Vashon Island news-record., August 31, 1933, Image 1

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VOL. 17. NO. 41,
Vashon Island Votes
Wet at Polls Tuesday
In kecping with the trend In other
‘ts of the state Vashon-Maury Is
-land cast a majority of votes in favor
ot the repeal of the 18th amendment.
The wet vote, however, was compar
atively smaller heré than in many
other rural districts, the unofficial
total for the nine precincts being 403
for repeal, and 313 against repeal.
Practically all precincts reported
much heavier voting than special elec
tions usually bring out. In the Vashon
precinct thére were 151 ballots cast in
comparison wich 50 cast at the last
port election.
Despite Instructions plainly printed
on the ballot in heavy type and un
derscored to “vote for two persons,”
and insttuctions given individually by
members of the various election boards
quite a few ballots were thrown out
because voters falled to heed the in
structions and voted for more than
two delegates. g
W. D. Garvin, with a total of 275,
received the heaviest vote for delegate
against the repeal, while Edw. Coch
rane, on the opposing side of the ticket
received 279 votes. g
The result of the election on the Is
land was as follows:
For
Repeal Against
BUrton: ..t 8, 50
COVa . 440 66
Dackton ... 38 8
Dolphin ... 32 23
Tsland ... 14 9
Lisabeula ... 40 11
IMAURY Sit L e 8 1 25
Quartermaster ................556 50
vashon ... 76 i}
Trotalifhnaiil i 408 313
R. M. VANDERWORK DIES
FROM HEAT ATTACK
The community was shocked to re
celve the news on Tuesday morning
of* the death of Roy M. Vanderwork,
who was suddenly stricken by a heart
attack at his home at Vashon Heights.
Mr. Vanderwork, although ill for
some time, had been about as usual,
and was superintending some work in
the field when taken ill. Dr. McMurray
was called at once but death had taken
place before he arrived.
Funeral services will be held from
the Garvin chapel Saturday afterncon
at 2:30. o’clock.
TO PATRONS OF DISTRICT 176.
Arrangements for the transporta
tion of pupils living two miles or more
from the Vashon grammar school have
been made with Union U. The bus
will travel over the same route as last
year.
Pupils in the south end of the dis
trict must take the bus at 5 minutes
before 8 o'clock. They will be left at
the building before the Heights trip is
made. "
The directors are attempting to work
out some scheme whereby pupils living
less than two miles from the building
can be transported at a small charge.
For the present school will take up
at 8:45,
FIRE THREATENS HOME.
Attracted by an unusual noise in
the front yard Mrs. Anna McCrary
discovered last Saturday afternoon
that a grass fire originating in the
gully below the house had crept up
the hill and was threatening her home.
The shrubbery was already beginning
to burn before Mrs. McCrary could
attach the hose and turn on the water.
Conrad Anderson, seeing her pre
dicament, came to the rescue. Other
neighbors called, fought the fire
farther down the hill and after hard
v*.;'. succeeded iR extinguishing it.
CONVENTION AT BETHEL PARK.
There will be a three daye Young
People's convention at Bethel Park this
week-end beginning on Saturday and
ending on Labor Day. The speakers
will be Carl and Lee Fosmark and
Ju‘lius Telvik who recently arrived
from Canada.
Good music will be furnished by a
joint choir of young people.
Mrs. Ruth Fowler, the sister of Mrs.
George Miller, and her daughter Miss
Betty, spent’ the week-end at the
Miller honie.
Vashon Island News-Record
PUGET SOUND POWER & LIGHT
CO. UNDER THE BLUE EAGLE
Puget Sound Power & Light Com
pany, with its 2200 employes and ser
vice In 16 western Washington and
four eastern Washington counties to
day was under the Blue Eagle of NRA,
President Frank McLaughlin an
nounced signing of the agreement
with the government. He sald: “We
belleve the president's NRA program
should receive our hearty cooperation
and support. Therefore, we have
signed te do our part.” |
SHOE SHOP MOVED
Mr. Adam Riefschnider has moved
his shoe shop into the location furm
erly occupied by the Sanitary Barber
Shop. It provides a light and con
veniently located repair shop.
