The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-02-12

The Town
DETROIT TO PHILADELPHIA
By JOHN WOOD

between Detroit. the arsenal OF de
nlocrscy. and Philadelphia. the Cit,
o. Brotherly Love. II however. you
think you won't be interested IN
train trips between now and the
time Johnny comes marching home
again. then there are lust three
things you can do about this alleged
column; you can read il out OF Curl
cSity. YOU can write 20 your Con
gresham and protest its continued
appearance. or you can turn 10 the
editorial page and read Horace
whiie's column.
II YOU SHOULD De unfortunate
es 20 have 20 ride a train East in
the near future we recomnc nd
land We don't usually do this) Rcd
Cap No. - q; the Fort Street sta
tion. fnr II was this veteran ba ?
to,er who found Us seat or ira n
that had been sold out 20 standing
room Only. Red Cap No - has
freed us 90 sn allergv 20 stat ion
po-Nrs which dates back four years
ago when we had an ASST gnnrent 500
miles and - hours away. Bec suSe
we couldn't understand why the
Red Cap in charge tried 20 argue
us out % claiming n piece Of bag
rage which for some strange rea.
son turned IN In another passen-
GERS compartment. we put Rcd
Csps on our list ~ people who
should be left 20 them selves. And
when another gentleman with the
verni.lior headsear sold us a razor
49, - l. y "a
so far as we were concerned. Red
Cars would be lcft to themselves
But. As JIMMY Durante would
saw. that is neither John. Charles
nor Thomas for IL YOU want 20 vou
can make il Tom. Dick nor Harry
The point is. Rej Cap No. - is
okav bv us and we highly recon-
mend him 10 future travellers fOr
did we say that beforeO For
no. too small consideration. No. -
found us . seat on the SOS and was
standing bv same like an arm,
sentinel when we finally got up
from under the feet ~ rushing pas
sengers and struggled into the
coach. We mention the consid-
Grafton here because we think you
should be wised 10 10 the fact that
Red Cans don't hustle bags any,
more Except those under their
eyes). They hustle seats instead.
NOW THAT WE have wasted
three valuable paragraphs trying TO |
get TO the point. weehave finally |
arrived at same. We found our.
selves in the company OF several
Detroit service men returning to |
Indiantown Gap. Pa. Among them |
we jotted down the names OF Pvt
Arthur B. Wood land by his own |
special request. we hasten 10 ex-
plain that he Is no relation TO your
corny corresuondenD; Pvt. Emile
J. Cook OF 448 Elizabeth street who |
just three days before had spent |
two whole hours Of his precious
furlough 70 get married: Pvt. Alfred
Gordon who was snoring I'm four
<eousrtur starna most oS the trip: Pvt
william, Convey who didn't think
much more OF the srmy's policy
OF segregation than he thinks Of
Hitler. and Pvt. Aaron Taylor, who
Incidentally. is the only man we've
met thus far who can tell better
Jokes than Ray Hatcher.
PVT. EUGENE JACKSON Of
1924 Stockton street has been in
the army only four months, conse-
uuently he was a poor match for
the more seasoned army wolves
who went "whew-whewww" when
four unreasonably attractive girls
got on the train at Alliance. Ohio
20 serve sandwiches and coffee 10
travelling servicemen Nor could
he compete with the other boys who
got down to business when another
group OF girls took over the clean
ing Of the coach at Pittsbur on.
However. Pvt. Jackson was the irst
among the group 10 give Pvt. WOOD
land we repeat-no relation TO your
columnisp the razzberry when
Brother Wood (see how quick
things change-now he's our broth
er) said he had liked all OF the
twelve years he's supposed TO have
served in the army. II was with
much regret that we said goodbye
70 these boys at Harrisburg, and
n was with serious concern that
thev sent word back 10 Detroit for
a sitter fight on the old home front
PHILADELPHIA TO DETROIT
WE ARE STANDING on the
platform Of the North Philadelphia
station when all at once we meet
up with Roscoe Mcdonald OF 38e
Connecticut. and Stanton Posey OF
Hamtramck. both stationed at the
Cape Nav n. J. Naval station. II
was through them that we were
able 10 ride in comfort for they
rescued US from crowded smoker
and ushered us into an air condi-
Toned car with reclining seats
Mcdonald used to sing with Robert
Nolan's choir. Posey probably
never sang with any choir. because
we doubt IL he ever stopped talk
fng long neough 70 lift his voice in
song These boys are sold on the
Coast Guard because. they say. In
the &C colored men have better
breaks than in the army or navy.
although Posey was grateful 10 the
navv for his training as Diesel
engine expert. And his papers
proved that he Is an expert.
on THE SAME train was o. Nc
Farland. representative OF the
Pennsylvania Railroad company
workers OF the Dining Car Walters
union, and we gathered that his
was a pleasant Job. Practically all
ne ever docs Is ride a train from
New York City 10 Altoona. Pa. Nc
Farland was navy man during
and several years after the first
World Wa. Believe II or not. nc
was personally acquainted with
Pcsey's commanding officer and
other lesser Ash al the Cape May
end of the pond Posey and Nc
Farland fell 10 Cabling about the
ravy. Mcdonald fell asleep. snor-
fng hssy.iful tenor. and we feN
into the dining car and that my
little chicksdees. is all there is
There Just isn't anymore