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About The Scio tribune. (Scio, Linn County, Or.) 1919-19?? | View Entire Issue (Oct. 19, 1922)
The School Monopoly Bill has a misleading name! k VOU have an interest in schools? Then be sure to understand the true meaning of the * School Monopoly Bill which is called on the J r . t ballot the Compulsory Education Bill. i • y •4 / », The reason that this name is misleading is because we already have compulsory educa* tion under the present existing law, and we already have compulsory teaching in English in a//schools. Wh»t this bill really proposes is to substitute state control over the education of your children for j-our control. The people of Michigan have already overwhelmingly defeated this measure, because it attacked the freedom of education. Protect your rights which are being endangered-do not be misled by the name of this bill. Read the proposed bill carefully Read the campaign literature Find out the intent of the bill which is disguised by the title. You will find that that they propose school monoply. A hidden attack upon freedom of education. Vote 315X NO on the School Monopoly Bill Called on the ballot Compulsory Education Bill Thu "dwriissmsM is paid for bv ths Non-Sectarian and Pro<r<«anl *k boot« Cmnminra. Scio Business Men doing for the community. At the pre eent time it ia unable to get enough (Continued from page 1.) milk to supply the trade and that there shouki be no fear of overdoing the J. B. (ouey said, in rvaponaa to hi* milk industry - there ia a constant and name, that he came to Scio to educate growing demand for more milk and the hia children because of the advantage products of the cow. He thought that oua schools here. He thought on« way irrigation, which could be so cheaply to get atudenta here would be to boost established in the Forks of the Santiam for good roada. complete the gymnasium should be earnestly considered fur the and then watch the town grow an the pur|«ose of increasing the crops ami imaortance of the school become known. pasturage hereabouts. The naturally Hr aaid he waa a booster for the school level or eloping of the country, and the at all timva. abundance of water in tne hills, if prop B. W. Siller, a new comer, but a erly harneasad, would give every man mighty good booator for Scio, waa neat cheap irrigation and he would have called upon, and aaid he waa strongly water when he rvally needsd it. He in favor of the school, and the gvm- waa ably backed in thia statement by naaium and from these two thing» we James McKinlay. another visitor, who could watch the town grow. He aaid waa here with him, and who l»an engin he waa instructor for the Sokol gym eer by profession. H* also staled he nastic club, and was sure that the club had been over moat of Oregon in hla would be behind any mova that would residence in the state ami aaid that be hasten the completion of the gym believe»! that the Fork» of the Santiam nasi uni He ho|>ed to see the gym waa the beat he had seen He liked the completed in the next thirty days, and hospitality of the people here, liked the pruphesied it would t>e done. N 1 Morrison and A E. W aguncr thought of organisation, ami prophesied The neat subject taken up waa "Good that great good would result if team Roads,' ’ and D. C, Thoma, present ably backed up the statements of .Mr commissioner from this vicinity, and it Thoma, and urged that we get togeteer work was had. and he had no doubt ia hoped the neat one from here, re» on good roads and aaid we will have this would occur. ponded to the toast. He aaal he felt them if we do. They also urged that H. I- Halim waa railed upon Io tell pretty much as the previous speaker» signs be placed at convenient ami about the ‘ Lumt>er Industrv.” and he about the necessity of the gym and Its proper points showing how to get into ably discussed the question. At the present lime, he said, the price of lum immediate completion, for it would He io. mean much to the future of the school John Crawford of Portland, a mem ber waa at about the wartime prices, Hut the subject of roada. waa aa much ber of the Oregon Milk Co«, known as but the great drawback fur this com of a benefit toward promoting the the Scio Condensery, was present, hav munity waa the lack of facilities for growth of the school a* the gym in ita ing come to the city on a hunting trip getting same to market. At present, way. said the speaaer. At the present I and vacation, ami be was called U|>on to t the cost of tranaportating the produce time, the speaker said, there was not make a few remarks regarding the from the mill to the railroad waa almost much money to build roads, but for the i Scio Comtenaery. He sax! he waa in- * prohibitive, and he thought that if a information of the business men he j tereslrd in Scio and the community, | s|xir could t»e brought into town from wanted to say that there are XSO I and he felt that the people did not fully I West Scio some of the obstacles con bridges in Linn county of IS or more ' realise what the condensery was really ' fronting the small mills would be over come. He urged cooperation in secur ing a spur, and thought same could be had. The »peaker said he had minutely investigated the natural grade for a railroad up Thomas creek and the sur vey he had caused to be made showed that not over a 6 per cent grade would be encountered in reaching the vast amount of timber standing to our east. A growth of the timber industry here New List t. o. b. Detroit woukl mean a growth to the town, and ('hnssis .........f..... $235. Runabout, reg. $2119 growth to the town would mean growth to the business men. Payrolls, Truck chania......... 3N0 Touring, regular ... 2V8 he said, waa what waa needed here. Hr Two door Setlan ,. 