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Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1928-02-03
Vashon School Notes
Edited BY
Sophomore English Class
Senior Play a Success

Two packed houses Witnessed
the performances Of 1t Pays 10
Advertise presented by the SEN
ior Glass OF Nashun High school.
That was worth a Dollar. " The
best show | ever saw. The best
Nashou ever put on. The fin
est one would want to see. " These
were remarks that were heard on
every land as the pleased patrons
left the Island Club Friday and
Saturday evenings.
Many were the congratulations
sh9wered on the actors aud their
eo-ch, Miss Sophie Coyne, and the
management, Clarence Weiss,
comes in for its full share of
praise from the members Of the
class fol the financial success Of
the effort.
Some thought Don Kirkland as
the Advertising Man was the star
Of the play while others are sure
HE I5if-t5,,ll,ll 41E ard Is he ED aaii
shouting, Not a Nickel, was the
best Still others were sure that
Clara Sarvold as the French Coun-
te.s could not be beat, she sure
could rattle off the French and
t..... .... sgl. H. L..
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Lose Debate to Enumclaw

Tuesday was the date of the
last appearance Of our debaters
for this year They debated al
Euumclaw and LOST for The first
time this season. Oh well we
can't win all the time and a re-
cord OF three wins to one loss is
not so bad. Donald Kirkland will
be lost to the team next wear by
graduation bat Ann Zwarg and
Lilly Roen of his years team will
he with us again when we start
out next fall.
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Boys Take Easy Game

Tuesday night saw Pacific fac
ing Us again. The boys defeated
their opponents u to II in a
rather slow game. Those who
played were Nelson "a and
Thompson ~ forwards Magill
a. center; Ward t6) and Bragg
guards Substitutions, Holland for
Bragg and Gates for Thompson.
Referee Guylliam.
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telephone to every six or seven PEG
pie, practically every working man
is on the wire, and so is practically
every every farmer.
In Europe, large houses con
tanning invaluable art collections
burn because there is no telephone
to call the fire brigade. People
living in the country have 10 send
for The doctor on foot or on horse
back exactly as they did in the
Middle Ages. 9
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Grade Notes

The beginning of the new sem
ester was marked by the election
of Officers in the Attn and 9TH grade
rooms at Vashon Hubert Lavan
was elected President; John Lew
is Beall, Yice-PTesident; Andrew
Shride, Line Captain; Hildur
Agren, Room Captain. The Lieu
tenants for order and neatness are
Ida jacobson, Elizabeth zwarg.
Henry Hoshi, Ashebee Ward, Stan
ley Anderson, and Charles Kim
ball. President Layan is also the
Chief Justice Of the 4th and 9TH
supreme Court and will try al
eases that may arise under his
jurisdiction as an illustration Of
the civil government which the
children will participate in when
grown. These Ciyics lessons are
of practical value 10 the 4th and
9Th, teaching them the mportnce
of Law and Order, and the need
for good citizens in any govern
ment.
The Fifth grade are making His
tory booklets which deal with the
life and activities Of Abraham
Lincoln.
Both It'll and 9TH are preparing
"a history of Vashou Island in con
nection with their history work.
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Girls Lose One

The girls lost TO the visitors II
to p. Ii wasn't our night. Many
girls were tried out to see if the
tables could not be turned but to
no avail Lineup:
Depue and Brinton, forwards
Olson and Irene Clark, centers
Brosseau and L. Clark, guards
Substitutions; We'll for |. Clark
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Mrs. Robinson Improving

Mrs. Beryl Robinson who teach
es the second grade room Is still
at her mothers home III Belling-
ham. Reports to the effect that
she Is improving and will be back
to her work by Monday reached
us last week. Miss Connie Van
Devanter is substituting for Mrs.
Robinson.
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Center Grades Win From vashon

Between halves the little fellows
from Center beat the Vashon
Grade team IA. Pettelle and VII
bur We're the shining lights for the
winners. This makes the second
encounter for these teams, Vashon
winning last week al Center 10 to
3
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Freshmen to Play

The Freshmen basketball team
were to go to the DuwamiSh school
ie play Mr. I4eib's team last Tues
day and return game between
these teams was to be played la
Ter in the year,
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Boys Build Boats

The Manual Training room
looks like 4 shipbuilders yard.
Several of the boys are making
Kyaks and two of them are at
work on sailing canoe.
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To Appear In D. A. R. Program

