Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-05

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foliage and
11 - its vivid col
lfR. PICKERING ors.
The Texans were willing To
admit that there might be trees
In Michigan. But trees that turn
red In the fall? That was too
much to believe.
Says the sister:
"I can't get out In the coun-
try, and there aren't any bright
leaves around my house, but
would some Of your readers send
some bright leaves to you, to
send TO mes"
Sounds trivial, no doubt but
anything that's m por a n
enough for one OF our soldiers
10 want is important enough Tor
me. Has any one scarlet
oak leaf, or a sprig OF barberry
hedge turning red? Or a colored
leaf from last year pressed be-
tween the pages az a hook
= That Michigan boy wants to
lin his argument. Solid land
unbelieyingl South. And besides
maybe he's hankering for
glimpse of something that re-
minds him of home.
Remember the life for a
mint" Juror when n Michigander
was sent 10 prison for life for
selling a pint of liquor? Seems
a long, long time ago.
The phraSe came back in re-
verse order. when Pvt. Leslie
TAYLOR Of the Essex Scottish
talked 10 some Wayne Univer-
sity students about the Dieppe
raid
or the $50 Essex Scottish nj
Dieppe. only i6 came back, the
heaviest loss that n British regi-
ment has suffered In any battle
In history.
TAYLOR was hii in the thigh
with a chunk OF shrapnel, and
crawled half way back 10 the
beach. There was a scout car.
TAYLOR. az his SnaIls pace ar
rived in time 10 see a shell hat
the car. killing the driver, rip
ping the arm off another man
in the car, and setting the car
on fire.
With his arm dangling by
shreds. the wounded man t4icd.
10 haul the dead driver body
out. In 10 seconds he was aflame
from head 10 boots.
He ran into the sea and put
the fire ont. then with his re-
naming arm dragged Taylor 10
a boat
AT the hospital they gave us
blood transfusions," Taylor said,
I" n pint for me. three pints for
the man who lost his arm. In
a week he was out Of bed.
"You don't have 10 worry
pbout getting hit. You don't
heel it--you Just get numb. II
you take all your arms and legs
hack with you, they'll fX YOU
up"
The audience land Taylor
laughed.
Back home in Windsor. Tay-
Tor was met by his brother L.
A. c. Harry Taylor of the
RCAF'.
Harry, on August IS. had
given a pint of blood 30 the
Red Cross On the 18th Pvt.
Leslie Taylor was hit by shrap-
mel.
Perhaps some blood donor will
remember this while he IL Civ
ing his pint. and IL will make his
contribution seem more real.
Or perhaps the same thoughts
will pass through the mind Of
somebody else who hasn't given
his pint--yet.
Notes Around ToWn
Tonight at 7:30 Monterey
avenue will be roped off be-
tween Lawton and Wildemere
for neighborhood block party
10 sell war stamps and bonds.
The sponsoring group is the
Workmen's Circle. This is a
Jewish fraternal-labor society,
active in Detroit for IS years.
1t was founded by immigrants
from Europe who knew, at first
hand, what despotism means,
because they fled from Czarist
Russia. Buy a share of free
dom today" is more than just
a song TO them.
IL was easy TO get people to
stand at the rear of buses in
stead Of CLOTHING around the
driver In front. All we had 10
do was Kill is people at n rail
/. crossing :. There's n sermon
for somebody. v
Story of 1912: She runs an
elevator. All day she wore her
fixed smile. Only at going
home time did the smile begin
to crumble at its edges.
I'm not sorry my husband
went In the army today" she
said. ut was right. But 1
can't face going home. Those
four great big rooms and
he's not there -