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UNITED FUNDS
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United Fund emblem at theil
homes which win enable them
to refuse other appeals "in good
conscience" he said.
Mr.. Morris said he was not
sure If the new Fund would be
able to organize q residential
solicitation its first year, al
though we certainly intend to dc
1t as soon as possible" He said
the first effort would be aimed
at signing up Government de-
partmentS and Office and bust
ness firms employing perhaps Is
persons or more. He said these
represent more than 80 per cent
of the areas charitable giving
Wherever legally possible, he
said. firms also will have to give
q fair share" corporate gift.
ANY firm which enters whole
heartedly" into the fund, he
said, should get contributions
from at least 80 per cent Of
its employees.
He said the fund may insist
that all giving be on q pledge
basis, payable monthly or quar-
terly. although it goes against
my grain to turn down a man
with cash in his hand"
Pay Deductions
Wherever possible, he said,
employers will be asked to In
stall payroll deductions to make
giving easier. Payroll deductions
cannot now be made in Govern
ment Offices. A bill to make
such deductions possible for
Government workers failed to
get out Of committee In the last
Congress. Some persons have
said, however, that q ruling by
the Attorney General may suf-
fee to make such deductions
possible.
The Government last yesr
threatened to set UP its own
one-package drive in Washing
ton If the community did not do
it. About Is separate agencies.
the biggest of which was the
Commerce Department. set up
such drives on their own last
year.
The District government also
conducted its first one-package
drive among its employees last
year, raising a record total OF
more than 100000.
:. For the time being. at least.
Mr.. Morris said, the United Fund
will allow its participating chari-
table agencies to conduct their
own appeals in areas-such as
the residential and small bust
ness-where the Fund has not
yet been installed. But, he said,
1--WE hope to make this Fund
air-tight AS soon as possible. "
Sees Problems
He admitted that National
charities Ike the so-called big
Six"-heart. cancer. tuberculosis,
polio, crippled children and Red
Cross-might cause organization
al problems
The local Red Cross chapter
is headed by Daniel w. Bell, one
of the incorporates of the new
Fund. It is believed the chap
ter will join the Fund. The local
chapter of the National Founda-
ton for Infantile Paralysis, on
the other hand. acted on instruc-
tons from its National head
quarters last week in turning
back contributions from The Dis
trict government and several
Federal agencies, solely on the
ground the money had been COL
lected in one-package campaigns.
Where such groups stay out
OF the Fund, Mr.. Morris said,
1--WE certainly won't give money
to them" But he said the Fund
may, as in other cities, give a
contribution to the cause" In
some cases, Funds have an
nounced part Of their money
would go for tuberculosis and
then purchased thousands of
dollars worth of TB Christmas
seals, even though the local TB
Association had not joined the
Fund. In other cases, Funds have
collected money "for polio" and
. then given the contribution to
the Sister Kenny anti-polio or
ganization when its was refused
by the National Foundation for
Infantile Paralysis.
Mr.. Morris said his group
strongly supports the forthcom-
Ing March Red Cross campaign
Born Of Success"
1T is highly important In nv
opinion" he said, that the Red
Cross drive be overwhe Ivoiy,ely