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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-07-01
p;aneer Merchant
Passes After
Long Illness
Has been in business
i Kennewick since
1918: built new store

Neuuan, pioneer kenne-
uu' r,archant, passed away at
p p,sc hospital last Friday after
rs.ss months of illness. He had
s sssrl near death several times be-
fore fore his final attack and the cnll-
S lG,s HI had been called home be-
fore. .4 har. s;noa
INFO first purchased a store OPP
a a..a, by w. G. King and son, 10
eated. at that time, in the present
uavrtad building. Later he closed
.sat location, moving several times
before t moving into the modern
Gliding which he erected at the
' .orner Of Kennewick Avenue and
p t street, where the store is
.ow located. He had had no small
n nort in the business activities in
H.. p community during the twenty
.wo wears he had been in the mer-
camille line here. E- ..:l 81.
Neuman's present business
h,,;idina was erected in 1928 and
i till one of Kennewick's finest
business structures. 1t is located
~ the towns busiest corner and
WAS built especially to house a
grocery store. Of modern fire
nroof construction, the building
has an unusually large amount OF
window display space, affording
ample lighting from both east and
north sides. A permanent marquee
adds definite touch to the ap-
pearance and comfort of the build
ing. which embodies warehouse
as well as the salesroom for the
groceries and meat departments.
For the past few years there
have been. two Neuman stores in
Kennewick-one where the store
is now located and which was
under the management of John
Neuman, while couple of doors
further west on the same block,
was the Kennewick Market, OPP
/, Grated by Edwin. Both stores were
supervised by the father until the
!, war took four of the boys. Son
Bernie became an officer in the
air corps, while John had a posi-
ton in civilian capacity at Eglin
Field in Florida, as also did Lor-
enze. Son Edwin is employed at
the Pasco Holding and Reconsign-
ment Point. When Edwin left, the
two stores were consolidated with
the stocks under the management
ofMr. Miller on the corner.
During the hour of the funeral
Tuesday all business houses were
closed as mark of respect to one
Of Kennewick's oldest business
men.
Mr.. Gus Neuman was born in
Bessarabia, Russia, May 9, 1888.
He came to America in 1892, settl-
ing at Pierre, S. Oak. Later he
moved to West Point, Miss, where
ne was married to Christine
Stckel in 1905. From Mississippi
: they moved to Washington, locat-
ing at first at Okanogon, in 1907
and later moving to Douglas. He
came to Kennewick in 1918 and
mas resided here ever since. He
survived by his sorrowing
widow, five sons, one daughter,
one grandson, six sisters and one
Dfotner. He passed away at the
rasco hospital June 25th, reaching
.ae age of go years, month and
10 days. Interment was at the
nVervlew cemetery last Tuesday,
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-07-01

Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Babcick,
Sr. Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Babcock,
Jr., and daughter, Barbara and St.
Sg. and Mrs. Eugene Babcock were
dinner guests Thursday evening at
the Carlson home.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-26
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-25
Yanks Peri|ed,
IRA Chief Warns

BELFAST, April "a qNS)-
Making a daring appearance in
Belfast tonight Hugh MeAteer,
chief of staff of the Irish Republi-
can Army, warned the u. S. gov
eminent that resumption of hostil-
tiles between the Irish Republic
and Great Britain almost inevi-
tably would involve American
troops now in Ireland
McAteer, who went into hiding
Immediately following his speech
appeared al a cinema theater IN
the Nationalist area Of Belfast
after il had been seized by armed
members of the IRA for an Easter
Commemoration meeting.
The IRA leader was accom-
panied by three other escaped
prisoners. all of whom vanished
with him. Police are securing
the city.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-25
Learned of Those
Who Died in Action

Frank MeeSina, who lived
just few doors down the street,
was killed in action. He picked
me up in his car and took me
down To the induction station
the day that we went into
service.
THAT was two years ago, he
cause we were sworn in April
81, 1871. I guess it's not so
long ago az that.
Then there was Ken Ster-
ling. I didn't know him ~ well
here in Detroit. hut in the army
we chummed around all the
time. The first time we were
really separated was when l
was transferred TO that new
company.
"Bnl kanoche and Frank Pho
trOwski were killed. too. Shippers
got them all"
II wasn't all bad news for Neu
mann, however, because most o
his original company visited hin
AZ tho hospital in Australia EC
Max Goodman. Lcro,
Freeman. John ReaSer Bill Albm
and stan Macdonald. all Detroit
arS. came through all right.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-25
Gang Got Sniper
Who Wounded Him