250 old Timers
Expected Home
The committee on arrangement for
the ploncer picnic at Dockton to be
held Labor Day is planning on the
return of at least 250 former residents
of the Maury Island town. And Theo.
Berry insists that some old timers will
be older than he, too.
Invitations. have been sent to all
parts of the state and a large number
of acceptances have already been re
ceived.
Dockton, noted for its hospitality,
extends a cordial invitation to its Is
land neighbors to be present at this
affair, Coffee, cream and sugar will
be served and those attending are
asked to bring a basket lunch.
In the afternoon there will be a
grand, large picnic, with plenty of
opportunity to renew old acquaint
ances and in the evening there is to
be a free dance in the community hall
to which everyone is invited also.
Theo. Berry, chairman of the com
mittee on arrangements, states_that
this will be one of the most success
ful pioneer picnics Dockton has ever
‘held. Tt will surely bring forth some
‘pioneers as some of those who have
signified their intention of coming are
‘members of families living at Dockton
fifty years ago.
But regardless of length of resi
dence on the Island all are invited to
attend the picnic and to experience a
taste of real Dockton hospitality, un
surpassed by any community any-
Wwhere.
RECEIVES APPOINTMENT.
H. B. Sovereign, a former employee
in the News-Record office has been
appointed deputy collector of internal
revenues at Tacoma. He will take of
fice in about six weeks.
Mr. Sovereign, a life-time Democrat,
is a warm personal friend of Senator
Dill. He is well qualified to fill a
clerical position of this nature and it
is gratifying to his friends that he has
been awarded this appointment.
TWENTY-FIFTH WEDDING
ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATED
Old-time friends of Mr. and Mrs.
Seymour Hearst entertained at a din
ner in the Community Club House
Friday evening in honor of their
twenty-fifth wedding anniversary. The
hall was beautifully decorated in
orange and white. Three long tables
were placed together down the center
of the room, with silver place cards
for the seventy-five guests. An enorm
ous wedding cake was the feature of
the delicious dinner. |
A mock wedding ceremony was per
formed, with Dr. McMurray officiating
and Mrs. Frankie Shattuck as brides
maid. She had been bridesmaid at
the wedding twenty-five years before.
In place of a gift, a silver offering
was given the Hearsts that they might
select something they especially wish
ed,
Dancing followed the mock cere
mony, and the party broke up rather
early. Mr. and Mrs, Hearst drove
home, and at a discreet distance, most
of the guest followed them. They gave
them time to retire, and then invaded
the house with a charivari. Everybody
enjoyed the informal party almost as
much as the dinner. Refreshments
were served the guests by = Mr. and
Mrs. Hearst, following the regular
charivari custom.
Mrs. Arthur Johnson visited Mrs.
J. F, Johnson in Seattle Tuesday,
VASHON ISLAND NEWS-RECORD THURSDAY, AUGUST 31, 1033,
News of Interest for
Children September 5
Nechiool will open on Vashon-Maury
Island Tuesday, September 5. Assign
ments of teaching staffs are as fol
lows:
Maury Center—Anna R. Nichols,
Dockton—L. Mabel Jameson, Martha
Jensen,
Lisabeula—Mary Lawrence,
Columbia—John E. Viele, principal,
Ruth Stafford.
Vashon—Mrs. Bess H. Godsey, prin
cipal, Esther E. Jones, Irene Baker,
Gerald Grant,
Burton—Mrs. Floy A. Poage, prin
cipal, Lula T. Sanderson, Merlin E.
Berto,
Union U High School—F. M. Robert
son, principal, Rodney Ackley, Una A.
Stewart, Mildred Bell, Alice W. Keyes,
Lloyd E. McElvain, Miss Mary
O'Mahoney has resigned her position
at the high school, having gone to
Washington, D, C. A teacher to fill
her place has not yet been elected.
