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Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-03-26
NEW KINIMEL HOME
BEING RAPIDLY BUILT

Under the direction of John Jensen
six carpenters will be at work Mon
day on the new K.mmel house at
Cedarhurst. The foundation and full
concrete basement are now completed,
and work will be rushed to complete a
fine modern house, consisting of seven
rooms and bath. Garner is still carry
ing out his original policy of building
for the future on Vashon Island. and
his new home is pretty good evidence
that he intends to remain here anu
raise his family where he and his good
wife grew up
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-03-26
Grammar School
To Give Operetta

On April 10th the pupils of the
Vashon grammar school will present
the operetta, Twilight Alley" on
which they have been practiclng for
the past few weeks.
1t is very pretty story, with clever
lines and catchy tunes. The plot is
as follows:
Dame Needy, with her large family
lives In the "Old Shoe" in Twilight
Alley" Meg is the Oldest of eight
daughters, and Jack, the only son, is
captain of a baseball nine. Angelina
is an emigrant child who is left all
day with Dame Needy while her
mother works in factory. Lily is the
daughter of the wealthy Landlord OF
the "old Shoe"
One afternoon Lily loses her way In
the city streets and wanders in "Twi-
light Alley" She pities these twilight
jewellers and invites them to her own
lovely garden. While Dame Needy
sleeps, the girls steal away with Lily
to her home on the hill top.
During their absence the boys rebel
at being compelled to live in the "old
Shoe" and decide to burn it, for the
good of the city, but Lily returns in
time to offer happier solution and
oil ends we'll.
The public is urged to keep this
operetta in mind and attend the per-
Torrance given at 8 o'clock Friday
April 10th in the Vashon grammar
school auditorium.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-03-26
Hospital Carries
On Good Work

The Vashon Auxiliary held its regu-
lar meeting last Friday at the home of
Mrs. George Moulthrop. Sewing I'M
der the direction of Mrs. G. j. Robin
son began at eleven. After an APP
petizing luncheon served by Mrs.
Moulthrop and the assisting hostesses,
Mrs, Samuel Kelly and Mrs. George E.
Miller, the business meeting was held
Mrs. Bert Stanley presiding, while the
sewing went on without interruption
Mrs. George E. Miller reported in de-
her successful efforts in securing
donations for the Orthopedic garden
sale in Seattle The generous spirit of
the Island gardens prompted gifts of
their choicest plants, bulbs, young
fruit trees and lily seeds, all carefully
labeled and attractively packed. Those
to whom the pleasant duty fell to TAX
ing these contributions into town had
great satisfaction in the praise be-
slowed on the Island contribution. Mr..
John Collett loaned his truck to the
committee to take in load. The funds
obtained from the garden sales are
used for the improvement and upkeep
of the roof garden and flower boxes
and grounds surrounding the Ortho-
pedic hospital, and the time is not far
distant when the hospital grounds will
be one of the show-places of Seattle.
Reports from the hospital for the
month of February revealed that LOG
new patients were accepted for treat
ment. OF the 80 discharged during the
month, IL are listed as cured, 10 as
improved, 2 are convalescing at home,
while ST are still reporting from time
to time for treatment in the out
patient department. 1t must be re-
membered that orthopedic cases are not
matters of weeks of treatment, but of
months and sometimes years.
The effect of the financial depres-
sion is seen in the free work being
done by the hospital, which now
amounts to 80 percent; the parents OF
pay and part-pay patients being able
to pay only IL percent of the cost of
operation.
For the benefit of many inquirers,
the following information comes from
the hospital:
New patients are examined every
Tuesday morning before ten o'clock.
Children must be under IA years OF
age.
Children suffering from contagious
diseases are not admitted, and parents
are urged not to bring child to the
hospital for examination who has been
exposed to contagious disease, or who
is suffering with cold.
Incurable cases, those for whom nc
relief can be offered, are not accepted
Children whose parents are able tt
pay for their care, do not have fret
examinations. They will be examined
accepted and treated by the hospita
! staff as private or pay cases. Tit
justice of this arrangement is evident
The thousands who work for the hos
pital and give for its maintenance
intend their generosity shall be spen
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-03-26
100000 For South
End Road Is Safe

