The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-22
PRESIDENT
of the State
Board of Agriculture
An Appreciation:

Robert p Scivally, or Bob Scvaly, as he has al
WAYS been known among his friends was raised in
Fort Worth Texas and he must have been about
twelve years old when we became acquainted. He
driving delivery wagon for grocery store at the
tim. and his jovial Irish smile seemed rather val
liable asset TO the firm for which he worked. We both
liked baseball and 1t at the time he organized a
nine to beat the South Side Twisers' that formed
and cemened friendship which has lasted through all
the years till this day.
We were both ambitious-he, perhaps, more so than
land few years later he romped into the railroad
agency at Saginaw But he not satisfied after he
had mastered the job. He resigned to 90 to Ardmop
where he worked AZ q hired hand on a farm This was
thirty years ago. Later he rented portion Of sec
ton and in few years, by raising buying and selling
live stock managed TO buy place Of his own. He has
been farming and raising cattle, hogs and sheep ever
since.
Bob started the first store at Ardmore and Is still
engaged in the mercantile business at Springer the lit
tie town the boundary lines of his Carter county
farm He stood the struggles and trials of the pioneer
days we'll as great many others of us. He mar
ried, most of did, and had children Who in
the Of time, reached the age at which young
sters are usually sent TO school But there were no
schools in the country Scvally organized educa
tonal cotete and brought teacher into the neigh
borhood to tutor his and his neighbors children
As I recall the circumstances, there was no one
more active In the organization OF Carter county after
statehood than my boyhood friend We elected him a
member Of the board Of county commissioners of
which he served a chairman for about six years and
during which time he honored by being made
president of the State Association of County Commits
sioner-this It said, account of his having per-
sstenty advocated better roads, schools and higher
educational facilities
II has been only q few years ago that Bob was
selected member of the state board of agriculture
because Of his practical knowledge Of live stock and
agricultural conditions have been told that his un-
firing efforts In stimulating activity 10 rid the state
Of cattle ticks largely responsible for the naugura
tion Of the campaign now under way to rid the coun-
try Of the costly cattle scourge.
When war was declared last year, notwithstanding
his having been appointed chairman of the first district
exemption board he organised the Carter county home
guards of men, physically m between the ages Of forty
and sixty years. He is born organizer. He Ia ready
to serve the country In any capacity.
scivay's success has been due to his peculiar fac
ulty for organization and cooperation. He believes
that suggestions of merit may emanate from most unex
pected sourcesj that concerted action will accomplish
than individual efforts; that every man should
be given fair chance that every child should be af
forded convenient means Of education; that practical
economy Is essential in greater live stock and agr-
cultural production In food conservation that taxes
should be placed at the lowest possible figure con-
sisent with rigid economical state expenditures, tb.t
the eradication Of ticks will thousands of dollars
to the farmers Of Oklahoma and should be expedited
by every means that the educational sxceenee of IN.
states agricultural schools and colleges should equal
that Of the best similar institutions in the country
scivslly not only believes IN these things but n.
will work for their naturalization He has told m. 40
many times; and his word Is a. good as q Liberty
Bond.
Is privilege for me TO offer this testimonial q.
an Appreciation Of lifelong friendship which bs.
withstood every test and trial
"A FRIEND
ms advertisement was written and paid for BY q
friend Of "Bcb" Scivaliys who wI,be, him .,.,.
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