The Lebanon Express from Lebanon, Oregon • 2

a A THE LEBANON EXPRESS, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 1966. Wah Family Reunited For the first. time the Bing Leong Mah family is reunited, Mrs. Mah and their son and daughter were left in China in 1947 when Mah came to the United States.

They arrived in Lebanon last week to join him and will assist in the operation of his restaurant on South Santiam Highway. Kong Che, 24 and Yuk Sim, 20, are shown standing behind their parents, (Express Photo) Reunited Chinese Family Now At Home In Lebanon Happiness reigns in the home of the Mah family; joy glows on each countenance and quiet pride id detected in their voices. Mah, who took the name of his sponsor when he came to the United States from China in 1947, is better known locally as Bing Leong. As he introduced to this reporter, his wife and children, who arrived in the states on Nov. 18, he suggested the family name be added to his American nomenclature in the news story to prevent confusion in identity.

Mrs. Mah. (May Jan), Kwong Che and Yuk Sim are with their husband and father for the first time in 19 years. Much legal work and preparation has been necessary to. accomplish the re-union, This was complicat-'.

ed due to the fact that Mah's: entry had not been properly reg corded When he arrived the states and to the fact that his wife and children hadbeen forced to leave their village in the Canton province of China during his absence to evade the communist forces and had sought asylum in Hong Kong where they had since lived in the city of Kowloon, The trio made the trip to A- merica by plane. They related that due to time zone changes, even though the entire trip took 19 hours including three hour stops in both Tokyo and Hawaii, they left Hong Kong at 3 in the afternoon of Nov. 18 and arrived at 6 p.m, in San Francisco the same calendar date. a reunion and visit at the home of Mrs. Mah's uncle in Oakland the family traveledto Portland where they visited her cousin before returning to Lebanon and the home Leong had rented for them on.

Williams Street. Bing Leong Mah proudly explained that his family plans to assist him in the operation ofhis restaurant on South Santiam Highway. He said the menu would soon be changed, as his wife will prepare a number of special Chinese foods which will be featured items, He also noted that his son and daughter would Cub Scout Pack 88 Adds New Members Cub Scout Pack of Crowfoot, sponsored by Lebanon Elks welcomed 21 new boys into the pack at a recent Bobcat ceremony. At the same meeting David Meares, Randy Wells and Danny Abbott were given their Lions badges and received into Boy Scout Troop 88. Other awards presented were: Bill Woodworth, Duane Alexander and David Meares; two year service, Powell, Bryan Mark Benshoof, and Bradley Kim Olson, one year service stars.

Denners are Duane Alexander, Chris Nesbitt, Ed Bilyeu, Randy Wells and Danny Coddington, Assistant denners are Jim Anderlik, Roger Kim Bates, Ric York and J. Fitzjohn, Estimated Million Will Have Received Treatment An estimated 2 million older people will have received hospital- treatment under Medicare by the endof the year, Betty Coffey, social security representative for Linn. County announced today, Some of these people, Mrs. Cottey said, will be eligible for extended care. benefits when the second step of the Medicare program ges into effect Jan.

1, Starting Jan. 1, Mrs. Coffey said, persons 65 and over who have been hospitalized for at least three days since the hospital insurance part "of Medicare began operation on July 1, maybe eligible for payment of the costs of continued treatment in a' skilled nursing home or other institution that qualifies for participation in Medicare. Medicare can pay all the basic costs of up to 20 days in an extended care facility certified to participate in Medicare and all but $5 a day for an additional 80 days, To quality, the person must have entered an extended care facility for continued treatment within 14 days of leaving the hospital, following his hospital stay. This extended care benefit of Medicare is a special kind of benefit that will be needed by only a limited number of those who are hospitalized, Mrs.

Coffey explained, It is designed to. provide skilled nursing care at less cost than hospital care for those who no longer need the intensive care of a hospital, a Only this skilled nursing care, generally needed for a short period, will be paid for by Medicare, Long-term custodial care in a nursing home is not covered, Mrs. Coffey also Indicated that many existing nursing homes will not quality to provide this special kind of benefit to Medicare beneficiaries, because they provide custodial: services or residential care rather than skilled full-time nursing care, estimate that at any one time. no more than 20 to 25 percent of the capacity of all types of skilled nursing homes in the country will be used by Medicare beneficiaries," Mrs. Coffey said, About 4600 nursing homes cross the country had sent in applications to participate in Medicare by the middle of November, according to Mrs.

Coffey, State agencies are now surveying these institutions to see if they meet the quality stand ards. in the Medicare law, The Public Health -Service, on the basis of its review, determine whether each institution meets the non discrimination requirements of the Civil Rights Act. A leaflet with information for Medicare beneficiaries and their families about the extended care benefits that become payable in January is now available free of charge from the social security office in Salem, located at 702 Churcir ST. N. E.

