The Redwood gazette., 1934-12-13
NEWLY ORGANIZED
TOWNSEND CLUB TO
PETITION CONGRESS
$50 Attend Meeting on Subject
Here Friday; Hauck to
Head Organization
DUES IL CENTS PER YEAR
Mrs. A. d. McRae and C.. V.
Everett Officers Named
on Advisory Board

Showing what was termed an un-
expected interest, more than $50
persons filled the city hall Friday
night to hear a discussion of the
Townsend Old Age Revolving Pension
plan and organize the Redwood Falls
Townsend club.
Officers of the club were elected
and an advisory board of 10 members
selected. A. D. Allen of Candy, dis
trict manager of Townsend clubs, as
sisted by Cecil Granger also of Can
by, explained the purposes of the or
CARNATIONS.
w. A. Hauck was elected president,
Mrs. A. D. McRae, vice president and
c. V. Everett, treasurer. Those nam
ed to the board were Mrs. Carrie
Smither, F. A. Japs, C. D. Thomp-
son, Mrs. C. V. Everett, H. W. Shoe
maker, S. o. Mason, William Thom-
as, Mrs. Rud Stensvad, M. R. Myers
and Rev. Oscar Joneson. Dues were
set at IL cents per year.
At meeting of the officers and
board Wednesday afternoon in the
city hall the city was divided into 10
sections, each to be taken by board
member in a drive starting imme-
diately to obtain indorsers of a petit
tion to be presented to congress at
the coming session. Anyone of vot-
ing age may sign the petition, Mr..
Hauck explained, with or without
joining the club. J. w. Thomas,
who is already on the advisory board
was chosen temporary secretary. A
meeting, the time and place for
which will be announced later, was
scheduled for next Tuesday.
The petition to be circulated reads:
"To the honorable -------- district
-------- state of --------
The undersigned citizens of the
United States request you to intro
duce in the Congress of the United
States at your earliest opportunity
the following bills and use your ut
most to obtain their passage into
law:
First: A bill obligating the govern
ment of the United States to pay
every citizen of said government
whose record is free of habitual
criminality and who has attained the
age of 60 years, monthly pension
of $500 until the end of his life upon
the sole conditions that he retires
from all further business or profess
sion for gain and agrees under oath,
to spend the entire amount of the
pension within the confines of the
United States during the current
month in which it is received.
Second: A bill creating a nation
wide federal sales tax calculated at
a rate sufficiently high to produce
the revenue necessary to meet the
requirements of Bill No. 1.
It is obvious that the passage of
these acts and the beginning of their
operation will discharge the nations
obligation to class Of her citizens
deserving this reward for their past
services and at the same time place
immediate buying power in the hands
of the general public, thus stimulat-
ing every avenue Of commerce and
trade. A quick cure for this depres-
sion and a sure prevention of recur-
ring ones"
A list Of the signers of the petit
ton will be sent each week to the
headquarters of DR.. F. E. Townsend
at Washington from which legisla-
tive efforts will be directed.
Mr.. Hauck asked that all persons
of voting age sign the petition and
that anyone wishing to aid in any
way get in touch with one of the of
ficers or a board member.