $300 for hiserate.

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. TFoysA_NDS,-young- and old and from all waltrs of life, patien,tly standin line for their share of free strawberries and ice cream foil^owins the 196?parade.

This page made possible throughthie contributions of the following:

Farmers ProducoFeetl - Seed - Fertilizer

Stilwell ApplianceR,CA, Kelvinator Dealer

Thomas Grocery, StationWelcome, Visitors

Stilwell Te.lephone Corp.Touch Tone, Mobile Dial, DDD

The Jack RidersVfelco'me, Visitors

George's Radio, TVand Appliance

Smay Auto SupplyWelco'me, Visitors

Jim's Service StationCoin-Op Car Wash

CLIMAX TO PERFECT DAY comes whenStrawberry Festival visitors dig into theirfree strawberries and ice cream. This is alsothe time to stand around and visit with oldfriends.

At left are two iittle tykes who sit on thecurb to eat their berries.

This page, made possible throughthe contributions of the following:

Sinclair Refining Co.Selan Hall, Howard Johnson

Reese Tie Co.Treated Posts and Poles

Stilwell Municipal Hospital & StaffWelcome you to the Festival

The Olil Baptist Mission

THE TRAIL OF TEARS

It all ended here many years agoJust threg miles north of Westville on

US 59 stand"s, a lirttle white church whichrnarks the 6nd ,of a long, sad journey fora nation "r{l"d f"o- its home east of theMississippi

$,iver.Acnoss the road east of the Old Baptiit

Mission Church is a quiet little cemeterywhere lie thE brave leaders of this bsn.dof Cherokeeti"ra fy the Rev. Jesse Bushy-head. \,

Few rnotoristp traveling by on US 59ever stop to rela.d the historical markerwhich Gov. E.W. Marland caused to beerecrted in memory of these displacedCherokees. i.

The marker summarizes the history ofthe Old Baptist Mission in these words:

This pago made possible throughthe contributions of the followins:

"Baptist Mission about 4 miles Northanrd West. Established by Rev. JesseBu,shyhead in 1839 and known as BreadTown,by ttrhe Cherrokees. Rev. Evan Joneswas the missionary in charge. The Chero-kee Messenger printed there, beginning inAugust, 1844, was first periodical in Okla-homa. Mission moved to Tahlequah in 1867.Eacone College at Muskogee, still in op-eratione is the outgrowth of lthe school atBap'tist and Tahlequah."

These words may summarize the historyof the church at Baptist, btrlt the s'ignabove th'e door, "Moved over the Trail ofTears in 1835" and "The End of the Trailof Tears" give these cold facts somehuman interest.

A nation forced at bayonet point to

Stilwell

Democrat-Journal

Briggs IGA Foodliner

Everyday Low Prices

Oklahoma Tire & Supply

Kenneth & Johnnie Rains

Waters Real Estate

Complete Apprais,al Se.rvice

Thomas Clean Cleaners

You-All Come to See Us

DeJarnatt Brothers

Dirt Contractors

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rnrove to new lands could not forget itsown civilization but brought with it allt:trat was movable, including one of itsctrurches.

Acoording to the Grant Forernan papers,

some four'or five heavy log beams weretransported to this spol! and combinedwith native logs to build a replica of achurch these Cherokees h,ad been force'Cto leave in Georgia.

A treally had been signed at New Echota,Ga., which g3ve the valuable lands of theIndian tribes to ttre white man. Men ledby Chief John Ross fought rernoval forthree years, but .att last they gave up andwere brought west by soldiers of the Fed-eral ,government.

Much blood and manv tears were shed

along "The Trail of Tears." Tlhese hard-

ships did not stop these men with tHre

spirit of pioneers. They were determinedto establish a scho,ol, village and homesprotected by law as theY kn'ew itt.

Their leader. Rev. Jesse B,ushyhead, was

the first sup,reme court judge in the Cher-okee Nation before his death in 1844.

