Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-08
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ar van PVT PICKERING
think you1l want 10 shave in
the next couple of days, YOU can
take raL0rs.
I'm glad l did. II drizzled some
In the afternoon. SO when we
started for the train we sllthered
through the dusk. Thick mist OBJ
, scured the near lights and eX-
tinguished the distant ones
We stood and waited and talked
and made new friends Every
time YOU line up somebody differ
ent is beside you and you learn
how many different languages
are bumped into what generally
we call English
uE TALKED about the De-
w troiter with the glass eye so
excellently made that he got al
most all the way through the
induction center before The eX-
arniners tripped him.
A Chicagoan told a story OF a
friend who was sent TO a port TO
take command of a ship and ar
rived 10 learn that they wouldn I
finish building the ship for an
other three or four weeks. AS
time dragged on we discussed the
phrase that the dogfaces say is
the slogan Of the army:
Hurry up and wait"
That's pretty fairly true. You're
always lining up in a hurry
marching somewhere eXpedltlouSly
and then standing around and
waiting.
Well, you're never late, that $
one thing.
This time IL wasn't the army S
doing. The railroad was trying to
find a train for us, A captain
ari a major and Ernest Schuelke,
our train commander, gave US
some instructions, but not much
information.
We would be on the train for
two nights: we must not try 10
mail a letter, nor 20 telephone at
any station.
WE WAITED about three and
w one-half hours before the
train came. We got Pullmans
Two men TO a lower berth, one
for an upper.
From then on il was guess
guess. We decided entirely with
out reason that we would head
for Texas When you don't know
where you're going you'd be sur
prised how you hunt for clues.
Passing Chicago a fellow named
Joe recognized some streets. He
SAID modify that at that moment
he was two blocks from home
He's 80, with a wife and three
children. He used to pour steel
and probably could have been de-
ferred except that his induction
notice arrived in the middle Of a
temporary shutdown in his de
partment. We heard about il
when a WABASH train crew took
over Then nothing.
The only thing we found out
all night was that a troop train
stops often 10 take on water or
ice or 10 check the equipment.
At times we even backed up.
evidently 10 get off the main line
10 lei expresses 20 through. Once
about 4 a. n. We got 10 arguing
whether We were going forward
~ backward We looked out and
il wa, SO dark thar YOU could tell
'he direction only by the rush
OF air
When daylight came 1--WE began
70 ce' some clues. License plates.
Illinois highway signs and hy aff-
er1oon q sun that was markedly
warmer than Michigan Here
and there patch ~ grass pa-
cEcon
Pretty soon we saw fhe g
IoIs skyline but we went eae
toward the hin country. The
tsif4+-@--=- ff-1sr ere 'Frurr~zrr. fi-7r=
ga or South Carolina. with IS
few ventures that maybe 10 might
bo Fort Knox b1t it certainly
"onA he Ie>as N.
CINCt the above paragraph
.'sD we've 4ovr1 rtu F.rnag,ts.
E1a only guessing NOW Is Ne tLue
Veil spend on tte rain Thk,
on RI we're asked Nhaf we'd havo
for cnrer ard supper tn bc
hash for dinner. With .cftoECr, Tor
UfDh.0Wafic supper.
iattl Wt . arrive before then
and mas be- naf Of COURSE wnH