True to his word given last week
Governor Hartley left the 100000 for
Vashon Island roads in the highway
bill which was signed late Tuesday,
although various other appropriations
were slashed.
This is the largest amount that has
ever been appropriated for roads on
the South End of the Island, and the
first state aid that the Island has
ever received.
Vashon Island will not soon forget
the good work that Archie McKinnon
has done in securing this money for
us. Last summer Mr.. McKinnon made
the promise that If elected he would
do what he could in behalf of the
roads of Vashon Island. House Bill
SAB was the result of his first attempt
to keep this promise Seeing how
matters were progressing in the legis-
lature 1t soon became evident that this
bill would go the same route that so
many others were going and Mr.. Nc
kinnon struck upon another plan to
secure 100000 for our Island roads.
With the full consent and support of
his Enumclaw constituency Mr. Nc
Kinnon arranged for a change in the
type of oiling provided for the Natchez
Pass highway, and by the use of
lighter type of oiling 100000 was saved
which was given to Vashon Island.
Regardless of what else may appear
to be true it is the untiring vigilence
of Mr.. McKinnon in our behalf that
has secured us this money. Without
the cooperation of his home support
ers Mr.. McKinnon would rot have
dared to effect this switching of funds
from the Natchez appropriation. This
is but one example of the way they
stick together up there at Enumclaw,
and that is one of the biggest reasons
that the little city is making such ire
mendous strides. They carry out that
right or wrong, my Enumclaw"
theory to the extent that they will
consent to the sacrifice of their own
interests in order to preserve the in
tegrity of man of whom they are
proud to boast as belonging to their
city.
Just how this 100000 will be spent
on the Island roads cannot, of course,
at this time be determined. If the
regular course OF procedure is follow
ed the state engineers office will have
the final word in the location of the
highway on which it is to be spent in
grading and preparation for paving.
The usual location of such road is
by the straightest route consistent
with good engineering principles.
Starting at the end of the present
pavement and ending at Tallequah Is
about the only facts in regard to the
road that will be known until the pre-
liminary surveying work is done.
In addition to the money from the
state there is already a $4,000 ap-
preparation in the county funds for
the South End highway, and regard
less of whether the paving is done this
year, Or later, there should be an ap-
preciable Improvement in section of
Island highway that has long stood
in need of improvement of any sort.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-03-26
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All CLUB NOTES.


The Girls Cooking and Canning
Club met at the home of Mrs. john
son, their leader, on Wednesday,
March 10. Seven members were pres
ent. The demonstration, which was a
salad made by Beulah Fitzpatrick and
Ona Nelson, was great success.
The demonstration was followed by
Il business meeting, at which were dis
cussed several ways of making money,
among them the possibilities Of a
candy sale. Further plans for this
will be made at the. next meeting,
which will be Wednesday, April /.
Elsie Huston, reporter.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-03-26

first to the welfare OF Our depositors
and will give our customers the most
approved banking service possible
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-03-26
Commercial Meeting
Largely Attended

At the meeting of the Commercial
Club last Tuesday night large num-
Der heard very enthusiastic tribute
to the good work done by Archie Nc
Kinnon on behalf of the Island roads,
voiced by Ira Case and Supervisor
Wiltse. If one had not been advised
to the contrary one would have sup
posed they were attending a McKin-
non meeting.
Capt. John Anderson was among
those present and in addition to COM
plimenting highly the work done by
Mr.. McKinnon announced the sum-
mer ferry schedule. This new sched-
ule provides for fourteen trips to
Fauntleroy each week day, with adj
ditional trips on Saturday and Sun
day. The only phase of the new ar
rangement of schedule not entirely
acceptable is that the company has
discontinued all ferry runs into
Marion street and will run a passenger
boat, making three trips day. This
will apparently work hardship on a
certain percentage of patrons who OBJ
ject on the grounds that it will be in
convenient to drive into the city,
especially on the early morning trip.
1t is anticipated that the matter can
be arranged equitably.
Two members of the Tacoma Cham
Der of Commerce were present and Of
fered their congratulations on the APP
preparation for the South End road.
They were Mr. Walsh and Mrs. Nc
Evan.
Mr.. Leslie Coffin, district manager
of the P. s. P. & l.. Company was
present and after a few remarks in
regard to the work being carried on
in his district announced that this
years budget provided for new cable
for Vashon Island which is now being
manufactured. This cable will insure
| against our being without lights in
case the one now in use should break
The story of the importance of cleo
tricity in our every day living, and the
part of power company is playing in
developing the Northwest, as well as
what is actually being done in build
ing the huge Rock Island dam for the
production of more power was
graphically told by the use of very
excellent talkie film.
Those present were not only enter
tanned but the picture had high edu-
cational value.
The mixed quartette, composed Of
members of the Seattle office force
gave four groups of songs that every
one enjoyed greatly.
Coffee and cake served In the do.
nestle science rooms off Of the new
dishes recently purchased, together
with a social hour, completed the eve.
nings entertainment.
first to the welfare of Our depositorl
and will give ollr customers the mos
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-03-26
Mrs. Sigrist, Sec.