Both the yashon High and
Grade school have been asked to
take part in the d. A. X. Fcbru-
ry Program.
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Corbm for Olsen, Tjomsland for
Depue. Zwarg Tor Brosseau. Re
fierce Cutler.
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Nitamins are necessary for grow
tn, reproduction and protection =
gainst diseases.
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ADVERTISING RATES

10 cents per line for fn..s inser,
ton 8 cents per line for each adj
diiional insertion.
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MARSHALL strawberry

PLANTS-S4 a thousand, dug,
cleaned and heeled in ready for
spring planting A. A. Roen,
write or call Red 1885, Vashon.
1-13-3tp
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Children should have plenty Of
time TO eat an appetizing break
fast before they 90 to school.
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Admiral Maczinder so the
papers say. has said, that our
next war wen be with England
aud prominent Englishmen say it
is -unthinkable. l do not know
ON what ground the Admiral bases
his conclusions but ! do know that
such talk is very dangerous.
Why in all common sense
should this country want to 90
to war with the British Empire
because that is what it would mean
and what would be gained by
such a cataclysm, it might be a
source of satisfaction for some
Asiatic and other nations to see
the two great branches of the Eng
lish speaking people killing one
another, but it would be certain
downfall of the present ciyiliz-
alton.
A London paper has said that
President Coolidge will be our
next President to succeed him
self. But if words mean anything
matter.
Mr.. Coolidge has emphatically
stated that he does not desire the
position and that ought to settle
the question
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FOREST EoME RANCH oHIx

-are diarhoca-free and bred
from nothing lower than 260
egg stock. February and April
price l6 cents. Two March
dates still open Phone Red 1913
1-6-tf
10
FOR SALE-Chicken litter. Call
Black lll or write Jack Wood
Portage, Wash. l-6-tl
90
We ARE MATCHING limited
number Of thorough bred r.
j. Red and b. Rock Chicks every
week. during the Matching sea-
SON. AN from 100 per cent
tested stock as well as our regu-
Dan strain of White Leghorns
which are well known here
Siegrist Hatchery
Phone Red 1871
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FOR YOUR CHICKENS "a

your supply of ground horse
meat of the Vashon-Taooma
Auto Freight, Red Ss3, who
make our deliveries on Vashon
Island every Saturday Cackel-
berry Supply Co. 1-13-tf
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FOR SALE . american Oilburn-
ing Stoves, &c inch hover, 500
apiece. ? CoMburning Stoves,
~ inch hover $50 apiece. Red
1872, Nashon. 1-2O-tf
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FOR SALE

FOR sALE-l928 Star Touring.
Met-Cro Garage, yashon. pit
80
TRUsTY BRooDER stove, 1000
click capacity for sale reason
able Call Blk. 70. 2.3.tf
FOR SALE-1927 twin float Sol
Hot brooder used one season.
Kitchen cabinet in good shape,
Buck range, Cheap. Call Blk.
1bl. 2-3-tf
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BEAUTIFUL PIANO near wash \

on aust sell Immediately. SO
per mo9th. A rare bargain.
Write Tallmm Piano Store, Sa-
lem, Oregon, for particulars.
2-3-3t
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FOR SALE OR RENT The vii

Naryin place Y mile cast o,
Nashon Inquire Of b. X, Starr
Portage. Black 1l74.
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90
CUT FLOWERS for an occasions
We deliver. Vashon Gardens
Phone Black 722 12-1G-tf
80
NoTLCE-MOlL-Eeg reduced s.
oH five gallon can ON account
of Ih0 large business increase au
tile mainland You viii be sorry
if you don't Try our Moll-Egg 1
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THE UPSTART

