The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-11-13
BLOOD AND tNo) CUTS

WELL SIR, THERE was at peace
with the world - in fact couldn't
even figure out q way 10 make
somebody mad in my next column
- when that nasty old postman -
ALBERT SIMMS walks in with
q postcard which says I am TO re-
port 10 Grace hospital al 2 am.
Tuesday for a physical examination
on account Of my Uncle Sammy
wanting me 10 meet up with few
cousins who have been assigned 10
give me some slight assistance in
winning this war. Personally. do
not like this idea Of hghting. es-
pecislly in this war, because IL ]
walked in now and took over. a 10;
Of the boys who have been pistol
packin' papas bent upon laying the
Axis down - but low may fee
hurt In the first place, ! am
peaceable soul who shrinks from
the very idea OF even swaiting a
ny. and in the second place ! have
the utmost confidence in the boys
already in the army and on the
battlehelds who. am quite sure,
can take care OF this little ham and
egg scramble without the help OF
an anemic. brokendown newspaper
man with fallen arches. weak eyes.
water on the knee land never mind
the brain) and bad teeth - not to
mention a few other minor physi-
cal defects. So ! sit down and
write Uncle Sam a long letter. CIV
ing these and other reasons why
am not going 70 report for examina-
ton Tuesday at 9 am.
4 y \
SO AT 3 A. NJ. Tuesday I arrive
at Grace hospital as per my in
structions. and there are about a
hundred other futprt soldiers twho
also were determined not TO show
up) and because the bags under
their eyes seemed extra heavy ] ask
II they tried TO sleep there the night |
before. The crack didn't 60 over so
we'll. and I could tel by the so
this-a- WISE guy look on their faces
that there wasn't anything funny
about their being there either. II
looks like I am going to be there
for q while so ! decide ! may as
well try to pick up something in
teresting for a column land ! know
that would be a refreshing change).
I sit down by two other guys listen
ing to a loQuacious gentleman who
turns out to be both interesting and
clicking - interesting because he
- tell All Of q dozen stories AT
6hcU without getting mixed up. and
perplexing because for the Life OF
me can't figure out what the army
would do with him.
q Il 4
THIS GENTLEMAN rs none other
than one WALTER HOLLAND. We
get to talking with Holland, that is
Holland gets TO talking and we get
20 listening. throwing in an occa-
sional "izzatso" when he comes up
for air. He tells US he is going to
Louisville before Uncle Sam hsnSn
q drsb drspe over his alleged hgufA.1
but on second though, he Is sure
the army won't take him. and ! am
ready 10 lay the odds that he is
right. But Just as am about 10 ask
why the army will excuse him. a
big guy with a CLIO voice calls my
name and says Take this card and
pass through the door to your right"
! say "Okay. Sarg." and he gives
me a look that comes out on the
other side and drills hole into
the plastered wall. so take the
card and pass hurriedly through
the door.to my right.
II X X
SOMETHING VERY FUNNY hap
pened after that ! had blood test
made without flinching (of course
the test was made with the assist
ance OF a pretty nurse). And IL
there is anything hate worse than
having a blood test made il is hav-
ing q blood test made without the
assistance of pretty nurse. ! walk
into q little room and this nurse
says Roll up your sleeve and lay
your arm on this table" While she
Is getting ready the needle (Which