| Show for business betterment the better business bureau Is an agency semipublic in character that rims alms to protect the public against merchants who make false or misleading statements in their advertis ing an end against the promoters and sellers of fake stocks and other alleged securities this organization which Is a unit only in tho the common purpose find methods of operations Is composed of the national better business bureau find and local bureaus in some 40 odd cities each local bureau Is a distinct entity supported liy by and owing allegiance to only its own community and it Is not it a member of or subsidiary to t alie I 1 xe national better business bureau the bureaus are financed by merchants M ant manufacturers and other airia c interests te their activities are furthered immeasurably by the cooper co oper tion ahon of newspapers and monthly publications the slogan of the m agazine of the national organization Is to increase public confidence in business by promoting fair play in advertising and selling |