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Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1929-09-12
OPEN HOUSE AT ISLAND CLUB

What Haven't you heard? Hasn't
anyone told you that the first "oper
House"of the Island Club will be held
on the nth, Tuesday evening?
Same old good time tonly more so)
for that new floor surely is great for
dancing purposes And. by the way
that new floor is practically ours. only
a few paltry dollars remaining out
standing Shows what can be done
when hands and heads get busy.
Won't you set aside the evening OF
the nth and come to the Club House
help plan out the winter activities,
hear reports and know for yourself
how things stand?
There will be music for dancing. alsc
refreshments, the latter 10 be furnished
and served by the Vashon ladies.
The party Is for young and old and
the success OF the affair depends en-
tirely on the way young and old alike
show their interest by turning out anc
enjoying the occasion
The Club is useful and needed and
must be kept a going proposition ant
TO be kent going must have the inter
ested support Of the community
Committee.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1929-09-12
MOTHER GOOSE RHYME CONTEST

A unique Mother Goose Rhyme con-
test which gives every boy and girl
under thirteen years in Washington n
chance to win some OF the $3.50 prize
money offered, was announced recent
ly by the Puget Sound Power 81 Light
Company. Prizes number l62 In all
and range from the $50 grand prize
down to forty-two prizes of 81 each.
Rules and instructions are announced
In the companys advertisement which
appeared In this newspaper last week.
The contest starts immediately and
closes November 2.
In each weekly advertisement Of
the Puget Sound Power e Light
Company will be printed Mother
Goose Rhyme, rewritten in the modern
way, TO explain some of the many ad-
yantagcs OF cooking electrically. It
will be the task OF boys and girls TO
discover the original Mother Goose
Rhyme from which the rewritten
rhymes we're taken. The advertise
ments, with the first lire OF the origin
al rhyme and thc name Of the news
paper in which the ads we're found
must be all sent in together in folder
or some other form There will be
seven rhymes
III each OF the seven districts served
BY the Puget Sound Power & Light
Ctmpany prizes viii be as follows.
Isl prize. s25; and prize SIS; 3rd prize
$40: 4th prize $3.50: 5th and 9th prizes
s. each. nth to 9th prizes. 50 each; 10th
TO 18th prizes, $3.50 each: 18th to 18th
prizes. % each. 18th to 23rd prizes, 81
each a grand prize Of $50 win be
given for the best set of answer.
throughout the entire territory served
by the PUGET Sound Power & Light
Company
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1929-09-12
yAsHoN SCHOOL NEWS

High school pened this year with
an enrolment of 1874. In the Vashon
branch there are eighty ty-seven-about
thirty-two seniors and fifty-five juniors
rhe number is increasing daily and we
hope that the enrolment will reach one
hundred before the end of the term,
The Vashon building presents a gocd
appearance this year due TO the heroic
labors of Mr.. Walter Steen. Every
thing has been cleaned thoroughly, all
the desks freshly vanished and some
calsomining The school looks very
well considering the age of the build
ing.
Under the direction OF our able Mr.
Blevins the boys are on the gridiron
anticipating very successful year.
There are twenty boys turning out We
have lost few OF our experienced
players, but we find there are more
willing boys to take their places. So
all rival teams watch out. Union U is
out to win.
The news items of the Vashon
branch will be written by the third
year English class under the super
vision of Miss Stewart. There are
three groups writing and contest is
being started to see which group can
have the most interesting and most
correct items,
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1929-09-12
BURTON NEWS ITEMS

Mrs. J. j. Davis OF Tacoma. an old
time resident Of West Burton owning
some twenty years ago, the home which
now belongs to, and has been beautified
by the Campbells, spent a week on
Burton beach in one Of the Leonard
cottages. and during that time called
at the old home place and on old
friends. Mr. and Mrs. Palmer Of Ia
coma accompanied Mrs, Davis who
has passed her eightieth year, and
also enjoyed the beach outing
E, +. Grigware of Seattle, has leas-
ed the Geo Coates property in Burton,
and is already busy in the shop as
Burton Shoe Builder" Mr. Grigware
IS father Of Mrs. ollard vino bought
the Wright place some time ago.
Mr.. Leigh u. Bruekart. associate
editor Of San Francisco Chronicle is
5pending his vacation with his mother
Mrs. S. w. Lara. at her beautiful Is
land home.
An all day meeting OF the pastor and
officials Of the First Baptist Church
Tacoma. was held Saturday at AS
sembly Point, Burton peninsula, Fol-
lowing this was The Ministers Re
treat" gathering for sev@ral days at
The same place, composed of thg
Baptist ministers Of Western Wash
ngi0n An ideal retreat for rest and
consultation and social converse.
rir aud Mrs Clarence Carlsoa and
baby SON Wendell Clarence. came over
from Everett Tor o. week end visit with
their parents Mr. and Mrs Frana
Carlson. For the last five years
} Clarence has been foreman Of the
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ILLEGAL GAS TAX REFUND
CASE WON BY THE STATE

