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Page Six /, THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Thursday, June 4, 1953 Red, White and Blue Racketeers By OREN ARNOLD, in Kiwanis Magazine Beware of Unscrupulous Chiselers Who Solicit Money In Behalf of Our Fighting Men With our hearts and our pocket- rooms were emptied by symapthet- books full as never before, Ameri cans are paying outrageous sums of money to gyps who prey on our pa- itrotic sentiments. We have been doing it since 1940, but it has been worse since the Korean conflict started. In just six days one city shelled out some $50,000 to earnest-looking men and women with hints of tears in their voices. Each one accosted ic ladies. One of “the boys” even wore a bandage from what he said were war wounds! Much valuable merchandise was contributed, and finally somebody had the wisdom to call the city atorney. It turned out that the solicitors were not veterans but chiselers who sold the junk and kept the money them selves Every state has been hit by the townspeople with this simple plea:! Bible and Prayer Book racket. It ‘ Friend would you give a dollar to; began with a newspaper report of a hpip takp care*of American boys' soldier being hit in the chest by a wounded in Korea? Here are my'bullet. The sttlg lodged in the Bible ceredentials card for your protec-, in his pocket and his life was saved, tjon—see it has mv identification This incident prompted a fft-m to photo on it—and here is an official" manufacture and sell thousands of receipt for vou. Our soldiers are |‘ Heart Shield’’ Bibles. No mother suffering horribly. Th e money is or wife could refuse to buy one to needed now.” protect her man in service. One dollar? We'd give a thous- But the Columbus. Ohio, Police and to help our fighting men! Few Army officers, shot .38 calibre bul- lolks bothered to get the “official receipt" or even consider authen ticity of the solicitor. We were al ready softened: headlines that week lets clean through a "Heart Shield” Bible—and two wooden planks be hind! The de luxe edition of this particular Bible sold for $3, double had told how we had sufferer losses) the normal price “because of its from the Communists. The gypsi gold cover." Tests conducted by, had counted on this. They milked the Federal Trade Commission’ the community, then disappeared: showed that the gold was only two- kke phantoms! • millionth of an inch thick'and cost Swindlers of this type made big money after D-Day in WorlcJ War less than two cent sto apply. Many a Mrs. Joseph Doakes, II. but struck a richer bommsa after ! T’SA.-dias received postcards from a V-Day. Even before the victory | “clipping bureau’’ saying, “We hav e parades were over they were at our elbows, in our offices, in our mai! at our front doors,, these unctuous red-white - and - blue racketeers. They had trained personnel, male and female, often with a tight or ganization and a "big boss. Police and other officials everywhere knew about them and are aware of them now. Yet little can be done to stop their rackets because they take advantage of our finuest a newspaper clipping concerning Corporal Joe Doakes, and will for ward this to you on receipt of fifty cents”. What has mother, or wife, to lose? She’d gladly pay that much for news of her husband or the clipping telling of Joe’s enlist ment, was taken from her own son or brother. Almost invariably hometown paper. A phony “Soldier's Relative "Unit was developed in ifew Yorkr emotions, make quick killings and i Operatives would see flags in disappear swiftly. | windows, call on the family and of- Most of us tend to shrug and say,: fer to get the serviceman a long : It’s only a coin or two. What if 11 furlough—for a fee. Many gul- was gypped?” The gyps take ad- i lible persons paid, vantage of this careless, easygoing And in Chicago the ghouls attitude. I struck. When news of a service Look how we citizens were taken! death came, a solicitor arrived next in by an organization which claim- day, saying, “Your man had takep ed to be aiding GI’s. In the thick out an insurance policy with us. of fighting, we stay-at-homes re- The $2,000 is now payable. But ceived letters picturing a wounded there will be a $10 service fee for soldier convalescing in a trick recording of the papers." Thous- "Walkachair.” We were asked to ands of bereaved ones paid the fic-! send a dollar to help buy this gad-’ tttious fee. ~ —— get for crippled warriors. The let- Many war widows have paid ter was clever. It had an Ameri- false bills for services or merchan- can flag on top and return enve-1 dise their husbands allegedly lope. Thousands of us sent the bought just before leaving home, money before an alert citizen in St. As always, the gyps catch us when Louis questioned Army officials, our emotions are up and our guards The Army told us what we knew down. but had forgotten: that the United O ur gran&sires—comic old duf- States Government assumes full re- ^ ers who made down payments on -ponsibility for the physical reha- Sold bricks or the Brooklyn Bridge bilitation of all wounded military —were pikers compared to us. We men. Nobody knows exactly how are paying over two and a half bil- much money this organization col-i hon dollars a year to the artists in iected. war frauds, according to Better! Even more contemptible is the Business estimates. This is more racket that is being sprung on civil- f* 1311 the national total from petty ians who are quick to sympathize larceny, burglaries, credit losses with the blind. Typical was the an d forgeries all combined. method used in a large Western FINAL fiTTT pmfmt city. One of the papers jn this town) ‘ ^ ELEMENT innocently published a photograph Take notice that on the 7th day of three veterans with guide dogs. July. 1953, I will render a final The caption said that the men were; accou nt of my^ acts and doings as "blinded by enemy snipers.” Im-J j A * r, "“ 1 ' xlA Uie estate of Alexan^ mediately a crew of solicitors* ^ er Boss Blakely in the office of swarmed over the city, collecting' Judge of Probate of Laurens donations to help such men. Some-! C° un ty* at 10 o’clock a. m., and on body got wise and started an inves tigation which proved that the pic tured men were not veterans, and the dogs were not guide dogs. All the money went to the gyps. the sam e day will apply for a final discharge from my trust as Execu trix. Any person indebted to said es tate is notified and required to Every major American city has make payment on or before that faced similar rackets within the date; and all persons having claims past few years. The confidence against said estate will present men work with astonishing thor-. them on or before said date, duly oughness. In Texas, sharpers drove proven or be forever barred, up to homes in trucks bearing this LOTTIE SMITH BLAKELY, sign: “Veterans Salvage. Operated Executrix, by Veterans for National Defense.”, Harwood Heights, Union, S. C. They'd ask the houswife to donate May 29, 1953. 4c-w-25 junk and useless items "for a goodj cause.’ Attics, garages and store-.' Subscribe To The Chronicle “The Paper Everybody Reads” Joanna News... ^Continued from page eight) evening Youth Felowship program. Miss Ruth Hair closed the meeting with prayer. During the social nour the Watson circle served a sal ad plate with tea. Preparation Day for Bible school was held on Friday afternoon, May 29, with 163 registered in the ten departments The girls and boys paraded through the town. The nursery, beginner, primary chil dren and faculty enjoyed a picnic on the church lawn. The juniors and intermediates with faculty members went to Greenwood state park for a picnic. Forty young people were present for Youth Fellowship in the edu cational building of the church on Sunday evening, May 31, folowing the worship service. After group singing all were seated for refresh ments of potato salad, sadnwiches, cookies and tea. Misses Carolyn Thomas, Dorothy Carr and Joanne Thompkins led an interesting and informative discussion on correct table manners. The Mable Moorhead circle, with Mrs. Bertha Stroud as chairman, will meet in the educational build ing of the church on Tuesday, June 9, at 7:30. 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