Show cuje christmas Is a time of joy oy among men of good will and the busy sea son for or christmas racketeers every year millions ol 01 innocent and careless people are duped by these meanest of crooks christmas racketeers take ad van vantage t age of people s normal cy to be charitable during the christmas season these takers fakers often fool the public by imitating famous charities chan ties or religious insel A few years ago groups ol 01 men and women appeared on the streets of several cities in blue uni forms trimmed with red they used the word army in their name and at first glance appeared to be members of the salvation army with tambourines in hand they went up and down residential streets soliciting at christmas time they took in a lot of money tor for them selves not a penny of this money helped bring a merry christmas to a needy home using such ruses it is estimated that christmas racketeers annual ly rake in over during the christmas season to avoid being taken in by christmas racketeers make the bulk of your contributions to es agencies such as the red cross community chest church supervised charities and local ansti which have proved merit and permanency |