"The first case involving Illegal re-
funds on gasoline purchases since the
enactment OF gas tax law In the State,
was tried August 10th in Adams
County" says Charles II Maybury
director Of licenses
A complaint was received against one
valentine Kanzler and after check
OF refund vouchers. on tile In the State
Troasurer's office. sufficient evidence
was found to justify trying the case.
The defendant claimed that he could
not read the English language and
stated that he had always been in
formed that farmers we're entitled 70
the gas tax rebate whether they USED
the gas In the automobile or not Mr..
Ranzler pleaded guilty as charged, and
was assessed n fine Of $1,000 on each OF
five counts. making a total Of 5000
and costs
Similar cases are now under in
vestigatiou In the following counties:
Columbia, Lincoln, skagit. Spokane
Stevens. walia walia, Whitman and
Yakima and are soon expected to go
before the court.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1929-09-12
WoMAN'S CLUB HOLDS FIRST
MEETING OF YEAR

The Vashon Island Womans Club
met Tuesday September 10, 1929, at
the home of Mrs, Harry Keating. AS
this was the first business meeting for
the new year, many matters of busi-
ness were discussed, and final reports
we're made by committees for the year
l928-29 Mrs w. c. Parks, chairman
of the Library committee reported
that the past year had been most
successful one for the library, which
now contains over eighteen hundred
volumes. During the past summer.
when it was open twice weekly, de-
cided increase in circulation was noted.
over one hundred books were donated
during the year, in addition TO the
new books which are added each
month by the Club Almost any new
book just off the press is available at
the very nominal charge OF SC per
week, and &c per week for others.
Good magazines, such as Harper's,
Review of Reviews and Garden maga-
Zines are also available. Beginning
shs month books may be secured on
Saturday from to O'Clock.
Officers for the coming year are:
Mrs E. Bucknell, president; Mrs. Coy
Meredith, president; Mrs. Frank
Grandy, secretary, and Mrs. George
Bucinell, treasurer Mrs C. ], Williams
is chairman of the Library committee,
A most interesting discussion on
libraries was given by Mrs. Il. Bucknell,
and the hostess served very dainty
refreshments following the program.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1929-09-12
EDITORIAL
We Should Yield to Modern Ideas

Occasionally, even in this en-
lightened day, we hear the senti-
ment voiced that thus and so was
good enough for us, consequently
1t must be good enough for our
children. As we grow older we
look back on youth, and as distance
lends enchantment to any view,
often the "distanter' the better,
so those things of childhood, made
distant by years, assume q glamor
out of proportion. AS we tell our
children of our childhood days we
naturally tell them of the pleasant
experiences. or, in the style of the
Sunday comic section, if we tell
them of the harsher experiences,
we invest the narrative with
romance that will place US in the
position of brave, hardy soul, a
sort of cross between Daniel Boone
and one of the early Christian
martyrs. All parents do it, and it
is nature, not preyarication.
Would those same hardy souls
that sing of the glories of the
early day education choose volun-
tarily to go back to the OK team,
the horse and buggy, or the day
of the spinning wheel and wash
board of our fathers and mothers?
No, Some of the same parents
who gained their education in our
local schools and walked through
a trail in the woods would burst
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1929-09-12
Builders Supply Co., good job he has
held by strict attention to business.