There are few changes made in the
schools this year, Mary Lawrence,
John E. Viele, Gerald Grant and Lula
T, Sanderson have not taught on the
Island before. |
The children are enjoying the scurry
of getting ready for school, having
new clothes, dusting off their lunch
boxes, and planning the fur they will
have when they meet with their school
mates again. Instead of picnic sand
witches, school lunch sandwiches will
be the fare. With cooler weather,
beaches will_ not be so tempting, and
the youngsters will be ready to find
out new facts in geography, history,
and to return to arithmetic and spell
ing. With the start of a new year,
they have the opportunity to compete
for a certificate in perfect attendance.
Most of the boys, when asked if they
are glad school is starting say, “Oh
naw!” but nevertheless they are shin
ing their shoes, planning on donning
their new cords and looking iorwardi
to the fun they will have on the play
field. The girls are thrilled over their
new school dresses, and anxious for
the first day to come so they can start
forth in all their glory. |
Will Entertain Island
People With Dance
In honor of their son, Masa, and his
bride Mr. and Mrs. B. D. Mukai have
invited the Island young people to a
dance in the cannery building next
Sunday evening, September 3rd, com
mencing at 8:30.
Masa and his wife, who have been
r’r}uklng a tour of Yellowstone Park,
are expected home late this week.
Realizing that Masa’s friends and
former schoolmates would wish to
celebrate their return, the elder Mr.
Mukai thought that a dance would be
more enjoyable to everyone than the
customary charivari, The local or
chestra will t\;rnlsh the music.
An invitation is cordially extended
to the Island people to accept of the
Mukais' hospitality and to take this
opportunity of meeting the bride as
she takes her place as a resident of
the community in which her husband
has grown up.
NRA CONSUMER CARDS
NOW AT POST OFFICES
Failure on the part of any civic or
ganization to undertake a drive has
resulted in the responsibility of ob
taining signatures to the NRA con
sumer card being left up to the Is
land postmasters,
Cards and questionnaires may be had
at any post office and from all indi
cations the individual will have to
take the initiative in the matter of
signing both,
Other communties are being in
structed that the names both of those
who sign these cards and those who
fail to do so will be published either
in the post office or in the local paper,
and that the patriotism and loyalty of
the community will be measured by
the cooperation in the matter,
The post office is not a part of the
NRA plan, according to the statement
of officlals, so it should be the re
sponsibility of the patrons to take the
initiative and sign these cards rather
than to~walt until urged to do so by
the postmaster,
Forest Fire Threatened
Several Island Homes
Fanned into fury by a high wind a
fire which originated in Paradise
Valley on Friday swept westward,
threatening several homes In Lisabeula
district for several days. So high were
the flames that their roar could be
heard for almost a mile,
Calls for help brought out practical
ly all of the men of the neighborhood
when the fire threatened a house on
the Lisabeula road occupled by a
colored family, Just back of this house
was a large tract of greasewood
through which the fire ran with un
bellevable rapidity. At first it did not
seem humanly possible to save this
home but the fire was controlled in
the immediate vicinity, but burned on
down the road and jumped across. |
When two wardens, with a tractor
arrilved from Seattle furrows were
plowed around the Church ranch and
backfiring was begun wherever prac
tical. Several times it was thought
that the fire was under centrol only
to have it break out with renewed fury,
Friday evening sparks driven by the
wind again carried the fire back to
the south side of the Lisabeula-Para
dise, Valley road and the heat was so
intense that cars could not drive
through.
The destruction of the Hesson and
‘Plerlucca houses seemed inevitable for
a time as the fire roared on its way,
but again the men fought it back.
That there 'was no destruction of
property seems miraculous.
The fire continued on south to the
Burton road as far as the Kalland
corner. Small fires are still smolder
ing in the burned over area but no
danger from these is expected. How
ever everyone will feel much more
comfortable after a good heavy down
pour of rain, !
SIDEWALK REPAIRED
The sidewalk in front of the C. G.
Kimmel Store has been repaired.
There have been several accidents
there, and it will be an improvement
to have a safer walk.
Eight Hundred Go On
Black Ball Excursion
_ From all accounts the eight hundred
excursionists aboard the Chippewa last
Saturday evening had an entertaining
time. Reports vary as to the diversity
of entertainment, however, but there
was not a dull moment in the entire
evening.
