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Show INSURANCE PREJUDICE IS BEIXG BROKEN DOWN Recently an ex-service man related relat-ed the incident of a youthful volunteer, vol-unteer, who, when interviewed on the subject of taking out Insurance in favor of his mother, said with a ' good deal of characteristic assurance that his people did not have to de-'v. -pend on him, and that , he himself, was ''good for a good many years, with good luck on his side." His friend, besides having older and bet- ter judgment, was aware that while his mother was not perhaps dependent depend-ent upon him, she was of necessity a business woman, and overtaxed beyond be-yond her years and strength because of the family needs. And so it was, that through the kindly but determined deter-mined persuasion of this good friend the youth yielded, . grudgingly at first, and agreed to sign up for a small policy. The next courageous venture on the part of "Sir Friend," after maneuvering ma-neuvering an extra insurance conference con-ference between the Major and ' the young soldier: Why not take enough en-ough to make it worth while?" And after due argument, this fine, confident confi-dent boy doubled the protection that was to be his mother's hereafter, If ' need be. Later on, in the midst of the crash of the battlefield, where comrades were stricken dead at his side, an explosion of fhell claimed the sight of the boy soldier. He was brought home presentely but permanently blinded. The insurance Is .now doing do-ing its best to soothe the pangs of tragedy for both mother and son. Unless we pay heed to the program pro-gram that concerns us, the "period provided by the Government" eventually expire in spite of us. In the case of the men who have waited wait-ed to reinstate their insurance, assuming as-suming that therp Is ypt plenty of time, there will be no extension of time after July 1st. Think it over again and decide this month. Kendall Kirk Franks, Secretary Home Service. Beaver Chapter. a. |