Other leaders carried out rthe plans of

Mr. Bushyhead to found a churoh and

school at this new Location.

But, just three years after the }og struc-

ture was cronst?ucted. the building was de'

stroyed by fire. A few of the logs were

saved and were used when rthe new framre

building was constructed. This building isbuilt aocordiinrg to the same design as thefirst one, and is kept in repair by theccmmunity.

In 1843, the Bapltist Mission Board ofBostonr, Mass., sent a printing press to beset up anrd used to publish a periodicalcalled The Messenger, printed in theChenokee language.

The first copy of this paper, da{ted in1844 and printerd at the Otrd Bap,tis't Miss-ion, is iin, the possession of the A.T. (Bud)Lacie family of Westville. The pape.rclaimed to have been, published onemonJth previous to the first printing ofthe Cherokee Advocate in Tahlequah.

The otrd Cherokee Female Seminary wasbegun at the Old Baptist Mission, but was

moved to the Park HilI locatiqnr ,and later,lo Tahlequah where it is lanown as North-eastrern State College.

A school, pr,obab,ly a boarding school,for mernbers of all the Five Tribeq wasope'ned at Bread Tlown to teach youngCherokees to read and write. It wasrnoved to.Tahlequah in 1867, and latber toMuskogee where it beeame Bacone Uni-versity in 1880.

Ttre end of the Trail of Tears, perhaps,but the beginnirng of a new and betterera in the life of the Cherokee people.

-by Mrs. Lucy Jane Makoske

This Inge maile Possible throughth,e contributions of the following:

Roberts Funeral Home

Serving Adair CountY Since l9l3

Kelley's Department Store

Welcome to Adair CountY

Reed's Hardware & Furniture

S a r a h - Q u i n t o n - G e n e

McSpadden Home Service

S&H Green Stamps on Cash Sales

Morton's Dry Goods

Jess and Nina Morton

Rex Self-Service Shoe Store

Welcome Visitors

Traril of Tearr mural by young Stilwell Cherokee

ADAIR COUNTY HAS

Rich andcolorful history

,ddair County, h,ome of tlhe Cherokees,is one of the state's smallest counties. Itis on,ly 584 square miles in area and con-tains 100 square miles of 10.- mountairnrsknown as the Ozark footthills.

The county was carved from two dis-tricts of the old Cherrokee Nation-Flintanrd Goingsnake Districts.

Many Ameri,can Indian tribes favoredthis area because ,of its superior huntingan'd fishing. The western Cherokees, hovr-ever, had become a predominant tribe in

the area by 1808. ?hese were Indians wi:ohad teft voluntarily the main tribe ar::r:ltiheir homes in Geor,gia, Tenne'ssee, andNortth C,ar,olina to migrate west. Morethan 7,000 already had settled in Arkan-sas between the Arkansas and WriteRivers before their titl,e to the land wasconifirmed by tthe Uniterd' States by thetreaty of 18,17.

A new treaty L1 years later gave themin exchange for their homres in Arkansasa grant of seven million acres, part ofwhich extended west tro tthe 100th merid-ian.

Many of the Western Cherokees thatwer,e force,d to move int,o the Indian Ter-ritory elected ,to settle just across theborder in the rugged, rmoun,tainous areain which they had hunted anrd fished andwhich became the last Cherokee strotnig-hold.

In 1839 this anea, as part of rbhe Flintand Goingsnake Districts, belonged to theold Chenokee Nation. In 1907 when tiheIndian Territory was admitted lto theUnion as the State of Oklahoma, thisarea was included as a countv anrd named

Re-learnfurg olil skills

Adair in honor of a prominrent Cherokeejurist and educator.

The Western Crlrerokees were joined bythe Eastern Cherokees, who were forcedto leave their homes in Georgia, Tennes-see, and North Carolina and were drivenover the Trail of Tears to t,h'is area, inaboutt 1838.

