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Show Marchers and Citizens Discuss Problems When the self styled hunger marchers assembled here Monday at noon in the city hall to present their demands to the city officials at a pre-arranged meeting the large assembly room was packed to capacity capa-city with interested citizens. City officials, including the mayor and council, Red Cross and R. F. C. chairwoman and chairman were on the stand and heard the unemployed demands which were presented by Jesse Jeppson. The demands as listed included: Cash for all work; adequate flour; adequate work; relief re-lief for single men; immediate relief without sending to Provo and the use of the large room in the city hall when others are being used. The city officials explained that the city is unable to assume relief work due to lack of money and it is absolutely necessary that help be secured from regular sources. I. L. Pett, R. F. C. chairman, reported that all the needy had been treated equally and all assistance rendered to the best of the ability of the committee. com-mittee. Mrs. Ora Chipman, chairwoman chair-woman of the Red Cross, gave her report and stated they were using every means to get all the help possible pos-sible and were adininistering it equally. Clifford E. Young, stake president, spoke briefly pointing out the situation situ-ation of all the people and urging all groups to cooperate in meeting the present crisis of unemployment and need. He felt we are getting our proportion of outside help and appealed ap-pealed to all citizens to keep our heads and work out problems that may arise. A motion by James H. Clarke carried car-ried naming Clifford E. Young, Warren War-ren Anderson and Jesse Jeppson as a committee to investigate the administration ad-ministration of the relief in the city and correct any inequalities that may creep into the handling of this growing problem. It was reported that American Fork now has over 225 families needing some assistance and that $6,036 has already been received from the R. F. C. |