Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-06-01 | Page 7 | Pension Group Revision Urged

PENSION GROUP REVISION URGED v WASHINGTON ASHINGTON June JunG 1 A UP-A house investigating committee W was told today the Townsend organization tion was emphatically in a deplorable deplorable de condition and that a reorganization reorganization reorganization re re- re- re organization was badly needed Charles M. M Hawkes recently resigned re reo signed state area manager for tor the Townsend organization in Massachusetts Massachusetts Massa testified on the condition of ot the movement and arid said it was now in the tho hands bands of or people who do not have a real idea of ot the Townsend movement Hawkes a willing witness said he had been associated with the Townsend Townsend Townsend Town Town- send movement and its founder Dr F F. F E. E Townsend since its tion He told the committee that af a r rhe rho ho he was to appear Dr Townsend called him in Boston ODthe on OD the telephone and suggested that he be disregard the subpoena and not tes teSt Charlie our strategy is to pay no attention to Hawkes quoted Dr Townsend as aa saying Okay Doc if it you say so it Is all right with me mc Ill I'll think it over over Hawkes said he replied Hawkes then testified he ho did think it over and decided d Dr Townsend Townsend Town Town- send was being advised to violate a federal law I