Show And Thank You for Calling The statement of Mrs Cornelia S. S Lund chairman of the house to house to canvass for Salt Lake City in the Victory loan drive relative to the discourteous reception given to solicitors by many Sa Salt t Lake City housewives should make every resident of tl this is city ashamed Mrs Lund said The uThe manner in which the workers are received by Salt Lake City housewives is is' deplorable Most of the canvassers are arc received as if they were frauds and had no right to ask anyone to buy a bond It is to the women who have volunteered to ring doorbells Such an attitude on the part of any American is indeed deplorable de de- de- de The women wpm I who volunteer to make mak Victory ory loan home s a solicitations are per performing a patriotic service It is a hard and T thankless thankless' eno enough gh job at best without being subjected to discourtesy discourtesy dis dig courtesy or even outright abuse abue There is no obligation upon anyone approached by a house- house to-house to solicitor to buy a bond The solicitors know that in inmany inmany inmany many cases the persons persona they contact h have ve already purchased their bonds elsewhere In some cases an individual may not be financially financially finan finan- able to buy a bond No solicitor is going to demand a pur pur- chase But the solicitors do have a right to expect a courteous reception That's just common decency and common patriotism Lets Let's not have any more of this discourtesy to to house-to-house bond vond solicitors If you cant can't buy a bond say so but say it with an anIm Im HIm sorry sorry and and follow it up with a Thank you for calling in recognition of the fact that these solicitors are doing a job of at patriotic self-sacrificing self service for you an American citizen |