Builders Supply Co, a good job he has
held by strict attention to business
Miss Irene Young is having her first
years experience as school man at
Wolf Point. Montana. Here's hoping
the little wolves will love her dearly
and give her no cause to regret her
choice of vocations.
Phil Green, Joe Green, and crew,
arrived home Saturday from the most
successful fishing season ever ex-
perienced. No one but Phil Green
could tell the following fish story and
have the people believe it. In one haul
on the Sound, they brought in sixty
tons of salmon, or eleven thousand
three hundred and forty-six fish, the
biggest single haul in the last ten
years 1t took the crew thirteen hours
to land the haul and all worked like
beavers to do it.
Mr., and Mrs. Marion Bentley OF
Everett came over to the Island for
visit with the home folks last week,
intending to spend their vacation here
bIt were called home shortly after ar
irving to attend TO some business in the
auto shop where Marion is engaged
MIR. and Mrs, Paul Billingsley and
children, Lucy Ann, Joy, and Paul Jr
are leaving the Island Friday for
California, to put the two girls in
private school at La Jolla, and Paul
Jr,, in the Army and Navy Academy at
San Diego. Mr. and Mrs. Billingsley
will be in Arizona most of the year
Dr. Grandy attended the King Coun-
ty Medical meeting in Seattle Monday
night. where the Can't pictures on
cancer cells were shown.
Richard B. Brown, from Juneau
Alaska, spent ten days in Burton
getting acquainted with his little
cousins, Gwen and Margaret Rees,
leaving Saturday for Los Angeles
where he enters Page Military
Academy on the 10th instant. Many
new and wonderful things came into
the young mans life during these few
days-fruit growing on trees, street
cars, the animals of Woodland Park
and best of all really, truly railroad
trains, one of which he boarded to
continue on to the South.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1929-09-12
SCIINIDT-WARD

The marriage OF Miss Margaret
Il. Ward to Mr.. George E. Schmidt,
both of Vashon Island, was quietly
solemnized at the home of the brides
cousin, Mrs. Edmond r. Korres. Satur-
day, September 9th, at o'clock.
Preceding the ceremony Mr.. Herbert
Williams sang Because. accompanied
at the piano by Professor ]. E. Butler.
The bride, given in marriage by her
uncle. Mr.. Herbert williams. looked
charming in simple gown OF pink
chiffon. Her shower bouquet was of
pink sweetpeas and rosebuds.
Miss Ruth Ward. and her brother.
MFR. Herbert Ward we're the only at
tendants.
After short wedding trip. Mr.. and
Mrs Schmidt will be ut home at Ellis
port, Washington.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1929-09-12
DEATH CALLS JOHN MARKHAM

On Wednesday morning John Mark
ham passed away, after am illness OF
ieveral months. Mr.. Markham was one
)f the earliest settlers on Vashon Is
land coming here forty-six years ago
Ill OF the time since then living in the
'ame home west of Vashon.
In August he passed the ninty fifth
year of a life well and honorably spent
He was a veteran of the Civil War, one
,f the few remaining on Vashon
Funeral services will be held Friday
afternoon, at 2:30, from the Methodist
church, of which Mr.. Markham has
oeen a member since its organization
An obituary will be published next
week
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CENTER NEWS NOTES

Mr.. and Mrs r. D. Fuller have re-
ceiyed word that their oldest son
Henry, had arrived safely in Chicago
Illinois, where he will enter the Coyno
electrical school
The Center school has had quite a
number of improvements both out
iide and inside Of the building, painted
and refinished, connected with the new
Center water system with all new
plumbing installed.
Center is proud to report all the
graduates of last spring have enrolled
in High School
MIR and Mrs n. s. Hearst and sons
have been at Ellisport for several days
caring for the children OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Fuller. while the Fullers and Mr..
and Mrs. George Mccormick motored
to Idaho. Mrs. Isabelle Mccormick
cared for her grand daughter while
the McCormicks were away
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Hlll and daugh
ter. and Mrs, Harvey Wetmore and
three children Of Seattle, spent the
week end with relatives in Center and
Ellisport
Mrs. c. g. Solke was hostess To the
Sunshine Club on Friday OF last week,
this being the first meeting since sum
mcr vacation All present enjoyed a
very pleasant afternoon
Mr.. and Mrs L. Houghton had az
guests last week Mr., and Mrs, j. r
Wilson Of Seattle
kir and Mrs. Harry Pease Cnee
Esther Hopkins visited at the home
Of her father, Frank Hopkins.
Mrs. Edith Langdon Of Tacomn
visited her sister. Mrs E. w. WILDER
on last Tuesday
The c. @. soile family drove 70 Van
couver. wash. over Labor Day visiting
Mrs f. c Sterling
r. /. and T Club held is first meet
ing last Tuesday afternoon at the
J. o. o. r Hall
Mrs Esther Hopkins is in soatil'
caring Tor a sick friend
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hopkins ant
children Of Seattle spent the week ent
az the home of the formers fathe
r Hopkins
Born on Sept 8. 1929, a daughter tC
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Hlcrsch.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1929-09-12
SATURDAY ELECTION
TO DECIDE FATE OF
new HIGH SCHOOL

