Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-01-16
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are many persons WIZ iiOoA0S''N ~
nav certain kinds of debts / use the /
word. hesitate" advisedly, in order
to make my meaning clear; l do not
mean that said persons do not pay
certain kinds of debts" they only
hesitate. Of course, the period OF I
hesitation varies in its duration ac-
cording to the mental attitude OF the
hesitator, or as to the condition OF his
exchequer. 1 have some LEGISLATORS
who are still hesitating, and the end /
is not yet.
Now, take, for instance, the matter
of paying subscription to paper, .
such as the Democrat" Why, there
are lots OF people who hesitate on /
such a proposition, just as much as
I hesitated to pay doctors bill. You
see. in the case of the medicine man, /
he comes to see you, sets by your bed
side, asks you a few questions, writes
a little something on piece of paper
very few can read, and, shortly after,
some bottle or paper wrapping
brings you some fluid extract, which,
in due time, will find the way into
your innards. If you should happen
to get well, it's natural to say: ooh!
well, I'd have shaken the ailment off
anyhow was only a little Uttered,
that's all, when l called in my medi- !
cal adviser" So, when the little re-
minder in the way of ''for profess
sional services" arrives, blest if you
don't forget you've been i'll, and pay
ing that bill is like extracting an en-
bedded wisdom tooth. Some people
hesitate.
If you should happen to shuttle off
this mortal coil, then you let the other
fellow do the hesitating.
In the case of a subscription, there
are a few hesitators who allow them |
selves great deal of latitude and
longitude in sending in the amount of
renewal. Lots of individuals believe
a paper is sent to them just as let
ter comes through Uncle Sans office
the issue doesn't cost them any
down payment, and they bring them |
selves to the point where they esti-
mate the cost to the publisher as in
significant. They allow this hesita
ton to go on so long, that, finally,
some idea as to payment hits them
in the head. Then they write US a
little note: "Please discontinue my
paper" and they think that pays the
bill. Well, I'm here to tell you, it fire.
quently does, We cut 'em off, and,
in many cases, there are more than
one person reading one subscription.
Borrowing takes the place of hesita-
ting.
I'll tell you another little situation
that calls for hesitation. Periodical
ly, there come these long envelopes
containing policy of insurance, call
ing for payment of a good sized pre-
MUM bill-and you never had a fire
in your life. But, you just let those
same policies expire and see how soon
you'll be looking a blaze III the face;
they get you going and coming.
Once upon a time, l thought I'd
create my own insurance fund-be
my own insurance agent. l got a lit
tie sum accumulated, and l had a
hundred thousands demands for it.
| amt takin' off nary a one. The
fund went up in smoke-a good deal
of it in cigarette smoke. l conclud-
ed I'd better stick to the old line bust
ness-I just. wasn't able to take care
of myself. Isguess I'll have to arrive
at the age of maturity, before l can
assume that responsibility.
There is still another little bill you
hesitate to pay. Some friend likes
the look of the way you write your
name, especially where your sigma
ture will persuade bank to take a
risk on both borrower and bondsman.
Maturity date rolls around, renewal
is negotiated, repeated until it loses
its responsibility and then comes the
showdown. Very frequently you have
to showdown your hard earned lucre
and it's no use to hesitate there; pay
ment must be made. Let the future
control the matter of hesitation in
taking pen in hand with every letter
in your name costing you one or more
bucks.
How-some-ever, Pm not troubled
much along this line. 1 never had to
pay out any of that sort of money,
simply because people know where to
go when they want security, and any
body knows poor country editor is
a bad prospect for financial opera
tions. But you know security money
is awful hard money to pay.
AS for that, if this war keeps up
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