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THE SCIO TRIBUNE
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XXV
D. C. THOMS IS
Sc io. LINN COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 4. 192?
CONSOLIDATION IS
THE BIG QUESTION
Grand Officer« Coming
The local lodge, Knight* of Pyth
iaa, receive! word Tuesday that the
grand officers for the domain of
Oregon will visit the lodge on next
SprciluH Says Condition Good
I low to Give Maximum Edu
Tuesday night. May 9th
It is hop
and no Fear Need be Felt
cation at Minimum C<Ht is
ed by the officers of the local lodge
that every member will make it a
—Lungs Not AffeCted
Up lor Right Solving
point to be piesent at that meeting
Dr. A G. Prill took D. C. Thome Don't forget, next Tuesday night
This pa|>er ha» given * f-w sh>»rt
to Portland last Monday for the
stories on the consolidation of the
pur|ioee of having him examined
Public Auction
nubile schools because it believed a
exactly
if
hia
diagnosis
and to learn
Iwtter incentive for study would be
I will aril at public auction at
of the case was correct, Tu hia en-
had. and for a further lielief that II
tire satisfaction, and to the greater Cobb's garage Saturday. M»i *>. at
would lower taxes in each district
delight of Mr.Thoma, he waa assur 1 o'elock t>. m, I Eord touring car.
so consolidate«!
To further give
ed by the apeialist that hie diagnosis J. N. Weddle, constable district 11
strength to our belief, we publish
was correct and that the effects of
the following ««lltoriai from the
Bu and pneumonia had not so affect
Portland Telegram of a recent date.
ed Mr Thoms lungs as to cause any
"No state betterment involving
alarm.
so little expense would go so far to
Mr. Thoms was assured by the
ward taking Oregon >>ut of the tail-
api*ciaiist that hia lungs were in
end clasa of states and putting it
g «I c - ndition, «nd that he need
The Date Has Been Excel for into the van as would cnmtolidatsd
not fear from that Standpoint, but
rural schools.
May 20—Look for an
that his vitality waa so sapped by
"To s need of better «slucation
hi* long siege that it would take
Announcement
for our country pupils Oregon is
some time for him to properly re-
dead asleep, indifferent, indolent
euperate and again become himself.
Plans are well under way for the
"Portland's school system is a-
This statement ought to put to organization of the community club
breast
with the tim> *
A pupil
route the many wild rumors afloat The date has been set for Saturday, i
graduated
from
our
grade
school*
that Mr. Thoms was in a moat seri May 20
An organiser from the
with
a
good
standing
can
enter
any
ous condition and that it would not sta’e Chamber of Commerce will be
high
school
in
the
country.
A
stu
du to’elect a practically dead man to present ar.d deliver an addies*
dent
graduated
from
our
high
schools
the high otfice of commissioner for
Good tiding* are still Cuming in
Linn county. Mr. Thoms will be a for the furmation of such a club, with respectable standing ha* entry
very live man by the lime the pri and from the pre* nt outlook it into any state univeiisity in Ameri
But a child coming from one
maries. and especially the election, seems safe to predict one of tfir ca
roll* around
l»et our people re- largest organization* of its kind in of our little one-room schools to our
memlier this and give him a rousing all Western Oregon, if not in the city high schools, come* limping ami
big vote.
state, taking the population of the I recites among children familiar with
important things h«- know« nothing
The friends of Mr. Thoms will be community into consideration.
of;
they with habits of stud) that
glad to l< arn of the facta in the
The people are beginning to real
he
has
never learned
lie sits with
case and will be belter qualified to ise that if they get anything there
i
hi«
rlassmate*
a
mentsl
cripple
A
to refute the statements that he is must of necessity be team work, mid
few
rare
rural
pupils
will
overcome
in a serious condition. He is gain this they plan to do through organ
thia, but not the averng«* pupil
ing fl<-li rapidly, having put on 6 isation.
"Worse than this, where one child
juiun I* last week, and that does not
cornea from the one-ro<>m *cho«>l to
look like a dangerous condition.
Enoch Miller Passe«
' the high aebool, most of the farmer
children have left the uninspiring
Enoch Miller died at the family
Tax Question to be Discussed
little school with nothing better than
home at Crabtree at N 15 o’clock
a sixth grade education, and with ■
H<>n Walter Pierre will speak at the Tuesday morning at the ago of 71
deep set distaste for study. We are
*< t* > >lh >us«-in district 10, near Gilkey years.