Arounrl 1824, Fort Wayng was builtrear where Watts. in rnrorthern AdairOounty, is located. The Cherokees soughtprotection there during rbhe 'Civil War.The fort was later moved to DelawareCounty because the soldiers sta{tionedthere took malaria.

A historian notes that only the mostdaring whiite people, mainly those ofIrish descent, settled in the area ruledby the Cherokees. But after the coindtrue-tion of the Kansas Ciity Southern Railroad,rnany other white families moverd irnt frornArkansas, Missouri, Tlernrnessee, and Geor-gia.

This page made possible throughthe contributions of the following:

Doc Beene's Restaurant'Strawberry Shortcake Always"

Frank Briggs Co."For Your Building Needs"

Gerald's Furniture & ApplianceGibson's Appliances

Jim anil Lela I)awsonWelcome Visitors

Eastside Abstract Co.W. H. Langley, Mgr. - Bonded

Eagle TheatreBarga'in Entertainnrent

Stilwell Butan,e CoiWelcome to the Festival

Sti,lwell Fl,ower ShopFlowers for all Ocaasions

A B O U T S T I L W E L LFACTS TO REMEMBER

Population (estimated) - City, 1,950;

Adair County, 13,200.Labor force-Male, 2,185; female, 792.

Transportdtion-Federal Highways 59

and 62; and State Highways 51 and 100.

Interstate 40 is 30 miles south. The Kain-

sas Ciity Southern Railroad and six truck

lines serve the area. Stilwell also has a

city airport with runways of 1,600 and

2,000 feet.

Government-Mayor-City Council. Act-

ive volunteer fire rdepartment. Five citypolice officers and three county officers.

Two Oklahoma Highway Patrolmen are

stationed here.Banking:-Bank of Comrnerce has total

capital izat iorn' i f $523,000, with $4,935,154.-60 in depo'sirls, and total asset's of $5'512'-472.29.

Organizdtions-ChamLber of 'Commetce,

Kiwanis, Garden Club, RounduP Club'

Junior Ohamber of Commerce, Stilwell

Study CIub, Strawberry Capital Square

Dance Club, American Legion, Veteransof Foreign Wars, Masonic Lodge, Order

of Eastern Star, Oddfellows Lordge, Re-

bekah Lodge, Adair CountY Quarter

Horse Association.Recreation-W.ater sports, fishing and

picnicking at nearby Lake Tenkiller, smallgame and deer huntinS, citY Park, twogymnasiums, movie theatre, and four golf

courses in 30-mile radius.

Television reception-Three stations in

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

Special events-Strawberry Festival,

Dogwood anrd fall foliage tours, rodeos

and Adair County Fair.Hea1th-Fifty-bed Stilwell Municipal

Hospital, and Adair County Health Bttild-

ing. The city has one denti:st, three M.D.'s,

two osteopaths and one optornetrist.Climate-Average winter temperature

is 3?.4 degrees. Average summer tempera-

ture is 82.1. Rainfall averages 42.46 inchesper year. Stilwell's elevation above se'a

level is 1,112 feet.Education-One elementary school, one

juinior high and one high school. Eastern

Oklahoma Experiment Station is located

north of Stilwell. Three instirtutions of

higher learning are within S0-mile radius

of Stitwell-John Brown University, Si-

loam Springs, Ark., 35 miles; University

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,J* This page made Possible through

the contributions of the following:

Chaffin PharmacyMake This Your Hdq.

Stilwell MercantileDrop By and See Us

Molloy Butane, Inc.'Our Privilege to Serve You'

Municipal airport

Stilwell's new water filtration plant

of Arkansas, Fayetteville, 50 miles; andNortheastern State College, Tahlequah,25 miles.

Industrial builtlings available - Twometal buildings, cne 340 by 100 feet, andone 240 by 100 feet.

Inelustrial sites available-Thirty acres,located r/a rnlle norrth of city limits, canbe easily secured. Land is also availableon Kansas.City Southern Railroad right-of-way.

