Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1930-08-21
Burton News Notes

burton news Notes
Mr.. and Mrs, Torborn from Texas
have found their way to Vashon Is
land after stopping at different places
on their way up and visiting with
friends In Tacoma. They have rented
Miss Woods house in Burton to re-
main during the fruit season, the
harvesting Of which, especially the
logan berries, in size, quantity and
quality, gives them food for a good
report back home.
Mr.. Award Whitman, principal of
the schools In Phoenix, Oregon, and
Mrs. zella Whitman Allen of Cheney,
Washington, are guests this week at
the Cook home in Burton. Mr.. Allen
is teacher of English in the Cheney
Normal School and will spend part of
his vacation here also.
About sixty leaders of the Christian
Endeavor organization are in confer
ence out at Assembly Point, closing
weeks session August 22nd.
At the special election held at
Burton and Southern Heights grade
schools Monday, August 18th, to de-
termine whether or not Districts 81
and 1877 should be consolidated, the
vote in Burton district stood 1O8 for
consolidation, with 81 against. At
Southern Heights 81 voted for con-
solidation--9 against. We under
stand the Union High and grade
schools will begin the years work on
September 9th.
Mr.. H. A. Littler OF Newport ac-
ccmpanied his daughter, Mrs. H. E.
Hook and husband of Spanaway on
weeks camping trip to North Cove, re-
turning Monday. They report a de-
lightful time.
Mrs Mollestad and daughter, Miss
Marie, were weekend guests of Burton
friends visiting the Stewards, May
Garnmell and Mrs. Butler. Mrs.
Griffith of Tacoma visited Mrs. Butler
AZ UIle SAME JlIlle.
A beautiful silk American flag was
presented formally to the Vashon Is
land Community Church at the morn
ing service Sunday, August 18th, by
MRS. Ruby Burns, Patriotic Instructor
of Stevens Relief Corps of G. A. R.
No. l, Seattle, in honor of Comrade
Livesley, eighty nine years old, pioneer
and builder Of the first log church on
the Island. now living at Retsil. The
flag was accepted by Rev. j. P. Clyde
on behalf of the church.
Mr.. Charles Thorssell, for twenty-five
years, rural mail carrier at Roy, Wash,
and still in harness, doing acceptable
work, motored with Mrs. Throssell and
two children, to the Island Sunday
and dined at the Hunt home in Burton.
1t was pleasant surprise and a gem
of a visit all around.
Mrs. Ada Suttler entertained at her
summer home in Burton last week,
friends from Remington Park, Calf.
Mr.. and Mrs. WEIGH and daughter,
Bette, and Mr.. and Mrs. Hickman
and daughter from Tacoma, later a
niece, Mrs. Bert Dean, Mr.. Dean and
children, Dorothy and Stanley, motor
ed over from Carbonate and after a
weeks enjoyable visit here, took Mrs.
Suffer back with them where she Is
now resting on her reputation as fine
hostess, and all around entertainer of
rare qualities.
Ask Mr.. Shaw, our druggist, to show
you some kodak pictures of q bear who
tried to climb in his car when the folks
were up at the Mountain last week.
They came near getting that bear
hug" they talk about, but after throw
ing out some food the bear wanted, and
closing the car windows, they escaped
without injury. Several of the bears
have been transferred to other parts Of
the park on account of Fostering the
campers at their tents and the motor
lists for food.
Mr.. A. A. Love and family left Fri
day for San Francisco for the winter.
They will be hack at their summer
home in Burton when the roses bloom
again"l