European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 13, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 20 the stars and stripes january 1978 Bill collectors arc too ask Thorn by Carey Winfrey new York times Bill collectors Are kick them and they Bruise Praise they and if you go to one of their they take you aside and Tell you their troubles that there that nobody appreciates All the Good they in to listen to Bill collectors is to wonder when they Ever find time to collect were says Michael Goldberg president of the american collectors the National Trade were Money says Martin presi Dent of the Bureau of Meo ucal Economys were says James Bonner vice president of the Northern Divisio Central service and credit Bureau of seventy five per cent of my time is spent in Public re says Paul Olsen president of the Cort credit service Bill collectors disagree on toe origin of their bad Gross says h Cornea from the Days when horse drawn wagons parked in front of tenements with n sign Intig red tetters bad but Irving a Rochester says its the result of trying to get somebody to do what be Desat want to whatever the the bad image who sends us Christmas cards asks the 80 men and two women who recently attended the new York state convention of the american collectors association acknowledge abuses in the some Bill collectors make lat night Telephone others employ ingenious but unethical still others subject the debtor to abusive language or threaten him with Imp is they every profession has its bad especially one in which the line Between the Amateur and the professional is the member agencies of the american collectors association like to differentiate Between themselves the True collection specialists and the More than Ojo collectors who work directly for some million credit the latter include retail establish financial institutions and government the Bill collectors Pride themselves on being a kind of last resort to whom the department store or Hospital turns when All else has like some Modem Jay Bounty they re delve a fee ranging Between on third and Oneo Alf of whatever funds they collect last working on about 44 million members of Ike Rasado us recovered a wot in billion of the m Burtn Ibey went you dont just get on the phone and pay or by Erma Bombyk at wits end i just figured out Star wars int just a frivolous adventure its a it became apparent yesterday when i rounded a Comer in the bathroom and came face to face with a blow dryer that nearly sucked me of f the will you turn that thing off i shouted desperately righting to keep my feet on the floor by clutching the Towel my son flipped switch on blew away the smoke from the and returned it to his Bath Robe pocket Whsle Are Yon so uptight about its Only us it cant Hurt says the soft sell works Best were walking on says if the client gets too Man complaints Bill collectors insist there Are almost As Many Misc on debtor As there Are about themselves just got off the track because of separation or a Relo cation or some temporary financial f Consumers Are involved in legitimate disputes Over a Bill the of standout Deadbeat they accounts for less than s per cent of their the biggest problem a debtor says is the poor schnook throws the Bill in the Ket and acts like an when the  hear from the the trouble Bui collectors would go out of they some arrangements to make partial pay i was def Rost me dancing off that easy for you to yesterday ing hamburger with and the Force had i the i told you not to use it in the you  i dont Sec Why there have to be four blow dryers in this when there All going at once it sos Duke were being invaded by a no one is invading this whole House is your brother walks around like a drone Strobe lights everywhere and loud stereos that give me such a there is no Way we can turn those stereos Lamear i heard words loud Well turn pm he said Aro Erica collection association will continue to try to polish their image Witk presentations at High Public service Anjou not Jents on the lobbying in Washington and meet Lna which began in irony who Uve treasurer announced that two member agencies had been suspended for nonpayment of As for the hair i dont know what b m great about fat you Baste it with pc hair b to r 5 l what about your hair he color Streak moisturize that in desperate Vou la scotto running around Tike an evil Force ready Vouge been seeing too Many