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"Oriental' Turns Out To Be Native White of America :' SAN FRANCISCO, July 0 (UP) 'ilic strange case of Mah Jung Don, 25, a bus boy who thought he was Chinese but discovered he is a white American, may be settled Monday. The apparently invol untary masquerade - was revealed when the man known to San Francis co's Chinatown as Johnny Jung was arraigned on charges of steal ing gold coins land watches. .- A routine check of Jung's im migration Record unearthed his birth certificate. It showed he was born in Sacramento, Calif.: that his father's name was Leroy Forrest Allison' and his mother's Lulu Dougherty, When he was a year-old Jung was adopted by a Chinose couple, taken to Hong Kong and reared as an Oriental. His foster pai ents still live there. Johnny Jung's English is meager, but he managed to explain that, "I catch wife China-sido before come United States." His wife is Wong Gon Jung and she also lives in Hong Kong. They have no children'.- Judge Edward Murphy post poned the hearing until Monday, when an interpreter can be in court. ... Immigration records showed Jung came to the United States in 1041 aboard the President Coo lidgc. He said his father bought him passage. He has a Chinese "sister" in -Hong Kong and a Chinese "brother" in San Diego. Jung's features are not Orient al, but his skin is somewhat dark, helping the illusion. Both Sides Claim Victory in Heavy Ballot in Britain . LONDON, July 6 (UP) Both Fides claimed victory today in Britain's recall-breaking general election on wnich Prime Minis ter Churchill's political fate hung, but nobody can say for sure what happened until the votes . are counted July 2G. Close to 26,500,000, votes were cast' in a generally quiet day, ssome observers estimated the figure is ,500,000 more votes than in any previous election. The morning papers let their political consciences dictate their stores on Che election. The lab orite Daily Herald predicted the conservatives will lose "at least 100 seats." If they did, Chur chill's government would be out. Lord BedVerbrook's conserva tive Daily Express, on the other hand, said the government would gain a 660 to 90 per ce'nt major ity. It claimed socialist and lib eral leaders were conceding defeat. Price Schroeder to Be State Poultry, Turkey Supervisor Price Schroeder, assistant coun ty agent in Union county for the past year and a half, has accept ed the position of state super visor of turkey and poultry un der the state department of agri culture. He will leave La Grande July 1 for Corvallis where his offices will be in the poultry building at Oregon State college. All of Ore gon will be in his territory. Schroeder attended Oregon State college, graduating in 1939, after which he was milk and cream inspector for the stats de partment of agriculture. For three years he was assistant sec retary of the AAA at St. Helens, Columbia county, and since then has been in his present position in La Grande. He is an active member of the junior chamber of commerce and has been in charge of 4-H club work in Union county. Mrs. Schroeder and their small son, Douglas, are in Clatskanie, visiting her mother until they move to Corvaliis. Anderson Seeks to Ration More Butter WASHINGTON, July 6 (UP) Secretary of Agriculture Clinton P. Anderson has ordered an ex amination of military butter re quirements to determine if civil ians can get more for fewer points, it was disclosed today. In a letter to Sen. Alexander Wiley, R., Wis., Anderson dis cloied he i conferring with the office of prhce administration re garding the .butter supply situation. Only 150. of the more than 1000 varieties of herbs included in British pharmacopaeia grow in Britain Many Never Suspoct Ccued Of UGckachcs Wis Old Trtoott OfctnBrinp Sag Met WSm dtrdiof kidney function bmtlu poisonous matter to rf msln in your blood, it maycausenatftrinilbackache.rheumaUcpaiiis, lev pains, loss o( iwp ml eneriry, getting up nights, swelling, pultlness under the eyes, ht-mdsrhc and dirtiness. Frequent or scanty I:nn?rs with smarting and burning some, timvs shows tbe.ee is Eotnething wrung yritb uur kt'lneys op bladder. bon't waitl Ask your dvftffglst for