On next Saturday special election
will be held at the school house in every
School district on the Island, to vote a
mill levy fer building fund, which
with bond of SO assessed valuation
OF the Island to be voted later, and a
s mill special levy to be voted in March
will give us enough money to build the
new high school building.
Meetings have been held in each dis
trict TO fully explain the building pro
gram. The last one will be held at tire
Cent? school house, Friday evening,
and those who have been unable to at
tend the meetings in your own locality
are urged to attend this one.
The meetings in all districts have
been very interesting and we feel have
been beneficial to the cause,
There will be cars available in each
district for those who wish to vote. but
have no way of going to the polls
Anyone wishing transportation will
phone Red 791 for vashon; Red 1905
for Lisabeula and Southern Heights;
Red 1172 for Portage and Mauy;
Red 1888 for Burton; Red 1882 for Col
umbia,
The polls will be open all afternoon,
from to 8 p m.
The following figures will show the
rate of local school tax cost according
to the district in which you may be
living.
The figures on the years, 1880 and
1881, are based on local district opera
tion cost,
These comparative figures include
the six (6l mill levy to be voted nexi
Saturday the bond levy to be voted
SOON and the mill special levy to be
asked for at the March regular election
and local district operating expenses
and have been verified as correct, and
no other costs to be added, as far as
the high school is concerned.
We ask all voters to turn out and
vote next Saturday. 1t is your civic
duty,
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1929-09-12
CANADIAN CAVALRY TO ARRIVE
AT PUYALLUP FAIR SEPT. Ii

The presence OF Lord Strathcona's
Horse, Canada's crack cavalry as the
outstanding entertainment feature at
the Western Washington Fair at
Puyallup from September l6 to 22-all
week-promises to prove an event OF
International goodwill
International Importance was at
tached to the coming of this famous
troop of cavalry when Secretary O..
State Stimson, at the request of the
fair association, invited the Canadian
Government to send detachment OF
Canada's crack cavalry, Lord Strath-
cona's Horse to the fair.
United States Secretary of Wan
Good recently instructed General Hines
Commander of the Ninth Corps Area
20 extend every courtesy to the visiting
Canadian troops and representative
of the United States Customs and I'm
migration Departments have assured
he Fair authorities they will do every
thing possible to facilitate the free
movement of the detachment and their
equipment over the Canadian boundary
The Canadian troops will travel over
the Canadian Pacific railroad to Van
ccuver. B. c. and from Vancouver to
Puyallup by way of Seattle. They
leave Calgary the morning of Septem-
Der IL and will arrive in Puyallup Oh
September l4th.
When the Canadians reach the fail
yroundsgrounds they will find then
camp already established and prepared
Tor them through the cooperation o.
5rigadier General Jos C. Castmer
Commandant at Fort Lewis. Mounted
Forces and band from Fort Levi:
viii already be in camp when the
Canadians arrive and tents and other
accommodations will be in READINGS.
or them. The Canadian visitors vii
le the guests of the American army
detachment at mess who will, in /;
General way, be the hosts of the visit
)rs. During fair week, Sept. 16 to %
he American troops will serve as the
escort to the Canadians and will assist
hem in making this joint feature enc
of the greatest military spectacles evel
itaged in the West.
The Western Washington Fair viii
oe ready to the smallest detail whel
he gates open Monday, September l6
Indications are that the 1929 Fair vii
show to more than 100000 people
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1929-09-12

