At an Aug. 19, 1963 special board meeting, patrons of Red Clover Cheese Factory and Tillamook Cheese & Dairy Association heard an explanation of why the two factories were ready to file a declaratory judgment lawsuit against Tillamook County Creamery Association. READ MORE
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Reasons to Cancel Marketing Agreement Listed by Cheese & Dairy
In a “Board Information” message, the Publicity Committee of Cheese & Dairy told its patrons why it was cancelling its marketing agreement with County Creamery. The nine reasons were the same reasons cited by Red Clover in its own notice of cancellation to County Creamery. The reasons included: loss of representation; unfair charges; lack of… READ MORE
Confrontation at County Creamery Office
In late August 1963, two Red Clover Cheese Factory board members went to the Tillamook County Creamery Association’s office to retrieve their factory’s files. They were stopped by a guard and the association manager, Beale Dixon. TCCA, the marketing organization selling all of Tillamook’s cheese, including Red Clover’s, was storing each factory’s records. However, the… READ MORE
No Money, No Milk
Cheese & Dairy protested County Creamery’s lack of payment for July and August 1963 milk by declaring that no more milk would be sent until payment was made. “No Money — No Milk!!” was the Cheese & Dairy board’s defiant statement. Within days of receiving the notice, County Creamery credited more than $299,000 to Cheese… READ MORE
