Townsend Plan Takes It On Chin From Two Sides Congressional Investigating Committee In Battle Creek, Mich., Hears Scheme Discredited As “Money Racket” While Similar Group In Los Angeles Uncovers Evidence Os Election “Deal.” Los Angeles, April 30 Political manuvering and a vast promotional venture which accompanied the spread of the Townsend old agte pension plan were described today in testimony before a congressional investigating committee. Pierre Tomlinson, appearing before investigators as the man who “built up” Dr. Francis Townsend, father of the plan, told of a $12,000 “deal between Townsend leaders and Gov. Frank Merriam’s representatives through which the voting strength of the pension plan was to have been delivered for Merriam in his 1934 campaign. The money was not paid, he said. | “You mean that you didn’t get the dough?” asked Joseph Gavagan (D., N. Y.) member of the commit- j tee. “No,” the witness replied, “Dr. TownSqnd delivered the goods be-! fore they were paid for.” Earlier Tomlinson, formerly em ployed by the Los Angeles board of j education, told of his promotion I campaign to put D. Townsend “onj a pedestal.” “He gave a big sales talk,” the! witness said of the meeting with Dr. j Townsend which resulted in his em- > ployment. “He assured me \va could build a! national magazine equal in circula tion and revenue to the Saturday Evening Post and all makb a hat-' ful of money.” Three hundred employes worked with Tomlinson and C. E. Smith in the “promotional end,” he said. Tomlinson said the vote “deal” with Merriam’s campaign represen tative was made by Dr. Townsend j and R. E. Clements, former secre-j tary-treasurer of the pension organi-1 zation. Townsend leaders urged their followers to support Merriam,! who subsequently was elected gov-| emor, the witness said. In addition he produced a letter! which quoted Dr. Townsend as dis- 1 approving of Upton Sinclair, EPIC | candidate for governor, in the pri-j mary election campaign, and rec ommending “we should unite” to MISS CLARA GENTRY TO WASHINGTON, D. C. Miss Clara Gentry, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Larkin Gentry, of Al lensville, N. C., left last Thursday morning for Garfield hospital, Washington, D. C., where she will work. For the past year or more Miss Gentry has been nursing in Dur ham. She is very popular in this county where she has done much work in the Health Department. o Fifty-five 4-H club members of Jones County attended a recrea tional school last week in which they were taught games and exercises to carry back to their local clubs. Why Gulf is the Gas for May u W m ; pBIK •• W IJp m w t Wmib WSmk t. JiiLi,' IBM ! iBl , ssMwsww^wA-.w.v.w^^aiaaa Birds are nesting. It’s Spring .;; and it’s the time of year to use Spring gas. The average temperature is several degrees higher than it was in April, and unless you’re using a gas f ’s?- specially refinedfor Spring driving you’re throw- II SfA ing dimes and dollars away. Get That Good | lll'll 1 Sf) J Gulf Gasoline. Because it’s “Kept in Step with the Calendar”— all ofit goes to work, none of it goes to waste. Pull up at the Sign of the Orange Disc and try a tankful —today. support Raymond Haight, an unsuc cessful candidate. EX-OFFICERS CONVINCED PLAN IS “MONEY RACKET” Battlq Creek, Mich., April 30— Two former officers of Michigan old i age pension clubs testified at a con ! gressional hearing today they de iserted the Townsend organization .because they were convinced it was ]“a money racket.” The testimony was given by the Rev. David B. Mpore, 60. of Tra verse City, and Mrs. Juanita H. j Jackson, of Jackson, before a small ! audience of elderly people who boo led repeatedly at criticism of the S2OO-a-month proposal. . Rep. Clare E. Hoffman (R., Mich.) (conducting the investigation, previ ously had declared in formal state- I ment that the hearings had con jvinced him “the plan is a racket, I whatever the original purpose may | have been.” | Hoffman concluded the hearing : today. | The white haired Mr. Moore said he believes strongly in pensions for j the aged, but testified he had re i tired as president of the Traverse I City Townsend club because “the Townsend plan is a money racket.” i Mrs. Jackson disclosed detailed I conversations she said she had with Dr. Francis E. Townsend, founder of the plan, when he spoke at Jack son in January, 1935. “All he could talk about was money,” she said. Mrs. Gladys Brittain, secretary of a club at Niles, Mich., told of discovering a shortage in club ac counts when she took office. She advised national and regional head quarters of the Townsend organiza tion of the misappropriatioon, she testified, but received no reply. WHqn she took the matter up with Dr. Felix A. Rachette, of Paw, a lecturer for the Michigan organi zation and Rep. Hoffman’s oppon ent for the congressional nomina tion in the fourth district, she said he advised her to “cover it up.” “I do not think he meant that,” she said, “but that is what he said.” Farmers are pleased, generally, with the use as peat moss on tobac co plant beds this winter. Good stands of vigorous plants were se cured, they report. A R. A. WHITFIELD. Distributor PERSON COUNTY TIMES ROXBORO, N. C. S-O-C-l-E-T-Y MISS VICTORIA GARRETT - ' Social Editor Young People Honor Pastor On Tuesday night of this week the Young Peoplq of Providence Baptist church honored Rlav. J. C. McGregor, who is leaving for Rocky Mount in June, at the home of Miss Myrtle Young. The group enjoyed a delightful social hour at the close of which Mr. McGregor was presented many nice and useful gifts. Y. W. A. Enjoys Meeting The regular meeting of the Y. W. A. was held at the home of Miss Lucille Davidson on Tuesday night of this week. Devotional was conducted by Miss Ora Latta. Mrs. Thomas Brooks led the members in prayer, a business period followed. The topic for discussion was “Pioneers of The Kingdom.” Sev eral very interesting papers were read on the subject. At this time a delightful social hour was enjoyed. Various games and contents were entered into. Delicious punch, sandwiches and cakes were served to the following: Virginia Puckett, Mrs. Marvin Long, He,len Bradsher, Ora Latta, Mrs. Thos. Brooks, Mrs. Albert War ren, Ruth Franklin, Helen Latta, Mrs. Alvin Warren, Dorothy War ren, Alma Bradsher, Mamie Love Barnette, Lorena Wade and Gladys Davidson. o First Anniversary Celebration The Daughters of America Coun cil No. 5, Mother Jones celebrated its first anniversary Saturday night, April 25. Several speeches werte de livered by members of the Daught ers of America and Jr. O. U. A. M. After the speeches and music, sand wiches, cakes and drinks were served. Judge L. M. Carlton talked on Liberty, Rev. N. J. 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