for the destitute child or for the one
whose parents are not able to meet
the cost of hospital care.
Out of town parents who wish TO
send their children to the orthopedic.
which accepts patients from all over
the Northwest, should write for in
formation to the superintendent, Miss
Ada II. Patterson, Children's ortho-
pedic Hospital 100 Crockett street,
Seattle, Wash.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-03-26
PORTAGE oRTHoPED1c

The Portage orthopedic Auxiliary
will meet with Mrs. G. F. Van olinda
Gu Friday, April 8, at eleven a. m.
Bring sandwiches; coffee and cake
being served, and enjoy a pleasant day
with us.
Mrs. Alberta Nedderman, Sec.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-03-26

Some Of our reformers favor dress
reform and other civil service reform,
but what all of them need is chloro-
form.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-03-26
M. f. LADIES' AID.

The Cove M. Z. Ladies' Aid will
meet at the home of Mrs. Roen in
Colvos on Thursday, April End.
Everyone welcome.
Mrs. Sigrist Sec.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-06
Published by
IMPERIAL VALLEY
PRESS. INC.
DO YOU REMEMBER?
" C. COSTELLO
Manager

It hardly seems that it can be true, yet
it s "A years today since the congress
of the United States voted to declare
war on Germany, following President
Wilson's dramatic plea that such res
0lution be passed.
Time has flown quickly but it is not
difficult to recall the patriotic emotion
which gripped the country upon our en-
trv into the greatest of all wars, and con-
tinued with Increasing fervor until the
Armistice brought 1t to an end
Nothing was too much to ask. People
stinted to buy Liberty bonds and war
stamps. to contribute to the various
funds which were organized to take care
Of the soldiers and sailors. They did
not mind food rationing and many other
sacrifices they were called upon to make
II was ali for the cause and those who
tried to side-step in any way were consld-
cred slackers.
Despite the splendid record which we
made IN raising and equipping magnltl-
cent army, we fell far short of what the
nation could have accomplished had 1t
been willing to prepare for the call that
all knew to be inevitable.
True we we're not as unprepared as we
were in the Spanish-American war, but
General PerShing in his story OF the
" NoflU war exposes lne SldTIlS uellOl-
encies which we faced following the dec
laration of war and the continual bat
tie he had to fight with his own govern
ment to provide his army with the things
it needed.
Even with all our effort, our soldiers
went into battle equipped with English
guns, using French artillery and am
munition, French and English airplanes
and English ships to transport troops
from the United States to France.
1t was over a year after war was de-
clared before any American troops were
ready to take their places in the battle
line.
The World War taught us many things.
1t should have taught US above all else,
the folly of unpreparedness. There is
no means of computing how many Amer
lean lives that unpreparedness cost us.
The United States is not and never
will be militaristic nation. Our peo-
pie are not war makers and they came
out of the World War with an ardent de-
sire for world peace. While there should
be no let-up or hesitancy in attempting
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-06
RED CROSS GETS
CLOTHING SUPPLY
FROM WASHINGTON

Clothes to be distributed for the
relief of the needy by the local Red
Cross have been received today from
the All club of Winona, Washing
ton.
These girls have made and do
mated q number of attractive and
sturdy garments, which Mrs. Mae
Sherry Winans, local secretary, says
are exactly what she has needed for
some time
The club intended the garments
for the drought district, but nation
al headquarters, on reading the re-
ports of work done in this county.
felt that since a large number OF
those who have ben aided have come
from the drought states, and since
the need here was great, the gar
ments should be used in Imperial
county work.
In the letter accompanying the
garments, sent by the club advisor,
IL was pointed out that the Winona
district is poor one and the dona-
ton represents a real sacrifice on
the part Of the generous All club
members.
Already Mrs. Winan5 has found
places for the majority Of the gar
ments and the remainder are be-
ing distributed this weekend.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-06
RTSkFNG TOO MUCH