595 Coupe .................... «53U. again urged everlasting team wark, and we can get what we want. Four door Sedan ..... $72.5 feel in length which required 1.50),OX) feet of timber to deck, and thia was a great item that eat up the taxpayers money There ia now 25uu miles of good roads in Linn county, and the grrater part uf these good roais lay in the southern part of the county. He sax! this was because there had been booster organizations there that went after what they wanted and got them. He deplored the fact that there are good roads that led away from Scio, and but none that led into Scio, and be hoped this organization woukl take •tsps in the future to are that it get good roada into and not always away from here. While there are many miles of good roada in the southern part of the county to every mile in thia sec tion, he said thv »oil here was better adapted to building same at loss coat than in the southern part lie promised to do all he can to help get gtxxi roads in this section and leahing to Scio, but aaid we must all be together team work will bring the desired re-ulto. Effective Today New Prices on Ford Cars and Trucks The above prices are f. o. b. lletioit, and are the low est price« in the history of the Ford Motor Co. ORDER YOUR EORD TODAY FRED T. BILYEU Authorised Dealer eeeee Scio, Oregon ♦»eeesepe From a ‘'Mercantile Standpoint”, R. M. l ain waa called upon to tell what he thought of the business men in Scio, an<l he said he thought the busmens men here were as progressive, kept aa good stocks, and sold aa cheaply, year In ami year out. as anywhere in the state. He said he felt that good roada had as much to do in bringing people into town aa any other item, and that when travel was ban! to make H waa natural that the easiest point to reach, as any man in the city. He is famtlar even though farther, waa practiced by with every detail, and he expressed it many people. W. F Gill also backed In three words—lack of cooperation. up Mr. Cain in his statements, and also Thv new plant was needed becau e the urged that w« look into the good roa>te old plant had become worn out. and a question with real earnestness J. L. new one waa Imperative, and the logi Kelly said he felt that bo was aa low cal place fur the plant waa where it is end in eurne cases lower than other now ioeatrxL Mistake was probably drug stores. He also favored good mads in starting construction at the roads, urged getting together on thv time it waa. but who knew what was spur, and really put Scio on thv map to happen. The first bond issue was civicaily and commercially. sold at par. but the next issue a sacri Hr. S. C. Browne, when called upon, fice of several thousand dollars waa oc said he came to the meeting to listen, casioned by a slump in the market. aa he waa not sufficiently acquainted The plant can be made self-sustaining, with the lite of the city Is apeak author he said, if the people will patronise it, itatively, but that at a future meeting but it will never pay itself out if we of the association he might have some hold aloft from it. It will only take thing to say in regard to conditions here about liM) i*trona at 15 per month to as compared with conditions as he found make it pay its own way. reduce the them down south. boiaia and all. but mure at W woulJ J. F. Wcsely »an! he could nut add help mure abundantly. When thv old much to what he hail san! in the article plant was in operation, $160 per month he had published In the I ribune, but waa the minium receipts, but today the that he felt sure if the present mani- L minimum is |.Vs>, and it ia paying ope tested spirit of cooperation shouki con rating expenses, ami it should be paying tinue that the city of Scio will grow interest on thv investment as well. He and the entire community become pros- i strongly urged the retention of the p-rous. lie favored teamwork, and minimum to parties outside of the city, hoped that the good started at this tor the reason, he said, that city real- meeting will last and grow. dents through taxea were paying about Waiter Holechek showed how the H minimum I here is no obligation in butcher business had grown in the few curred by the user oulaide thv city upon year» he and hia brother had lawn in the Anal |>ayment uf the bonds now on business tn Scio, and said he waa glad thv plant, or that may be a>lde.l from the aplnt of cooperation was so mani time tu time. Hr said the rates hero fest. It la something king needed, be are not high, but aa cheap and in must cases lower than elcsewhere. aaid. him •'toller wax here called upon ami Fred Bilyeu led out in the iluu-uaslon of ths "Automobile Business," and he thought he had nothing to say. but sax! he felt that thv good rue«!» question did express himself as favoring good waa the most important of any. He roada, in civic pride, in boosting. and said that the industry in Scio was the that some sort of organlxatlon shouki cheapest place for work and repairs, be formed to foster all these. J. I*. Ihrnsmure, upon being called to in thv valley, and said that gasoline here was cheaper in the main than in discuss "t ivic Pride." said he thought Albany or other places Mylo Bartu th<- people were overlooking a mighty also seconded with emphasis the re good advertisement for the city when marks uf Mr Bilyeu, and said there they failed to keep their |>ru|>vrty up waa no necessity of saying "higher and lawns beautified, for he waa sure prices*' in Scio In the automobile busi that everyone lik’d to see well kept ness, for all parts and labor, as well as humes and lawns. Visitors are always gasoline, were much cheaper in Scio coming ami their impression of a town than any place ir> the valley he kiu-w of. ia received by the appearances of th« R. L. Hixson, of thv Mandard Oil Co., homes, lie aaid he believed in trading was called upon, and he said it was <le- at home, as he had found out he could piorablv that so many wore forced to do better here than elsewhere. Knock gu elsewhere to tnuie on account of er«, bad roads ami indifference, he said, no roads leading into *ck>, but leading h»<i done more to blacken the commun out. The purpose for which he is lo ity than any other agencies. F. I*. Myers also spoke on the ques cated here is serving the entire com munity, and bo found that within a tion ami agree«! with the above speak radtua off vr I miles the people were er. lie also delved into the tax quea- going to other communities to Irada. tion at some length, ami said he felt This, be said, can be overcome, by sure the same tax levy thia year as Inst year will help reduce the outstanding teamwor* and boosting all the time. "What is the matter with the Power warranto aliuut |3W. ami at thia rale and light Flant of bcio" waa discussed it woukl not lake but three years to by J. *. Micha. who had as much to do clean them up. He said we had con- (Continued on page 4.) with the construction uf the new plant Buy a EORD and Spend the Difference ' lenry f ord FORD Service What It Really Means It means Genuine Ford Part«, 50 per cent of which retail for lew than 10 cent*. It meana a re pair »hop where expert Ford .Mechanic» perform the work. It mean'll giving Honest, G>urteoua, Prompt at tention to the Ford Owi er*« evtry need. It means to constantly supply you with a Ford Servic« that will make vou and keep you an enthusi astic memtier of the great Ford family. We are Authoriz'd Ford Dealers. We can supply you with any product the Ford Motor Co. make». Antonatic Winshield Cleaner, $5 50. Fred T. Bilyeu Authorized Sales and Service Phone 27 Scio, Oregon