Death was caused from
station next Friday evening. May 5. on
giving the Japanes ■ in <>ur city and
paralysis.
ti. pr<>|nMH*l income tax question.
suburban schools s better, more in
Funeral sevices were held at the
Thm will be a very intersaUng mooting
spiring. broader education than we
and it i* ho|<*l Mr. Pierre will be greet Crabtree church Wedne*dsjr after
give to our farmers' a «ns and
ed with ■ full bouse. Only two msst- noon at two o'clock. Rev
Frank
daughters.
it . » nrc on th* schedule for Linn Better had charge of the services
county, this nx-etiug and the one ts be
"Why this unbearable abuse of
Enoch Miller was born in Albany
held at "l.acornb Friday afternoon.
children
when nearly every other
P<.|h are under the suspires of the February 22. 1861. ami had spent
«tate of the Union is hastening to l>e
Farmers Educational and Co-operative his entire life in this vicinity,
For
nd of the handicap of the make-i»e
Unions of their loraliusa.
many years oast hr ha* resided osi a I
lieve
school in the country districts?
farm near Crabtree.
Why
does no» some candidate f<>r
Seven sons and one daughter nur-
S 4 P«-asr and wife, of Jefferson,
the
governorship
of this *t*«e speak
visited I). C. Thoma Sunday.
vive .their father.
The sons are
out
in
hi*
platform
f<»r th< cunaoli-
Claude, Sigmund, Loren and Archie
!dated rural school*? Why haw not
of Crabtree, C G. .V ¡ler. of Salem,
our candidates for the legislature
and L. G. Miller, of <?ape Horn,
Wash
The daughter >* Mrs. C. C. thought of this? Don’t they realize
i that we are naked in this regard?
Fierce, of Portland.
Are ail office seekers as ignorant as
the parents who *ay: 'The little red
Dance Was Success
*rbool house was giwxl enough for
your mother and me. and it's good
The dance given by the newly or-
enough for you?’
ganisrd tiasrtmll team last Thurs
"tine may reply that wrn<>wh*ve
day night was well attende«! anil
laws providing for th«> c>>n*>lidati<»n
netted the club about i«r>5. which
of rural schools
Very well, then
and Springtime
will lx* applied on th«- purchiMv of
new uniforms for th. members of
is I louse Cleen-
the tram. The ladi«-« fuinishrd the ,
ing I ime.
We
eats fur a *ut>iwc at midnight, and
the music was furnished by thr lo
have Wall Paper
cal musicians, for which the club
from
feels very grateful.
COMMUNITY PLANS
FOR ORGANIZATION
Paper
I
15c a Roll Up
Give us a call
Kelly’s Drug Store
The Kt.vail Store
BOOST FOR SCIO
ALL THE TIME
Gymnasium is Progressing
Work on the gymnasium is pro
gressing fine and it is hoped by the
students and the committee tn have
the building completed and ready
for dedication in about six w.»ek* or
•none*. Those in charge are plan
ning for a gala day on Its nwnple-
lion and will shortly make its
why do we not have consolidated
I rural schools? Something i* wrong
with Jhc present law* < r we should
be consolidating our mak«*»hift little
schools into schools a* good as those
! in Salem. Portland and other cities
1 of the state
Forty other state* are
doing it. Why not Oreg.tn'
"When we mourn over the fact
that farm* sre not attracting popu
lation and that there is an aniaxing
cityward movement, let us gel nt
the fundamental cause*
l*-t u* in
our own mind* decide whether if th«-
choice were up tu us, the <*lucation
of children woul«l not tie an impor
tant fnet«»r in «letcrmtning where we
should live.'
TRACK MEET
BIG SUCCESS
Scio Boys
Carried
SANDNER CLAIMS
BROWN MISLEADS
Asks Salem Dealer
Cards on I able; Scio Wool
Pool Price Too L xjw
Material is I lerr
"The subject of wool, wool prices
and the method of wiling wool are
being discussed in a number of news
papers and in circular letter a and
statements sent to wool and mohair
growers bv Clifford W. Brown, a
WlM,| drB|t(. of
Bnd u A
Ward, general manager of the Pact-
f|c f;<M}pe|.gijye W’ool Growers As*»-
In • four-cornered track and field
meet at the old Linn county fair
grounds at Scio, Saturday, between
Scio, Stayton. Jefferson, and the
lebanon second string squad. Scio
emerged victor with 64 p«»ints to' nation.
her credit. The l-ebanon second«!
