Salt Lake Telegram | 1948-09-03 | Page 19 | V. A. Warns Utah, Idaho of Alleged Vet Racket

A Warns Utah Idaho cf f Alleged Vet Racket Veterans administration off off- ala Is in Utah and Idaho Friday Darned arned of a subscription racket rackety I y alleged veterans operating the two states iJohn Joh ohn D. D Thornley Veterans ad- ad public relations oUi- oUi er r in Salt Lake City saId he had a number of complaints e e last three weeks concerning opposed veterans who are seeking in order to obtain limbs prosthetic devices nd d. d other equipment in behalf of Thc lIThe Veterans administration es not indorse any type of ot sub- sub selling he said Such a ang Ing ng is in violation of oC federal v. v He urged any persons to intact veterans officials if such were attempted Similar warning came from ohn hn p. p Gray Veterans adminis- adminis ration Alion contact representative in a tello Ida It seems een that our residents are solicited by supposed veterans seeking subscriptions in order to obtain artificial limbs for themselves themselves themselves them them- selves or to make the subscriber eligible for prosthetic appliances This racket Is called to attention attention attention atten atten- tion in the hope that the public might be warned against the claims of these solicitors If HIt a man lost an arm or leg legin legin legin in the line of duty during his service service service ice and is in need of any artificial device the Veterans administration tion will provide it free of ot charge c No solicitation of any kind is au nu- nu- nu thor zed by the V. V AIt A. A If It the visitor represents himself himself him him- self as a war disabled veteran to obtain funds for an artificial limb or to promise the subscriber eli eligibility eligibility eligi eligi- i- i for such devices he Is seeking seeking seeking seek seek- ing funds under false e pretenses and should be reported to the nearest nearest nearest near near- est Veterans administration office or to the Ute Chamber of Commerce