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Show Health Sunday Is Proclaimed : In a procla mation issu-rs issu-rs ed Tuesday, governor rTXJ. Charles 11. rWW& ,ahey ; SS-iW the state of ; Vtah, has j tj$Tt-$ designated "T-Nv'f yf" Sunday, Do- r cember 1 1, Chri.tm.S.aiF.rl931 8R Tllbercu- losis S j 11-day 11-day in Vtah and calles upon all churches of the j slate to give public health special oon-j oon-j sideration in their services on this oo-: oo-: casion. The proclamation was issued in connection with the annual Christ-inns Christ-inns seal sale of the I'tah Public j Health association to raise funds to j carry on its fight against tuberculosis and to promote good health among the I'ei'lMe or nie state during T lie coming year. The proclamation of tha governor gover-nor follows: Prevention of disease and preservation preserva-tion of the health of lis people is a prime essential to the progress, prosperity pros-perity and happiness of the Stale. That insidious while plague, technic-j technic-j ally known as tuberculosis, is reaping a needless toil of denth In lives annually, an-nually, and in the Stale of Utah near, ly two hundred, besides causing an economic loss of millions of dollars and endless suffering. This yearly destruction of life mayj be lessened and ultimately prevented) through education along lines of pre ven t ion. The Utah Public Health Association. In cooperation with the Nat'finl Tu berculosis Association and oilier federal fed-eral and slate health mid educatlona j agencies, is conducting a vlgorou campaign of education for fhe preven I tion of tuberculosis and promotion o, general public? health in thp slate. This Association is dependent entirely entire-ly upon the annual sale of Christmas seals and health bonds for funds to carry on ils work. Believing that this undertaking merits the attention of the people of Utah. NOW, THEREFORE, I. CHARLES I!. MA RET, Governor of the stntc of I'lah. do hereby designate Sunday, December eleventh, 1IV21. as TCREH-CUI.OSIS TCREH-CUI.OSIS SUNDAY In the Slnte of Utah, and I call upon the churches observe this day In their pulpits; v d urge Hie people of this great sttuo upim that occasslon to give seriouri thought to the terrible destruction of life wrought yearly by tuberculosis, and to stress the fact that remedies are to be found in education. I further fur-ther express Ibe hope Hint Hips' thoughts will prompt Hie people to xive their unstinted support to 11m "tab Public Health Association in ils ortliy efforts to Htninp out lubprcii. ilc mill i.i ni-nmot the Tmhllc health |