The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-08-16
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A Night to Remember

1T is 1850 Tuesday morning. A
grueling day and night of waiting
-. still no word of a Jap surrender
At this hour the dog watch staff
member puts out his light q. and
In mere seconds a tired out scribe
is fast asleep. Now it can wait until
morning Truman said every
thing would be held back until nine
o'clock in the morning. Sleep
wonderful sleep even newsmen
and women can enjoy sleep.
There is loud ringing now it
hay stopped now it rings again
rings and stops . rings and
stops must be drunk from the
Bucket Of Blood. Let it ring let
it ring. Sleep wonderful. blessed
sleep.
That noise again it's louder
louder louder Dammit we
say and fall out of bed
It's Kincaid Bill Kincaid
from Macs Drug. Our first thought
is to throw their advertising out OF
the paper for such a dirty trick.
Even before he asks we let him
have it. mo. We haven't got any
baseball tickets. G'bye."
Then he wakes US Up with just
two shrill words. ITS overt
How can it be over when everyone
is asleep? Who can We tell at such
an inky black hour?
The staff get the staff up
That's a problem SO we send
out an S o. S. to the bastille. They
do It IN short order. Everyone re-
spends but Happy Sage He
can't stand his own snoring. Sleeps
with cotton in his ears.
Wake up Ted Devlin. After al
=. the Detroit News has to make
a living.
All this time the city sleeps. All
but O white cat who stTeaks
across empty Biddle avenue. Then
a sailor comes out Of the darkness
-. 10 hear typewriters clicking >.
and mad running into the News
Herald offices. He hears the news
looks over the staff members .
plants a kiss on a lady scribe
then disappears into the darkness
:. singing at the top Of his lungs
=. Mine eyes have seen the glory
..
Now II IS 4:3O. There is hunger
=. and no food. Again an S. o. S.
TO the bastille Come on down,
says Sgt. Paul HeiLshorn. Coffee is
on"
Devlin Is already there with
a cup in his hands. Which proves
the Detroit News also starveS their
slaves. 1t is heaven-sent coffee
stron,I enough to walk We drink ouI
fill D.. then make a contribution to
society.
Heilshorn is conducting a show
up to identify a strong-arm
thug. Devlin and Gantz flank the
tough hOmbre as the victim
walks in to point an accusing finger
Saved we go about our business
Now It is morning. A still sleepy
city rubS it's eyes to read the
extras. But all is quiet. There is still
an air Of doubt. No horns nc
parades no celebrations nc
confetti. Is it really true? AS the
day wears on doubt grips the city
and fear enters the heart Of
every news and radio man in the
land. Did We pull another bonert
We're slightly pale and sick.
Six p. m. We know "a. and relax
Seven o'clock everyone hear.
.. and all hell breaks loose. i
comes like a tornado louder =.
louder louder. Singing
dancing E. kissing crying. Wy.
andotte lets it's hair down IL
fashion befitting city that ha!
done its part in the war
Amid the madness, it's council
meeting night. City fathers gather
on the lawn of the town hall. There
amid loud horn blowing and parade!
a meeting is held. This is the hap.
piest day ever says Mayor Benin
Six councilmen vote yea.
At the Herald building az
avalanche of paper flutters from
open windows TO blanket TIT
avenue IN carpet of white.
A policeman is kissed by a pretty
girl and the crowds cheer. An ole
woman weeps openly and a soldier
boy puts a comforting arm round
her shoulders. TOTO is hanged from
a dozen lamp posts Time passe.
=. and the bedlam increases
louder louder more car.
.. more people more cheers
Now the news staff who before
we're waiting for it writing about
it watching it join the
whirling madness letting loose
with rip snorterS equal to the besr
lungs in the old home town.
It was a night to remember.