Prevailing wage scale-U.S. minimumwage and hour law prevails.

Major intlustries-Stilwe'll Canning Co.,Alabama Charcoal Co., Reese Tie Co.,Adair County Orchard Co., Stilwell Froz-en Foods, and Ideal Fruit Farm.

Motels and Restaurants-Th,ree motelswith 56 units. Numerous good eatingplaces.

Water and sewer system-S'tilwell hasan abundance of clean, pure water-4,000,000 galtrons per day-from 140-acrecity lake. The lake is l,arge enough toserve Stilwel,l for three years without adr'op of rain falling. Present sewer systemis large enough to accommodate a cityof 10,000. A $500,000 industrial sewer sys-tem, now under cornstruction, will handle2,000,000 gallons of industrial wastes daily.

Electrical power-The City owns i,tsown electrical distribution system, andgets its own power frorn th.e Grand RiverDam Authority. Speeial industrial ratesare offered. Present capacity of 5,000 KWoould easily be enlarged.

C ommunic ations-Independently- ownedtelephone company, serving 2,000 dial tele-phone stations iln 500-square mile area,offers direct distance dialing, ,toucrh tone

This page maile possible throughthe comtributions of the following:

Swede's Food MarketMaudine's Beauty Shop

Stilwell CafeWelcome, Visitors

Freeman's Food Center'Don't Shop-Just Stop"

PeggY's Flowers"Flower for AII Occasions"

Gray's Dairy CupGeme and Bonnie

Catron's Buililers SupplyFloor Covering Specialists

Roek's fron & Metal Co.Scrap, New and Userl fron

Worsham's CardinalFood Store

Stilwell, a growing communitY

and mobile dial telep'hones. Stilwell will

be amoqg the first in Oklahoma with onre-

parrty service in initial rate area.

Intlustrial foundation-Stilwell Indus-

trial Foundatidn is a non-profit org-rniza-

tion with $500 capital.

Indian Intlustrial DevelopmenLt Assist-

ance-The Bureau of Indian Affairs, in

cooperation with Oklahoma employee ser-

vice agencies, will assist industry in re-

cruitment of qualified applicants to meetpersonnel staffing requirements.

With the Arkanrsas River only about 30

mitres away, Adair,Cou'nty is lookirng rhope-

fully for an industrial boom when the

Arkansas and Verdigris Rivers are opened

to navigation in the not-too-distant fu-

ture.Industries interested in this area are in-

vited to write Joe Lyn'n Carson, president

of the Stilwell Chamber of Commerce.

TRAVEL COUNTR,YAdair County is first-rate travel coun-

try, principally because you'll find usfrie'n'dly and helpful anrd proud of ourpicture-book scenerv and historical spots.

This page matle Possible tthrough

the contributions of the followiltg:

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

Corneli Seed CompanySt. Louis. Missouri

Kansas City Southern LinesSouthern Belle

Stilwell churches

Most religious faiths are represented in

the immediate Stilwell area.

Other denominations have churches inccrnmunities surrounding Stilwell.

The local churches are:

Assembly of God Church

Central Baptist Church

Church of Christ

First Baptist Church

First Christian Church

First Methodist Church

Free Holiness Church

Methodist Indian Mission

Pentecosrtal Holiness

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This page made possible firroughtfte contributions of the following:

Strawberry Capitol Mo,teland Restaurant

Maytag Automatic LaundrvGene and Eula Cranford

V.E. Vanderheiden Automotive319 S. Znd - Vlholesale & Retail

Stilwell Grocery & MarketFree Delivery - ??4-?186

Hunter,s b and l0Clifton & Christine Hunter

General Glass Co.Store Fronts, Awnings, Carports

Holiday MotetTelevision - Swimming pootWaldroop's Store at Watts"ff You Need ft, We Have ft,,

Osborn,s LaundryWeloome to Our Festival

Farmers Supply Co.Ilome of the Farmers'Needs

Stilwell FFA ChapferWelcomes You to the Festival

Welcome to the FestivalE.G. and Ella Mae Carroll

A growing industry

AGNICULTUNE

Arkansas Office Equipment Co.