dressing table AS she looked at II, she
liked to remember the way Andy Me-
| Leod swept across the ice, the way he
stood out from the Others the way he
had turned 10 look at her last night
South end. north end. wherever he came
from. Marge didn't care very much,
She was bored Her readiness for life
appeared TO be going to waste on her
Like most of the girls she knew, she had
one abiding horror, and that was to be
stuck to turn into one of the tattiSh
young matronS or the dull unmarried
women who were the reason for after
noon parties. Marge avoided afternoon
parties like the plague, unless they were
guaranteed in advance ms poppy.
Her mother had neuraSthenia and had
long aQo taken comfortable refuge In
the fact that the young people OF the
day we're beyond her. and would doubt
less come out ALL right. her father had
two foster children. golf and bridge. who
needed all the time and attention he
could spare from business DicSy was
only a brother with brothers. deVOut
interest in everything except his sister.
So Marge played lone hand. At
first she held the CardS-lo looks. money.
brains all the honors-in one hand. but
lately she had been increasingly con-
Scious that she never seemed TO make a
game Somebody else always walked of
with the winnings--husband. career or
Son'e vivid eXcitement--and Marge was
left to keep on playing
When Andy met her. the night ate
the game, she was skating with he
brother at the big rink. She picked uF
the introduction to Andy with a swift
fiattery that took him off his feet HI
StavpG and Skafnd with her and fnI,pd
that she skated very well, though he has
10 slow up somewhat.
Andy hardly knew how IL happened
but instead of dropping in at the hotel
to see If Marv Callahan was there, as
he had intended to do. he found him.
self bound for the Blair house with
Dicky and Graves Clark. the deteSted
referee and half dozen others Marge
made 1t very easy for him She kept
him close to her. and he had blurred
sense of her still holding to him when
he went home He wondered once.
rather definitely. what Mary Callahan
would say to this. These people didn't
shut the door in his face the way she
had
That night, for the first time in his
life, he saw the commonplaceness of
Pine street He thought Of the place
where the Blairs lived All his life he
had known about the difference, but 1t
had never meant anything until now. II
was just accepted as the way things
we're. But tonight, as he undreSSed In
his dingy bedroom, hardly high enough
for him. Andy felt discomfort within
him. and with ii the first surge of
vanity.
The Cosmopolis team won the next
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! Sinclair was sore. He hated the extra
/ pomp about the big game he hated the
! fact that the Objectionable referee,
| Graves Clark. was again to be in charge.
and was evidently a favoritc official
| with the Eastern team
/ Keep your mind on your game.
| Andy" he said, land your eyes off your
| lady friends in the grandstand. You've
got TO forget the crowd
| Say, who do you think you're talk
/ ing tot" answered Andy viciously
| oh. know all right" Sinclair told
| him. his own nerves on edge with two
nights OF playing. I'm talking to a
bird who's all swelled up like a poisoned
pup!"
| Andy turned toward him angrily, but
the signal for the game stopped them.
| They flung themselves into it, but 1t
| wasn't like the old game. The fun was
| gone, the comradeship. 1t was an ugly,
! deadly battle against the smooth, train
/ cd mechanism Of the other team.
| Afterward. people said with amaze
/ ment that McLean'S game went all to
( pieces. and that was why the score was
/ so overwhelming against the Cosmopolis
team. Up in the grandStand Margery
Blair. white under her rouge, tried to
act as II she didn't care.
But at the last score. she got Up and
said to her brother. Let's get out OF
this. Dick Awful fiivvcr, isn't it?"
Aren't you going to wait for Andy?'
III see him tomorrow" said Mar
gerry Graves Clark is coming out
later"
The girl at the switchboard il the
big hotel looked up at the first man
who came in from the game,
Who won9" she asked
They gave your town an awful TRIM
ming, sister. Ten TO nothing-McLean
went all to pieces. Missed every chance
he had So did the goal-keeper."
What number did you say?" asked
the girl Her voice was very stiff and
mechanical. Booth number three,
please
When ne had gone into booth number
three, she put her hand up 10 her face
| and drew long, trembling breath.
Spring, with picnics and motoring
with the rebirth of tennis and golf and
the passing of all interest in hockey.
came swiftly. The great rink was turn
ed into a dance-hall for the Summer
Pine street put its sleds in the base
ment and took out lawn mowers and
swings Andy Mclean was no longer a
/ hero. his celebrity was trimmed with
failure He didn't know too much
/ about the bond business, and he WASH
n very good salesman. Not nearly as
good a salesman as he he'd been in the