Doan'a J lus, a stimulant aiureiic, u.ea sueceasiuuy W miUiijCia fur nvpr in vwm. Tl,in'a viva nappy r&tf and will help the 16 miles of kidney tubes flufh out poisonous waste from yuur blood. Get Dean's Puis, Two Initiated By Trainmen Auxiliary Mrs. peloris tyoon and Mrs. Josie gossett wero Iptiated Into the Ladies auxiliary to the Bro therhood of Railway trainmen at the Neighborhood club Thursday. It was announced . members were to bring their donations, for the Dd-Nut hut to the next regu lar meeting, the third Tuesday of the month.. The session will be at 1:30 p. m. in the Neighborhood club house. ... , ' Arrangements were completed for a potluck picnic July 12 at Riverside park for members and their families. " Thoso desiring transportation will meet at the Sacajawea at '4 p. n., end cars will be. there to' take them to the park. They plan .to eat at. 0 o'clock: ' ; .' , '. ' After iodge,' Dorothy'; Mayfield exhibited her skiij'as a majorette, and refreshments were served by Mrs. Maurice. Thlelan and . Mrs. William Elam. . ; . " Twenty members were present. Hospital Notes St. Joseph's hopltl: Admitted: Harold Hilary, Ron ald Turner, Leland Martindalc, Mrs. Merle Ward, Martha Streit, Mrs. Harvey Bond, Carl Gilson, La Grande, Nancy Baird, Pasa dena, Jens Jensen and Russell Walls, " Wallowa,' ' John Lewis, Summerville, .Charles Barnhart, Elgin, medical;' Donald Turner, La Grande, surgery. " . ; ; Dismissed: ' Mrs. ' Roy Grice, Carl Ratliff,' Gene-Counsell, La Grandei Frank Berry, . Union, Mrs. Carol Wallace and daugh ter, La Grande, v . Grande Ronde hospital: Admitted: Herbert Schefley, La Grande, Frank White, Meach am, Jack Stareo, Cove, accident; Mrs. Ida Showaway, Pendleton, Clark Calder, Baker, , Sharon Eshelman, Hailey, . Idaho, Sue EU lan Dawes, Deadwood,.- Idaho, Mrs. Zelda Iverson; Jason Finley, Lorraine Marks; La Grande, Glen Harrington, " Hermlston; surgery; Mary Norris, Miriam-Zander, La Grande, Nathaniel Willis; Port land, Janet McPhctridge, Half way, medical. . '.I' Dismissed: ' Mary K. Gray, Huntington, Mrs. , Ray , Fulmer, Miriam. Zander, Rolph'Cros3, W,il Uam pilroy, La ' Grande, ', Mrs. John Bostwick,;Hilgard, Frahk White, " Meachami -Dean, .Westen skbw, ; Imbler. ' leriln .Langford, Union, ''.'' '.''- '.''.'., ' Social Calendar SATURDAY -.'..v i.i p.'m:.' Sons and paughters meet in George Cochran's office, of Union County Pioneers will plan annual pioneer reunion. ,. LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER '"?". I'hone 600 ' News and Activities Engagements . . . Weddings :'.', i Social Events Friday, July 6, 1945 Page 3 Sgt. Niederer Weds , Kearney, Neb., Girl In; Philipsburg, Kas. .n announcement has been made in La' Grande of the mar riage of , Grace L. : Francis of Kearney, Neb'., io Sgt. Arlo I. Niederer of. La Grande, June 10 in .Philipsburg, Kas., Methodist church. Rev. Charles Kraft offi ciated, at the. double ring cere mony. The church was ; elabo rately decorated with roses. The bride was dressed' in a two-piece white crepe suit with black accessories and a corsage of gardenias and red rose buds. . Miss Lorraine Evans, maid-of-honor, wore a two-piece red crepe suit with black accessories and a corsage of red roses. - Ed Dettman, uncle.of the bride, served as best man. , The bride was graduated from the Hershey high school, and the groom is a graduate of La Grande high' school. For the past year Mrs. Niederer has been employed in Kearney. Sgt. Niederer has recently been transferred from Kearney to Great Falls, Mont., where his new bride plans to join him soon.. ; , , Mr. and Mrs. Ed Dettman, uncle and aunt of the bride, en tertained in honor of Sgt. and Mrs. Niederer at a 6 tf clock din ner. The house was decorated with spring flowers, and the table was centered with a two tier wedding cake topped with. a miniature bride and bridegroom. ' "Sergeant Niederer is the son of Mrs, Zetta Niederer of 1209 Fourth street, La Grande.' , ' Scout Troop No. 1 Goes on 'Bird Hike' ' Girl Scout troop No.' 1, of the Christian ' church, . met last eve ning at Riverside park, where a ganje of baseball was enjoyed. Efich girl took a sack lunch and cake and jello wrere served by Mrs. C. B. Marquis, to celebrate the 14th