Salt Lake Telegram | 1947-07-05 | Page 3 | S. L. Policeman Proves Courtesy Pays Off

S. S L. L Policeman Proves Proves' Courtesy Pays Pays' Off By CRAIG TE TEMPLE That courte courtesy y and aid to vIsitors visitors vial vial- tors tore to Salt Lake City pays off- off even as u much as u eight years later WAS was amply illustrated this week eek by C. C G. G Edmunds member of Salt Lakes Lake's police force On July 1 1939 Cliff then with the traffic squad stopped a tourist tourist tour tour- let family from Michigan and asked them if it he could give them any help His help consisted of at showing them the interesting and scenic points point of Salt Lake City going so 80 far as M to aid them in getting getting getting get get- ting tourist accommodations The family didn't forget Cliff They wrote thanking him signing their letter Mr tr and Mrs Charles S. S Gregory Grosse Points Farms Mich Return for Visit Thursday eight years and two days daYI later Mr and Mrs Mn Gregory looked up Cliff now night records bureau chief This time they were accompanied by two daughters daughters daugh daugh- tere Barbara 16 and Janet 15 Cliff Clift immediately obliged by giving them directions and advice to help them continue their trip down through the scenic canyons in southern Utah He didn't seem too surprised to see them Go out of ot your w way y to do someone someone someone some some- one a good turn and youre you're reimbursed reimbursed a million fold in gratitude Cliff Clift said hauling out his police pollee department scrapbook to prove to-prove his point Reveals Letters The rho thank you letters Cliff Clift has received come from all alt over the United States and one to which he proudly points from Colombia South America During the three or four years he was WB a traffic officer people from cities clUes including Ia la Terrebonne Ore Ke Kenmore nm ore N. N Y Kansas City Mo Medicine Bow Wis Philadelphia Pa Du Du- Ca Cal and Danville Ill have sent cent letters to Cliffs Cliff thanking thanking thanking thank thank- ing him for his aid many of ot them asking him to come to their town so 80 they could cowd try to repay his courtesy Cliffs Cliff's courtesy campaign which began 10 years before the Centennial Centen Centen- nial apparently Is ta paying off oft this year T- T y I r rw j w I Ii ll i I 1 J f I i J t Det C. C O. O Edmunds Edmund Courtesy brings bring r rewards reward e war d. d for of officer