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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-.'
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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.
DON'T ADVERTISE
YOUR ABSENCE
When you go away, ar
range not to have news
papers, bottles of milk,
etc. left to advertise yonr
absence. Above all, make
certain that yon do have
adequate Burglary and
Robbery Insurance.
S. W. Sumerel
AETNA-IZER
Jacobs Bldg.
Tele. 80
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Carrots - - - -
Jumbo
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Head
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