Verbatim for Dec. 20, 2023

Statement to this effect was made by officials of that organization this morning.

Many varieties of vegetables and fruit were handled through cooperative sources during the year. Of the vegetables 18,000 packages, or suit case boxes as they are known on the Portland market, and 99 tons of sacked produce, were shipped from The Dalles.

These vegetables consisted chiefly of tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, asparagus, canteloupes and spinach. There were 35 tons of beans and 46 tons of peas sold through the association. Altogether there were 23 varieties of vegetables produced here last season.

— The Dalles Daily Chronicle, Dec. 20, 1923

Tribes pose challenge in latest counts

WARM SPRINGS — Jason Hintsala was living in his cousin’s crowded house with his girlfriend and nine relatives when U.S. census takers passed through the Warm Springs Indian Reservation in 2000. Later, he moved with his family to his parents’ trailer.

“We have no choice but to bounce from house to house” because the waiting list for tribal housing is so long, Hintsala said.

Indian reservations posed a multitude of problems to census takers, not the least of which were big, ever-changing households, frequent moves, mistrust of government officials, and differing definitions of who is an Indian. As a result, the head count of Indians had some of the highest error rates of any minority group.

For the first time, tribes will not have to accept the official census numbers, which are used by Washington when doling out federal aid.

More than 100 tribes around the country are challenging the 2000 census...

— The Dalles Daily Chronicle, Dec. 19. 2023

Local petroglyph artist gets international mart

Loy Leidloff has provided 300 rubbings of an ancient rock carving, “The Rib Cage Ram,” to fulfill a contract she accepted this spring from Norm Thompson, a large retail and catalog firm in Portland.

The firms catalog is circulated five times a year to 2.5 million people throughout the world.

Representatives of the firm approached Mrs. Leidloff this spring through a client of hers who had presented her artwork to them. In order to fill the order, she worked “from daylight until after dark at night” all summer. No vacations for me this year,” she said.

The numbered and signed rubbings, which will be a limited edition of only the 300 rubbings, are being offered through the catalog ...

— The Dalles Daily Chronicle, Dec. 21, 1983

Editor’s Note: Altering, defacing, or damaging petroglyphs is against federal law. Even if the damage is unintentional, such activities are illegal. Various penalties under the Antiquities Act, the National Historic Preservation Act and the Archaeological Resources Protection Act include up to ten years imprisonment, and fines up to $100,000.