Fort Smith, Arkansas

Schnieding Bros., Inc.

Springdale, Arkansas

Mead Containers, Div. Mead Corp.

Fort Smith, Arkansas

Arkola Sand & Gravel Co.

Grade A Blocks - Fort Gibson

Van Buren Ice & Cold Storage

Van Buren, Arkansas

Carrington Oil Co.

Phillips 66 Distributor

Diversified and mechanizedAdair County's agriculture and related

services are important rto the entire region.

Strawberri'es, green beans, apples andpeaches grown in Adair County are soldall over the Nation. Some are processedlocally, while others are shipped fresh.

Stilwell is tlhe home of the StilwellCanning Co., which has nationwide dis-tribution, and the Adair County OrchardC'o. which is the largest in this four-state

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Mechanical pea pickers were put intouse here in 1967, doubling production.

Corn, small grain, grain sorghums andimproved grasses and legumes for hayare grown mostly as feed for livestock.Timber is regarded as an imp,ortant cashinoome.

Several poultry processing planrts alsoflourish in this area.

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Cherokee Ce'n'ter andrecreated village

Cherokee CapitalGolda's Mill

Kelley Canning Co.Prairie Grove, Ark.

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All roads lead to StilwellA. Old Baptist MissionB. Oldest home in countyC. Indian MuseumD. Natural Dam

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Ferry lVlorse Seed (h.Nfountain View. Calif.

LOTS TO SEE AND DO

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 colorfuland historic nearby communities, enjoythe mountains, sun, swim, fish, play golf,

enjoy water sports. All this and more inhighly agreeable climate.

Beautiful Lake Tenkiller, locat,ed just

a few minutes' drive west of Stilwell, isamong the major atitractions in this area.

The deep blue water of Lake TenkillerIures fi.hermen, skin divers and waterskiers from a wide area.

Tenkiller Ferrv Dam, which impounds

Lake Tenkiller offers recreation

water forming Lake Teinrkiller, is locatedon the Illinois River near Gore. It wasbuilt by the Corps of Engineers in 1953at a cos,t of $23,822,000, principally forflood control, navigation and production

of hydro-electric power.But the public is mainly interested in

the extra dividends+recreatiorn,, and fa-vorabl,e fish and wildlife habitats.

COLORFUL LANDMARK

Golda's Old Stone Mill, located at Bit-

ting Springs off US 51 between Stilwelland Tahtrequah, is over 100 year:s old. The

water wheel still providies the power forgrinding corn, just as itt did for the In-

dirns and the sett lers.

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Preston Refrigeration Co.

Fort Smith, Arkansas

Heekin Can ComPanY

Springdale, Arkansas

Southern lce ComPanY

Freezing & Storage - Muskogee

Arst Equipment ComPanY

Clark Fork Lifts - Tulsa

Teel Laundry & Dry Cleaning

Muskogee, Okla.

Ballentine Produce, Inc.

Alma, Arkansas

Carnation Ice Crearn

is being furnished for the

Twenty-First Annual Strawberry Festival

through courtesy of

Stilwell CafeWorsham Grocery

Freeman's Food CenterBriggs'IGA

Greens GrocerySaveway GroceryOgden's GroceryIsaacs' GroceryMidway Grocery

Sam and Dessie CafeStilwell Grocery

Chaffin PharmacyEd Willis Groeery

Luther Worley

"For Contented Familiestt

Howards GroceryPearl's Grocery

Lee Grocery & StationMain Cafe

Stilwell Nursing HomeStilwell Municipal Hospital

Doc Beene's RestaurantJ. D. Thomas Grocery

Worley Pool HallPeavine Grocery

Swede's Food MarketPiggly Wigigly

Claude Cain GroceryCollins'Grocery