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Show PROCLAMATION IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIMIIIIMIIIIIMIIIIIIMIIIIMIIIIIIIHIIIMIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIII I WHEREAS, The Utah State Junior Chamber of Commerce, Com-merce, comprising 20 clubs and several hundred young men, has launched itself on an all-out war effort; and, WHEREAS, Being affiliated with a national organization of young men similarly dedicated to an all-out victory on the home front as well as contributing 40,000 members to the armed forces, representing approximately 40 per cent of the national membership, and as young men between the ages of 21 and 35 they bear the heaviest responsibility in fighting, along with devoting their energies to the development of a better bet-ter post-war world so that we may win the peace; and, WHEREAS, In recognition of these services to the armed strength of our great nation, combined with the activities such as blood banks, the gathering of mountains of scrap, and the selling of millions of dollars worth of War Bonds and Stamps; and, WHEREAS, The Springville organization is joining with the national organization in observing the twenty-fourth anniversary anni-versary of its founding on January 21, 1944; NOW, THEREFORE, I, Emil Ostlund, Mayor of the City of Springville, Utah, in line with similar recognition wherever these organizations are functioning, do hereby declare de-clare the week of January 14 to 21, 1944, as "Junior Chamber of Commerce Week" in Springville, and urge citizens to acquaint ac-quaint themselves with the untiring services being expended by these forward-looking young men. Signed: EMIL OSTLUND, Mayor. |