They told me that Joe KRAFT
age and I'd Piotrowski were
okay, too" nc said
The gang in my new outfit
told me they had taken care of
the sniper that got me, and I'm
pretty sure that those that got
Nick and Ken and Bill and
Frank were taken care of.
we didn't take any prison
ers."
Some prisoners were taken b,
.hD 12i Division be- revealed. bu
was rare oCCUiance
The Japs were good soldiers
and fought 10 the last ditch,
sgt Ncumaun said
But We were just a little bit
better, We think.
They were smart fighters,
too. They never stood up and
fought a pitched battle with us.
We just had To 20 in aud liter
ally clean them out of that
jungle.
II knew the Jungle was going
-td>be dense hut I never thought
u Was going 90 be that heavy.
' on can't see more than four or
i've feet ahead 81 YOU. The
Aussies said the Malayan jungles
we're just well tended gardens
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-25

Continued from Page One)
back 10 base where l got first
aid" he said
"Imagine my surprise when
the aid man turned out to he
'Mush' Neid CWarrcn l.. Ned OF
Waltz. Mich.) 'Mush' used to
chum around with my cousin
back home. I'd seen him a
couple Of times I'm Australia, but
that was the first time I'd seen
him I'm New Guinea"
Sent back 10 Australia 10 re.
in a hospital, Sgt. Neu
mann was soon reiolned by ms
pals who came back for resi-
after completing the job Of driv'
ing the Japs out Of New Guinea.
ut was then that l learned
what happened 10 the gang from
Detroit who'd been indicted
with me. You see, just day
before we started actual combat
1 was transferred from my
original outfit 10 another COM
pany as cannon instructor.
They did most of their fight
ing near Buna, while ! was near
Sanananda.'
There were four Of Sgt Neu-
nann'S close friends who weren I
coming back. he learned.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-25
Jap Sniuers Tied
Themselves to Trees

~ went on several ration pa
trolls" Neumann SAID.
you see, an outfit would go
on ahead through what we called
the perimeter line. Then we'd
have to go through and bring
them food while the rest of the
bunch were consolidating their
position behind.
~ didn't encounter any hand
to-hand fighting on those patrols.
because we tried 10 avoid the
Japs all the time. Our job was
10 get the food through. That
was the important thing.
"YOu never knew, though,
when a snipcr was going to take
pot shot ut You. You were
never sure that you'd cleaned
them all out before you moved
up.
They camouflaged themselves
so cleverIy that IL was only when
YOU actually saw them shoot
that YOU knew where they were.
They tied themselves in trees,
painted their faces and even tied
coconuts around themselves"
Even when they were lucky
enough 10 consolidate a position
with minimum OF losses. tn,
position itself was none too invit
ing, Sgt. Neumdnn revealed
I'VE fought, slept and ate
under water" ne said.
"YOu could set your watch by
the rain, because II started every
day at 1880 $3.50 p. M. It's
n good thing we didn't have To
stand inspection, but I guess we
weren't there for that.
I'VE travelled just as light rs
possible, which meant no razors.
! had a three months growth Of
beard when I got hack to Aus
tralia and l was a sorry looking
mess"
THAT mud and rain brought
on n lot of malaria. too. New
Guinea il about the most ma
laria infested area In the world.
! got touch of II hut II didn't
knock me out of action.
at came back hard. though,
while ] was In the hospital In
Australia and again In Indian
apolis. lost 80 pounds and was
down to 1879. The guys had to
smile when thew called me
'POrky' then"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-25
Given Purple Heart
In Hospital Bed

Sgt Neumann was awarded the
Order Of the Purple Heart while
he was IN bed at Billings Hospital
1T wasn't all bleak in New
Guinea. although We wouldn't
have had any Christmas presents
IL IL hadn't been for the Red
Cross. They gave n box 90 each
Of the fellows.
You see. we got all our sup
plies and mail by airplane. We
had 90 clear out spaces as we
advanced, ~ the pilots could
drop their stun by parachute.
II guess they didn't want to
take any chances dropping pack
ages, 30 we didn't get our
Christmas presents. I'm still
getting mine down In Indian
apolis."
The brighter side OF the battl
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-25
~ Had Severe Pains in Legs"

