Show STILL COUNTS Courtesy is a simple thing Yet it sl and brightens the path of life Ufe It opens many doors doors and and mans mans' man hearts It gives to the one who expresses it a stature and dignity which nothing else can But ut unfortunately courtesy was wasa a war casualty here on the homo front Whether it was war nerves the the pressure of war demands and conditions or or whether it was wasill wasill wasill ill manners wearing through the veneer of false courtesy we dont don't know But ut we do know that cour cour- courtesy courtesy tesy has ben lacking too often in too many places Of course there th rc were exceptions Some persons whose business brought them into contact with the public were unfailingly cor cor- dial One broad and noteworthy exception was the constant cour cour- courtesy courtesy tesy of airline employees ees both on the ground and in the air It I would be impossible to estimate I how much public good will was created by this policy o of customer consideration con which air transport companies maintained even though the demand for their services was many times greater than they could accommodate Maybe we couldn't c get the reser reser- reservation reservation reservation we wanted after aHel govern govern- government government ment priorities were taken care of but the polite manner in which we were told the cold facts helped to take some of the edge off the thet t disappointment Although air transport in Amer Amer- America America America ica is bound to grow tremendous tremendous- tremendously ly that growth glowth will be further stimulated by the good will born bornn of courtesy Yes courtesy is a simple thing But ut it helps to achieve great things |