into lamentations if their offspring
were obliged to walk even over
our good roads of today.
Possibly a few of those who
claim that lit was good enough
for me, and SO it is good enough
for my children (and other
people'sJ", were born in foreign
lands. No one has noticed an
exodus of these for the land of
their nativity that their children
might enjoy equal advantages.
Let's be consistent, Unless we
can sincerely admit that we would
be willing to give up our cars,
radios, electric lights, washing
machines, daily newspapers, ETC..
and live as we did when We were
children, with the meagre ad-
vantages this represents, then in
the name of all that is consistent
let us admit that we are living in
1929 A. d. and concede to our
children, and our neighbors' chill
dren, If ours happen to be grown,
the privilege of living in this day,
with its greater opportunities.
On next Saturday afternoon, be-
tween the hours of one and eight,
let us so to our local school house
and make big x on the ballot in
favor of the new high school that
will place US in the 1929 class, in
stead OF the 1900 class.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1929-09-12
MIR. AND MRS. PRIGG CELEBRATE
GOLDEN WEDDING

On last Sunday, at their home on the
West Side, Mr.. and Mrs. w. W. Prigg
celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of
their marriage. which occurred Septem
Der 10th. 1879 at Middletown, Indiana
Their three children with their fam
lilies were with them, and it was indee
happy family group, unbroken by The
years, that met and discussed the in
innate memories that such an occasion
naturally calls up.
The parents were presented with
golden gift" with the direction that
they spend it wisely or foolishly, lust
IS they see 1t.
The elder Priggs have been residents
of Vashon Island for the past nine
years. coming here from Indiana. The
circle of their friends includes all who
know them. They are both still strong
in mind and body and enjoy life to the
fullest extent. 1t is indeed pleasure
to know such as they, who have trav-
eled over half century together, yet
are still so untouched by the passage
of years. May they be granted many
more years of health and happiness
together.
Those who helped Mr.. and Mrs Prigg
In celebrating their golden wedding
were the eldest son. Lowell G. and his
wife, the daughter. Mrs. Grace G.. Bald
win. and three children, the youngest
son. Kirby K. his wife and three child
rem, Mrs. Addie Keisling, Mrs Kirby
priggs mother, and Marion Curtis
The celebration was held week early
as Mrs. Baldwin had to return this
week to her home in California.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1929-09-12
Lula Needs. secretar,

The Portage orthopedic Auxiliary
met at the home of Mrs. E. r. Starr on
August 30, this taking the place of the
regular meeting.
Meetings are now held the first and
third Fridays of each month.
We now have membership of "a
ladies and a welcome is extended to
each and every lady. conveniently To-
Gated. to become n member
In the tin foil drive, mention is due
Peggy Lillian Bentley Of Burton for "a
pounds. and Mrs w T. Richards, lis
pounds, also to Mrs. Kingsbury for a
lovely quilt.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1929-09-12
HIGH SCHOOL SHOULD HAVE
UNDIVIDED SUPPORT

The Union High School should
have the support OF every citizen
on the Island.
Our boys aud girls are entitled
to n High School inferior TO none.
Let's give II our undivided
support and thus add valuable
asset 10 our community.
n. +. Stafford.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1929-09-12
.CA Bit of Leapen
SEPTEMBER

The school bell rings It's knell Of early day;
Vacation days have vanished into space
Reluctantly the school boy wends his way.
And leaves the house G desolate place
His smooth and shining hair proclaims the fact
That comb and brush have done their duty we'll,
New shoes and cap and we'll pressed suit intact
a period Of quietude foretel
Eight hours OF peace each dsy succeed the months
OF slamming screen and ever flying door;
But heavy is the silence and We sigh
For four O'Clock and noisy boy once more
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1929-09-12
oRTHoPEDIC NOTES

The Vashon Island Orthopedic Aux
iliary will meet Friday, Sept. goth, at
the home of Mrs. George Moulthrop at
2 o'clock.
A silver tea will be served. All mem
bers and friends Of the orthopedic are
invited,
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Ln.IY AssocIATION To MEET

The vashon Island Lily Association
viii meet September 18th at 300
O'Clock in the Community House.
Secretary
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1929-09-12

The Missionary Society Of the Burton
Community church viii meet with Mrs
MAY Gammel on Thursday. Sept. 18th
The toplc,- "A Vision OF Steward
ship. LEADER Mrs. w. @. Parkes.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1929-09-12

The Auxiliary Of the Presbyterian
church VIII hold The regular meeting at
the island Community Home Thurs
day. Sept 10Th.