The telephone number is 585- '1793. A social security repre- All I want for Christmas 4... HEY! SANTA'S BACK IN LEBANON KIDS TALK TO SANTA AT THE SANTA HOUSE In front of the Gem theatre and receive your Free Candy! He will be there from I P.M. 'til 5 P.M. Saturday FREE MOVIE at 12:30 2:30 Sat.

at the Kuhn theatre (Get your FREE ticket from participating merchants) SIGN UP. FOR THE ANNUAL MERCHANTS CHRISTMAS SHOPPING SPREE $225 IN PRIZES Sponsored by the Retail Trade Division of the Lebanon Chamber of Commerce 3C Lonny Collum Now Working In Da Nang Hospital Lonny. Collum has written his parents Mr. and-Mrs, Troy Collum, 137. Hiatt, of his station in Viet Nam where he was assigned last month, Collum, who has just recelved new rating, 3C, is stationed.

at: a naval base hospital in Da Nang, where he is: serving corpsman' on the medical wards, He said his living quarters, the hall, barber shop and nightly movies are all contained. In -the air -conditioned hospital building there's no necessity in going: out unless one wishes to. At the present time short, but. heavy, rainfalls are: frequent in" the area, he, wrote. The young Navy man is a graduate of Lebanon High School and attended a year at Oregon State University before going into the service.

Following hospital corps school he trained for a year in the Philadelphia Naval Hospital and another year in neuro-psychiatric school, couriseling new recruits under the supervision of a Navy doctor at Great Lakes. The Da Nang Hospital, Collum wrote, is well protected with Sea Bees, Air Force and. Marine battalions surrounding it, Two Thefts Told Linn sheriff's deputies are investigating thefts reported by Will F. Cawrse, 485 Wagon Wheel and Hazel Critz, 1721 Water Albany. Cawrse said two cans and a citizen's band radio were taken from his jeep sometime -between 5:30 p.m, Dec, 3 and 7 Dec.

4 white it was parked at his home. Mrs. Critz reported that in the' process of moving to her present address from Star Route 2, Box 50, two winter tread tires were taken from the Lebanon residence sometime between Dec. 2 and Dec. 4, Nail Benders Plan Projects Members of the Tennessee Nail Benders 4-H Woodworking Club practiced sawing a straight line during their first work meeting on Dec.

1 at the Bob Bellinger home. Club members also picked out projects and the material they will be using and made tool boxes and saw horses in preparation for future meetings, short business meeting was held following the work session, Danny Powell led the flag pledges. Visitors Bob Cox, Dave Powell and Bob Wilson. The next meeting will be Dec, 15 at the leaders home. --Mike Bellinger BEFORE In Memoriam.

sentative is in Lebanon: every Thursday from 9 to 11:30 in the council chambers of the city hall, 925 Main St. Scio Council Turns Down Housing Code The Selo City Council. jected Mayor K. J. Purdy's housing code and adopted a fee schedule for amusedevices during Monday night's meeting.

Counctimen, in rejecting the proposed housing code, regulations, contended that they were drawn for larger cities and would not be applicable in Scio. They approved a new ordinance calling for fees for amusement devices. Fees range from $2.50 to $5 a month device for pinball machines, muste machines, punchboards, pool and card tables and shuffleboard machines. Howard Reed, who won the seventh post on the council with write-in votes during the Nov. 8 'elections, declined the job, The council will appoint a replacement.

The city fathers voted to give Police Chief James Baker a $50 year raise effective Jan, 1, This will bring his salary to $450 a month, LARC Benefit Bazaar Saturday, Dec. 10 A Linn Association for Retarded Children benefit bazaar will be held at Jerry's Southgate Market on Saturday, Dec, 10 from 9:30 to 5 p.m, Many Items of Interest to Christmas shoppers will on sale. Some have been made at the 'LARC school. Others are contributed by. Interested persons, They include needle work, stuffed animals, candles, candy, fruit cake and craft items.

The school staff suggests that many of these will make appropriate and inexpensive rigifts for mom." CLASSIFIED ADS Really work WILLIAM IVAN MCCREADY: Funeral services will be held Thursday, Dee, 8 at 2 p.m, for William -Ivan McCready, 63,. 438 E. Ida, Stayton, rat the Church of Christ Church in Stayton, The Rev. Robert Osburn will officiate, Vault interment will follow in the 100F Cemetery, Lebanon. Huston Funeral Home Is in McCready died Monday morning, Dec.

5 at the Santiam. Memorial Hospital after a brief Illness. He was born July 22, 1903 in Lenora, and came to Toledo, In 1926. He married 1d8 Anderson, Jan. 1, 1929 in Tol: edo, who survives.

They Lebanon In 1941 and then to Stayton in: 1954 where they built and operated The Cone Shop until retiring in 1964, He was a member of the Church of. Christ in Stayton, Surviving in addition to his wife are two sons Benjiman-MeCready, Lebanon and William C. McCready, Auburn, daughters Carolee Bay, Salem and McCready, Stayton; a brother lley A. McCready, Corvallis 'and seven grandchildren, HAZEL M. GORDON Funeral services were held this afternoon for Hazel M.

