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SaF^S.M. SHELTON, USN
Commanding Officer
CDR E. L. CRANCE, USN
Executive Officer
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EDITOR; H.T. DAVIS, YN1 055-J or 365|
C.HA?L A!Ms
This story is told concerning
Marshal Foch, the French Military
Leader of the first World War, who
was visiting this country. At a for
mal banquet the Marshal was engaged
in' a conversation with a rather blus
tery American. The point of the con
versation centered about courtesy and
French, customs. It was the Ameri
cans * point that these French customs
were nothing but a lot of wind.* Mar
shal Foch without any bitterness re
marked that tires on a car are like
wise filled with air and yet cushion
the rides.
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fs ■ »< -u* * ■ 1 ‘
T J3o* it is with human relations
*that common courtesy can cushion the
effects of our daily contacts* There
twill be rough spots in the road that
anay be harder to cushion but in the
ordinary journey of life it will go
much smoother if we take the tine to
be courteous. Very often the excuse
will be used that we want to be frank
and so forth but only too often this
exquse is nothing other than an ex
pression of ones pride. No one is
expecting courtesy to override prin—
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ciple but'’ in the ordinary contacts a
matter of principle is not usually
at stake«
It certainly costs little, out
side of thoughtfulness, to be cour
teous* Some will be more effusive
in their expressions of courtesy as
perhaps at some times the French may
seem to be, but certainly all of us
can- render the-ordinary expre s sions
of' politenessThis is not a matter
of military respect which is demand
ed of all of us, but rather the or
dinary little ways in which all of
us can soften the effects of our hu
man contacts* Actually without this
courtesy in our lives we get jolted
as much as the next person and it
doesn*t make sense if there is a way
of making the trip easier*
BY:
LAWRENCE F. KEEFE
MOlJNT "MOFFETT "FATHERS" continued:
Mail call has a special meaning to the
men on isolated duty like ‘Mount Moffett*
•It is even m'Ore "special" now with the
group anixously awaiting to hear from
Greece. ^
The 1st Class Petty Officers are espec-^j
ially proud of the Seamen and 3rd Class in
their divisions. Many of them have donat
ed a full $25.00 or one months support by
themselves.
They don*t like to talk about it - they
are happy that they have found a way to
help a family in need but they .want :_j&cu
credit’ for it. They are as enthused --as
a new father might be about his child.
They are convinced that as many people as 4
possible should investigate the possibil
ity of helping a family and they ask that
the name and address of the Federation be
published. For information contact:
Save the Children Federation
Boston Post Road
Norwalk, Connecticut
National Sponsors of SCF include: Mrs*
Dwight Eisenhower, Honorable Herbert Hoov
er, Lyn Fontanne, Norman Rockwell, Mrs.
Spencer Tracy and many others.