birthday anniversary of her 'daughter, Thelma. '."v , i This morning the group met at the Bowman Hicks bridge at 5:30 o'clock for a hike and bird study. Upon their return breakfast was served at the church. Elkq Plan Annual . Picnic Sunday at Riverside Park All the traditional features of the annual picnic for members of Elks lodge No, 433 and their families will be observed next Sunday at Riverside park near La Grande. ' In addition to the races and games, for which there will be prizes, there will also be an or chestra. Contests will be held for children and adults. Although each family group will bring its own lunches, the lodge will furn ish coffee and cream, pop and ice cream. E. F. Walden, general chair man, said Riverside park was chosen because it is in walking distance of many members. Oth er committee heads are W. E. Wilkins, refreshments; Bruce Morehead, grounds; Foster Sims, races and games. 1 About 600 at tended the picnic last year. Chad Quaintance Has Party on Birthday Chad Quaintance, whose sixth birthday anniversary was July 4, yesterday was the feted guest at a swimming party at Pine Cone given in his honor by his mother, Mrs. Charles Quaintance. Guests were Karen, Verna Mae and Vern Welo, Millicent and Da vid Sigler, and Kathy Quaintance. Following an afternoon of swimming in the pool the guests returned to the Quaintance home on Fourth street for refreshments, which included a gaily decorat ed -and candle-lighted birthday cake. - Mrs. Ethel Richards assisted Mrs. Quaintance. .. , " . At Your Dealers , " ' - . Wooden Sole ' . CV . CW Play Women's Stetson Gloves in Colorful Fabrics Bov's Tennis Shoes in Sizes 3'2 to 6. A Good Stock of Duster Brown Children's Rationed Shoes, Girl Scout and Boy Scout Shoes New Shipment of Men's Hnnd-M.ede Oil Tanned Loggers 8-in. and 10-in. High, FuH Lea t her Sle.s. . This expensive X-Ray machine has been in stalled to fit your shoes propCTly.ri THEY'RE NOT RATIONED! No stamp is needed for a pair of these play shoes. Both white or brown with pigskin uppers. Sandals have cpmposition soles. Women's and children's sizes. Choose a pair from the new shipment that has just arrived. Also other types of play shoes that are non-rationed in women's and misses sizes. HOSK SAVERS, Pr . . . 2.1c Summer Clean-Up of Handbags Envelope, pouch and haivll bags in becoming f a b ric I and leatherettes greatly i educed in price to clenr our stock quickly. Regular $2.M .W S It) Bags now ' t & Regular $3.08 ' Bags now - Regular $4.98 - $5.98 MVM Bags now (Plus 20 Federal Tax) OGSBURY & POWELL BUSTER BROWN SHOE STORE Ernie Bergland, Manager SOCIETY BRIEFS Circles No. 1 and 2 of the Wom en's Society for Christian Serv ico of the First Methodist church will meet at Riverside park next Wednesday, July 11, for a potltick dinner which will be served at 12:30 p. m. " , Rev. ,?nd Mrs. Rollin W. To meraasen have returned to La Grande after o , month's trip which . included visiting with relatives and friends in Chicago, Wisconsin, Ohio and Minnesota. a Miss Betty Hylton will leave this evening for Astoria where she Will be a guest of her sister, Mrs. W. J. Herberger. Dr. Ray Murphy, who, accom panied by Mrs. Murphy, attend ed a post graduate conference for dentists in Seattle, and are vaca tioning in Victoria, B. C, Can., will arrive home this weekend. .. Mrs. Robert Romine and daugh ter, Thayle, from Halfway, were recent visitors. of the Russell Ro mine family, liss Shirley. Ro mine returned to Halfway with them for two weeks. Mrs. Mary Staggs of Pendleton, teacher in Union county for the past two years, is a patient at St. Mary's hospital in Walla Walla, eonvlescing from a recent major operation, ' , Mrs. C. E. McDonald, former ly of Union and now of Lake view, is here for a few days visit ing Edward Hally of Portland vis ited here last evening with his cousin, Dr. W. M. Peare. . Dr. and Mrs. Charles W. Quain tance and their children, Chad and Kathy, and Mr. and Mrs. George Nightingale and Mr. and Mrs. Wilmer Baer, plan to go to Wallowa Lake today, to spend the weekend. They will return to their home here Monday, Mrs. T. Douglas of Sasketoon, Saskatchewan, mother of Hon. T. C. Douglas, premier of the prov ince of Saskatchewan, is arriving in La Grande tonight, and will be" a house guest for the next month at the home of her son-in-law and daughter,. Rev. and Mrs. Mark A. Talney.