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Show PROCLAMATION WHL'REAS. as mr.ny war victim's ' have died from exposure and lack of adequate clothing and have died from starvation, and WHEREAS of those remaining a'.ive, more than 30.000,000 are virtually virt-ually naked, and more than four times that number, 125,000,000, are in desperate need of clothing, and WHEREAS since enough new clothing for the relief of these unfortunate un-fortunate people does not now exist 'anywhere in the world, and WHEREAS the only available large source of clothing for overseas over-seas relet is the serviceable, used clothing now lying forgotten in American homes, and WHEREAS the President's War Relief Control Board has authorized a nation-wide collection (April 1-30) of 150.000.000 pounds of serviceable used clothing, shoes and bedding, and WHEREAS the President's War Relief Control Board has directed more than 80 voluntary war relief agencies to suspend their national ! or local campaigns and public collections col-lections ,nf used clothing during March, April, and May, and Join with the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration in the United National Clothing Collection, Collec-tion, and WHEREAS the President of the United States has appointed Henry J. Kaiser as national chairman of i this Collection, and WHEREAS full campaign sup-' port has been pledged by the national na-tional leaders of every representative and responsible group in America, including Industry, labor, business, government, church groups, schools, civic and service clubs, women's and fraternal organizations, farm groups, I youth groups, etc , and WHEREAS a local committee ' to conduct the United National i Clothing Collection in Cedar City has been formed, and Reed Brad-i Brad-i shaw has been named chairman of 1 this committee, and arrangements I have been made to have the school I children collect all contributions on Wednesday and Thursday, April 18th and 19th, NOW, THEREFORE. I, H. H. . Lunt. Mayor of Cedar City do pro-i pro-i claim April 1st through April 30th, j 1045, as United National Clothing Collection rjmth in, Cedar City, and I cr.ll upon every responsible j organization and every citizen of this community to give utmost help in this urgent and humanitarian undertaking. (algned) II. H. Lunt. |