Gordon, 3238 Husley St, SE, Salem, at Huston Funeral Home, Officlating, was the Rev, Wayne Bender, "Church of God, Lebanon and the Rev. John Neal, Salem, Burial followed at the 100F Cem- etery, Mrs. Gordon died In Silem Memorial Hospital Sunday of cancer. She was born June 2, 1912 in Sioux City, Iowa and came to Oregon with her. parents in 1928 and to Lebanon in 1935, She married Ralph Gordon July 30, 1937 in Lebanon, who survives.

She had lived here until some years ago when they moved to Salem where she had been a meat wrapper for Mayfair and Safeway stores until her Illness about a year ago.She was a nember the Church of God Church, lem: In addition to her husband she is survived by a daughter Jeanne Vaissabe, Eureka, son Wayne, Anderson, parents Mr. and Mrs. Ed Duell, Lebanon; brother Arthur Duell, Lebanon and one granddaughter, HATTIE SIMS Hattie Sims, 80, Sweet Home, died this morning at a local oursing home following a brief Illness. She was born. Sept.

7, 1886 In Ralliff, Miss. She married Seymour L. Sims, April 19, 1908 in Mobeetie, who ed her in death in 1941. came to Sweet Home area from Mid- dieton, Idaho and had lived here, since. Survivors include.

two. children, a son Houston C. Sims, and a daughter Mrs. Myrtle Walker, Sweet Home; brothers Hiram Boron, Edinburg, Sherman Boren, Temple, Bruce Boreh, Vale; sisters, Nealle, Fulbright, EL Myrtle- Dixon, Pasadena, Alma Thomas, Filer, Idaho and Julia Canadian, Tex.t five. -grande children and four great-grandchildren, Funeral services will be held" 11 a.m.

tn'the Church of Nazarene in Sweet Home with the Rev; Wesley Lawrence of Lebanon offlelating. Burial will follow at Gilltland Cemetery, Sweet Home, Huston Funeral. Homets in charge of arrangements, KUHN THEATRE Phone PRI. SAT. SUN.

The Suspense is Killing! JAMES MELINA GARNER MERCOURI SANDRA TONY 'Lebanon Crossan, Fire District Wilson Crossan, Route 2, was re-elected to a five year term on the Lebanon Rural Fire Prevention District board of directors Monday night with 14 votes. Robert K. Wilson, also drew 14 votes to win a four year term to. succeed his late father, J. Wilson, who was killed in a traffic accident in Portland on Aug.

24, Robert Schumaker, Route 3, Scio, won a five-year term on the Scio Rural Fire Prevention District board with 24 votes. He succeeds Lloyd Miller, Crabtree. Jack Goar received 15 votes 'and Bill Goar, 14 write in vote. November Fire Calls Lebanon firemen answered a fronth of November, seven of them silent and only one a general, The general alarm, Nov. 22, however, was the Broiler in the Southgate Shopping: which received an estimated $8000 in damage to building and contents, DEE FRANCIOSA "A MAN COULD GET KILLED A UNIVERSAL PICTURE also Cartoon and MUNSTER, GO HOME TECHNICOLOR America's Funniest.

Family in their A FIRST FULL-LENGTH FEATURE SAT. MAT. 12:30 6 2:30 Annual FREE Pre-Christmas Show Screen Program Doris Day Steven Boyd "JUMBO" Get Free Tickets from Sponsoring Business Professional Firms be doing some redecorating of the restaurant interior with items brought from Hong Kong, Mrs. Mah does not speak English yet, but nodded and smiled agreement when statements were translated for her by her husband or by Kwong Che and Yuk Sim, who studied the language in high school. Yuk Sim said hers is the only name which translates into our language and would be Annabella; She also noted that they found America very wonderful and confessed that, to her, it was bigger than she had anticipated, Besides cooking Mrs.

Mah enjoys sewing. Annabella, too, likes to sew and enjoys knitting. Kwong Che, who has ed three years of college civil engineering in Hong Kong, said he hopes to be able to complete his studies decrees at some time in. the He lists his hobbies as photography, building radio sets and traveling. HUNTING AND FISHING IN All NEW! br Full COLOR ARCTIC SAFARI From RON HAYES, the producer who brought you "SAFARI TO ALASKA!" SEE Hunting magnificent and fishing scenery ever amidst filmed! most SEE Bush pilots defying death to color shoot wild game! FULL- LENGTH ACTION-PACKED Fishing dream and ADVENTURE FILM! SEE high adventure never before photographed! ONLY ONE ADMISSION.

SHOWING! Adults. $1.50 Thursday, Dec. 8 at THEATRES Children 8 P.M. HOME- LEBANON OWNED PHONE MOTE OPERATED thru 18..