hardware store.
There came a day in June when Andy
was worried. He had had an unprece-
dented run Of bad luck. and the head
Of the Office had intimated that 1t was
time for him to do better.
You see" said the head. we took
you on. Andy. at Mr. Blair's recon-
mcndaticn That's all right. but We
ought to have results by now. This is
business. not hockey"
Andy went cut black at heart. How
could lie tell them that lie had hated
salling honda. and that was why he
couldn't Go it; that he hated selling
them as much as he loved selling shin
ing pieces Of machinery and clever
contrivances, the useful miscellany of
hardware
He ioungsd down the street, thinking
over his prospects without hope His
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out, Then they pay a dollar TO tel
us how to win the game. and so home
all tired out"
Come on" said Andy. Whats eat
ing you tonight? You need food"
They went up TO the Bon Ton Lunch
for little supper
oyster stew-that's the stuff when
you're doing this training" said Sim
! clair
The waiter brought them oyster stew
creamy and Savory with paprika. and
+ the boys bent over II hungrtly It was
only when they were reasonably salts
! fed that they began to look around
/ them
/ Look ri that girl" said Sinclair
She took Tip from us"
/ Andy looked and saw a girl alone at
a table. also absorbed in eating a bowl
/ full Of the stew for which the Bon Ton
had a reputation.
"Pretty?" asked Sinclair, who was a
little out Of range.
Kind Of" said Andy
The girl. quickly conscious Of their
scrutiny turned TO look pt them. and
they saw that Andy was right She
was very pretty. III pert and compe-
tent way, blue-eyed, dressed in a ier-
sey frock that was the color of those
eyes. and soft blue felt hat. pulled
down over her ears to the margin of
her bob She could take care of hcl-
self, that girl. Her costume. her face.
proved it.
Sinclair's fsce changed as he met her
eyes.
Say know herr" he said That's
Mary Callahan"
They moved over to Mary Callahans
side. and Andy was presented.
Did YOU win tonight?" she asked.
Andy won" said Sinclair.
Andy swallowed his embarrassment.
He didn't mind the noise from thH
grandStand. but there was something
diSconcertine in facing this single per-
eyes were even deeper blue when Sha
was eager They shone With splendid
unweiehed praise.
We certainly are proud of you boys"
she said. Il tell you ii gives the town
something TO think about. I hear ther1
talking hockey in the hotel all the
time"
Working in the Greysolon Hotel?"
Switchboard operator. said MARI
I'm just getting off for tonight and 1
was hungry, so ! thought I'd eat first
before l go home"
She finished the lest drop of stew and
buttered an extra cracker to use up the
last of her butter Then she stood up
Going my way?" she asked easily.
Andy was. at least. It appeared that
they did not live far from each other,
and that in itself was interesting. Sin
clair swung of by himself for his hill
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suit had grown shiny. and he felt I'M
impressive and lonesome and n little
hopeless Then. as he stopped to go
into IN Office building, he saw ia
miliar car at the curb, and within 1t
Margery Blair.
He had seen her oEiy once since the
game. He had gone to see her, to ex-
plain lust why it was such a failure,
and she had said that she understood
perfectly Then she had gone away
for the Spring months, and he had not
seen her since then. Once she had sent
him card from Florida.
Andy went up to the car.
Hello. Marge," he said.
Che was diffcrcnt--or ves Ii merely
her Summer clothes?
ITS great to sec you back. I've
missed you
Missed me-"
"Cf course" he said stubbornly. I'M
b.ng
4 YOUNG man in clever. rather ex-
n aggerated, clothes came out of the
Office BUILDING and over TO the car with
an Fir Of belonging. Andy recognized
the ex-referee.
in this pert of the world again." Andy
asked, with forced cordiality.
I'm here fer the golf tournament. "
said the young man, coldly
Andy had not known there vas a
golf tournament. He stood there while
the young man stepped past him into
the car. Andy'S grin was the ghost of
his former cheerful one.
Il hope TO see you again" he said to
Marge. half -ironically.
She made no answer es the car
started being thoroughly finished with
that Winter episode. But, through the
window. Andy caught the words of the
man. echoed by the girls silence:
What nerve that upstart has.
hanging around -"
There we're 6eathly~ SICK feelings In
the pit of Andv's stomach. If he'd ONLY
hit him first! II that car hadn'
moved!
ice too soft for hockey. Andy?"
asked some one behind him. He
whtrled savagely. and saw Sinclair.
Saw YOU talking to the referee, "
said Sinclair
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people. mostly women, recognized Mar
gerry Blair, and many people recognized
! Andy. and Marge was conscious OF the
exciting combination that the" made
! She put her hand on AndY's arm, END