Bryan Untiedt, 13 year old boy who
proved to be the hero of the recent school
bus tragedy at Towner, Colorado, is soon
to face test as severe mentally as his
experience in the school bus was physi-
cally.
The youngster has received columns of
publicity and praise for his work in help
ing to save the lives of his school COM
rades who were caught with him in the
school bus marooned for two days in a
bowling blizzard.
He has been invited to go to Washing
ton to be the guest of President Hoover
for a day. No sooner had this become
known than invitations came from scores
of places enroute, asking him to make
call The motion pictures plan short
talking reel in which he will relate his
experience in the tragedy which cost the
lives of five of his companions and the
bus driver
All in all with our American way of
expressing our admiration for the spec
tacular, we bid fair to spoil a youngster
who is at very impressionable age,
despite the maturity of his conduct which
has made him national hero.
Such lavish attention is certain to
test his good sense to the limit. 1t is
fine thing for Mr.. Hoover to invite him
to the White House, but we hope some
body will have the tact to step in and
limit Bryan's expedition to quiet trip
to the capital and return to his home.
Displaying him enroute is bad form
and unfair to the youngster. Few adults
could weather such an experience and
retain their feet on the ground. Asking
a mere youngster to do it is expecting
too much Bryan's best reward is the
inward satisfaction of knowing that he
played a mans part. If we spoil that
we spoil the finest thing in his life.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-06
Al CLUBS WILL
HOLD HOG CONTEST
AT PACKING PLANT

Fourth club members who belong
to the pig clubs are looking forward
with keen anticipation to April II,
when the annual spring fat hog con-
test and sale will take place.
This year the contest will be held
at the Pacific Land and Cattle COM
pany plant in Imperial. and will not
take place on All club Achievement
day as in the past.
Stock is to be fitJeo up and de-
livered by 9 o'clock that morning
and all records should be completed
and ready to turn in.
The program is scneduled to be-
gin at 9 O'Clock with the delivery
and weighing of hogs. The judging
will follow, then the All club mem
bers will be taken on a tour OF the
packing plant, and will hear talks
by various men in the hCg industry
The winner Of the contest will be
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-06
n time for this!

AL LLJIv~ wi Sl6tSs
For when Uncle Wiggily sat on the
cracker he crushed it into little
pieces, as he was quite heavy rab-
bit.
Baby Bunty must have put the
cracker in your chair" said Nurse
Jane. II saw her eating it just be-
fore she got ready for school and l
suppose when she saw the otner
children hurrying, so the Lady
Mouse Teacher would not mark
them late, Baby Bunty hoped fast
and dropped her cracker on the first
chair she saw, which happened to
be yours
Il suppose So" Uncle Wiggily an
swered. Then he said again: TOO
long! Much too long!'
Now see here" exclaimed the
muskrat lady housekeeper pretend
ing she was going to be cross (Which
she never was) with Uncle Wiggily.
"See here, Mr.. Wiggily, that's the
second time you have said it was
too long. You told me you didn't
mean you had been sitting on Baby
Bunty's cracker too long, SO 1t must
be something else"
1T is" said Uncle Wiggily, mys-
terious like and teasing.
do you mean the Bob Cats tall?'
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-06

asked Nurse Jane. rs that getting
too long?"
mo-" Uncle Wiggily answered,
"the Bob Cats silly little tail will
never get too long"
"Well, then,' spoke Nurse Jane,
what is too long? Don't be SO Sc
cret about it and mysterious. What
is too long?"
MY whiskers!" exclaimed Uncle
Wiggily.
your whiskers!" cried Nurse
Jane in surprise.
"Yes, they are much too long. I
shall have to go up in the bathroom
and shave them before go adven-
turing. All, me! Too long! Too
longl'
well, of all things! My gracious
goodness!" squeaked the muskrat
lady. 4To think of getting me all
excited about something being too
long and then to have it turn out
to be only your whiskers. Ha! Ha"
81 don't see anything funny to
laugh atl' spoke Uncle Wiggily. "If
they were your whiskers you would
not make fun of them"
mo-" said Nurse Jane, who, being
a muskrat lady, had whiskers like
your cat, 81 suppose 1 wouldn't. 1
beg your pardon
"That's all right" answered I'm
ce Wiggily. "Ill hop up to the bath
room now and take off some of my
too long Whiskers and then II go
look for an adventure
Uncle Wiggily, before he started
To shave, mixed on brush a nice,
white, foamy lather OF soap TO
spread on his whiskers to make them
look like a frosted cake. He had his
face we'll lathered and was just go
ing TO start making his whiskers
shorter when, all Of a sudden, he
heard noise at the bathroom Win
dow. Slowly it was pushed open and
! in Jumped the Bob Cat with his silly
little tail.
"Oh. it's you, is it?" asked Uncle
Wiggily, holding his brush OF shaw
ing soap lather in one paw.
"Yes, here I ami" mewed the BOD
Cat. II guess you didn't expect me,
did you?"
I'VE were just talking about you,
! Nurse Jane and J." said Uncle Wig
eily, which was true enough. we
were speaking Of your silly little
tail which will never grow any long
er as my whiskers do"
Don't talk about my TAIL snap
ped the Bob Cat who was much
ashamed Of it. But you don't
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-06

