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Show An Act Of Kindness Brings Letter From Befriended Soldier in 1946; Roosevelt Hospitality Impressed Met EDITOR'S NOTE: The following fol-lowing letter received recently by the Roosevelt Chamber of Commerce might serve to impress im-press those who read it of the great impression an act of kindness kind-ness might do to sell a community com-munity to individuals who might have been the recipient of gesture of kindness. . . We're sure the good people who aided the young service man in 1946, if they still live in Ro'osevelt, might like to communicate with him and incidently, Paul Murphy, president of the Chamber Cham-ber of Commerce, is holding the "token of appreciation" at his office in the bank. April 30, 1953 Chamber of Commerce Roosevelt, Utah Dear Sir: In January of 1946 I had the privilege of going through your town, and having just been discharged dis-charged a few months previously previous-ly I was broke and hitch hiking. I got a ride into town rather late, but could not get a ride out of town. After several hours trying, try-ing, two local gentlemen came by and invited me to' go home with them and spend the night. Well, I have thumbed rides cross and criss cross this beautiful beauti-ful country of ours, but this was the first time I was ever asked by any one to spend the night. It was very cold and the snow was very deep, so I took them up on their invitation. I was treated like one of the family. I do not know the names, but I have often thought of them. Before Be-fore I got out of the state of Utah, I had the the same pleasant plea-sant surprise to repeat itself two more times. The family lived in a beautiful beauti-ful white house on a hill not many miles north or northwest of town, on a cattle ranch. The place looked like something out of a beautiful picture. I am now a patient at VAMTG Hospital, and seeing all of these ex-servicemen it makes you realize re-alize what great people make America such a wonderful place to live, to know that people like those of your town are truly great. I am sure that there are many more men, both in and out of service, that have had the great honor of passing through your state and the small western town of Roosevelt and have had the same wonderful experience as I did when I spent the night with the family. The family only had one child, an ex-Marine, who served in the South Pacific. If you could locate them I would greatly great-ly appreciate it if you would give them the small token of thanks I have enclosed. Thank you and the fine people peo-ple of the city of Roosevelt for such courtesy toward their fellow fel-low men. Yours very truly, TSgt. Frank E. Taylor, AF 19 048 824 463rd Maintenance Sqd. Memphis Municipal Airport, Air-port, Memphis, Tenn. |