"With this in view. I want to call
were scored with 4(>J points, Jeffer 1 the attention of those intewstrd to
son won . points, and Stayt>>n 1J B f,.w matters as Interpreted by my-
Thomas, of I x-ban on. and Holland.
;
- ¡self
from information supplied from
of Scio, tied for high point honors, various sources
Before proceeding
each grabbing I n counter*. Hollis, farther I wish to state that I intend
of Scio, was a clime second. with no offense to anyone and hope no
15f points
one will take offense at my state-
Scio showed markt*d improve m<nts and conclusions as I see them.
ment since the beginning of the sea As to Mr Ward, we have nothing to
son. Holland. Sims. White Hollis, say. except that we consider him as
and N« d proved to be the best men having the best of the wool argu
and these fellow* should hold their ment.
own at the county meet Friday and
"We have never met Mr. Brown,
with their team mate* should give but wlth b|, due
t<1 h|m we
some school a hard fight for the take exception to the old time flat
county championship.
price, ungraded method of buying
The results of Saturday's HHVt and selling wool as applied to grow
' are:
ers or wool dealers grading system.
50 yard dash —- Thomas, 1-eb- A* to his figures and statements, we
anon; Holland. Scio; White. Scio
Time. 2 4.
Pole vault -Fee Ix-banon; Proa-
pal. Scio; Reece. Stayton ami Dull.
le-lianon, tied for third. Height,
9 feet.
100 yard dash Thomas. Lebanon;
Hollis. Seto; Fee. Lebanon, line
11 seconds.
Mile run—Sima. Scio; Shepherd.
Lebanon; Alberta, Jefferson. Time
5.46.
Shot put—Holland, Scio. Thoma*.
Lebanon; Freeman, Stayton, Dis-
' lance 34 feet. 3 inches.
220 yaid dash Thomas, Lebanon;
Hollis, Scio; White. Scio. Time 24
seconds.
High jump Haynes, Lebanon.
(Continued on page 2.)
consider them in part as misleading
to those who will not take the time
or trouble to read them carefully.
"The statements we take excep
tions to were made in Mr Brown’s
circular letter to wool and mohair
growers dated March lu, 1922, in
cluding two growers returns and
statements; an article in the State*
man of Salem, dated March 22. *22
and an article in the Albany Herald
dated April 15. In the statement
Mr. Brown addressed to the wool
and mohair growers, as indicated on
copy of growers return statement,
he stated that a grower from June»
tion City received lljc per pound
net. This is incorrect. The return
statement alx»ve referred to, a copy
(Continued on page 4.)
Mre. G. Loche
Mr*. G. Igicbe, who lived s few miles
south of Scio, passed away at her home
Wednesday night, after a lingering
, illness caused by paralytic stroke near
ly a year ago. Mr*. Lech«- waa gelling
along in year* and math- a brave light
to overcome her illneaa. She ¡« surviv-
; ed by her husband, two daughter* and
four son* The funeral will be held «1
< rablree church thw afternoon at two
o'clock and interment made in kranklin
Butte cemetery.
George B. Ray
t-eorge H. Kay, of Prineville. a form
er raaident of thi* section, died at hi*
home laat I huraday and «M brought
to Sew for intermenl. H« was an
uncle of lioee and Arch Ray, and is
I aurvived by hi* wife and the relative*
named.tRev. V. K. Alliaon, of Ixibanon
, officiated at the grave, there being no
funeral services at the horns of hi*
Î »gitsr-in law.
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G A Sandner. of the Kingston
community, and a memlwr of the
Pacific Cooperative Wool Associa
tion. takes exception to the numer
ous statement* made by Clifford W
Brown, of Salem, who pom-* a* a
friend of the wool growers
Mr.
Sandner makes a careful analysis of
the woof situation and showa conclu
sively in the following paragraphs
that the Pacific Cooperative Wool
Association is a grrat improvement
over the old methods of selling to
the ¿alvtn dealer. To quote Mr.
PI. \< I
TO
DINE
IN
SALEM
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to Place
Off Modi Sandner:
1 lonors—Championship
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