Historical Clippings Book - Nevada County Citizens (HC-07) (296 pages)

SOT, CHENOWETH GAINS 62 POUNDS ‘Monday night Sua ts Sgt, Mervyn Cheno' cth of this city spoke and answerCF Guestions for three-quarters of ‘of the an hour befere members and guests, . at the Laymeth dinner. The former *hoenix Drug Store employe stated . -hat he weighed less than 100 pounds ast December, but now at dounds is afraid he will saon have te ‘educe. _ in informal style he-related his ' Laymeth Club dinner. Musie preced*xperiences beginning with the flight ‘rom Bataan to Corregidor Island n Manila Bay eurly in 1942. On the xsland the Japs herded them down to the bexen;.2ebout thirty thousand prisoners ontiwo acres 6f land. Yor five days no provision was made for feeding them, but they existed on food previously hidden on the island. Then the Japs began to bring fuod, mostiy rice and canned to,matoes, and thus they survived . thirteen days more. Many died, and . the survivors were permitted to , bury the dead, ‘ Marched to Bilibid Then they were taken away, standing in crowded boats for more than a day, and landed in shallow . Water at the foot of Dewey Boulevard, Manila. They then had to march rapidly 12 miles.to Bilibid prison; by the roadside friendly’ Filipinos threw cigarettes and candy to them as they passed. The next ‘day they were taken away in smat] narrow-guage box-cars, ]§0 men. standing in each car. Afte! a rainy night in an improvised camp, they were marched twenty miles to the work camp where they stayed several months. Here water was scarce; there was one faucet to supply water for 6000 men. They were tinally sent to a camp known as “the farm”, where they grew sweet potatoes and various other vegetables. He stated that climate and soil did not favor growth !of most vegetables—ripe tomatoes . hardly larger than a cherry-stone, . and watermelons no larger than a big baseball. Chenoweth was tnen sent as one ef one hundred men to byrild airfields. Theyghad to do t’ work the hard way, using h. ade shovels. They worked in 3 of ten, and if one escaped ther nine were shot by the gu aerefore few escaped. He w ere a vear. Epidemics spread easily. When . the main group was sent to Japan, . Chenoweth was too sick to go. He é ent to Bilibid prison for a ned then to Cabanatuan, Of 2500 men there originally, only 511 were Jeff when the Americans and Fili;pino guerillas released them. . ‘ . SINGE DECEMBER 162 , health improved. _iBurtner. . { »weth described life at Cabano \ ‘Camp, telling of wn impressive ray, \ Sunrise Service there, followed bysounding “Taps”. During his imprisonment he got mail on but tivo occasions; also each man got one package from home. After two years they were allowed to write home, 25 words, on certain subjects. Red Cross packages did not arrive, being stolen by the Japs. They sometimes got news from smuggled newspapers; followed the progress of the . Philippine invasion and saw the glare Luzon landing. About that time a new guard was put over them and they had more liberty; the last few days before liberation they had a good supply of food and their i } ‘Chenoweth’s tallx on his experienices attracted a record crowd to the Svivs id included vocal Evelyn Carter and the talk Mrs. ing by . They came home by way of Lingayen Gulf, Leyte and New Guinea, ! Where they hod a good turkey dinner ' on-the ship. At Hollandia they were . welcomed by a band, and given . pleas of refreshments Hy the Red . Cross. The next day there was a USO show for them, followed by other shows. Later they enjoyed a scenic tour, and were served at free ro‘ dside stands at various points. In answer to questions, Sgt. Cheno' LONG ILLNESS ‘OF HENRY CLARK ~ ENDEDBYDEATH ay_ 23, 14 34 Henry Clark, 49, a well known miner and resident of Nevada City, . passed away Sunday morning at (10:30 at the Weimer Sanitarium, ' where he was taken earlier in the week, after a 14 months illness, during which he was bedridden. He was always cheerful and complained very seldom in spite of his illness. The death of his beloved wife, Marguerite Clark, two weeks ago, is believed to have hurried his . death. . Henry Clark was the son of Mr, and Mrs. George Clark of North Bloomfield. He was born on February 8th, 1890, and it was in this little community that he spent his early ' boyhood, and received his elementary education. Sass ne eo? For many years he was employed by the government as a Forest Service guard at Pike City and North ' Bloomfield and also served as a ranger in Nevada City for one year. Three Sons Survive In 1914, he was married to Marguerite Chatfield, and their married . life has been a happy one, giving them . three sons, Ellis, Melvin and: Wendell. ‘ He was devoted to his family and took a great interest in sports such as baseball and fishing. His boys are all good athletes and in this he took great pride and sel/ dom missed a basketball or football game if he could help it. He loved his home and in the summer. time often spent many hours after working hours in his garden. He was employed at the Murchie \ mine as a hoist engineer for ten years 4 and acquired the friendship of his fellow workers through his likeable personality. Besides his three bereaved sons, he leaves a brother, Jack Clark of Reno; ‘and three sisters, Mrs. Susie Brats{burg of Oakland; Mrs. Raymond Young, Oakland; and Miss Vivian Clark of Berkeley. : The funeral will be held Wexinesday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Holmes Funeral Home, Reverend H. H. Buckner officiating. Interment will be in the Pine Grove cemetery. ~.

