Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-06-25

Times give for trying to misrepresent
the actiMe of the school board in the
matter of the sewing machine pur-
chase and why does the Times. contin-
ne to cast reflections upon the hon
esty and business sagacity of the
school trustees?
Now as to the allegations of the
Times in regard to the school print
ing 1t prints a long statement from
former Supt. Collins in which he goes
into details as to dates and conversa-
lions with c. w. King and gives his
version of what occurred at certain
school board meeting. The part of
the Collins statement in reference to
conversation with G. W.. King may be
passed over for If there is a differ
ence of opinion there could be no bal
ance of proof with either Mr.. Collins
or Mr.. King.
In the first paragraph of his state
ment Collins says that at a school
board meeting on February IL, 1918,
w. II. Richardson made in effect the
following statement, that c. w
King, editor of the Bonners Ferry
Herald, had approached him with the
complaint that the Herald had not re-
Gently gotten as much job printing for
the school as it was accustomed to re-
ceive a few years previously and that
he (Mr. King was financially interest
ed in knowing why. Mr. Richardson
said that if all the school printing was
being done by some out-of-town con-
Germ he did not think it right and
asked for information"
The editor of the Herald did not
} attend the meeting referred to but he
has questioned each member of the
J board in regard to what took place and
what was said. Each of the six men,
! bers of the board has denied that
Supt. Collins version is correct in any
} detail.
Here is a case where the public
) must decide who is right and who is
wrong The former superintendent
of schools of the district whom the
trustees deemed it best to relieve as
: an official and who has in various ways
shown desire to get even" although
5 it be at the expense of the welfare of
= the schools, makes one statement and
e the six memebers of the board of
e trustees who have lived here for years
and who have always enjoyed a rep
S utation for veracity, make another
C Who shall we believe? The school
t trustees or former Supt. Collins?
+ Following is what the school trus-
tees say took place at the meeting the
J. former superintendent attemps to re-
7 port.
d While the board was checking up
e bills against the district an account for
j. stationery was handed to Collins and
r he was asked to ok. it if the material
II had arrived Collins said the stock
d was here and showed sheets of it to
IS the board. One member of the board
asked if it was not possible to get
e the work done at home and in the dis
: cussion that followed it was brought
:. out that Collins had been ordering
| various supplies for the schools from
| catalogue houses and on a direct
| question he admitted that he had not
even tried to get prices on these ma
terials from the local merchants. The
| board of trustees thA decided that nc
| more purchases should be made OF
| out-of-town firms unless the home
| merchants be given chance to Offer
| prices first and that the preference
| should be given the local people il
their prices were as low as the for
| eign firms, freight and drayage ex-
| penses considered.
/ Mr.. Richardson and every other
| member of the school board states
that at no meeting of the board or al
any other time was the name of the
| Herald or G. w. King mentioned in
regard to school printing. They state
Il lndl at no llIut ulu MI. Mig dppIOdCi
them with the complaint that the
Herald had not recently gotten a:
much job printing for the schools as
| it was accustomed to receive a few
years previously and that he (Mr
King) was financially interested il
knowing why" Mr.. Gleed, secre
tary of the board, states that he nevel
mentioned the name of c. w. King a
any school board meeting and did no
| refer to any interview with Mr.. KIM
in regard to any school printing.
Former Supt Collins, in his swori
statement, shows a remarkable mem
Dry for dates but his recollection o
WHAT took place and the conversation
at the school board meetings is woe
fully tangled if the statements of tn
six school trustees are to be believed
1t simply SINNERS down to question
of the veracity of Mr.. Collins or tn
six members of the school board
] Whom shall we believe?
In nubliShing the statement from