seem surprised to see me. I climbed
up the old honeysuckle vine on the
side Of your bungalow and got in
your window. So here 1 ami"
And you are just in time!" said
Uncle Wiggily suddenly.
Just in time for what?" meWed
the Bob Cat much surprised that the
rabbit gentleman didn't seem afraid
of him. I'm time for what"
IN time for this!" bravely cried
Uncle Wiggily. With that he stuck
the brush. full of soapy whisker
lather' right in the Bob Cats face.
And as the Bob Cats mouth was
open a lot of soap got inside. And
soap was plastered in his eyes and
over his nose and the Bob Cat
meWed:
oh, deari Oh, dearl Oh, dear! I
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-06
RARE OCOTILLO
SEEN BY PARTY
ON DESERT TRIP

Lovers of desert scenery who made
the trip to CampbellS ranch yes
terday under the leadership of II.
L. Bush, chairman of the highway
committee of the FL Centre Cham
Der of Comerce, state that the find
ing of an ocotillo tree bearing white
blossoms, alone would have made
the trip worth while. The tree was
located about 200 feet off the Old
Butterfield Stage route and the
blossoms were exactly the same
shape and formation as the well
known red blooms with a creamy
white coloring which none of the
party had ever before seen.
Five cars made the trip, turning
off the San Diego highway near
Plaster City and continued to the
camp made by General Fremont
when he and his soldiers crossed the
Colorado desert about 1850. This
camp is marked by huge anchor
and cross, made of stones, on the
hillside and Fremont reported in
his autobiography that a number
Of the party died at this spot and
were buried there. Bush states
that vandals have been digging
around this spot within the past
three months, apparently searching
for relics. The excavations would
Indicate that the exact graves were
not found according TO Bush. but
some means should be taken to stop
such depredations. The upper por-
ZION of the stone anchor has also
been destroyed, although the cross
IS left intact.
After leaving this point the party
drove past the mouth of Canebrake
Canyon, to the ValleScitos stage
station and on to Campbell's ranch,
where lunch was eaten under giant
cottonwood trees. A beautiful col
| lection of Indian relics. including
a painted ola, are on exhibit at the
ranch and visitors are always well
come. The motorists found bios
! soming ocotillo, barrel cactus, ver-
bena sand primroses in blossom and
| all were enthusiastic about the
trip which, although only 60 miles
in each direction, covered so much
territory of historical and scenic
interest.
Bush states that four cars were
at Ballecitos stage station, two from
Los Angeles and two from San Di-
ego, all of whom were making the
trip because of the publicity which
has been given the Imperial High
way, an which the Ell Centro cham
Der is greatly interested. Three oi
the cars, on Bush's advice, followed
the proposed route of the Imperial
Highway to Ell Centro to make their
first visit to Imperial Valley and al
expressed approval of the road
which is to follow the historical
route of the Butterfield stages.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-06
Issued Daily. Except
sundays. Entered At the
Post Office, Ell Centre,
Calf, as Second-Class
Matter.

to reach that objective, to throw over
board all means of defense is nothing
short of national suicide. We should
be prepared for war even while we seek
for peace. World peace is still long
time in the future and it is not jingoism
to realize the truth
An adequate army and navy are es-
sential to the safety of the nation. In
surance for the nation is no less import
ant than insurance for the individual,
and preparedness is only insurance and
not aggression.