Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1926-12-17
Our Island Our Pride
editorial

vashon Island is the pride of practically resident
The Island has been good and III return we try TO prove
loyal the Island There but few people living on
boosteIsJust enough knockers 10
prove the exception the rule The Island united poht-
icay ndustriay socially and edueational The past year
has the usual changeswith lew prominent people pass
ing the great beyond and others coming to NIL up the
gaps their places Scores oil new residences have
been built past twelve months and dozens oil modern
poultry houses have been erected
OF alsand interest, the sale OF the old Burton
college property with the oil converting II INTO an upo
date The purchase by the lason OF the OLD wood
Hall at Burton and the complete remodelg oil u Tor
Masonic bodies 1t mOdernly
equipped and will doubtless be the gathering place OF many
fraternal meetings during the coming years The
system has been largely rebuilt and enlarged
the growing needs of that progressive neghborood
The highway being constructed from Burton to Shawnee
nearly completed ana will be opened to travel before the
robins again The community and town of Vashon started
the installation system for that locality and May
it was opened for the of its patrons About 100 families
making of this abundant supply OF fresh, pure
water. The system cost about $l50O0.
During the midsummer Mrs Emily Hall of vashon, built
and opened Island laundry 1t going at full blast
and everyone who parozes well pleased with the
easy economical method of dspong of the blue Monday
bgaboo Our poulymen have been winning records
where with their birds and nothing thought of
selling eggs high $25 each. The fruit industry is
firmly established on the Island that our growers get
highest market price their products they ready for
The price obtained this year for Strawberries
believe is the highest known on the Island
Regosly the Island has prospered this year Rev Frez
at Burton Rev August Paterson at Cove Rev Armstrong at
yashon had particularly prosperous years Rev Arm
songs membership has practically doubled the past three
months The Catholic organization at Dockton, the Methodist
body at sabeula the Lutherans Cove and Vashon and
the etbodts at Vashon have all been active and at work
Rev Archie Herd the NJ r. Pastor of Nashon winning
friends and boosters each week The schools have had
fine year far and with such W. NJ Smith of Vashon
and G. Prcs of Burton the welfare of the school children
will be cared for
Perhaps the two biggest things for the Island from an ad
vertisng standpoint this year the Radio Broadcast and
the Midsummer Carnival The former elected letters OF
praise from nearly 300 different people who took the time to
appreciation The latter attended by up
wards $500 people and about that many dollars taken
in The net profit the 0rthopedic Hospital Lodges,
clubs churches civic bodesal have been active sounding
out the praise Of Vaslons Vson In closing this annual
Christmas message permit the News Record express to all
the residents of the Island its appreciation for the
boosts given Island general and the paper particular
correspondents have been faithfully sending in each week
the happenings without fee hope of reward We
thank them all Our advertisers have stayed put, and we
have been able to pay most of running expenses Our
Job department has shown by far the largest output III Its
history. For all of this express our thanks.
To you who do live the Island extend promise
and hope The promise that if you i'll search for an
ideal home spot-Vason Island will meet every acid test
equal best and superior to the most The hope that
YOU Il Island the courtesy of ystcome out and see
for yourself In the language of the great Book" Come
thou with us will do the good for the Lord hath done
great things for Vashon Island