For a period OF . TO years ! was
in very bad health. 4 had so much
gas | thought | would burst. My
stomach was upset all the time and
| was nervous and restless My
liver was so sluggish. my skin so
muddy people could tell At a glance
| was run down. suffered terrible
pains in my legs. arms and shout
ders and my back was always stiff
and sore. | have been freed OF all
of these miseries by that wonder
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-25
Prison Inmates
Being Classified
By Draft Board ]
EIieibIes TO Be ParoIed
for Military Service;
S. 100 TO Be Checked

Classification OF inmates of
Jackson Prison for service in the
armed forces was underway Sat
urday.
The prison draft board, headed =
by Deputy Warden George /.
Francis, is now obtaining informa. .
ton from the draft boards of in
mates, relative 90 their elassiff-s
cation, More than 800 persons,
who entered the institution since
registration. will be in the first
group eligible for discharge TO tho
armed services. '''
In ALL Deputy Warden Francis
said, more than 500 persons must
be classified by the board a'
Following registration, Francis
said, inmates must be paroled by
the parole commission before be-
ing accepted by Jackson city draft
board officials for induction. $50
I'VE have been informed that
certain prisoners are not wanted
by the army under any condi- o..
tons" Francis said. among
this group are murderers and
arsonistS.
when we complete our classI-
fcatlon, after complete physical
examination and investigation Of
dependents, there probably viii
not he large percentage he
tween IL and 80 who are physi.
Cally fit for service"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-25
Two Michigan Men
Win Army Promotion

Promotion Of two Michigan men
was announced Saturday from the
South Pacific war zone. Sgt. Mar
shall J. Dolph, USMC. Stevens
willie. son of Mr. and Mrs. Emil
Fritz, and Sgt Florian F. Kamin-
ski, USMC. son OF Mr.. and Mrs
Peter JaRkepiak. Custer. both
moved up TO staff SergcantS.
II was announced that Pfc
Frank V Sordyf USING, son Of
Mrs, Josephine Sordyl Flint has
been awarded a sharpShootcr' 5
rating.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-25
Work of Natives
Proved Invaluable

They'd rig up BOBBY traps To
blast the souvenir hunters, or
perhaps one of them would pre-
tend he was dead and just wait
for his chance to shoot some in
quISitive soldier"
Besides praise for his own COM
radeS, Sgt. Neumann could express
only admiration for both the Aus
tralian soldiers and the New
Guinea natives.
81 don't know what we would
have done without the natives"
he said.
They guided us, carried our
supplies and carried the
wounded back on stretcherS. I
guess II was just because they
were so glad TO see the Hanks
come"
and those AuSSies! They're
just as tough aS they look. /
was sure glad they were fight
ing right along beside us, rather
than against lis. q.
while we were marching
over the Owen Stanley Range
to get 10 Buna, the Aussies
fought their way through the
only pass. The Japs had II well
fortified hut that didn't mean
thing when the Aussies got
going"
The Australian people were just
as hoSpitable as their soldiers were
tough, he revealed. The Red Ar
rows spent five months training
in the land down under before
moving into New Guinea.
when we weren't on maneu-
Vprs. we were invited right into
their homes. spent the Fourth
Of July with one family that
made me feel almost AS II 1
were back I'm Detroit.
almost. hut not quite. I'm
telling YOU that the grandest
feeling of all is when YOU see
the good old L. =. A."
Sgt. Neumann got one glimpse
of Gen. Macarthur. lie reviewed
the troops in Australia as they
came in from a forced march OF
$50 miles.
we must have been tired
looking lot. hut We got his
o. X" was Sgt. Neumann's
comment.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-25
Ferguson. Scores
Food Farley Gag

administration against the Bill
of Rights. The Bill OF Rights
must be protected or else free
dom will vanish i'm the United
States of America.
Il am convinced the Ameri-
can people will fight for liberty,
and that they will defend the
Bill of Rights when they are
aware that 81 assault is being
made on il.
Now as always, 'Eternsl
vigilance is the price of liberty.
and we on the home front must
faithfully keep that vigil"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-25
Phantom Bandit
Captured by FBI

