Show Beware o of Unchecked Charity art Solicitations There are all kinds of easy money rackets but one of the worst is the solicitation of funds for supposedly charitable purposes when in fact all or most of the money goes to line the pockets pockets pock- pock ets els of skillful promoters In New York City the other day police cracked down on a charity racket which they said was taking in a thousand thousand thousand thou thou- sand dollars a day with only 15 or 20 0 cents on the dollar going to charity The names of movie stars senators cabinet members and governors were used without without without with with- out authorization by th the promoters to entice contributions There isn't anything new about such operations They occur constantly wherever wherever ever and whenever there is no regular checkup on the legitimacy of fund drives But a case like that in New York City reminds us of the need for giving full support to such recognized and approved charitable solicitations as the Community Chest Red Cross polio drive etc and and for being exceedingly wary of any solicitation solicitation solicitation so so- which does not have wide public public pub pub- I lic lie acceptance and support Otherwise the worthy cause you aid is quite likely ely to be just some tongued glib-tongued and racketeer night fly-by-night |