the girl at the switchboard, who haC
/ just seen hole in the air 3S Andy
| McLean's eyes had rested on her oucs-
| tionably. felt miserable and angry and
contemptuous, All at once.
The team went to Wevland for three
| big return genes. It was curing the
third game that Andy did his big stun
| He made the goal that gave CosmoCoiiS
! two cut Of the three genes. and min
ute later was slashed on the head with
e hockey stick, os his mother had
| feared
| lie came back 10 Cosmopelis hero
! Every small boy In town knew him by
/ sight, and great many young women
| were Jealous of Margery Blair Fol-
| Margery very obviously had him III tow
| He gave up his Job and went into the
| bond business with some friends oil
Margerys father fie began to feel
| that the town owed him something. 10
Swagger bit IN consciousness OF cclcb-
rity.
Left the store, hear" said Sinclair
Yep" said Andy. mo money in It. -
oh. write it on the ice! You got to
have million with those new play
mates Of yours. / suppose"
oh. dry upl" said Andy.
Sure. My conversation isn't what
you're used TO now boy. Ey the way,
| Andy. what did you do TO merry CAL
lahan?"
TO who?" asked Andy, the quick red
spreading over his face.
L. III ,ef~kz AE@s al
lahan. MY gosh! she's certainly cut
| with a hatchet after you You may be
the towns i6cl. but you're not Mary
sweetie!"
That's all right with me-" agreed
Andy; but he felt little sick and hurt.
THE great Winter jubilee had been
planned to exactitude to meet the
dates OF the last three games in Co.'S
mopolis There we're to he three games
with the leading team in the Eastern
League. TO decide the national cham
p!onship The Chamber OF Commerce
had put on its great exposition The
automobile show was in progress, every
one taking advantage OF the visitors to
the city and the excitement.
But the team was the center Of inter
CSt~~~dIid fhltIS N1CL6Ells aiai piAkSElt titt
center of the center His picture was
everywhere To the whole city he was
our Andy" Marge liked IT, But
Andv's mother showed no undue pride
I'll be glad when it's over. Andy"
she told him. I'm always afraid that
you'll get hurt again, and, after all.
hockey's not trade. And 1t takes so
much of your time and your strength "
Never had the auditorium been so
packed. Orange sweaters and checker
board green ones shot In among one an
other. fighting for the puck, hitting ct
1t. missing 1t. The Eastern team had a
fine skill that the Cosmopolis players
had not known existed until that first
night. They met II with strength and
endurance. but they lost the first game,
three to nothing. The secord game they
won by single goal, and by the third
night the whole attention OF the city
seemed TO be focused on that great CEN
trial rink. where the championship was
to be settled.
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LII | know Is Just what read In
n the papers, and what / soak up
"A in the way Of loose converse
4 \ ton as / meander around
preached" or "iectioneered,
as the nearer might call 1t what he
may up at Winona Lake. Indiana, the
other day II is kind OF Chataqua, or
Summer colony affair kinder ike the
one in New York State
IT. is on a beautiful lake, and they
have lots OF nice Summer cottages and
homes, and bathing and boating, and
preaching, and praying and maybe a
little cuSsing when the collection Is
slack. or the mosquitoes are unusually
famished. But in all 1t looked Ike
they had an awful nice time there, 1t
was originally started by the Presby"
terians, for the Presbyterians. But as
expenses run pretty high on maintain
ing a big place like that, why they mad
To take in some outside talent. THESE
Presbyterians still maintain lew OF
the old Scotch traditions, so they fig-
lred we better LEI In some MethodiSts
They viii kinder contamtnate the place,
but what we lose IN prestige we WIN
make up of them In dues. In other
words, we viii make en- pay for being
Methodist The bars even got down so
was the last straw with the real old
Presbyterians But after II was duly
explained that IL would lessen his car
rying load for each and every one OF
these amateur religlonists. why the real
old Presbyterian spirit OF generosity
showed itself. and he said, Well sure
we viii let EN- In, but get their adj
mission 1T the gate y
And now the thing has just dirfted
along till the Prntestants are practically
welcome, and they all get along fine
there together II Babtist breaches that
morning, why Methodist will lead the
singing, but a Presbyterian viii take
up the collection, and some Congrega-
tionalist will lead the prayer and i'm
plore the Lord that everybody at least
get an even break out Of what was col
lected
But they are all living there just rs
happy as can he. and finer bunch OF
folks YOU never saw 0f played 10
HumorP Say. there Is where you get
1t. IN The towns and country where all
these people come from IT'S Billy
Sundays old stamping ground. He Is
the fifst One told me about H. He WAS
away 81 th time ! was there, de al