CINCINNATI April a INSl
The Federal Bureau ~ InvestI-
CATION district office today an.
nounced the capture Of Carl
Straks. SafeblowcT and car thief.
sometime known ~ the phan-
tom >afr cracker. 49, hc entered =
restaurant last night A. TIlton-
willie. O.
Sought since hI, oSceps from
Cambridge O JAIL Aug 81 lGEE
Straka va, recognized bt FBl
agents who had tho restaurant
under surveillance because of q
ZIP H. resisted arrest the FBl
said and was wounded 100 The an
SUNG battle
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-25
Photo by Times STAFF Photographer

in New Guinea was found in tht
native food.
"The breadfruii, which is
shaped something like "A musk
melon, Is the sweetest thing j
have ever tasted. OF course,
tried the CoconutS and liked
them, too. The native potatoes
are like our sweet potatoes only
very starchy. \ little goes long
way.
I'VE ran out Of CigaretS just
once. SO We smoked tea leaves
and wrapped them i'm notebook
paper or any kind of paper we
could get. We tried the native
twist, too.
I'VE wrapped the twist in the
leaves of some tree and smoked
them like cigars. II was pretty
strong, but IL did for "A smoke
when you needed one.
"And you needed one pretty
regularly because the JapS
planned their tactics deliberately
iO Stl vi Nbhi
they never fought a pitched bat
tie. they'd always fire few
VOlleyS at meal time just TO let
us know they were around.
Right after dark, they'd chop
and saw down trees, making a
terrific noise. II kept us on edge
all the time, because we didn't
know what they were going To
do next"
Japanese ClcverneSS didn't enc
in battle tactics and the war oil
nerves. however.
81 didn't bring back any Jap
souvenirs because | saw what
happened 10 too many Of the
fellows who tried" Sgt. Neu-
mann said
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-25

Men and women In all walks Of life
tell how Gillian. the sensational
natural medicine. brought them
blessed relief from long standing
stomach misery, bloating gas,
aches. and pains. etc. due to faulty
elimination. Mr. lsham's remark
able statement is similar 10 hun
dreds OF others received from
grateful Gillian users. No wonder
Cunningham Drug Stores say the
success of Gillian is without equal.
Mr.. Isham reports:
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-25
9 Employees Get
Merit Certificate

Nine employees of the United
Nations Depot Nc. 3 were pre-
scented Saturday with certificates
cf merit for perfect attendance ex-
tending over 4 six 10 nIne-month
period.
The nine workers who received
the certificates are
Muriel NogelbaCher. Andrew
Bohannon. Arthur Gap>kc Elmer
GruSS Tom Johnson. Fred Rem
NewSkl. Edmond Thomas LaNern
ZlSlcr and Cherries Singer.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-25

compared 10 those in New
Guinea.
I'VE just had to clean out the
Jungle ahead OF us with bullets
and then shove on ahead. II
wasn't often that we saw the
laps unless they were dead.
The same UnCanny ability 10
pierce enemy lines that won for
the fighting men of the Thirty
second Division their insignia of
n red arrow piercing line IN
World War / was again in evidence
In the Now Guinea campaign.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-25
OBJ TO Start lire lest

WASHINGTON. April ~ up
The Office of Defense Trans
portation said today it would start
a 60-day test Of tire tread wear
on over the-road trucks on April 20
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-25
E Killed. Is Injured
In Bus Truck Crash

CAMP STEWART. Ga/~ApTr@-
CUP SIX civilian caYl worker,
were killed and - other persons.
two Of them soldiers. injured when
an army truck and q bus colllded
near here today.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-25
Easter Rites in London
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR

LONDON, Apri "a CUP) - A
sunrise service will be held at
Hyde Park tomorrow as part of
the Easter services for American
troops in Britain.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-25
BLOW AT BILL OF RIGHTS

The action is outrageous, and
the American people. who value
their own liberties and those Of
their free press. should voice
their emphatic denunciation of
this attitude on the part Of the
administration.
This is a direct blow by the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-25
Black Market
In Labor Laid
To 7 Firms Here
z Companies Linked
in Supplying Plymouth
Men az $3.50 an Hour