The palatial motorship cruised about
the Sound for several hours returning
to the Island at a late hour. Enroute
the passengers enjoyed the good dance
floor and excellent music furnished by
a nine piece orchestra.
All attending were enthusiastically
about the splendid boat and the
courteous, efficient care taken of the
excursionists by the management of
the Black Ball line.
OPEN HOUSE FOR PROF.
AND MRS. W. G. PARKS
Prof. and Mrs. W. G. Parkes, now of
Portland, former residents of Burton,
will visit here Sunday and Monday of
this week,
That their many friends may have
the opportunity of a visit with them
open house will be observed at the
Meredith home Sunday afternoon from
four o'clock until seven.
The Parkes arrived in the states a
few months ago after spending more
than a year in Central America.
Friends are looking forward to hearing
of their experiences in the land of
revolution.
FOR MEN ONLY!
Genial “Gus” has announced that
something different will take place
Sunday on the golf course. “For men
only.”
Husbands are urged to assert them
selves and be on hand to see what it
is all about.
Miss Ida Falconer and Mrs. Anna
Perrigo and son, Bruce, visited at the
E. H. Gorsuch home last week. They
were accompanied home by Mrs. Gor
such and Sandy, who returned to the
Island after a two days' visit,
EASTERN STAR ORDER
RESUMES ACTIVITIES
After a three months' summer va
catlon Island Chapter No. 170 O. E. 8.
will resume its fall activities.
The next meeting will be held Wed.
nesday evening of next week on Sep
tember 6th,
FUNERAL IN GIG
HARBOR SUNDAY
Funeral services will be held Sunday
afternoon at 2 o'clock for Franz 8.
Drummond, former resident of Burton.
Mr. Drummond, father of Mrs, Fred
8. Sherman, passed away at the Gig
Harbor hospital Monday morning after |
a lingering illness. He had occupied
the position of postmaster at that
place for the past ten years and was
one of the town’s most highly respect
ed citizens.
Yuri Hoshi Writes
OF Arrival In Japan
A letter from Yuri Hoshi after her
arrival in Japan gives enlightening
news of her adventures in foreign
travel. On the back of the envelope
was her address in English and also
in Japanese, which she instructed her
correspondent to paste on the letter
malled back to her as it would be im
possible for one not writing the Jap
anese language to copy their script.
August 5, 1933,
Yamagata-ken,
Yonizawa-shi
'Naga Machi.
Dear Friends:
l I presume that I am a little de
tained from writing.
I arrived at Yokohama August 3, at
2:30 p. m. I was so glad to see land.
Our trip as a whole was grand. I
was seasick for two days when in mid-
Pacific. The weather then was ex
ceedingly ccld for we were near the
Aleutian Islands. There was not a
moment of monotonies while on the
steamer. We enjoyed ourselves by
playihg deck golf, deck tennis and
pingpong. At nights we talked and
read books and magazines. We en
joyed every other night, American
movies. So you see, we had a nice
voyage. Oh, yes, we danced, too.
Yokohama seemed to be very busy.
Ships from all parts of the country
were docked there. Many, many small
launches, tugs, fishing, boats and
steamships hugged the sea coast.
Japan is picturesque. It is most
[beautiful. I cannot understand how
Mother Nature made Japan so
naturally beautiful. After having my
baggage examined I went direct to
Joshuya Hotel accompanied by many
friends who came to the wharf to
greet us, I am certainly glad that my
baggage is checked and put away.
You know taking care of your bag
gage is quite a job. I am thankful
that the distributing of the many
various gifts to my friends is“over.
My friends and relatives thought that
my gifts from America quite priceless.
So the oranges, honeydew and candies
are eaten just as little at a time as
possible. They divide the honeydew
into ten pieces, and let everybody
have a bite of the delicious and price
less fruit. At Konizawa there isn't
such a thing as American oranges,
honeydew, American candies imported
trom America. However, in Tokyo
there is some, but expensive. One
honeydew here costs Y. 250 in Jap
itmese money. It's very expensive
isn't it? One orange cost 45¢ in Jap
‘anese money. In America we eat
these fruits by the wholesale, you
might say. It is certainly an ex
travagance when we come to think
that we eat them so lavishly and
think nothing about the cost of it in
foreign countries.
