Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1926-05-07
SOMETHING YOU CAN EACH
DO TO HELP OUR ISLAND

Sponsoring an hour on the ar
for Vashon Island from KFOA
broadcasting station on the even
ing OF May Goth the Commercial
Club is undertaking a tremendous
task with unlimited possibilities.
Filst let it be known that this plan
is not being backed by any clique
or clan with axes to grind 1t is
being undertaken with the sole
aim of giving wholesome publici-
ty TO Vashon island. Many prizes
will be offered for those who are
the first to report back hearing
the program, for those first to re-
port back out of the state,
for those first to report from
different state, for those
who hear farthest away, and fol
those who first are lead to either
make the island a temporary vi
sit and others who come to stay.
Prizes will be awarded-B. d.
Mubai viii give several crates OF
Strawberries, Mr.. Sheffield will
give bulbs, Messls Morgan and
Beall eggs and cockerels, Norman
Edison will give paintings, Mr..
Smoek will give subscriptions to
the home paper, and other prizes
viii be forthcoming to advertise
island products and things. If
you have something you wish to
give, get in touch with C. l.. Gar
ner who has charge of the prize
gathering. Everyone who Offer
prizes will be given the same
amount of publicity. 1t will be
the aim Of the Publicity Commit
ttee to show BY actual things
some Of the island products, and
these should be scattered all over
the Northwest. There is no hook
or catch or ulterior motive in this
move.
The program will be put on Ell
tirely by Vashon island talent, Mr.
Edison will arrange the musical
parts and publish the same nest
week. Mr.. Smock will give an ad-
dress of from % to 30 minutes on
"The Isle of Vision" He will
cover every part of the island
Dockton, Mawy Island, Burton.
Tahlequah, Lisabeula, Center.
Cove, yashon, Ellisport, Paradise
Valley, with Vashon thrown in
for full measure. The complete
program will appear next week.
Every resident on the island
can help advertise this event. You
have friends scattered somewhere
east Of here. Write them and
give them the date and hour, and
tell trem to tell their ncighbors
and organize Vashon Island Ra.
dio Party that evening, Many
Nashon island names will he meu-
toned in the address, and so get
busy with your eastern friends.
If you know of local papers east
Gin tbis state or elsewherc) ask
the editor 70 print a news item Of
this event Tho thing to do is to
get Il now ahead Of time so those
radio parties may be formed, ana
the prizes distributed. The News
Record win publish from week 10
week following the program, ex-
tracts FROM letters We receive.
Have letters saht to Publicity Com
mittee, Eosbou, Washington The
prizes will be awarded wit
days from date Of program. Your
friends viii be glad Of the chance
to earn setting OF &25 eggs. or
nm Edison picture, on . crate oi
Strawberries or something else hy
listening to the program and then
writing and sending q two cent
letter. Get busy see who on The
island will bc Che one to put some
eastern friend or acquaintance
over ais ~ prize winner first. Write
your Friends today Get them
busy. The air Is free to all, but
III is NO mare free than the nriype