- , Mr. and Mrs. Harry Balcom were in La Grande yesterday from Baise where they have spent a month. He will leave soon for Venezuela wiere for the past five years he has been employed by an oil company. The lot located next to the First Baptist church and owned by that association, is being cleared, the trees already having been rc- For Higher Badges Members of the Girl Scout troop sponsored by the Catholic church met last evening in the basement room of the church, their tenderfoot tests and are now Most of the girls have passed working for their sacond class badges. They have covered dra matics and are now on sports and games. Tentative plans were made for a picnic at Riverside park in the near future. moved. The ground will bo lev eled and seeded to grass, which next year will be ready for a play ground for children of the con gregation. This work is being, done in preparation for the youth building which will be erected there when matedials arc avail able for building. . Oregon Cadet Class Will Be Reduced Lt. Col. Leo G. Dcvaney, Ore yon wing commander of the civil air patrol, announced the number of cadets in Oregon will be dras tically reduced in compliance with the order to cut the number in the United States from 250,000 to 100,000. Ready Made Fancy Work Madeira Hand Embroid ered Pillow Cases, pair $7.95 Madeira Guest Towels $l.r0-Sl.9." Madeira IiunUies 8.-c-$1.40 NORTON'S 1114 Adams . Phono 202 ! "WHAT. DOES THE WORLD OWE TO THE JEW" y Sunday Evening at 8:00 Special Music 9:45 a.m., The Church School ' lltOO a.m., "THE USE AND ABUSE OP THE HUMAN CONSCIENCE" Special Singing by the Junior Choir ' Broadcast on KLBM First Baptist Church Sixth and Spring U, E. Stanley Hunt I'ustur B.ANK OF PORTLAND, OREGON "Merchants of Credit for 80 Years" Condensed Statement of Head Office and 40 Branches RESOURCES June 30, 1944 Cash on Hand & due from Banks $82,900,912.29 United States Bonds, incl. , U.S. Government Agencies 240,375,969.69 ,( $323,276,881.98 Municipal Bonds 15,797,613.00 All Other Bonds..........!. None Loans and Discounts ; 72,696,567.75 Stock in Federal Reserve Bank , 300,000.00 Bank Premises, Furniture and Fixtures ..... 2,652,530.99 Other Real Estate 1.00 Interest Earned ,: 1,660,533.27 Other Resources .' 230,278.90 ' ' TOTAL RESOURCES " $416,620,406.89 LIABILITIES Capital.... $ 4,500,000.00 Surplus,... ., 5,500,000.00 Undivided Profits, Reserves. 6,153,581.64 . : $ 16,153,581.64 Reserves Allocated for Taxes, Interest, etc. 1,163,686.97 Interest Collected in Advance ; 130,116.37 Other Liabilities : 165,121.53 Deposits (exclusive of reciprocal bank deposits) 399,007,900.38 TOTAL LIABILITIES. $416,620,406.89 June 30, 1945 $85,789,588.71 266,165,610.61 : $351,955,199.32 ; ' 76,506,595.05 1,007.50 51,465,484.54 300,000.00 2,561,774.59 None 2,401,015.84 . 599,334.61 $485,790,411.45 , $4,500,000.00 5,500,000.00 10,006,172.06 $20,006,172.05 1,292,729.55 139,253.84 157,715.10 464,194,540.90 $485,790,411.45 DEPOSITS First National Bank of Portland $464,194,540.90 DEPOSITS 8 other Oregon Banks under management control of First National Bank. 25,398,889.42 GRAND TOTAL all Deposits Under First National Management $489,593,430.32 Portland Branches MAIN BRANCH EAST PORTLAND BRANCH 6th and MORRISON BRANCH LIVESTOCK-KENTON BRANCH MONTAVILLA BRANCH SOUTHEAST PORTLAND BRANCH ROSE CITY BRANCH UNION AND RUSSELL IRANCH Other Oregon Branches ALBANY CRANTS PASS MARSHFIELD 0 PENDLETON ASHLAND CRESHAM MEDFORD SALEM ASTORIA HEPPNER MERRILL SHERMAN COUNTY BIND HILLSBORO MOLALLA STAYTON CONDON HOOD RIVER NEWBERG THE DALLES COQUILLK KLAMATH FALLS NORTH BEND TILLAMOOK ENTERPRISE LA GRANDE NYSSA UNION FOSSIL LAKEVIEW OREGON CITY WOODBURN Affiliates BANK OF SELLWOOD, Portland FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF COTTAGE GROVE COOLIDCE & McCLAINE, Silverton FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF FOREST GROVE CLATSOP COUNTY BANK, Seaside FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF PRINEVILLE THf SCIO STATE BANK BANK OF SWEET HOME I a BB ft tvnn u b.s