On the third day of my stay in
Tokyo I left with my relatives to
Yonizawa, the home of my parents,
to avold the intense heat of Tokyo.
The heat in Tokyo is quite different
from that of Seattle and Vashon. It
has a suffocating, stuffy and very
thick atmosphere and you feel boiling
all over. Anyway, it is impossible to
sit still. You cannot do a thing.
At present I am at my mother's
home, where it is so cool, You sce,
Yonizawa {s found at Northern
Japan. My cousins greeted me at
Yonizawa station. You ought to have
seen them! There were so happy to
see me. Yes, they overran with joy.
My grandmother was exceedingly glad
to see me, too.
This morning I visited Nukanome,
$2.00 PER YEAR
Vashon College
Reunion Sunday
At least fifty former students of
Vashon college will return to the Is
land to meet and renew old acquaint
ances next Sunday, September 3rd at
Burton,
Lunch will be served at 1.30 in the
Masonic Hall by the management of
the Burton restaurant.
~ Invitations have been sent to form
er students off of the Island, while
to the local students the committee
on arrangements issue an invitation
through the News-Record to be pres
ent.
Each reunion has proved an enjoy
able affalr, when time was turned
‘back and the old days relived. It is
hard for the present generation to
realize that at one time Vashon Col
lege was one of the most promising
institutfons of education on Puget
Sound. At these reunions the old
school is revived and for a day again
becomes an interesting and vital sub-
Ject to men and women who have
created important places for them
selves in the public life of our own
and other states.
CELEBRATES FIRST BIRTHDAY
On last Wednesday the McCrary
home on the West Side received a large
number of callers, friends of the small
grandson, Ralph, who took the oppor
tunity of showing the young man that
they remembered that he was just one
year old that day. He was the re
cipient of a large assortment of gifts
which he will appreciate more a little
later.
He spent much of the time enter
taining the callers with a demonstra
tion of how a well-trained youngster
should get his full quota of sleep. This
did not interfere in any way with the
enjoyment of the delicious refresh
ments served the guests by Ralph's
mother,
NEW GRADE TEACHER
TO BE IN VASHON SCHOOL
There has been a change in the
seventh and eighth grade teacher for
the Vashon grade school this year, due
to the resignation of Robert Anderson.
Mr. Gerald Grant has accepted the
position. Mr. Grant comes to Vashon
with the highest of credentials and
recommendations. He taught at Elma,
Washington for three years in the
junior high school there. Last year
he attended the University of Wash
ington, receiving his B. A. degree in
education. He continued at the U,
this summer, furthering his back
ground for teaching. He has had three
years training at the Ellensburg Nor
mal and is a graduate of that insti
tution.
Mr. Grant has a pleasing personality
and is ambitious in educational lines.
He ‘comes from a family of teachers,
and brings enthusiasm and interest
in the work.
He will reside on the Island, bring
ing -Mrs, Grant and their infant son
here to live. The district is fortunate
in securing a teacher with the capa
bality and personality of Mr. Grant.
‘the home of my father, and returned
in the evening. They praised very
much my return to Japan. Also while
there I visited the graves of my
grandparents. Everything here and
there is so different. Today we had
a rainy day. Everything outside is
dirty and muddy and unpleasant.
Over here it gets dark around seven
o'clock. It means that the sun spends
more time lighting Vashon till late in
the evening.
I plan to stay at Yonizawa (coun
try) for about three weeks. Then
while cool, return to Tokyo and go to
school. I think I will have time to
make a tour of the different cities,
too.
I will write frequently, though I
lack very much a pleasing way of
wrlt‘ipg Jetters in a literary style. You
kndw an interesting and fascinat
ing way.
Yuri Hoshi.
In spite of her apology, Yurl writes
a delightful letter of her travels, and
more of her experiences in Japan will
be welcomed. In another letter re
celved, Yurl told -of starting a parade
by wearing her orange graduation
dress on the stree, and being follow
ed everywhere by an admiring crowd
who had never seen gorgeous Amer!-
can clothes of that kind.