A Detroit TOO company and an
engineering firm were charged
Saturday by The War Labor Board
with dealing ln black market
skilled labor supplied 10 The plym-
out DIVISION Of The ChN >lcr Cor
por8tio0 at rates rauEnC UP to
$ 80 an nour
The companies named by the
too. and die commission of the re-
cIonal WLB We're the Lafayette
Tool and DC Co 16l 81. Aubin.
and the IUter-LdkoS Engineering
Co. So Transportation Building.
The commission found that the
Lafayette company had an ar
raugement with luter-LakeS under
which j. leased or rented skilled
workers TO lntcT-Lakcs for en-
ployment al the Plymouth plant
The actions OF the two smaller
companies were calculated eva
Sions and clear cat violation
OF the boards wage sterilization
policy for the tool and die indus
try, the commission declared.
CHRYSLER CENSURED
The desire of the Chrysler Cor
poraiion 10 Get the work done and
us indifference 10 the costs led
IL "unwlttingly into the black mar
ket." the commission found.
However" the report read,
at II shocking 10 the commission
to learn that great corporation
contracted for services of highly
skilled workers without knowing
that the company with which ID
contracted -no-snch- men
available and was compelled Ia
secure them through advertising
and other means"
USUAL PROCEDURES
A Chrysler Corp. spokesman
said:
I'm contracting with Inter
Lakes we followed the prOce-
dure of normal times. In the
case Of new models, for example.
We never had enough tool and
diemakers on our own pay roll
90 handle the job.
1T was our practice 10 con-
tact Inter-Lakes, which was in
touch with tool and die plants
and know what shops could
spare skilled workers.
This same policy was carried
out In war work. We had no
reason ever TO suspect that
Inter-LakeS did not obtain en-
plOyes by legitimate means.
we further resent the infer
ence that the corporation IL not
considerate Of costs on govern
ment work. We paid the regular
rates for such work. We are
proud OF our record in reducing
costs on government contracts"
PLYMOUTH GETS 81
Al one time Plymouth had 81
men who were supplied by Inter-
Lakes. II was stated The men re-
ceived $50 an hour plus an extra
SIPS day for travelling expenses.
However, Plymouth paid Inter
Lakes $3.50 an hour for straight
time. $3.50 for overtime and $3.50
for double time.
Inter-LakeS, which has no shop
OF It's own, in turn paid the Lafa-
yette company So an hour straight
time. $3.50 for overtime and $3.50
for double time for the services OF
the men. the commission said.
An outline of the charges against
the two companies has been turned
over to army and navy authorities
for action, Benjamin Aaron, com
mission chairman. said.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-25

working medicine. Gillian. en-.
dorse il to the skies for what il
did for me
Taken shortly before meals, Gillian
mixes with the food AT ONCE.
helping 10 eliminate poisons which
foster host of ailments Gillian
will assist in bringing out gases
and impurities (often with the very
first dose) which may have been
inside you long time, causing
dreary days OF misery and head
aches, dizzy spells. and that tired.
dragged out" feeling. IL will aid
greatly in cleansing your bowels
gradually not harshly or
severely as they were NEVER
CLEANSED BEFORE.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-25
Gillian Costs LittIe..Does Much

Gillian is not expensive. II costs
you but few cents n day
surely a small enough investment
for vigorous, glowing health.
A special Gillian representative,
known ~ the GILLIAN Man. II
now at Cunningham's Drug Stores
Mt 1I24 Griswold ST.. and 1865
Woodward Ave, Detroit. Here he
IL meeting crowds Of Interested
men and women daily -. and -
Producing and explaining the
healthful properties OF
the "naturaIly-made" Gillian Com
pound. Gillian il recommended and
sold by all Cunningham's Drug
Stores. Help yourself TO health.
Start today by buying n bottle OF
Gillian. One bottle will convince
you.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-25
INADEQUATE PREPARATIONS

The only possible excuse for.
the elaborate secrecy which is 10
surround these conferences is
that inadequate preparations
have been made by the admin
iStration for the discussions. II
this is true then these meet
ings are another instance Of
plans not thought through. i'll
advised and premature.
The action Of the admins
tration in this matter cannot be
viewed in any other light than
that OF trying TO suppress and
abridge the freedom OF the
press: deny the peoples repre-
SentativeS in Congress rightful
and proper access 10 these con-
ferences. and TO deny 10 the
American people knowledge to
which they are entitled
Not only does this action by
the administration establish a
needless and un-AmeriCan CEN
SorShip against our own people,
but il will establish a precedent
which. if the administration can
pet away with il without an OK
ploSion of public indignation
will afford a foundation upon
which the people may be sure
the administration will build
more and greater suppression Of
free press and censorship.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-25
vvRETcHED
DUE TO STOMACH MISERY,
NERVES, WEAK KIDNEYS

Mr.. George L. Isham, Cook at
the Soldiers Home, Grand
Rapi d s, Michigan, Was
Nervous, Headachy, and
Run Down K d neys
Were Weak, Liver Torpid
Praises Gillian.