SOT, CHENOWETH GAINS 62 POUNDS ‘Monday night Sua ts Sgt, Mervyn Cheno' cth of this city spoke and answerCF Guestions for three-quarters of ‘of the an hour befere members and guests, . at the Laymeth dinner. The former *hoenix Drug Store employe stated . -hat he weighed less than 100 pounds ast December, but now at dounds is afraid he will saon have te ‘educe. _ in informal style he-related his ' Laymeth Club dinner. Musie preced*xperiences beginning with the flight ‘rom Bataan to Corregidor Island n Manila Bay eurly in 1942. On the xsland the Japs herded them down to the bexen;.2ebout thirty thousand prisoners ontiwo acres 6f land. Yor five days no provision was made for feeding them, but they existed on food previously hidden on the island. Then the Japs began to bring fuod, mostiy rice and canned to,matoes, and thus they survived . thirteen days more. Many died, and . the survivors were permitted to , bury the dead, ‘ Marched to Bilibid Then they were taken away, standing in crowded boats for more than a day, and landed in shallow . Water at the foot of Dewey Boulevard, Manila. They then had to march rapidly 12 miles.to Bilibid prison; by the roadside friendly’ Filipinos threw cigarettes and candy to them as they passed. The next ‘day they were taken away in smat] narrow-guage box-cars, ]§0 men. standing in each car. Afte! a rainy night in an improvised camp, they were marched twenty miles to the work camp where they stayed several months. Here water was scarce; there was one faucet to supply water for 6000 men. They were tinally sent to a camp known as “the farm”, where they grew sweet potatoes and various other vegetables. He stated that climate and soil did not favor growth !of most vegetables—ripe tomatoes . hardly larger than a cherry-stone, . and watermelons no larger than a big baseball. Chenoweth was tnen sent as one ef one hundred men to byrild airfields. Theyghad to do t’ work the hard way, using h. ade shovels. They worked in 3 of ten, and if one escaped ther nine were shot by the gu aerefore few escaped. He w ere a vear. Epidemics spread easily. When . the main group was sent to Japan, . Chenoweth was too sick to go. He é ent to Bilibid prison for a ned then to Cabanatuan, Of 2500 men there originally, only 511 were Jeff when the Americans and Fili;pino guerillas released them. . ‘ . SINGE DECEMBER 162 , health improved. _iBurtner. . { »weth described life at Cabano \ ‘Camp, telling of wn impressive ray, \ Sunrise Service there, followed bysounding “Taps”. During his imprisonment he got mail on but tivo occasions; also each man got one package from home. After two years they were allowed to write home, 25 words, on certain subjects. Red Cross packages did not arrive, being stolen by the Japs. They sometimes got news from smuggled newspapers; followed the progress of the . Philippine invasion and saw the glare Luzon landing. About that time a new guard was put over them

and they had more liberty; the last few days before liberation they had a good supply of food and their i } ‘Chenoweth’s tallx on his experienices attracted a record crowd to the Svivs id included vocal Evelyn Carter and the talk Mrs. ing by . They came home by way of Lingayen Gulf, Leyte and New Guinea, ! Where they hod a good turkey dinner ' on-the ship. At Hollandia they were . welcomed by a band, and given . pleas of refreshments Hy the Red . Cross. The next day there was a USO show for them, followed by other shows. Later they enjoyed a scenic tour, and were served at free ro‘ dside stands at various points. In answer to questions, Sgt. Cheno' LONG ILLNESS ‘OF HENRY CLARK ~ ENDEDBYDEATH ay_ 23, 14 34 Henry Clark, 49, a well known miner and resident of Nevada City, . passed away Sunday morning at (10:30 at the Weimer Sanitarium, ' where he was taken earlier in the week, after a 14 months illness, during which he was bedridden. He was always cheerful and complained very seldom in spite of his illness. The death of his beloved wife, Marguerite Clark, two weeks ago, is believed to have hurried his . death. . Henry Clark was the son of Mr, and Mrs. George Clark of North Bloomfield. He was born on February 8th, 1890, and it was in this little community that he spent his early ' boyhood, and received his elementary education. Sass ne eo? For many years he was employed by the government as a Forest Service guard at Pike City and North ' Bloomfield and also served as a ranger in Nevada City for one year. Three Sons Survive In 1914, he was married to Marguerite Chatfield, and their married . life has been a happy one, giving them . three sons, Ellis, Melvin and: Wendell. ‘ He was devoted to his family and took a great interest in sports such as baseball and fishing. His boys are all good athletes and in this he took great pride and sel/ dom missed a basketball or football game if he could help it. He loved his home and in the summer. time often spent many hours after working hours in his garden. He was employed at the Murchie \ mine as a hoist engineer for ten years 4 and acquired the friendship of his fellow workers through his likeable personality. Besides his three bereaved sons, he leaves a brother, Jack Clark of Reno; ‘and three sisters, Mrs. Susie Brats{burg of Oakland; Mrs. Raymond Young, Oakland; and Miss Vivian Clark of Berkeley. : The funeral will be held Wexinesday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Holmes Funeral Home, Reverend H. H. Buckner officiating. Interment will be in the Pine Grove cemetery. ~.